I'm just kidding - that sounds like a freakin' nightmare, '79... Worst pain I've ever had was after second degree burns on both hands following a pyro incident onstage in 1984.. Went to the ER and whatnot (long story there) and had to go back 2-3 days later for treatment.. Nurse says "stick your hand through this curtain. This might hurt a bit."
I couldn't see what was happening, but all of a sudden it felt like somebody was trying to cut my hand off.. like I'd face palmed the sun, stuck my hand in a microwave on full blast.. you get the idea.. so, I peek through a slit in the curtain and there's the nurse with a scalpel scraping my second degree burns to get the dead skin off.. Holy CRAP did that hurt!
Friendship is like peeing your pants.. Everybody can see it, but only you can feel the warmth..