I now have a leg brace (Or, my trip to the ER)

[Zakama]

So. I was at my friends house and we were playing hide and seek. I was crouching down and counting, and when I stood up I heard a popping sound in my knee and hit the ground. We tried moving it for a while, thinking it was a cramp, but later decided it wasn't, and I managed to sit down and later get out and to the ER. I didn't have to wait that long to get in, but then had to wait about a half and hour to see the doctor. I was a perfect example of someone not listening to what the doctor says and asked for an x-ray, even though as my dad pointed out later (while we were waiting for the x-ray results I didn't need :smallsigh:) She had said that it probably wasn't broken because all I did was stand up, and that we could get an x-ray but all that it would do was tell that my leg wasn't broken, and not be able to tell what really happened. So because of my stupidity, I had to wait about another half hour and finally got a leg brace and crutches and was on my way. The plan from here on out is to not put weight on it, keep it immobile, and go check in with my regular doctor in a few days and maybe get an MRI to find out what happened.

I think the saddest part is that it's not even an impressive story. "Oh my what happened to your leg?" "I stood up..."

[starwoof]

Dude Zak that is not even an interesting story you should be ashamed go out back and break your leg properly.


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Please don't do what I just said! I hope you're able to use your leg soon!

[rayne_dragon]

I think the saddest part is that it's not even an impressive story. "Oh my what happened to your leg?" "I stood up..."

That just means you need to make up a better story to tell other people. Like "I was attacked by a crazy ninja!"

[starwoof]

That just means you need to make up a better story to tell other people. Like "I was attacked by a crazy ninja!"

Tell them you were hit by a car and remember that chicks dig scars.

[turkishproverb]

Is it sad I expected this to be a Return of Lanky thread?



Seriously though, I've been there. You better get the x ray if it's not better soon.

[TheThan]

I think the saddest part is that it's not even an impressive story. "Oh my what happened to your leg?" "I stood up..."


Bah, just tell them the truth…

About how a bear attacked you, and that you fought it off with nothing but your Swiss army knife.

[Zakama]

and remember that chicks dig scars.

Ohhhhh yeah. :smallamused:

It probably won't leave a scar though, as it's all internal...

[Deathslayer7]

tell them that you got into a fight. Also tell them that they should have seen the other guy. :smallamused:

[Red Sock]

Now the best false explanation is that you were kickboxing with a T-Rex. In space. While on fire.

[Flame of Anor]

Dude Zak that is not even an interesting story you should be ashamed go out back and break your leg properly.

I LOL'd at that, honest. :smallbiggrin::smallbiggrin::smallbiggrin:

tell them that you got into a fight. Also tell them that they should have seen the other guy. :smallamused:

You mean the other ninja bear in his car. :smallwink:


And here's my ignominious injury story. On vacation one time I jumped off a sand dune--no particular reason--and I sprained my...wait for it, wait for it...I sprained my foot. Yeah, I didn't know they could be sprained either :smallconfused:. Oh well. It hurt, I limped, it got better, I don't limp anymore.

[Deathslayer7]

I LOL'd at that, honest. :smallbiggrin::smallbiggrin::smallbiggrin:



You mean the other ninja bear in his car. :smallwink:


And here's my ignominious injury story. On vacation one time I jumped off a sand dune--no particular reason--and I sprained my...wait for it, wait for it...I sprained my foot. Yeah, I didn't know they could be sprained either :smallconfused:. Oh well. It hurt, I limped, it got better, I don't limp anymore.

Hey! I sprained my ankle in an ATV accident. Luckily for me though, it didn't break my foot and the engine didn't land on it either. :smallsigh:

Could have been a lot worse.

And I blame the guy who ran right out into the middle of the road and yelling that we were going to fast. I was only in 4th gear...

[Extra_Crispy]

Frankly you should just tell the truth, many times a funny story like that is a great ice breaker and leads to other funny stories that let you get to know people better. Or you could just say something possible like you were playing football with friends and one of them hit your leg and sprained it badly. But I say go with funny, if you are laughing with everyone else people will know you have a great since of humor and that opens many doors.

Let us see, some of you may remember why I am called Extra Crispy, and thus why I am covered with scars so we wont retell that long and completely stupid accident I had. Instead how about something else I did that will make you feel better. I was walking out my grandparents house to feed their dogs for them, my grandfather was cutting up some metal, tin and such, for one of his projects. I knew there was a bunch of it outside and to the side of the front door, my grandfather warned me to stay clear of it, and I remember making sure to keep away from it. Yet somehow I was able to slice my right shin wide open, about six inches long and pretty deep, could almost see the bone. Did not even feel it, all I felt, after feeding the dogs and I had to have sliced it before, was an itch. I went to scrach it and my finger sunk into my leg. Never got stiches for it just bandaged it up and it healed. :smallwink:

Or how about how I was trying to jump from a swing set to a tree and, of course, missed the limb with my hands. Caught it with my head, landed on my feet and then back. Luckly all I got from that was a bad headach and a very sprained ankle. Was so embarressed that I did not even go to the nurse.

[thubby]

welcome to the glamorous world of people with bum legs. *watches tumbleweed go by* well, goodluck!

[EvilDMMk3]

Ohhhhh yeah. :smallamused:

It probably won't leave a scar though, as it's all internal...

There may be internal scars. Would make you popular with super hero laidies with x-ray vision.

[Mauve Shirt]

Fighting a ninja bear on the back of a T-Rex is how one of my high school friends broke their leg. :smallamused:

[adanedhel9]

The first time I threw out my back I did it by sitting down. I still don't understand how that happened.

[EvilDMMk3]

I once get an acute and severe cramp in my lower left leg making it impossible to straighten for 2 hours and painful to move for 6 hours after that by sitting down through an exam.

[Neko Toast]

Ouch, that -had- to hurt. I can sympathize with knee problems. Hope you feel better.

And don't feel bad about how your knee became messed up.

People expected some extraordinary sports accident or something like that when I sprained my ankle.

"Hey, what happened to your ankle?"
"Well, I was at the rock-climbing gym..."
"Yeah?!"
"... And I tripped and fell on the floor..."

[Thufir]

Now the best false explanation is that you were kickboxing with a T-Rex. In space. While on fire.

Doesn't work. No oxygen in space => no fire.
Unless you mean a fire inside a space suit with an oxygen supply, I guess.

[Jack Squat]

Ohhhhh yeah. :smallamused:

It probably won't leave a scar though, as it's all internal...

I can give you a scar :smallamused:

I've had plenty of stupid injuries. Most recent was when I cut my hand with my knife. My hand with the knife slipped when I was cutting some superglue out of my pocket. I felt the blade go into my skin, but it didn't hurt. I pull it out (it went into the skin and across it...I'd never have moved it it it'd gone past skin), and tell my friend to get his first aid kit out, all he had in it was band-aids and a couple gauze pads. some gauze, paper towels, and a lot of duct tape later, I have a make-shift bandage. I went around the rest of the day like that, without anyone really asking. I headed back to my dorm, pulled out my first aid kit (one of those big pre-made kits, like you find in workshops), and patched it up right. Didn't even think to go to the hospital and get stitches. Came out of it with a nice little scar on the base of my thumb.

Then there was the time I got a concussion in my tae kwon do class, because I hit the bag with a flying side kick and all my momentum stopped there. Continued with the class for about 15 minutes before the migrane I had forced me to sit out. Next thing I remember is sitting in a bed in the hospital, ready to go home.

Probably stupidest was when I got cut by an empty pocket in my backpack...still don't know how that happened, but I have a scar on the back of my hand.

[TRM]

Doesn't work. No oxygen in space => no fire.
Unless you mean a fire inside a space suit with an oxygen supply, I guess.
And that, ladies and gentlemen, is why you don't smoke in space.

edit: And Zakama, I'm sorry to hear you messed up your leg. Here's to hoping it recovers soon.

[Bayar]

I think the saddest part is that it's not even an impressive story. "Oh my what happened to your leg?" "I stood up..."


Yeah, that is sad. You should tell them that you broke your leg off from an unfortunate shoppingcart accident.

Seriously, hope you get better :smallbiggrin:

[Quincunx]

I messed up my knee via an electric blanket.

[Zakama]

Thanks for the good wishes everyone, and I can defiantly appreciate the humor behind the lameness of the circumstances... :smallbiggrin: I like the kickboxing a T-Rex in space while on fire one though, I may have to use that. :smallwink:

[Mr. Moon]

Skill.

I'd have to say my worst injury was when I cut my finger open with my brother's knife.

Imagine, if you will. A young Moon Called is sitting in the backseat of her car. Her best friend is on one side of her, her brother on the other. Her mother is driving, and her mother's friend is going on about last night's Opra in the passenger seat. Young Moon Called has found her brother's knife, and opens it to examine the blade. Finally, she gets bored of this activity, and tries to close the knife.

That's funny, she thinks. It won't close. Maybe if I hold it like this and push real hard, it will close up.

Oh, it closed all right. Right onto her right forefinger, leaving a large gash.

"Stop the car!" She screams, eyeing the cut in horror. "Stop the car! I'm bleeding!" Oddly enough, she doesn't feel any pain. Or doesn't remember the pain. She could have been in shock.

Her mother fails to grasp the desperation in her daughter's voice, and has this most sage advice to offer: "Put it in your mouth and suck on it. We'll be at your grandma's in a few moments."

And so, poor Moon Called sticks the bleeding finger in her mouth, but the blood quickly pours into her mouth, turning her teeth bright red. She grins when her best friend points out that this makes her look like a vampire.

Finally, her mother stops the car, and the party piles out. "Now then, let's see that cut."
Obligingly, young MC holds her injured finger out to her mother, and the expression on her face would make on wonder how she hasn't suffered a heart attack yet.

I still have a scar from it, although it's faint, and no one notices it unless I point it out to them.

And then there's the time I did a triple-backwards flip from falling off a chin-up bar in gym once. I'd lacked the strength to get myself up, so I used my legs to climb up the wall, and pushed to hard. I dropped, and somehow landed upside down, on my head. I wasn't hurt, but the adrenaline rush and the expression on the girl who was spotting me's expression were enough to make me want to try it again. Falling is fun. :smallbiggrin:

And now back to our scheduled program....

[Malmagor Andrigal]

I have a crack on my head, multiple scratch wounds, and a lot of healed bruises on my legs, a zone of my upper lip is darker than the rest since i fall down stairs and landed on it (i'm not making this up). and my two little toes are permanently purple due to all the times i bashed them with the door.

so, yeah.

[Edan]

Your story reminds me of nearly the exact circumstances when I tore my ACL playing churchball (the most aggressive sport on earth). Good luck, I got a lot of looks from it but being in Utah all I had to say was churchball and everone understood.

[Hadrian_Emrys]

Eh, you'll be fine. Could have been like my injury a while back. The kneecap split into quadrants and never healed properly, making it mildly touch sensitive.

[Zakama]

So I'm going to the doctor tomorrow for a follow-up. I've been able to move my leg without pain all day, but I still can't put weight on it. Because I've been able to move it, I haven't been wearing the brace... I hope that's okay. :smalleek:

Anyway, I'll either get or get scheduled for an MRI tomorrow, so we'll know what happened soon.

[Recaiden]

I hope you recover soon. I broke my arm twice, and that's no fun. Breaking a leg must be even worse. At least I got hurt in a bike crash, mildly interesting.
Your story does remind me of when I was young, and put my hand on a rack at a store, slid it along while I walked, and horribly cut my hand. It had broken and left a razor sharp edge. "Yeah, I cut my hand on a display stand" is so boring.

[Supagoof]

I think you should expand it too...

Kickboxing a a crazy bear ninja riding a T-Rex in space while on fire.

OR

I fought Chuck Norris.

OR

Kickboxing a a crazy bear ninja riding a T-Rex in space while fighting Chuck Norris on fire.

However, never give anyone the same answer. :smallamused: Have fun with it.

Many moons ago, I was the unfortunate recipiant of having 2 fingers broke on my right hand from, of all things, falling out of bed :smallredface:. The best line ever told for my incident came from my brother who chimed in when I was asked. "He was picking his nose so I punched him." Now add to that the fact that I was 10. My brother was 7. We still laugh about it from time to time.

[Zakama]

I just got back from my follow-up. An MRI wasn't necessary and now I just take it easy till it heals up on its own. So if I did tear a tendon, it wasn't a complete tear, which is good.