Now that's one badass

I did an ingrown toenail once and it almost killed me.

What type of drugs did he use? To keep him conscious and pain free enough to concentrate

People performed surgeries on themselves all the time back then in Antarctica, mainly because they didn't have Game Boys back in those days. They had to relieve their boredom SOMEhow!

for this reason, anyone stationed in Antartica has to have their appendix removed, whether healthy or not