Looking for coated magnets
Hey guys, so I'm talking about magnets again, haha. So, I've found a guy willing to do the implant for me, but it's a bit pricy... I'm a poor 20 year old in a dead end job, and he's wanting $150. $100 for the magnet, and $50 for the procedure... $100 seems like a lot for just a tiny bioproofed magnet, especially seeing as I know you guys have bought tons for $50, because that was the minimum order from v&p. So, I can definitely do $50 for the procedure, it seems reasonable just so I don't have to carve into my finger myself. The guy has apparently done magnetic implants already, and I know the shop is legit because I got my last tattoo there, great guys.
I was wondering where the best place to source a magnet on my own so I don't have to buy through him. I know from talking to him he's willing to do it if I can get my own as well, and the reason he charges $100 is because he buys them from Steve Haworth, and that's what he charged. Anyone got any left from a group buy? or someone want to do a group buy with me? or is there a better place to get them now? I checked supermagnetman, because I'd seen other threads mention them, but I couldn't find any small coated magnets. all the coated magnets are huge, and the smaller ones aren't coated... can I special order from them? I really only need one, for now, but depending how it goes I may add more later. I'm thinking i may end up having one in each of my fingers on the right hand, excluding the thumb, and maybe one or two in my left... I'm a little worried about it affecting my guitar playing in my left hand, I play bass and acoustic for my church(Not at the same time though :P)
I was wondering where the best place to source a magnet on my own so I don't have to buy through him. I know from talking to him he's willing to do it if I can get my own as well, and the reason he charges $100 is because he buys them from Steve Haworth, and that's what he charged. Anyone got any left from a group buy? or someone want to do a group buy with me? or is there a better place to get them now? I checked supermagnetman, because I'd seen other threads mention them, but I couldn't find any small coated magnets. all the coated magnets are huge, and the smaller ones aren't coated... can I special order from them? I really only need one, for now, but depending how it goes I may add more later. I'm thinking i may end up having one in each of my fingers on the right hand, excluding the thumb, and maybe one or two in my left... I'm a little worried about it affecting my guitar playing in my left hand, I play bass and acoustic for my church(Not at the same time though :P)
TLDR: Anyone got a few extra magnets sitting around they're willing to part with? I'd be willing to buy them off ya. if not, where can I get just a couple already bioproofed magnets?
Thanks a lot guys,
Thanks a lot guys,
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The "practice" I've done on myself, for those curious, is I've purchased some sterile injectable 20% lidocaine hcl solution, picked up some insulin syringes from cvs(surprisingly, they gave them to me without any trouble when I explained what I was actually using them for, after some description) and practiced a digital nerve block(It lasts around 45 minutes with full numbness for me, residual tingly feelings for a couple hours), a radial nerve block, a medial nerve block, and an ulnar nerve block, just to feel the difference between which fingers they numb, and how effectively.
I did a few experiments over the course of about a week, trying a different numbing technique each day, and have found what I feel is perfect numbness. ulnar+median+digital base blocks, perfectly numb my ring finger(I tested it by pinching the skin and just judging how much pressure I felt) and partially numbed the rest of my hand. I think that's what I'll go with, it ends up being 80mg total lidocaine(1ml solution per injection site) which is well below the max recommended dosage of 300mg or 4.5mg/kg(approx. 360mg for me)
One of the most intersting things I've learned from my numbing tests is how easy it is to find and numb nerves for a nerve block, at least in the hand. I just used this image and a video from emedicine.medscape.com and had no issues. numbed the nerve dead on every time.
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I bought 50 ml for $20.00, and used .5 ml per injection site and got pretty good numbness. So theoretically I could do 50 magnets for $20.00, plus shipping. assuming I had the magnets already, and I only did the two injections at the base of the finger rather than messing with the nerves in the wrist. I'll probably end up doing both the base of the finger and the wrist, like I planned originally, because it seems to me I'd rather be too numb than not numb enough. Hahaha