THE INJURY THREAD. Post your wounds here.

[BigWaveDave]

 

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[Blak bart]

Horrible memory with this post by you!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was 8, 9 or 10 years of age at this time. Our family was at church. I suddenly said "Dad, I gotta go to the bathroom". He said... "Go, and get right back up here".

So.... I left and headed downstairs to the boys bathroom. Did the standup pee thing in the toilet and tucked "everything" back inside and did the quick "zip-up" on my dress pants. Quickly realized "everything" wasn't tucked "back inside" ... but the zipper went right back up to the top.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

First and only time for this happening then... or ever since (quick learner)! Damn, it hurt and I tried to undo this event over and over but it hurt so bad.

Then after 10-12 minutes a knock was on the door...? I said "I'll be out in a minute". It was my dad! He asked "What is the problem"?

I said give me a minute and I'll be out. Nope.... unlock the door now he said. I unlocked the door and in walked DAD! (not cool). So... I explained the present problem and he said "Let me see". NOT COOL!!!! Problem was over instantly....!!!!!!!!

Damn that hurt.

I think I just almost fainted !! No like button from me brad just dosent seem right Lol !! But when I read it the second time I just had to wipe the tears from laughing, sorry !!!

 

[Rawhide]

Well chub you sound like me. At least you didnt fall into the same cactus twice lol. I liked you checked your detector first. I keep a lil bendryl and tylenol. Lots of fluids, enery bar. Extra batterys, flash light. Binos and cameras. Cell service is nice. Havent used my gps in a while. Got to stay out of hospital. Operation tomorrow. I2 weeks in a cast, 12 weeks in physical therapy. I give it 3 days.

 

[kcm]

Dang Brad, I gotta agree with Bart on this one. Don't think even "my" Dad ever did anything like that to me! ....Of course, he also didn't happen to be around the first (and ONLY!) time my zipper decided to get fresh with me. Yep, went straight for the mixed drinks first, starting with a Bloody.....oh, never mind.

 

[trdking]

All of my limbs have been bitten off...

And now when I go in the water they call me "bob".

Go sit in your mail box and they will call you Bill

 

[Oregon Viking]

On the wall your name is art.

 

[BigWaveDave]

In front of your door, Matt

 

[trdking]

Man and wife on your BBQ? Frank and Patty

 

[BigWaveDave]

Deep in a hole....Phil

 

[chub]

Well chub you sound like me. At least you didnt fall into the same cactus twice lol. I liked you checked your detector first. I keep a lil bendryl and tylenol. Lots of fluids, enery bar. Extra batterys, flash light. Binos and cameras. Cell service is nice. Havent used my gps in a while. Got to stay out of hospital. Operation tomorrow. I2 weeks in a cast, 12 weeks in physical therapy. I give it 3 days.

Good luck with the op. Looking fwd to your average daily post rate rising over the next 12 weeks...

Chub

 

[Limitool]

Here's one for all you "tough" guys... My wife Bonnie tripped on a throw rug early PM. Wed. evening. We got back home about 11:00 pm. and 21 stitches later. Her knee hit the carpet, locked in and the skin ripped across the lower kneecap with the forward weight. She NEVER said a word while I came to help. I rolled her over and helped her to lean on a close wall. I went and got some kitchen dishtowels lying around to catch the blood. After a couple of minutes all we could see was her exposed kneecap and a 4.5" wide gash.

I said well we're going to the ER. And she said... "Just get some gauze and tape and let's clean it up". In reality she didn't realize the severity of the wound.

SOME BACKGROUND: This lady / my wife has had 2 neck fusions, 1 hip replacement and a 90% total back fusion (15 months ago). Most of her discs were removed and 2 steel rods implanted on each side of her spine. AND... "Let's just bandage it up" made since to her. Anyway... she walked to the car, went to the ER, got 21 stitches and we ate a late supper. She NEVER shed a tear (I did-really). I'm tired of seeing her in pain and then recovery. I hope all of us men can be as "tough" as she is!!!! She is remarkable folks w/her will to move on.... Brad

 

[releventchair]

Deep in a hole....Phil

So, looks like " Skip" is water skiing again....

 

[releventchair]

Here's one for all you "tough" guys... My wife Bonnie tripped on a throw rug early PM. Wed. evening. We got back home about 11:00 pm. and 21 stitches later. Her knee hit the carpet, locked in and the skin ripped across the lower kneecap with the forward weight. She NEVER said a word while I came to help. I rolled her over and helped her to lean on a close wall. I went and got some kitchen dishtowels lying around to catch the blood. After a couple of minutes all we could see was her exposed kneecap and a 4.5" wide gash.

I said well we're going to the ER. And she said... "Just get some gauze and tape and let's clean it up". In reality she didn't realize the severity of the wound.

SOME BACKGROUND: This lady / my wife has had 2 neck fusions, 1 hip replacement and a 90% total back fusion (15 months ago). Most of her discs were removed and 2 steel rods implanted on each side of her spine. AND... "Let's just bandage it up" made since to her. Anyway... she walked to the car, went to the ER, got 21 stitches and we ate a late supper. She NEVER shed a tear (I did-really). I'm tired of seeing her in pain and then recovery. I hope all of us men can be as "tough" as she is!!!! She is remarkable folks w/her will to move on.... Brad

Nope! I ain't never even gonna be half as tough.
Ouch.....aughhh , yikes , Oh - #&+@!

 

[BigWaveDave]

Good gracious!.....
Thanks for sharing her story and pic...
I couldn't fathom seeing my knee cap on short notice.

 

[Nitric]

Big wave...I didn't take any pics but I have a somewhat funny story that just happened with my 2 year old....

I have to explain this whole thing so that you can get a visual and the mindset I was in when it happened....

We have been going camping with a our two year old this summer. The second time out we were there for two days, he's crying and the ticks were real bad. So At about 9 at night after being ummmm...I'll from a couple too many adult beverages the night before. which is rare for me now a days. but the wife had him under control and I had fun!

Anyhow....9 at night, head pounding still from the night before. I decide we are paking it up and heading home. Get home at 3am, everyone takes showers and goes through "tick check" etc.....and get to bed about 5am. My son wakes up at 8. I set him in the living room with his toys, basically an empty room. Toys, a tv, and a couch so there is nothing for him to get hurt on. Wife goes out for a cig, my head is still pounding,(ya I'm a light weight and can't drink anymore, I get sick for 2 days...Lightweight!) I doze off on the couch. I wake up to my son kind of half crying. I'm half out of it....look over...And Blood everywhere! Blood on his shirt,legs,arms, up the wall, carpet. etc.........I jump up! still trying to figure out where I'm at, I Freak out! I pick him up and it's pumping out of his hand. I run him down the steps to the kitchen with a trail of blood. By then It's all over me......I'm still trying to figure out what happened, freaking because it's my 2 year old son!!!!! and the amount of blood, I thought the kid lost a finger or something. I wrap his hand in a towel, still not able to see exactly what happened, and at that point was more worried about getting him to the hospital than I was iterested in the wound. All I knew was tooo much blood at this point is coming out of a little kid. She drives us to the hospital which is right down the road, while I held him in my lap with the towel around his hand and above his heart.

All that happened? He was reaching under one of our closed doors for a toy, there is enough gap there he can almost get his whole hand under there. and caught a little nail sticking up from the tack strip along the edge. Just a small cut. They pushed some stuff down in it to help stop the blood, But he nicked an artery or something in the back of his hand. It was just pumping out with his heart beats. They fixed it fast since it was so small.

I was kind embarrassed at the hospital, and very glad that's all it was. My mom was here, and when we cleaning up the blood, she said shes never seen that much blood come out of a little kid that fast.

If I would have been in a different frame of mind it wouldn't have been as scary....hahaha

 

[BigWaveDave]

Wow!...
That ain't no joke...that young, heart beat is strong, and sure, an artery could quickly become a gusher....
Amazes me how I'll bang myself good, minimal blood, but if I nick a cancer spot on the head while shaving, it'll look like a crime scene.

 

[Nitric]

Wow!...
That ain't no joke...that young, heart beat is strong, and sure, an artery could quickly become a gusher....
Amazes me how I'll bang myself good, minimal blood, but if I nick a cancer spot on the head while shaving, it'll look like a crime scene.

He didn't cry at all after I picked him up. When I first looked over he was rubbing the blood on his leg. I don't think he really hurt, he's a tough kid. If he falls or gets hurt and he gets right back up with no crying. I think it bothered him more that the blood was on him. He's like that if he gets food or something on him, he tries to clean it off himself.

Although.................This is 2 or 3 weeks later after we caught him drinking out of a mud puddle and smashing his face in the mud! So,,,,,He's doing fine! I had to get a pic after we stood him back up. I'll stick it on here since it's my favorite pic from the last trip. haha




I posted the wrong one the first time, added the right one and can't figure out how to remove the first pic I posted. haha either way.....you get the idea....

 

[Nitric]

Here's one for all you "tough" guys... My wife Bonnie tripped on a throw rug early PM. Wed. evening. We got back home about 11:00 pm. and 21 stitches later. Her knee hit the carpet, locked in and the skin ripped across the lower kneecap with the forward weight. She NEVER said a word while I came to help. I rolled her over and helped her to lean on a close wall. I went and got some kitchen dishtowels lying around to catch the blood. After a couple of minutes all we could see was her exposed kneecap and a 4.5" wide gash.

I said well we're going to the ER. And she said... "Just get some gauze and tape and let's clean it up". In reality she didn't realize the severity of the wound.

SOME BACKGROUND: This lady / my wife has had 2 neck fusions, 1 hip replacement and a 90% total back fusion (15 months ago). Most of her discs were removed and 2 steel rods implanted on each side of her spine. AND... "Let's just bandage it up" made since to her. Anyway... she walked to the car, went to the ER, got 21 stitches and we ate a late supper. She NEVER shed a tear (I did-really). I'm tired of seeing her in pain and then recovery. I hope all of us men can be as "tough" as she is!!!! She is remarkable folks w/her will to move on.... Brad

OHHHHH Geeezzzz! I just saw this!!! Ya....shes tougher than I am! I have no problem admitting that! I'd still be crying if that was on me!!!!!

 

[Limitool]

Nope! I ain't never even gonna be half as tough.
Ouch.....aughhh , yikes , Oh - #&+@!

Bull...! What you've been through dwarfs her knee "problem". But I'm still not signing up for it.

 

[releventchair]

Bull**** guy...! What you've been through dwarfs her knee "problem". But I'm still not signing up for it.

Nope ,she's still tougher. Her back alone.

I feel some of those falls when watching funniest videos on t.v. now a days.
Probably get all wobbly looking at a naked knee cap. Especially my own...( Shudder.)