gurksallad

This is a good question.

In fact, new people seldom asks about it because they never see / observe the hand. When I show it, explicitly, they get curious and ask (and I answer), but the number of people noticing themselves is very low.

I'm curious as to why it's like that. I haven't found an answer yet.

It's not a dumb question, I find it perfectly valid.

At the time of impact: no, it did not hurt at all. I sensed something was wrong and looked at the hand. By doing that, I panicked completely, but I did not feel any pain (body was in shock). That was the only time I looked at the hand, I refused to look at it anymore and kept thinking "all is well". The next time I looked at it was when the bandages were removed three weeks later.

There was, however, a time when the pain arrived. This was during the first night after surgery. It's a long time ago so I cannot describe the pain (my brain has probably expelled the feeling from the memories), but what I do remember is that I was in so much pain I called the nurse the whole night. She arrived once an hour, for nine hours, and gave a shot of morphine.

I tell you, the morphine had no effect whatsoever. The pain I had then was unimaginable. I'm glad I don't remember it.

I was a big fan of huge explosions. That is, the trembling and intense sound that lets the ground shake.

Having a friend with a good sense of chemistry, he showed me how to mix this solution together, and how to use it. I was immediately hooked on it, because the effect was unimaginable. Perfect for New Year's, I thought.

I test-detonated about 10-15 of these before the accident happened.

I love watching fireworks and feeling the intense blast of explosives, but no; I don't make them anymore. I leave that activity to the pros.

Yes, I use my left hand when typing on keyboards. I can, however, only use the pinky finger, so I'm typing sixfingerish so to speak.

Being a programmer all my life (even before the accident), I still beat all my friends in speed typing. My record, using only six fingers, is 4.55 seconds for the full swedish alphabet (28 letters). I'm pretty proud of that.

TV was once doing an interview while I was still at the hospital (2 months after the accident). The interviewer concluded the session with something like "...but X:s favourite hobby - programming - will be impossible".

This was one of the things that really fueled my recovery, because I was gonna prove him wrong.

And I did.