ouch ouch double ouch

bad80cj-7 · 04-15-2006, 04:35 AM

Damn burned my eyes bad to might at work! This has got to be the worst fawkin feeling ever. I accidently left my tinted saftey glasses on the table ofa resturant before work. Holiday = no one in our supply crib. So I welded for 10 hrs with just my hood. I am in serious pain right now. fAWKIN SUCKS! Anyone have any good reamodys to help eas the pain?

chris408 · 04-15-2006, 05:13 AM

Go to a fawking doctor! The pain may get worse. Cold water flush, and a cold compress (ice pack) on your eyes will help.

James_Fendley · 04-15-2006, 05:15 AM

Slice a raw potato and put it on your eyes. Sounds stupid but I have been told it works.

Hope it helps.
James

kwrangln · 04-15-2006, 05:23 AM

What shade lense are you running in your hood, and what weld process? If you cant weld with just your hood without getting welders eye, then your running the wrong shade.

MuddMachine · 04-15-2006, 05:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kwrangln

What shade lense are you running in your hood, and what weld process? If you cant weld with just your hood without getting welders eye, then your running the wrong shade.

Ditto, you shouldnt get flashed at all with or without glasses. And there's fawk all a doctor can do for ya. Time is your enemy. And if you can sit down and type shit on this board, it isnt that bad, stop bein a fawkin pussy.

bad80cj-7 · 04-15-2006, 05:46 AM

Production welding, hence dudes allaround u pullin the trigger at any moment. I got flashed a bunch.

Benzz0 · 04-15-2006, 06:49 AM

Time...did you get a nice tan too?

maxotude · 04-15-2006, 06:57 AM

Dad swears the raw potato will help relieve the pain of welders eye. That and time...

kwrangln · 04-15-2006, 08:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bad80cj-7

Production welding, hence dudes allaround u pullin the trigger at any moment. I got flashed a bunch.

Worst I ever got the eye was from a guy welding behind me, reflected off the inside of my hood. Sand in the eye's sucks the big one.

featherflicker · 04-15-2006, 09:27 AM

If you are using an autodark hood check the lens and make sure the hole thing is going dark. I had one go bad in just the lower corners. Hurts like hell especialy if you are running 3/32 FCAW all day.

I have herd the potato thing works, but you can also get drops from the doctor that help alot. If it happened at work they should cover it.

Scoutillac · 04-15-2006, 09:34 AM

I have has it soo bad I could feel the heat from street lights with my eyes closed, next morning eyes were swollen shut. That one I got from the guy welding behind me

Put a cold rag on your eyes and suck it up, if you can type and read it ain't that bad

nagalfar · 04-15-2006, 09:38 AM

Yeah its called flash burn.. it feels like your eyes have about 10 pounds of sand in them.. and you get it from doing stupid crap like you did (natures way of saying dont do that!).. putting potatos on your eyes wont do anything.. you need to put the juice from a potato in your eyes.. expect your eyes to feel like this for the better part of a day.

Copenhagen · 04-15-2006, 10:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by James_Fendley

Slice a raw potato and put it on your eyes. Sounds stupid but I have been told it works.

Hope it helps.
James

my welding teacher told me this was bullshit...

Take a hammer and smash your thumb till blood oozes out from under your fingernail.. then you can focus on that pain, instead of your eyes... ive been TOLD that works...

James_Fendley · 04-15-2006, 11:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Copenhagen

my welding teacher told me this was bullshit...

Take a hammer and smash your thumb till blood oozes out from under your fingernail.. then you can focus on that pain, instead of your eyes... ive been TOLD that works...

My welding instructor said it works.

But that was in 1981 before you were born.

4runner · 04-15-2006, 12:07 PM

juicy raw potatoe slices covering your eyes DOES work...been there done that...was able to SEE without any pain after about 4-5 hours...

BTW, dark sunglasses WILL NOT protect you if you left the hood at home and really need to weld some shit for about 4 hours.

Copenhagen · 04-15-2006, 02:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by James_Fendley

My welding instructor said it works.

But that was in 1981 before you were born.

Hey now.. that depends on what month he told you this

If it was before August 10th.. then.... well yer right

trampas · 04-15-2006, 02:40 PM

some people were born in the 80's?

bad80cj-7 · 04-15-2006, 05:56 PM

Well now that I can actualy type and somewhat open one eye, I can explain alittle more than earlier. I have been welding for years, also welding at this plant for over a year now. I have flash burned my eyes before but nothin like last night. Yes most of my flash burn was from the 6 guys behind me. I truely believe that it was mainly caused by not havin my shades on. I use a Speedglass auto helmet. We run a shade of 3/11 and my safety glasses are um well dark. I started a new procedure of checking over the frames before they go into peirce and gage to bring up our FTTQ "first time through quality" I had myself on one side of the frame and another welder opisite of me. While I had my hood up he would pull the trigger to make a reapir weld. Not his fault due to the amount of volume we push through our line we must haul ass. There are 186 welds per frame and are repairing around 45 welds per frame,
we generaly run any were between 34-42 parts per hour.

Any way, how come the doctors can not perscribe to me or u for that matter, the same numbing eye drops they have in there office. I swear my eyes felt awesome for about 15 minutes after he put the special drops in my eyes, but it wore off quickly. I went and got my perscription filled and threw some drops in my eyes and no numbing! I was pissy from no sleep so I went back and showed him the eye drops I recieved from Wally world and asked if this was what he perscribed? He said yes, hence me sayin why are my eyes still bleeding?? He said they were not the same as what he used. I said why can't I get some of those drops? Not allowed to perscribe them to u! What the fawk? Sorry for the long post.

Oh and I have never had any luck with potatoes either.

Thanks for the replies,
Red eyed Steve!

whistle pig · 04-15-2006, 06:13 PM

Find another doctor to prescribe you the pontocaine drops.

Most won't prescribe it because if you get something in your eyes while they are numb you can really fawk them up.

I keep a bottle in the medicine cabinet just in case...

bad80cj-7 · 04-15-2006, 06:18 PM

I can understand that to a point. But damn I want the good stuff!

coolcruiserfj40 · 04-15-2006, 06:47 PM

my welding teacher told me if i get any flash burn to not use the comp or watch tv as it strains your eyes and can make it hurt worse and alst longer .02

bad80cj-7 · 04-15-2006, 06:51 PM

I'm sittin here with my shades on and lights off, TV off just the comp screen. My eyes are still leakin like a sonofabitch

SteveZ59 · 04-15-2006, 08:22 PM

You should have told the doc either he could give you some to take with you, or you were going to hang around the waiting room all day and make him keep dosing you every time it started hurting again.

That or pull the old "Hey, look at that" (pointing behind him). Snatch the bottle and run!

OakieOffroad85 · 04-15-2006, 08:30 PM

Does getting flash burned hurt your night vision at all?

What are some of the long term effects?

bad80cj-7 · 04-15-2006, 09:14 PM

As far as hurtin ur night vision; Only while they are in the burn procces that I know of. I have heard storys of welders losing certain colors in there vision.

04-15-2006, 04:35 AM	#1
bad80cj-7 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2001 Member # 2785 Location: Raised Santa Cruz Mountains CA, Live in Auburn AL Posts: 544	ouch ouch double ouch Damn burned my eyes bad to might at work! This has got to be the worst fawkin feeling ever. I accidently left my tinted saftey glasses on the table ofa resturant before work. Holiday = no one in our supply crib. So I welded for 10 hrs with just my hood. I am in serious pain right now. fAWKIN SUCKS! Anyone have any good reamodys to help eas the pain?

04-15-2006, 05:13 AM	#2
chris408 Granite Guru Join Date: Oct 2004 Member # 37354 Location: Mountain View, Kali Posts: 750	Go to a fawking doctor! The pain may get worse. Cold water flush, and a cold compress (ice pack) on your eyes will help. __________________ The time is near at hand which must determine whether Americans are to be free men or slaves. George Washington Last edited by chris408; 04-15-2006 at 05:15 AM.

04-15-2006, 05:23 AM	#4
kwrangln DOUBLEWIDE ENGINEER Join Date: Sep 2001 Member # 6971 Location: Gulf coast Posts: 4,704	What shade lense are you running in your hood, and what weld process? If you cant weld with just your hood without getting welders eye, then your running the wrong shade. __________________ I'm the "tack tack tack" welding nazi. http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showp...&postcount=218 "I didn't mean to kill nobody ... I just meant to shoot the sonofabitch in the head. Him dying was between him and the Lord." R. L. Burnside

04-15-2006, 09:34 AM	#11
Scoutillac S.N.O.R.T. Join Date: Sep 2000 Member # 1694 Location: Sea Wa Posts: 1,721	I have has it soo bad I could feel the heat from street lights with my eyes closed, next morning eyes were swollen shut. That one I got from the guy welding behind me Put a cold rag on your eyes and suck it up, if you can type and read it ain't that bad __________________ Is everyone from the eastcoast a fucking assbag, or just those who post here? WWW.EXTREMEOPTIONSOFFROAD.COM WWW.EXTREMEOPTIONSOFFROAD.NET

04-15-2006, 09:38 AM	#12
nagalfar Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Member # 65916 Location: Utah Posts: 40	Yeah its called flash burn.. it feels like your eyes have about 10 pounds of sand in them.. and you get it from doing stupid crap like you did (natures way of saying dont do that!).. putting potatos on your eyes wont do anything.. you need to put the juice from a potato in your eyes.. expect your eyes to feel like this for the better part of a day. __________________ SAEPIUS EXERTUS, SEMPER FIDELIS, FRATER INFINITAS Truth and Facts, will never get in the way of preconceived opinions.

04-15-2006, 05:15 AM	#3
James_Fendley Wheeler Join Date: Nov 2002 Member # 15281 Location: North Carolina Posts: 292	Slice a raw potato and put it on your eyes. Sounds stupid but I have been told it works. Hope it helps. James

04-15-2006, 05:46 AM	#6
bad80cj-7 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2001 Member # 2785 Location: Raised Santa Cruz Mountains CA, Live in Auburn AL Posts: 544	Production welding, hence dudes allaround u pullin the trigger at any moment. I got flashed a bunch.

04-15-2006, 06:49 AM	#7
Benzz0 Zues of the Juice... Join Date: Sep 2003 Member # 22923 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 1,120	Time...did you get a nice tan too?

04-15-2006, 06:57 AM	#8
maxotude Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Member # 18857 Posts: 35	Dad swears the raw potato will help relieve the pain of welders eye. That and time...

04-15-2006, 09:27 AM	#10
featherflicker Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Member # 69772 Location: Idaho Posts: 83	If you are using an autodark hood check the lens and make sure the hole thing is going dark. I had one go bad in just the lower corners. Hurts like hell especialy if you are running 3/32 FCAW all day. I have herd the potato thing works, but you can also get drops from the doctor that help alot. If it happened at work they should cover it.

04-15-2006, 12:07 PM	#15
4runner OSRSW ????? Join Date: May 2000 Member # 946 Location: WTF TX USA Posts: 4,162	juicy raw potatoe slices covering your eyes DOES work...been there done that...was able to SEE without any pain after about 4-5 hours... BTW, dark sunglasses WILL NOT protect you if you left the hood at home and really need to weld some shit for about 4 hours. __________________ 4.3runner ---A golf course is a pointless exploitation of a perfectly good rifle range--- buy my ultra rare Omega III presentation rifle special price $47500.00

04-15-2006, 02:40 PM	#17
trampas i think not Join Date: Jun 2001 Member # 5433 Location: San Mexico, Ca. Posts: 6,823	some people were born in the 80's? __________________ What are we supposed to do with nature... just look at it?

04-15-2006, 05:56 PM	#18
bad80cj-7 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2001 Member # 2785 Location: Raised Santa Cruz Mountains CA, Live in Auburn AL Posts: 544	Well now that I can actualy type and somewhat open one eye, I can explain alittle more than earlier. I have been welding for years, also welding at this plant for over a year now. I have flash burned my eyes before but nothin like last night. Yes most of my flash burn was from the 6 guys behind me. I truely believe that it was mainly caused by not havin my shades on. I use a Speedglass auto helmet. We run a shade of 3/11 and my safety glasses are um well dark. I started a new procedure of checking over the frames before they go into peirce and gage to bring up our FTTQ "first time through quality" I had myself on one side of the frame and another welder opisite of me. While I had my hood up he would pull the trigger to make a reapir weld. Not his fault due to the amount of volume we push through our line we must haul ass. There are 186 welds per frame and are repairing around 45 welds per frame, we generaly run any were between 34-42 parts per hour. Any way, how come the doctors can not perscribe to me or u for that matter, the same numbing eye drops they have in there office. I swear my eyes felt awesome for about 15 minutes after he put the special drops in my eyes, but it wore off quickly. I went and got my perscription filled and threw some drops in my eyes and no numbing! I was pissy from no sleep so I went back and showed him the eye drops I recieved from Wally world and asked if this was what he perscribed? He said yes, hence me sayin why are my eyes still bleeding?? He said they were not the same as what he used. I said why can't I get some of those drops? Not allowed to perscribe them to u! What the fawk? Sorry for the long post. Oh and I have never had any luck with potatoes either. Thanks for the replies, Red eyed Steve!

04-15-2006, 06:13 PM	#19
whistle pig Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Member # 43727 Posts: 512	Find another doctor to prescribe you the pontocaine drops. Most won't prescribe it because if you get something in your eyes while they are numb you can really fawk them up. I keep a bottle in the medicine cabinet just in case... Last edited by whistle pig; 04-15-2006 at 06:13 PM.

04-15-2006, 06:18 PM	#20
bad80cj-7 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2001 Member # 2785 Location: Raised Santa Cruz Mountains CA, Live in Auburn AL Posts: 544	I can understand that to a point. But damn I want the good stuff!

04-15-2006, 06:47 PM	#21
coolcruiserfj40 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Member # 40057 Location: sunland ca Posts: 2,387	my welding teacher told me if i get any flash burn to not use the comp or watch tv as it strains your eyes and can make it hurt worse and alst longer .02 Last edited by coolcruiserfj40; 04-15-2006 at 06:53 PM.

04-15-2006, 06:51 PM	#22
bad80cj-7 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2001 Member # 2785 Location: Raised Santa Cruz Mountains CA, Live in Auburn AL Posts: 544	I'm sittin here with my shades on and lights off, TV off just the comp screen. My eyes are still leakin like a sonofabitch

04-15-2006, 08:22 PM	#23
SteveZ59 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Member # 24992 Location: Sch. Hvn., PA Posts: 151	You should have told the doc either he could give you some to take with you, or you were going to hang around the waiting room all day and make him keep dosing you every time it started hurting again. That or pull the old "Hey, look at that" (pointing behind him). Snatch the bottle and run! __________________ 5.9 ZJ on 31's - Wife's DD. '94 YJ - RE 4.5XD, 1" BL, Waggy 44's, 4.88's, ARB's & 35's.

04-15-2006, 08:30 PM	#24
OakieOffroad85 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Member # 49334 Location: Da Bush in Pin hole Ca Posts: 774	Does getting flash burned hurt your night vision at all? What are some of the long term effects? __________________ [FONT="Century Gothic"][/FONT]89 Yota Pickup Straight Axle, 3RZ, Chromo longs, 5.29's, Arb's, Dual cases.

04-15-2006, 09:14 PM	#25
bad80cj-7 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2001 Member # 2785 Location: Raised Santa Cruz Mountains CA, Live in Auburn AL Posts: 544	As far as hurtin ur night vision; Only while they are in the burn procces that I know of. I have heard storys of welders losing certain colors in there vision.

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