To ask for your weirdest injury?

[Confrontayshunme]

Sitting in A&E with a fish bone stuck in my throat (thanks high protein lunch) and wondering if anyone else has had such a dumb reason for A&E visit.

The last time I was in A&E, I smashed my finger in one of those pedal tractors at a petting farm.

My MIL broke her knee because a random dog chased a ball into her.

I know you guys will be able to entertain me during the 2hr43min wait (approximately).

Ouch. Poor you.

Once had awkward A&E conversation as to how i'd so badly dislocated two fingers.

Explaining to a clearly-trying-his-best-not-to-snigger Dr that I'd unwisely encouraged a 7yr old boy of unnaturally competitive arm-wrestling skills to "try harder" was not my finest hour...

I was drunk at a festival once and sat on a gas lamp on the back of a trailer. I now have a 6 inch by 6 inch scar (in the shape of a bowler hat, incidentally) on my left buttock.

I have only just seen an entire other thread on this topic from a few days ago!

I picked up the handset of my work phone quite quickly and managed to give myself a black eye

I was once struggling to unlock my office door with my laptop on my shoulder and another heavy bag in my hand. (Why didn't I put at least one on the floor??) The laptop bag slipped off my shoulder and I tried to stop it hitting the floor by catching it on my thumb. It still hit the floor (and was fine) but unfortunately I ended up with a fracture dislocation of my thumb as payback for my stupidity.

DH once stabbed himself in the hand with a plastic fork and needed stitches.

Not me, but someone I knew went to use his eyes drops and picked up his sisters nail glue instead...ended up at A&E with his eye glued shut!

My friend once sliced her finger open on a frozen tomato slice on top of a frozen pizza...

I was wearing very baggy jeans (thanks, 2003) and as I was walking I stuck one foot inside the opposite trouser leg and tried to take a step. I fell the length of myself in the middle of the street.

Ended up at a walk-in centre. I’d turned over in bed and caught my eyelid on the end of a feather sticking out of my pillow. Twice.

• To clarify, btw: my fingers were dislocated by the arm wrestling, NOT a 7 yr old's!

(Ironically, I was trying to 'teach' him self-defence moves. That went well, then)

@Clumsywith2leftfeet

Sounds like someone REALLY should have gone to specsavers!

I learned NEVER walk with your hands in your pockets of your skinny jeans...

I tripped over my own feet... "timberrrrr" still have the scar on my knee and elbow

I sprained my wrist and damage the tendons in my thumb by pulling back the duvet getting out of bed in the morning!

I had to tell my practise nurse the reason for my black eye and scratched face was my cat fell on me and would i need a tetanus

I've managed quite a collection over the yesrs.

Fell about 4ft out of a tree I'd just climbed when I was 8 and caught my left arm inbetween two branches. Snapped that arm too and almost lost it as pulled free. That needed 3 playes, 18 screws and 3 operations over 5 days to sort and I still have sensation issues with it.

Sledging as a kid, we'd made a snow ramp, I went over the ramp and upon impact the sledge shattered sending a nice sharp wedge of plastic into my arse resulting in a 5/6 inch gash across the cheek.

Tripped over a ball and snapped my arm in two, needed 2 plates and 12 screws to sort that.

Received an 8 inch slice up my arm , severed tendons in 3 fingers and lost the top of my middle finger knuckle after tripping over my mum's dog and going through their plate glass door.

Was desperate for a pee waiting for the night bus in Edinburgh, so decided to jump the fence into Princes Street Gardens and promptly impaled my foot on one of the spikes. That was shite journey home.

I'm sure there are more but those are the ones stick out.

Buccanarab

Fucking hell, I'd never leave my house if I were you!

Practice nurse i am sure she didn't need to practise

I also fell over 1990s baggy jeans and have a scar of my shin when i kicked it with my own shoe

I broke a rib coughing once.

Jumped off a pub roof into a tree. Went ok the first time. Second time I impaled my leg on a tree branch,

I got avalanched while waiting at a bus stop and was knocked out by the impact of the snow and hurt my neck badly.

I was once in the car with DH and a pheasant jumped out did a kind of commando roll around the car and his wing came in my window and sliced my face. Bloody thing was trotting off when I looked in the mirror.

I also have a big scar on my finger where it had to be glued back together when I was helping with a cheese and wine evening and managed to cut it opening a packet of edam with a massive carving knife. I don't know what I was thinking.

Ninja pheasant

You ok now, OP?

Are you fish bone-free?

I have a few to add.
I have tripped, over a luminous yellow speed bump (in broad day light) and fallen flat on my face, scarred both knees .
I stuck my own thumb nail in my eye while sliding the toggle on my school bag too quickly up the strings
My dad once hugged my dgm (his mil), a little too excitedly after a good football result and broke her rib!
Oh and my dad also cracked his head open on the corner of a bay window outside a ladies public toilet! The staff at a&e looked a little concerned when they asked him what happened and his answer was "I walked into a ladies toilet" .

I was out at a competition with my horse. First time I'd ever floated a horse by myself, using a friends car and float. It was a little rainy and I was thinking about the drive back when I thought I should dry horse's legs off before putting his travelling boots on. I could see him being distracted, looking across the paddock. Now, normally I chat away so the horse knows where I am. Not this day. Walked up and wrapped the towel around his fetlock. Scared the crap out of the poor boy and he gave an almighty kick. The towel flew a good 15meters and my hand copped a point blank kick. Broke the little wing off my ring finger where your finger joins your hand (xrayed a few days later). Taped it up with a bit of horse bandage, all good. Dr very impressed with my strapping skills and didn't redo it.

Recovering from that and came a cropper out riding. Dislocated my thumb on the other hand.

Trying to do the saddle up with two bunged up hands was rather tricky for a while.

I sneezed and broke 5!!! ribs 🙈
Apparently its not that uncommon to break ribs like that, but 5 at once was a bit much!