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View Poll Results: a different kinda meet??
I'm down!! Well up first then i'll go down!! (YES)
40.00%
i've always wanted to.. but i dunno if i have the cajones to do it.. (MAYBE)
20.00%
Hmm.. only if you put a gun to my head (NO)
40.00%
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a different kinda meet??

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Old 02-27-2002 | 11:30 AM
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Originally posted by passleft


I thought it was titanium. It doesn't actually set off the regular detectors, but it does set-off the wand scan. I had to lift my shirt and show them the scar to get them to understand...

What is a 26 French Foley ???

anyway, enough of the morbid stuff... Who do I get to watch Skydiving??? (anyone back out yet?? )
I'll stand there next to you and watch... As i'm having second third and fourth thoughts about this...
Old 02-27-2002 | 12:21 PM
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Paul: That's scary... So who paid the medical bill? You and your medical insurance??
yup, Great HMO. $150 co-pay and all else covered!

although the settlement gave me enough money to cover the cost of moving to CA...
Old 02-27-2002 | 12:53 PM
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*ouch* sorry to hear about that man.. thats why i would rather do a tandem jump.. i don't trust my self with something that crucial..
Old 02-27-2002 | 02:46 PM
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ok..surgery 101....a foley catheter[ or "foley" ] is a latex tube that is passed thru one's penis up into the bladder to allow for urine drainage during procedures.....26 french is a medical measurement that represents the circumference of a deformable tube....so 26 french= approx .341 inches.....pretty close to 3/8 in dia. .....if you are in an er the worst thing you can hear is"i need a foley over here"...
Old 02-27-2002 | 03:54 PM
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Boy am I ever glad I am subscribed to THIS thread........I am so freaked out now that I won't even climb a flight of stairs let alone jump out of an airplane.
Old 02-27-2002 | 04:14 PM
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by dbw
[B]ok..surgery 101....a foley catheter[ or "foley" ] is a latex tube that is passed thru one's penis up into the bladder to allow for urine drainage during procedures.....26 french is a medical measurement that represents the circumference of a deformable tube....so 26 french= approx .341 inches.....pretty close to 3/8 in dia. .....if you are in an er
Old 02-27-2002 | 11:20 PM
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OMG! All those stories I've been hearing from different people.............. OUCH!

After listening to their experiences... I think I wanna jump off first before I have second thoughts.
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