Thought I lost an eye (1 Viewer)

[prosopis]

Working out the other night I was using some resistance bands. Arthritis in my hands makes it very difficult to do pull ups. I had a short resistance band with two handles thrown over a pull up bar and I was simulating pull ups with this band. Pulling the handles down to my waist and then back up. Pretty much a revers curl. As I was pulling down I was looking where the band was looping over the pull up bar. I was thinking this seems like a bad idea if that snaps I am gonna be in troub......... thats when it snapped and blasted my left eye.

Hurt like a mother and I lost the superior half of my left eye vision. I was worried about all sorts of stuff including a retinal detachment. I saw two doctors and was told I have bleeding and swelling in the retina. When I first get up in the morning I have a shadow in superior vision which does improve as day goes on. I am told this will improve when blood and bruising go away.

Stay away from those exercise bands. Dangerous stuff. I was really frightened I lost an eye and I feel lucky.

* I probably couldnt do 4 pullups even with out the arthritis.

 

[Limp Ditka]

Minor league ball player, I think with the Phillies org, had this happen to him recently. Lost an eye when a band snapped back at him. 

 

[Limp Ditka]

Here's the story

scary stuff, glad the prosopis prognosis is good

 

[Weebs210]

Jesus that would freak me out. Hope everything ends up okay.

 

[Cjw_55106]

You should have seen this coming. 

 

[SayWhat?]

You should have seen this coming. 

Too soon!  

(I laughed a little.)

 

[captain_amazing]

You're not supposed to look into the hole.

 

[Da Guru]

Glad you are OK.   Any kind of eye injury is pretty scary.

People do not realize how dangerous a gym can be.

 

[TheAristocrat]

Added to my list of fears.

 

[DallasDMac]

Thought I lost an eye


It's always the last pace you look.....

 

[MikeIke]

This is why I never exercise. 

 

[NotSmart]

This is why I never exercise. 

It's why I don't like rubbers.

 

[BowieMercs]

The avg FBG would have had $500 Maui Jims on. 

MarvinTScamper (the 81 post wonder  ) will settle for nothing less than Bentley Platinum Sunglasses  @ $45,276

I'm more of a fan of the DeWalt safety glasses.

Short story: Protect your eyes!

 

[The Captain]

Happened to me 4 years ago. The band snapped and hit me directly in the right eye. After rolling around on the floor for a minute, in excruciating pain, I looked in the mirror and saw the blood pooling in my eye (the amazing this was that I could see). Weird thing was the blood was almost immediately reabsorbed. Saw an eye specialist within an hour and was told the pressure in my eye was so high I could lose it. Spent the next week on bed rest to prevent any chance of raising the pressure and the next 18 months using steroid, anti-pressure, and pain relief eye drops. In the past two months I've finally been able to wear a contact lens without pain. 

I'll never touch an exercise band again. 

 

[Brony]

You'll shoot your eye out, kid.

 

[mr. furley]

Happened to me 4 years ago. The band snapped and hit me directly in the right eye. After rolling around on the floor for a minute, in excruciating pain, I looked in the mirror and saw the blood pooling in my eye (the amazing this was that I could see). Weird thing was the blood was almost immediately reabsorbed. Saw an eye specialist within an hour and was told the pressure in my eye was so high I could lose it. Spent the next week on bed rest to prevent any chance of raising the pressure and the next 18 months using steroid, anti-pressure, and pain relief eye drops. In the past two months I've finally been able to wear a contact lens without pain. 

I'll never touch an exercise band again. 

holy ####

i might never wear a rubber or listen to music even after reading this

matter of fact #### tires, too

 

[ProstheticRGK]

Glad you're ok. Eye stuff freaks me out, a little. I always hated eye surgery day. Creepy. Can't even imagine sitting there, half-awake, watching somebody bringing a scalpel up to my eye. Worst fear ever.

 

[ShamrockPride]

Glad you're ok. Eye stuff freaks me out, a little. I always hated eye surgery day. Creepy. Can't even imagine sitting there, half-awake, watching somebody bringing a scalpel up to my eye. Worst fear ever.

Bro I'm the same exact way! I've always thought about LASIK know a bunch of people who've done it. But I know for a fact I'll pass right the #### out knowing they are actively cutting into my eye. I'm super queasy with the kind of stuff.

 

[Ignoramus]

Buddy of mine damn near lost an eye when a bungee cord he was pulling on slipped and the other end sprung back and got him in the eye.  I'm always extra cautious now with those things. 

 

[flapgreen]

Stick with the yellow bands and pink weights. 

 

[flapgreen]

holy ####

i might never wear a rubber or listen to music even after reading this

matter of fact #### tires, too

 

[GregR]

Glad it wasn't worse.

 

[Sinrman]

An eye injury is my biggest fear, injury-wise....  glad you're ok

 

[prosopis]

You should have seen this coming. 

I did and that is what made it even worse. I was literally thinking how bad it would be if it broke when it happened.

 

[prosopis]

Went to the gym last night and the band that broke was still there. I took it and threw into my gym back for a reminder. I did some mit work but sat out on the sparring which sucked. I still have a shadow in my upper field of vision in the morning.

 

[belljr]

Remember there are different bands ratings

Do not use a light band and over stretch it for resistance. Get a heavier band

 

[prosopis]

Remember there are different bands ratings

Do not use a light band and over stretch it for resistance. Get a heavier band

The hell with that. I am never using another band again.

 

[Random]

Was it all fun and games before that?

 

[Leroy Hoard]

That would be an even bigger problem for someone like me.

 

[TheAristocrat]

Bro I'm the same exact way! I've always thought about LASIK know a bunch of people who've done it. But I know for a fact I'll pass right the #### out knowing they are actively cutting into my eye. I'm super queasy with the kind of stuff.

They gave me a little teddy bear and told me to squeeze it during LASIK.  LASIK only lasts 11 minutes but I was ready to tear the thing in two during the procedure.

BUT, best money I have ever spent on myself in my life.  20 years of wearing glasses was over in 11 minutes and I haven't needed a correction since (had it in 2009).