What was your worst injury?

[pdqdl]

Them broke ribs smart, don't they?

I shouldn't probably have given you guys my little list. I wasn't trying to make a competition out of this. Seriously! This isn't the sort of competition you want to be a winner of.

I was really impressed with the shoulder injury. That poor guy nearly chopped himself in half. Looks like he had a good surgeon.

 

[stihl sawing]

Them broke ribs smart, don't they?
I shouldn't probably have given you guys my little list. I wasn't trying to make a competition out of this. Seriously! This isn't the sort of competition you want to be a winner of.

I was really impressed with the shoulder injury. That poor guy nearly chopped himself in half. Looks like he had a good surgeon.

Yeah they do, But not as bad as this herniated disc. I'm glad you posted the list, Makes us aware that were not the only ones hurting. You are right about not wanting to be the winner of this topic.lol

 

[RVALUE]

Don't under rate your injuries, there partner. I have heard that almost nothing is worse than a herniated disk.

I have at least three serious back injuries, but I have absolutely no back pain on a day-to-day basis. My crushed lumbar vertebra are now fused, so they don't bother me at all.

Like I said, I heal real well.

But do you learn real well?

 

[pdqdl]

Absolutely.

Very few people are as good as me at wrecking motorcycles. It takes a very special talent to wreck the bike & yourself, and still keep going like the energizer bunny.

Ok. The energizer bunny doesn't limp. But other than that, I'm doing pretty good.

Who else do you know that can burn all the skin off their face two times and not have any scars? That take a very special talent!

 

[RVALUE]

Absolutely.

Very few people are as good as me at wrecking motorcycles. It takes a very special talent to wreck the bike & yourself, and still keep going like the energizer bunny.

Ok. The energizer bunny doesn't limp. But other than that, I'm doing pretty good.

Who else do you know that can burn all the skin off their face two times and not have any scars? That take a very special talent!

And that my friend, is a million dollar observation. Talents are given, not earned. They are a gift from God. What you do with them is your gratuity.

The most talented man I've ever met, was killed at 53, in a simple accident. Over 1000 people (town of 10 K) attended his funeral.

It was shown to me that it is not the people "who can't see the obvious'" fault, but rather a gift to those that can see it. (We erroneously sometimes call them idiots, etc.) But then again, maybe they deserve it.

 

[pdqdl]

I'm glad you added that "we". I'm afraid I am too often guilty of referring to some folks as idiots. I would hate to think you were pickin' on me.

So far, I haven't found anyone at AS that consider themselves to be an idiot. So when I ungraciously call someone an idiot, you guys know I'm not talking about you, right?

 

[stihl sawing]

Absolutely.

Very few people are as good as me at wrecking motorcycles. It takes a very special talent to wreck the bike & yourself, and still keep going like the energizer bunny.

Ok. The energizer bunny doesn't limp. But other than that, I'm doing pretty good.

Who else do you know that can burn all the skin off their face two times and not have any scars? That take a very special talent!

Last big bike crash i had was on a suzuki 750 water buffalo, The roads were wet and i took off kinda hard and it suddenly hit it's powerband and the back tire broke loose and i slid it under the traffic light. Had too many wrecks on motocross machines to even count. When i was 17 i wrapped a honda 175 around a tree. When i first got my current bike it wasn't a week and a truck throwed a 4or 5 foot gator on my shin. That hurt just knew the leg was broke. wasn't just bruised bad. I have fell out of three tree stands, broke a finger on one and hurt my knee on another. Got knocked out by a flashlight one time i was having to do some emergency repairs at night. Climbed a 12 foot a frame and left the light there, went to move the ladder and pow. never knew what hit me, Thought it was my first wife at the time when i woke up. tryin to figure out what i did to her.lol Shoot i could go on and on. Imagine everyone has these types of stories.

 

[RVALUE]

And another interesting point, is that:

Very few people consider themselves to be 'below average' in any given category. By very definition, nearly half the people are below average.

These that deny this, are most likely idiots.

We can print this, and not get in trouble because no idiots read this. If you don't believe me, just ask.

 

[RVALUE]

Let me set the record strait.

I am not calling any particular person an idiot, or saying that someone who has had an accident, could have avoided it. I have been accused of not putting "safety First". That may or may not be true.

I have seen others do some REALLY STUPID things that did not result in serious injury. And likewise.

I think the general public who have never had a serious accident considers themselves superior to those that have. This is no more true than a person who, well you get the picture.

 

[gwiley]

When I was a teenager (about 23 years ago) my brother and I decided that the hurricane off the Florida coast would give us some decent waves so we went surfing. The waves were impressive for a Florida boy - 6' or more above the surface of the water. As I mounted one I looked to each side and realized that we had a closeout - the wave was crashing immediately instead of rolling down the coast. In a closeout you just need to dismount - at least I didn't have the skill to ride a closeout.

I was only about 1/2 way up on the board so I just pushed it backward between my legs and dove forward and learned an important lesson about what happens to the water in front of a fast moving large wave. The water had been drawn down so that there was only about 12" under the surface - I hit the sand so hard with that wave driving me down that my front tooth was knocked out BY THE ROOT. The wave held me under, ground my face into the sand and pushed me toward the beach for what seemed like an eternity. About the time that I figured I was done - just about to gulp water for air, the wave let me up.

I remember standing on the beach with blood all over my face and chest, feeling my back reacting to having been bent double the wrong way - just stood there swaying, stunned.

I am convinced to this day that God decided he had some work for me to do - there were so many ways I should have been dead from that stupid move. Never did see a doctor about my back - I think it put itself together over the next 12 months (I went into the army a year later and seemed to do fine).

 

[outofmytree]

When I was a teenager (about 23 years ago) my brother and I decided that the hurricane off the Florida coast would give us some decent waves so we went surfing. The waves were impressive for a Florida boy - 6' or more above the surface of the water. As I mounted one I looked to each side and realized that we had a closeout - the wave was crashing immediately instead of rolling down the coast. In a closeout you just need to dismount - at least I didn't have the skill to ride a closeout.

I was only about 1/2 way up on the board so I just pushed it backward between my legs and dove forward and learned an important lesson about what happens to the water in front of a fast moving large wave. The water had been drawn down so that there was only about 12" under the surface - I hit the sand so hard with that wave driving me down that my front tooth was knocked out BY THE ROOT. The wave held me under, ground my face into the sand and pushed me toward the beach for what seemed like an eternity. About the time that I figured I was done - just about to gulp water for air, the wave let me up.

I remember standing on the beach with blood all over my face and chest, feeling my back reacting to having been bent double the wrong way - just stood there swaying, stunned.

I am convinced to this day that God decided he had some work for me to do - there were so many ways I should have been dead from that stupid move. Never did see a doctor about my back - I think it put itself together over the next 12 months (I went into the army a year later and seemed to do fine).

I laughed as I read this brother. Not at your pain but in memory of my own. I have a dandy scar on my chin after discovering just how bouyant my surfboard was compared to me. Got wiped out, it went down fast and came up faster and bang! When I got home I went to my Mum and said "look at what I can do" and poked my tongue THROUGH my face. She wasnt impressed and made me have the new hole stitched up! Darn it! That would have been so cool at school. Funny how sometimes the nastiest injuries hurt less than stubbing your toe.

 

[gwiley]

I laughed as I read this brother. Not at your pain but in memory of my own. I have a dandy scar on my chin after discovering just how bouyant my surfboard was compared to me. Got wiped out, it went down fast and came up faster and bang! When I got home I went to my Mum and said "look at what I can do" and poked my tongue THROUGH my face. She wasnt impressed and made me have the new hole stitched up! Darn it! That would have been so cool at school. Funny how sometimes the nastiest injuries hurt less than stubbing your toe.

For me the real fun was the prosthetic tooth they gave me - it was on a retainer that I could pop out with my tongue. It is really funny to see how people react when you front tooth pops out/in through through lips while they are talking with you - most folks would let out a holler and then an "oh, that's gross".

It was a lot of fun to walk around with my tooth missing too - instant redneck appeal.

I hated it when they finally put a permanent bridge in.

 

[GNAR13]

Well come on! Tell us how you did it.
The dumber your mistake, the better for this thread.

i got tossed out of an argo (8 wheel atv) that was running wide open....bailing wire does not make a good throttle cable

 

[tomtrees58]

o mam i hit a pipe in a stump with a 056 it came back in to my knees 180 stitches and staples in each lag:jawdrop:tomtrees

 

[tree md]

I came 20' out of a tree and fractured my heel. It actually exploded. The head radiologist lady got onto the young x-ray tech when she thought she screwed up on the x-ray. She took one herself then came back in and told me I no longer had a heel. Was bedridden for a month, walked on crutches for 6 and had to walk with the aid of a cane for the rest of the year.Kept me out of the trees for a couple of years.Was 2 years before I was healed up enough to climb again. Stupid mistake. I was taking a shortcut, using a ladder. First time I had ever used a ladder an 10 years of climbing. My story is in this forum a few years back so I won't go into the whole rigmarole.

I also got smacked in the chin pretty hard when a crooked limb pitched in the chipper one time. Didn't get out of the way in time. I saw pretty colors I didn't even know existed. 12 stitches and 1 week light duty rolling around with the knuckle boom; Doctors orders.

I've nicked myself a couple of times with the saw but to tell the truth, I have cut myself way worse and way more often with my handsaw. I think that thing is out to get me.

I won't bore you with the non work related stuff but I've had some doosies outside of the workplace as well.

 

[wvlogger]

i got 48 stiches to the left leg above the knee from a kick back split my skull from a falling limb and various other holes and injuries

 

[lego1970]

Doing tree work,

Broke left tibia (shin bone) in a tree accident a couple years ago. Everything works pretty good however when I squat my left knee sits about 6" higher then my right knee and when I get up from sitting on the ground I have to roll to my right side and use my right leg to do most of the work. If affects me a little in a tree when I'm in a tight spot or getting up from sitting on a limb, but not that much. Aside from that I can jog, jump, and lift heavy objects with no problem. The only other tree accident that left a scar is I tore my middle fingernail off with a running chainsaw and left a little slashing scar above it. That one was my fault since I was drinking with my neighbor and thought it would be a good idea to trim his trees. The good thing is it didn't hurt enough to stop drinking

Personal life,
Broke my right arm twice when I was a kid only one year apart from each other. Broke or sprained a few bones in my right foot from a car accident (never did trust the driver I was riding with). Got robbed/jumped in 1993. Took a pretty good beating and I guess one of the guys hit my head with a pipe or something. Took about a three days before I was able to talk clear enough to be understood, then another couple weeks to speak as fast as my brain was processing what I wanted to say, took about two weeks to get my hearing back fully, and about a month before I could smell and taste again. It was a wild experience, I think I understand what a stroke victim goes thru because I was fully aware of what was going on after a couple days but I didn't have full use of my motor skills so for about a week or two it took me several minutes to get out one sentence. Aside from that some stiches here and there and that's about it.

 

[pdqdl]

Damn. Now that's a serious head injury!

 

[EdenT]

A different kind of injury.

I apologise in advance. This is a long and boring post. If you’re looking for action you may want to skip this post.

As a kid I spent a lot of time swimming and being outdoors, there being nothing good on TV in the olden days. I remember being very sunburned often. It was hilarious slapping each other on the back and squealing with pain.

Just short of my 40th birthday, I woke up one morning and thought I had a blind pimple underneath the end of my nose a little to the right near the edge of the nostril. I tried to squeeze it but nothing happened except that it hurt a lot. Give it a day or two I thought. A couple of days later still no joy.

About a month later I got around to going to the doctor. By this time it has developed into a little pimple like crater that wouldn't go away. He gives me some anti-biotic for skin infections and asks me to check back in a month. A month later it’s still there. He sends me for a biopsy. Lunatic dressed in a Nurses uniform gives me a nose piercing. Unpleasant!

It turns out I have a basal cell carcinoma (BCC). I was lucky, these are the most benign of skin cancers and people rarely die if treated. Comparatively I knew of a lady that woke up one morning with a sore toe and a tiny black dot under her toenail. The tiny black dot was a melanoma and three months later she was dead.

I digress. The treatment decided for my BCC was a surgery (that I can’t remember the name of); where they remove a superficial (as in on the surface) cancer by taking 1/16” slices from the cancerous area. They then take the slice to the lab and do a test for cancerous cells. If they find any on the top surface they need to take another slice. I was conscious, sedated, and under local anaesthetic for the procedure. The first slice was OK. I was fully wacked of a magic pill they had given me and the local was working well. I was optimistic. I was disappointed to have to go in for a second slice an hour later. The second slice was much worse than the first. The anaesthetic was losing its effectiveness and the pill had sent me from happy go lucky daze to nauseous and depressed. When they came for the fourth slice I was in tears. They took grafts from my ears to rebuild my nose. There is nothing as deafening as the sound of a scalpel sawing cartilage off your ear. I try to suppress the memory of that hellish day and live in dread of it happening again.

The moral of my story is that this is a really crappy injury to suffer, and an even worse one to die from. Go and get a scan, regularly, you owe it to your loved ones. Speaking of which make sure your kids are Sun-Smart. What could have been a deadly injury to me was probably inflicted when I was a child. I get scanned all the time now, because the greatest predictor for cancer is cancer. At the moment it’s a dead heat between the smokes, the sun, and the ropes to see what’ll get me. As long as it stays a dead heat and I’m a careful climber I should be fine.

Please take care Y'all

 

[385XP]

TKOed by a sprung hickory.

I get head aches & my left ear always rings. . .

It happened allmost 3 years ago

I was topping a walnut tree and accidently cut aspring pole off and took the rear handle of a 385 to the jaw.It hurt like hell but never knocked me out.