RFID Body Mod Part 8
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Wed, Dec 16th, 4:03 PM
It’s been almost a month and a half now, and there isn’t much left in the way of an incision mark, just a patch of new pink skin and a bump where the needle broke the skin. I’m not having any problems with the implant. There’s no migration at all, and my body seems to have nestled it in place quite well. What I mean is that it used to kind of float in place, whereas now there must be an impression in the flesh beneath it that holds it steady. It is pain free, though I’m still careful with it. On the few occasions when I’ve strained my hands, be it lifting or catching my balance, things of that nature, it may have been little sore afterwards, but to such a small extent that I may just be imagining it.
In six days I’ll be going in to Buckeye Central High School, the school I graduated from, to do one of my biannual ‘fun days’ with some 6th through 9th grade science students there, through collaboration with their teacher. I try to bring in fun toys and technology that they haven’t seen, things to get the gears turning. With my semester break starting tomorrow, I should have time to finish the core exhibit that I’ll be using; an RFID actuated lockbox, designed and constructed by my father and myself. Here’s hoping they enjoy it.
There isn’t much else to say. There were never any infection problems, the tag still works well with over an inch of range using standard equipment. Amal is going to be releasing a new, more powerful reader Q1 of 2010, and I’m very excited to get my hands on it. It promises great functionality and improved range for small glass tags like this one. I’ve got lots of projects in mind, so we’ll see where this takes me.
–Lace
And now, for my ‘current’ entry.
Mon, Feb 15th, 9:23 PM
No pain. No problems.
The implant is holding up well, I’ve had no problems and I don’t really anticipate any. That ‘bump’ is gone now but the off color pink spot is still there. It’s a small scar that will most likely fade over time.
I’m using the RFID implant in an art project coming up and I’ll be sure to post a detailed write up when it is done. Most of the work on the assignment I’ll be doing at my parents house this weekend, as that’s where all of my tools are. It should be an interesting project, it’s supposed to be explicitly about the artist, and I’m using some rather raw forms of irony to show who I am.
If any one has any questions or wants to talk / rant, feel free. And if you missed any of the other RFID implants, just click on the RFID link to the right of this article.
-Lace