Fix You
Yes, this is my shoulder. It is the result of an operation I had done six years ago to repair my shattered clavicle. 6 titanium screws and a titanium plate hold it all together.
It's good as new now :)
This photo was taken on January 20, 2006.
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wirehead, Squallwc, bryan campen, c r i s, and 75 other people added this photo to their favorites.
wirehead (77 months ago | reply)
(123) I like this. A lot. It takes the whole transparent screen idea and does something new with it. :)
christophotography (77 months ago | reply)
good idea!
maybemaq (77 months ago | reply)
oh you are now well, i hope :-9
great shot great shot! never hits upon the idea like yours!
...andrew (77 months ago | reply)
thanks everyone!
i have to say, im pretty happy with this shot...
and yes my shoulder is fine, just a little bumpy under the skin where the heads of the screws are.
laura e (77 months ago | reply)
Wow! This is an excellent shot, well thought out and beautifully executed! (1-2-3)
twistedtigger (77 months ago | reply)
very interesting concept.
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c r i s (77 months ago | reply)
Ouch, but it makes for an interesting photo. Very nice!
The Eggplant (77 months ago | reply)
Heh, clever.
mac steve (77 months ago | reply)
Now the only thing left to fix is your operating system :)
Beau Maes (77 months ago | reply)
Brilliant.
...andrew (77 months ago | reply)
@mac steve: ha ha, good comment, id love a mac - just cant afford a new machine right now :(
_rebekka (77 months ago | reply)
very clever.
what happened to your shoulder, if i may ask, for it to need such extensiver repair??
...andrew (77 months ago | reply)
it was a rugby injury. if you hit the ground at exactly the right angle with over 200kg of weight behind you... well, lets just say bones werent designed to withstand such force.
needless to say a great deal of pain was associated with the shattered mess that was my former shoulder.
Wookiee (77 months ago | reply)
Ha! Awesome photo.
_rebekka (77 months ago | reply)
ugh. sounds horrible. I know from experience that even just minor shoulder injuries (through weightlifting ive managed to injure both my back, shoulder, and tear my bicep) are a pain in the ass to get over:(
Per Kroon (77 months ago | reply)
Very nice! I saw something along this line on a catwalk recently. But you take it one step further!
Markydeee (77 months ago | reply)
fun idea, nicely executed.
deborah d. lattimore (77 months ago | reply)
brilliant
Add rien (77 months ago | reply)
Ding!
peter photo (77 months ago | reply)
nice work ! very artistic picture !
nebrtwin (77 months ago | reply)
My twin sister broke her clavicle playing soccer a few years ago but all they did to fix hers was put this back brace contraption on her. I have heard many gruesome sounds while playing soccer, but hearing that pop was the worst. Intersting photo...
~Carolina~ (77 months ago | reply)
Fix You... great title, I love Coldplay. I actually found some Xrays this weekend. It didn't occur to me to scan them. Brilliant.
...andrew (77 months ago | reply)
thanks everyone for your comments :)
@nebrtwin: at first they didnt want to operate, they thought it would fuse together by itself. 2 months later it was still in 3 seperate pieces so they did a little reconstruction. oh yeah, that sound that a bone makes when it snaps like that is still in my head to this day. horrible. in fact, i think the guy that did this to me was physically sick after hearing it break!
@carolina: im a big coldplay fan too, was listening to this song as i was uploading the photo. thought the title might be appropriate :)
perldude (77 months ago | reply)
Cool idea for a photo. Different from the the transparent laptop pictures.
gretanicole (77 months ago | reply)
so CREATIVE !! love COLDPLAY too!
Greta Nicole =D
cszar (77 months ago | reply)
Awesome! Great idea!
_sarchi (77 months ago | reply)
You should try - maybe.. good conception.. :-/
Virginia G (77 months ago | reply)
Excelent idea!! Thank you for the inspiration :)
FHKE (77 months ago | reply)
WOW~ a X-Ray screen!
nj dodge (75 months ago | reply)
excellent (but sorry about your clavicle...)
Comrade_S (72 months ago | reply)
i just shattered my clavicle... and am facing a similar op... hence i found your photo ;-) thanks for sharing
Plark (69 months ago | reply)
Great.
Good to hear you're good as new.
cleavage furrow (64 months ago | reply)
That is so clever! Awesome stuff!
Ms_Sarah_O (58 months ago | reply)
i love the way you showed this. a bit of the ol hardware store, eh?
thejasonhowell (36 months ago | reply)
nicely done
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