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What is the worst injury you have ever had?

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scott:
Oh man, that's gotta be a gnarly scar, ha.

I wiped out in a skate park a few years ago, was rolling down a roll in, assuming it would be similar to snowboarding (wrong) bit it, did a bit of a roll and managed to scrape up both elbows and 2 spots on my left leg. It all healed up pretty good, but the one on my arm was pretty huge, took awhile to heal up too, since the scab would constantly wash off in the shower.

kirbysuperstar:

--- Quote from: amauriel on May 06, 2012, 12:36:21 am ---@kirbysuperstar: Did you keep your kneecap? My dad lost one of his in a bad motorcycle accident...let's just say after seeing him kneel too fast or bump it wrong I know why we have them.

--- End quote ---

Aye, it's still there. FOR NOW.

disgaeniac:
You know that 'tingly' feeling that you get when your hand/foot "falls asleep"?

Well, one night, my left hand had that feeling, and after shaking the hell out of it for a few hours...and that "tingly" feeling not going away...I got nervous/worried enough to go to a local ER and get it looked at.

"Luckily", it was only a "minor" blood-clot, requiring only "an extremely simple & routine" repair surgery.

Long (and painful) story short...

I woke-up/came-to almost 2 weeks later and 'noticed' that I seemed to be missing my left hand & wrist and that I was constantly experiencing blinding & incapacitating pain.

The "story" (which, I had to be told by my family as I was in a coma almost the entire time) was that, somehow, through a surgeon's negligence & incompetence...he 'botched' the simple, blood-clot reapair surgery.

*Yes*, I sued...and *Yes* I won the suit*

Apparently, after not only botching the surgery, there was too much (or maybe the *wrong*) anesthesia used.

This is what had me, literally, Comatose for all of that time.
While in the coma, they "re-assured" my family that there was no hope of me ever coming-back (out of the coma).

So, family members from across the country all flew-in to say their "last goodbye's" to me, a priest gave me the 'Last Rites'...and (thanks to my family's decision to ignore the doctors insistence that they just "save" everyone involved the time, money, and sorrow) and turn-off the machines that were keeping me alive - amazingly...surprisingly...obviously...and not inexpensively (for the hospital/surgeons)...I woke up.

Fast-forward over about 6 months of major depression, hopelessness, *extremely* painful physical therapy/Rehab...and, for the 1st time since the surgery, I tried to play a game (...which I was absolutely certain that I'd nevber be able to do again).

The game was Oblivion (on the PS3)...and god damnit if I wasn't able to do everything that there was possible to do in the game; one-handed.

This (along w/ meeting/dating - also an initially awkward experience after losing a limb- some nice women on-line) helped *Immensely*.

The combination of finding out that I was still capable of playing my favorite genres of games (turn-based rpg's & SRPG's ), some strong-ass pain pills, the love & support of my family, the warmth & companionship of my dog, and the realization (and re-building of my self-esteem) when I found out that it wouldn't affect/*END* my romantic, dating, and/or sex life...I slowly started coming back to life & getting into gaming again.

I'll also consider this my "INTRO" post, 'cause I'm not re-typing all of this again!

madmax:
Didn't land a jump properly snowboarding, landed on my hand after a 60 footer. I separated my shoulder, it's been 6-7 years and my shoulder is still partially separated.

scott:
disgaeniac wins the thread. That really sucks man, I hope that doctor lost his job.

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