no fingerprints?
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jennyb
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- Joined: Fri Nov 02, 2001 5:24 pm
- Injury Description, Date, extent, surgical intervention etc: January 1980 Yamaha RD200 vs 16 wheeler truck, result, 1 totally paralysed right arm. I was 21, now 54. I had no surgery, I don't regret this. Decided to totally ignore limitations (easily done aged 21) adapted very quickly to one handed life, got married, had 3 kids, worked- the effect of the injury on my life (once the pain stopped being constant) was minimal and now, aged 54, I very rarely even think of it, unless I bash it or it gets cold, then I wish I'd had it amputated :) Except for a steering knob on my car, I have no adaptations to help with life, mainly because I honestly don't think of myself as disabled and the only thing I can't do is peel potatoes, which is definitely a good thing.
no fingerprints?
some of us brits discovered we have no fingerprints on the bpi hand, and no lines on the hand itself. i only just realised this after 22 yrs, shows how often i hoist that hand up and check it out :0) any of you guys got this? more importantly, any of you guys with some use of your hand got this....i have some good crime ideas....i'm also planning to visit a fortune teller, cross her palm with silver then flop the ole bpi hand on the table, just to see her face at my hand with not a single line on it....:0)
Re: no fingerprints?
Canny help luv, I still have prints. They seem to be fading tho. How are we going to open the safe ??
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jennyb
- Posts: 1183
- Joined: Fri Nov 02, 2001 5:24 pm
- Injury Description, Date, extent, surgical intervention etc: January 1980 Yamaha RD200 vs 16 wheeler truck, result, 1 totally paralysed right arm. I was 21, now 54. I had no surgery, I don't regret this. Decided to totally ignore limitations (easily done aged 21) adapted very quickly to one handed life, got married, had 3 kids, worked- the effect of the injury on my life (once the pain stopped being constant) was minimal and now, aged 54, I very rarely even think of it, unless I bash it or it gets cold, then I wish I'd had it amputated :) Except for a steering knob on my car, I have no adaptations to help with life, mainly because I honestly don't think of myself as disabled and the only thing I can't do is peel potatoes, which is definitely a good thing.
Re: no fingerprints?
give em time mikey....they'll disappear! opening the safe, that's the real problem here. I think bpi who can still use their hands also get to keep their prints...i'll keep pondering on this one, seems a pity to waste a printless hand in a law abiding life!
Re: no fingerprints?
Hi Jenny! After 45 years, I still have partial prints on the fingers of the bpi side. How fast are they supposed to fade? Bill
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jennyb
- Posts: 1183
- Joined: Fri Nov 02, 2001 5:24 pm
- Injury Description, Date, extent, surgical intervention etc: January 1980 Yamaha RD200 vs 16 wheeler truck, result, 1 totally paralysed right arm. I was 21, now 54. I had no surgery, I don't regret this. Decided to totally ignore limitations (easily done aged 21) adapted very quickly to one handed life, got married, had 3 kids, worked- the effect of the injury on my life (once the pain stopped being constant) was minimal and now, aged 54, I very rarely even think of it, unless I bash it or it gets cold, then I wish I'd had it amputated :) Except for a steering knob on my car, I have no adaptations to help with life, mainly because I honestly don't think of myself as disabled and the only thing I can't do is peel potatoes, which is definitely a good thing.
Re: no fingerprints?
thats interesting bill, maybe they don't all get this way, it's to do with the skin thinning and occurs where there in so sensory or motor function. i haven't forgotten you, i'm still planning my list of questions to ask you as a longer term bpi than me! :0)
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George
Re: no fingerprints?
Well....I don't know how I missed this post, but it got by me somehow. I couldn't tell by just looking at my fingertips....except to say that it appears I have prints still. So.......I did the ink thingy, you know, like when you go to the pokey and leave them on a card ?? (I'll plead the fifth to any explanations) Anyway, there is a definate difference in the ink width and tone on the bpi hand. Must be careful to let someone else print you, cause there may be a pressure bias if you do it yourself.
Definate difference Jen !!
No, I didn't go to the jailhouse for this experiment :O) had an inkpad at home. Try it out.......
Definate difference Jen !!
No, I didn't go to the jailhouse for this experiment :O) had an inkpad at home. Try it out.......