Have you ever broken a bone?

[CarerKate]

I'm mid 30s and haven't ever broken a bone.

No I haven’t either.

I don't think it's unusual to never break a bone.

I broke my ankles last year in my mid 40s. I think I was unlucky.

Only broke one ankle apologies for the random plural. It WOULD have been mega unlucky to break both!

Broken arm when I was 3. Was in a car crash.

Yes, twice, but not until my mid 40s/50s, so don't count your chickens yet

Elbow aged 10
Foot aged 19
Dislocated knee age 25

Not to mention numerous sprains, ligaments, scars etc.

A few fractures here and there, mostly from clumsy falls when I’ve dislocated my kneecaps.

All toes as a kid, more than once (seawater swimming pool /lido, variable water depth).
Thumb aged 7. Slid off bike.
Wrist aged 9. Flew off bike.
All fingers when working as security. I was attacked by a group at a festival.
Middle finger as an adult. Slammed hand in car door.
Left foot as an adult. Multiple healed breaks showed up on last xray. I have weak tendons and ligaments after a bad break, and now keep going over on it. I've rarely seen a Doc as just strap it up and keep going.

Had a bone density scan last year, all good but it runs heavily through the family.

My cheekbone in my 20's

My foot, but don't know how or when.

A couple of toes, in my 40's. I tripped over a tree root in flip flops, and stubbed my toe twice in quick succession on a stool.

Yep. Rib.
Receiving end of a punch.

33 here. No I haven’t and I have osteopenia.

My sister manages to break one arm twice and the other arm once all before she turned 16

Most toes several times
A few fingers several times
My nose twice
My ribs

No but DS managed to break four bones within an eighteen month period when he was 7/8!

Currently recovering from a broken ankle.

More than my fair share…. Mostly arms. The last one was definitely my own fault. I did a bloody good job, too. Had to have it reconstructed. Had nine prior to that, but my mother was involved there. Many fingers. Leg (they pulled me out with it when I was born - like a calf, I imagine.) Shoulder, clavicle, the very tip of my little finger (fuck, that one hurt!) couple of ribs (car accident) thumb (performing CPR)
The last one (thumb) required hand surgery. The hand surgeon asked about my over-familiarity with orthopaedic surgeons and noticed how mobile and clicks my joints are. Seems I got to nearly 50 to discover that the reason I’m a bloody klutz is because I have Ehler’s-Danlos Syndrome. Oh, and I also have to have heart surgery too. Shitballs.

I hadn't until I was in my 50s. Then I broke my neck, sternum, mutiple ribs, shoulder and ankle. I wouldn't recommend it.

Nose
Arm
Fingers
Ribs
Foot

38 never broken a bone despite being very clumsy and accident prone

Yes, in my mid 40's I tripped going up the stairs in my slippers. Broke my little finger. It made a noise like a snapping twig.

I broke my wrist about 5 years ago - I slipped on some wet steps, put my hand out to stop myself. It's apparently the most common cause of broken wrists. I was 58 then so I did well to get to that age without any breaks.

Broke my hip when I was 9

Yep. Finger, wrist and ankle (not all at the same time)

Fell over and hurt my back. It REALLY hurt. Fifteen years later I learned I'd actually fractured my spine after having a scan for something unrelated. My only break (unless I have others I'm not yet aware of!!)

Had my first broken bone aged 46.

Time yet.

I have. The nteresting thing I have found is the varying degrees of pain, depending on what is broken and how badly. I have had a couple of broken fingers that made impressive snapping noises and looked visibly wonky, that was ouchy, but totally manageable.

I then had an elbow injury which was described as ‘life changing’ and I am now full of metal pins and plates - that was insanely painful and it makes me feel a bit sick when i think of it. It’s great for freaking people out though because I do look a bit like Frankenstein