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Anyone sustained any injuries over the festive season*?

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ChippySauce · 27/12/2024 07:29

(*Past or present)

I accidentally knocked the steam vent on the instant pot on Christmas eve.
I now have a lovely 10p sized burn mark on my upper arm 😖

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Icanlarf · 27/12/2024 08:07

Face palmed the pavement outside my local station. Sitting on the cold pavement pouring blood, trying to stop the Ambulance called by a passer -by. I spent Christmas looking like a Thriller Extra. This was last Thursday and I still have a face full of bruises.

Bitchillywillytoday · 27/12/2024 08:52

Peeling a parsnip with a new very sharp veg peeler, peeled right through the top of my little finger and most of the nail, god it hurt and still throbbing from Christmas day, oh the blood!

Sherrystrull · 27/12/2024 09:06

Walked into a relatives very chunky sofa foot and bashed my little toe. Very swollen and bruised.

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weebarra · 27/12/2024 09:14

DH leant in to smell DS2's aftershave, DS2 accidentally sprayed it so DH got an eyeful.
Cue lots of swearing and running the eye under water for ages.

KnopkaPixie · 27/12/2024 10:28

I broke my ankle last Christmas but was determined to think that it was just a sprain so just took ibuprofen and hobbled. I saw the GP for something else about three weeks later and he told me straight away that it was broken but sent me for an X Ray to be sure. Fractured talus.

I was quite impressed with my pain tolerance but the GP thought I was being very stupid.

It's mainly alright now but has been achy in the cold weather lately.

QuestionableMouse · 27/12/2024 10:29

I've got flu and I've coughed so much I've bruised my ribs.

ChippySauce · 28/12/2024 07:29

Hope you're feeling better now @QuestionableMouse

@KnopkaPixie a broken ankle! 😨

@weebarra 😅 oh dear! Been there, done that!

@Sherrystrull that's so easily done, hope it's feeling better now.

Ouuuch!!! @Bitchillywillytoday bloody parsnips. Literally!

@Icanlarf oh my goodness, how are you doing now? Hope you're looking less battered and bruised.

Well, I'm now sporting a lovely hole in my arm. It's disgusting. And annoying.
😥

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CarrieMoonbeams · 28/12/2024 07:47

Well I somehow twisted my knee walking across the living room floor on Christmas day! I don't drink alcohol so can't blame that, we have loads of pets but none of them was near me so can't blame them, wooden flooring with no rugs or anything so can't blame that!

It's one of those things that is mostly fine until it isn't - it kind of gives way every so often. I said to DH, I wonder if Bear Grylls will be like this when he's our age?!

@ChippySauce steam burns are SO painful, I really feel for you.

@QuestionableMouse , I had that horrible cold virus last month and did exactly the same. It's awful when you need to cough and you have to hold on to yourself first.

@Bitchillywillytoday ouch, the thought of that made my eyes water!

@KnopkaPixie , you are hardcore!

@weebarra oooh, I'll bet that stung! On the plus side, at least his eye smelled nice.

@Sherrystrull , were you able to practice your swearing, or did you have to hold it in?

@Icanlarf you poor thing, that sounds awful. I fell a couple of years ago and had that wobbly chin thing going on like a child - I really struggled not to cry. Hope you're on the mend.

unsync · 28/12/2024 07:56

I had a ridiculous one - a papercut behind my ear from my cracker crown. I'd forgotten how much they sting.

Basketballhoop · 28/12/2024 08:04

Tripped over on my Christmas morning run, bruised arm and knackered knee. Knee is very sore and swollen. I am ignoring and hoping it improves.

rosiethegremlin · 28/12/2024 08:06

One New Year's Eve a jar of peanut butter fell out the cupboard and I tried to catch it with my foot. Broke my big toe and couldn't drive into work for a week. They didn't believe me either.

LuckysDadsHat · 28/12/2024 08:08

My daughter fell off her new scooter. Blood everywhere. And you know it's bad when you pull down the leggings and chunks of flesh fall out onto the floor.

endsnewyearsday · 28/12/2024 08:20

Yep. I've got a big fat blister on top of my foot from spilling hot goose fat. Had to finish cooking the rest of it with my foot in a bowl of cold water!

TakeMyLifeAndLetItBe · 28/12/2024 08:23

I fell off dd's new skateboard! Yes, I really ought to know better. My goodness, it hurt!!

beezlebubnicky · 28/12/2024 08:25

Bitchillywillytoday · 27/12/2024 08:52

Peeling a parsnip with a new very sharp veg peeler, peeled right through the top of my little finger and most of the nail, god it hurt and still throbbing from Christmas day, oh the blood!

Oh poor @Bitchillywillytoday I did that last year, it's so painful isn't it! So much so I'm afraid to use those standard peelers now.

I fell down the stairs a few days before Xmas this year, and still have a fading but enormous bruise on my hip, and a haematoma under it. Last year I accidentally kicked the wall solidly when running from room to room, and badly broke my toe. It was purple and agony all Xmas, and for some strange reason it took 10 months to fully heal. I really don't recommend 😏.

SparklingBalls · 28/12/2024 08:31

Sliced right through my little finger with a vegetable grater. Almost to the bone, a lovely big chunk off it just hanging off. Bled for ages. With enough pressure and tight plasters it looks like most of it is knitting itself back together, but it will leave a lovely scar once it's fully healed.

Icanlarf · 28/12/2024 09:21

ChippySauce · 28/12/2024 07:29

Hope you're feeling better now @QuestionableMouse

@KnopkaPixie a broken ankle! 😨

@weebarra 😅 oh dear! Been there, done that!

@Sherrystrull that's so easily done, hope it's feeling better now.

Ouuuch!!! @Bitchillywillytoday bloody parsnips. Literally!

@Icanlarf oh my goodness, how are you doing now? Hope you're looking less battered and bruised.

Well, I'm now sporting a lovely hole in my arm. It's disgusting. And annoying.
😥

Sending best wishes to all fellow sufferers. I spent Christmas Day looking like an extra from Thriller, 2 black eyes, cut and bruising from forehead to under my chin. Fortunately it was only my daughter and grown up family there so no frightening the babies. And Much sympathy from everyone , but as this is one of several times this year that DH has had to scrape me up from the pavement, I am no longer allowed to travel too far without him.

My lovely SiL bought me a 4 wheeled shopping trolley, with safety features. It is a cross between a tank and a Rolls Royce.He is an diamond.

ChippySauce · 30/12/2024 20:46

How are you doing now @Icanlarf ?

I just dropped a wooden chopping board on my big toe! 😫

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Scutterbug · 30/12/2024 20:53

I walked into the sofa and caught my toe nail. Lovely and black now!

Anotherfrozenpizzafortea · 30/12/2024 21:05

I broke a rib on our Xmas do - I was driving so stone cold sober, just tripped over my own foot.

Serencwtch · 30/12/2024 21:20

Sliced my finger opening a supermarket version of Baileys. Cut on the metal that seals the cap.

Like a paper cut but waay more painful. About 4 drops of blood but my god it was painful. Every time I took the plaster off it would sting like crazy just being exposed to the air.

Icanlarf · 30/12/2024 21:20

ChippySauce · 30/12/2024 20:46

How are you doing now @Icanlarf ?

I just dropped a wooden chopping board on my big toe! 😫

Ouch I am so sorry to hear that. Thank you for asking. My face and chin are still bruised but no other side effects I am relieved to say. I took the new walking trolley out today and felt much safer.

Alliscalmallisnotbright · 30/12/2024 21:23

Broke both my wrists while out running. Managed to avoid two casts though.

GreyRooted · 30/12/2024 21:47

I sliced the top of my thumb on Christmas Eve. Picture is from yesterday now it’s dried up a bit. I’ve removed the black flap of skin as it was catching but the leftover ‘hole’, although dried over is very sensitive!!

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JBJ · 30/12/2024 21:53

Carrying Henry back into the kitchen after vacuuming (I have a l stair gate to get through hence not pulling him along), I bashed my arm on the door handle, jumped in pain and managed to smack myself in the face with the metal hose bit that was sticking up! So I've got a huge bruise on my forearm from the door handle and a lump and bruise on my left eyebrow from the vacuum cleaner. My son says I ought to wear an inflatable suit and helmet at all times 🤣