Whats the worst injury you ever had

Kells... · 19-07-2011 07:36PM

Sonics2k wrote: »

In 1st year of secondary school, I was practising for a long jump event coming up at a county event.

The P.E. teacher who was supposed to be supervising had gone off to watch a soccer match in his office, and had left a 4th year in charge of the training (so he was maybe 16 years old).

Anyway, nobody had thought to check the sand pit to make sure it was safe to land in.

I took my run, jumped, and both my ankles snapped when I landed on a huge rock buried beneath the sand.

Was painful as hell, and apparently I screamed so loudly it was heard on the other side of the school.

Queue panicking 4th year, who said my ankle was just in shock, and I was fine. He cancelled the session for the day, and everyone left.
This left me to walk up a pretty long and tall gravel covered hill, with no shoes or socks on, and two broken ankles.

I think the walking to the school with broken ankles was the worst part.

Sue the school?

irishgeo · 19-07-2011 07:39PM

is it true if you snap your Achilles tendon the muscle retreats back up your leg and in order to fix it, they have to go looking for the other end of it up around your calf muscle?

bnt · 19-07-2011 07:40PM

I've been fairly lucky: never had a broken bone, but I did have a stress fracture in my right tibia (shin bone) around 1991. I was working long hours in a metals plant and not eating right - the doctor told me my magnesium levels were far too low.

The injury that's stayed with me, however, is from when I sliced my right foot open on glass when I was 10. I still have a huge scar and nerve damage there - never been quite right since.

Mr. Denton · 19-07-2011 07:41PM

Mary Ellen Moffat. She broke my heart.

Kells... · 19-07-2011 07:42PM

No.

Barna77 · 19-07-2011 07:43PM

I was bitten by a dog when i was about 7 or 8, so I have a big scar. It needed around 24+ stitches to fix the thing. Now it's a bit faded, but still there nonetheless

So when people aske me about it I usually make up some story about getting it in a fight. I'd say the truth when people begin to look at me scared.

ejmaztec · 19-07-2011 07:44PM

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

6 smashed ribs from a car crash.

Did you go back to the takeaway for some more?

Toots · 19-07-2011 08:05PM

Fell out of a tree when I was 6 and split my head open, wasn't that serious in the end, have a small scar, but god there was blood everywhere, the place looked like a murder scene.

Broke a wrist and pulled my kneecap out of place falling in the snow, that hurt like hell. Had to walk from VHI Dundrum to Sandyford fully bandaged and on crutches cos the snow was so bad cars couldn't get up the road.

Most painful one was when I shut my hand in the door of a safe in work, strangely there wasn't any major damage other than heavy bruising and cartilage but it was definitely the worst one. Nearly fainted on the spot and then threw up afterwards.

sparks24 · 19-07-2011 08:09PM

stood on a 4 inch nail a few years back, went through my foot was pretty painful tbh
but the worst was when i was about 5 in only my jocks i pulled a just boiled kettle over the top of myself was nasty shÍt altogether but then to make it worse they put me straight into a cold bath and spunged me oh my god the blisters

Chuck Stone · 19-07-2011 08:15PM

irishgeo wrote: »

is it true if you snap your Achilles tendon the muscle retreats back up your leg and in order to fix it, they have to go looking for the other end of it up around your calf muscle?

Yes if it is a complete tear it curls up like an elastic band and they have to fish it out.

I got the spinal numbing which meant I was wide awake when they were doing thier thing (I couldn't see because I was on my front).

I got another tendon in my finger done and watched the 2nd half of the operation. Weird.

Pic of finger post op.

http://i747.photobucket.com/albums/xx118/B1llyb0b/DSC00141.jpg

Sykk · 19-07-2011 08:20PM

Snapped my femur in half.. Literally. Took 6 months Before I could attempt to walk again. Words couldn't explain it...

viota · 19-07-2011 08:22PM

when i was young someone closed a car door on my hands thats about it really.

Kiera · 19-07-2011 08:24PM

Havent had anything major. Just the usual broken bones/fractures and snapped ligaments.

Chris P. Bacon · 19-07-2011 08:26PM

Ive never broken a bone or even spent a night in hospital,touch wood!

giles lynchwood · 19-07-2011 08:29PM

sparks24 wrote: »

stood on a 4 inch nail a few years back, went through my foot was pretty painful tbh
but the worst was when i was about 5 in only my jocks i pulled a just boiled kettle over the top of myself was nasty shÍt altogether but then to make it worse they put me straight into a cold bath and spunged me oh my god the blisters

I see said the blind carpenter,picked up his hammer and saw,stood on a nail and hobbled home.:D

Andrew33 · 19-07-2011 08:30PM

8 broken toes
1 broken ankle
2 fractured tibia
1 crushed ballsack

1 broken wrist
2 fractured vertebrae
1 broken collarbone
and probably the worst of all,
a fractured sternum.

All of the above sustained in a rather nasty bike crash.
I don't think I could pick a winner but the memories of the pain while trying to breathe with the fractured sternum still give me shivers 22yrs later.

Cantona's Collars · 19-07-2011 08:31PM

Chris P. Bacon wrote: »

Ive never broken a bone or even spent a night in hospital,touch wood!

Famous last words:D

I've had a broken nose,broken jaw and lost a couple of teeth.Dislocated my shoulder a good few times(that's painful) and have a few more small scars accumulated over the years.
The joys of youth:D

Chris P. Bacon · 19-07-2011 08:32PM

Andrew33 wrote: »

8 broken toes
1 broken ankle
2 fractured tibia
1 crushed ballsack
1 broken wrist
2 fractured vertebrae
1 broken collarbone
and probably the worst of all,
a fractured sternum.

All of the above sustained in a rather nasty bike crash.
I don't think I could pick a winner but the memories of the pain while trying to breathe with the fractured sternum still give me shivers 22yrs later.

What is that?

Kiera · 19-07-2011 08:32PM

Andrew33 wrote: »

8 broken toes
1 broken ankle
2 fractured tibia
1 crushed ballsack
1 broken wrist
2 fractured vertebrae
1 broken collarbone
and probably the worst of all,
a fractured sternum.

All of the above sustained in a rather nasty bike crash.
I don't think I could pick a winner but the memories of the pain while trying to breathe with the fractured sternum still give me shivers 22yrs later.

That sounds like one angry **** :eek:

AG2R · 19-07-2011 08:34PM

Ballsed up my knee(tendon)
shattered my wrist
Broke my toe

gaf1983 · 19-07-2011 08:35PM

Got mugged and assaulted in Praia da Rocha, Portugal in 2005, numerous grazes, dislocated finger and a couple of kicks to the head while I was on the ground left me with a broken nose, eye-socket bone (whatever that's called) and a fractured skull and post traumatic stress disorder to boot. Yes, that was definitely worse than the time I broke my soccer in PE in 1997 which got me out of the First Year of secondary school end of term exams...

Saila · 19-07-2011 08:38PM

broke my femur when I was about six [the major bone in thigh in your leg]

no skool for 2+ months yay!

then got my foot caught in the spokes of my brothers bike about 5 years later
and a few years ago fractured my sternum [chest bone] when a car lost its way and got too close and smashed into me on my bike :mad:

before that crashed in a bike race @40mph and got bruised ribs

sparks24 · 19-07-2011 08:41PM

giles lynchwood wrote: »

I see said the blind carpenter,picked up his hammer and saw,stood on a nail and hobbled home.:D

i wish it happened at work my boots would of saved me and if by chance they didn't at least i'd of got paid for the time off

and sued DeWalt for dodgy boots;)

RichieC · 19-07-2011 08:44PM

I was killed invading france.

joe123 · 19-07-2011 08:45PM

Ruptured my anterior cruciate ligament 2 weeks before the start of the new season with my local soccer club. Nearly got sick on the pitch from the pain. Had the reconstruction surgery thursday two weeks ago. Won't play football properly till next April/ may

Toots · 19-07-2011 09:01PM

Chris P. Bacon wrote: »

What is that?

lil'bug · 19-07-2011 09:08PM

I stood on an upturned plug once

I've been very lucky I've never broken any bones

nice_very · 19-07-2011 09:22PM

I was climbing over a 1.5 metre gate, had a foot on each side and was swinging my right foot over when the left foot slipped...

cue me being skewered into my right thigh and actually hanging in the air courtesy of the spike inside my leg.. Managed to hobble up 4 flights of stairs, got my ex to bandage it up, saying Id go to doc in the morning (not realising how serious)

then passed out due to shock/blood loss, next day got a load of stiches and staples, the worst was when doc told me if it was a few cm to the left, it would have ruptured my femoral artery, and I wouldnt have got home.....

Irish_wolf · 19-07-2011 09:33PM

While surfing last summer near Achill I stood on a weaver fish, some mad out of it poisonous fish that's related the the stone fish. At first I was like whats this wierd purple dot on my foot, hurts a bit.

Then suddenly the most excruciating pain ever, seriously I was cursing and shouting. My friends thought I was joking and had only stepped on a pointy shell or something and then started pushing me back into the water. But the lifeguard came over and said yeah he just stood on a poisonous fish lads. At this point I had to be carried to the lifeguard's shack thingy I was in so much pain and they put my foot into a near boiling water and vinegar mixture to get the poison out. Fecking footbath hurt more than the poison. :mad:

Novella · 19-07-2011 09:38PM

Broke my jaw and my nose and knocked out my 4 top, front teeth when I fell off a bike. Don't remember anything about it though.

I broke my elbow really badly a few years ago. Insanely painful. 2 operations later and a hell of a lot of physiotherapy - still can't straighten my arm.

Whats the worst injury you ever had

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