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Silly injury

64 replies

Scoobydoobywho · 09/04/2020 17:01

As I am currently nursing a cut above my lip from a tin falling on my face, I was wondering if anyone else has had a ridiculous injury.

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FourEyesGood · 09/04/2020 17:07

My dad slipped a disc playing Scrabble.

Scoobydoobywho · 09/04/2020 17:10

Oh dear. Twister I understand, but Scrabble.

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lincsmum71 · 09/04/2020 17:11

I'm really accident prone, within a 12 month period I managed to drop a bottle on my foot (fortunately no broken bones), slip on water on my kitchen floor damaging knee muscles and ended up on crutches and then I tripped on a kerb outside McDonald and cracked a rib. I'm convinced my colleagues thought that my husband was attacking me but I'm just insanely clumsy!

FaithInfinity · 09/04/2020 17:15

I was trying to sneak out the bedroom one night when DH was snoring horrendously. I misjudged it and walked into the corner of the bed. Oh my days it hurt so much I cried. I had a bruise on my shin that went from my ankle to my knee and it was tender for about 3 months, I think I did soft tissue damage! All to try to avoid walking DH, which failed anyway because I yelped from the pain!

Merryoldgoat · 09/04/2020 17:16

I got a trapped nerve in my neck from a bus braking a bit hard.

I also cut my toe quit badly by trying to kick a belt under the bed and the buckle piercing the skin in a freak accident.

Theresnobslikeshowb · 09/04/2020 17:16

I stepped back off the ladder whilst putting a sheet on the bunk bed and broke my toe!

Theresnobslikeshowb · 09/04/2020 17:16

Oh and broke my nose head butting a horse

Theresnobslikeshowb · 09/04/2020 17:17

And broke my arm ice skating

Theresnobslikeshowb · 09/04/2020 17:18

And sliced my foot open dropping a wet bowl whilst drying it and broke my scaphoid bone getting up out of a chair

Theresnobslikeshowb · 09/04/2020 17:19

Last one- broke my finger playing basket ball🙈

Theresnobslikeshowb · 09/04/2020 17:23

Shit forgot this one- I tripped in a pothole, and hurt my wrist and foot but thought it would be ok. Went to the hospital 3 days later, and I had broken my foot in 2 places and broken the scaphoid on the opposite wrist to the last time.

Frariedeamin · 09/04/2020 17:24

I broke my nose walking into the side of a bright red bus.

IHaveBrilloHair · 09/04/2020 17:38

I once burned my face on the iron because I was smelling the lovely clean clothes on the ironing board.

RedHairAndAHandMeDownRobe · 09/04/2020 17:40

Ihavebrillohair that's the best one. Surely nothing can beat that!!

Scoobydoobywho · 09/04/2020 17:47

@Theresnobslikeshowb oh my god, how do you dare leave the house.

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triedandtestedteacher · 09/04/2020 18:03

I caught my little toe on my husband's slipper and broke it

Snaga · 09/04/2020 18:08

I think I may have broken a bone in my hand making my husband a cup of tea (misjudged where the unit was an smashed my hand into it at full force). It was agony when I did it a week ago and still have no strength and am prone to agony if I use it wrong.

However more scared of catching covid 19 than the possibility and consequences of it being broken, especially as I have use of my hand so haven't been to have it x-rayed. Just being careful with it and hoping for the best.

SpiltMilk100 · 09/04/2020 18:12

I once fell off a stage (drunk) and knocked my front teeth out.

Watto1 · 09/04/2020 18:13

The Big Boss was visiting from Italy. I was talking to him about my current project and trying to sound intelligent and competent as we were walking along a corridor. I tripped over a ‘Caution! Wet floor!’ sign and had to go to A and E to get my wrist x-rayed.

iklboo · 09/04/2020 18:15

I've torn a sacro-iliac (pelvic) ligament turning round to get something off the kitchen counter.

TheSandman · 09/04/2020 18:15

Currently have an arm full of 3rd degree burns after forgetting to switch off the hand blender before taking it out of the soup I was making. Hot broccoli poultice applied at speed to my other arm.

OlaEliza · 09/04/2020 18:17

I've actually walked in to a door frame, several times. I used to end up covered in bruises from walking into the coffee table etc. I'm sure the people at my gym pool thought DH must have been beating me up.

Theresnobslikeshowb · 09/04/2020 18:17

Scoobydoobywho I didn’t know i was so bad!!! I haven’t included all the boring breaks and sprains 🙈 bubble wrap?? 🤔lol

IAmFleshIAmBone · 09/04/2020 18:34

I once cut myself on a loaf of bread. The loaf, not the knife Grin

Lactarius · 09/04/2020 18:44

I was bending some steel, attempting to make a slingshot for the kids, when the vice stand started to wobble. Obviously, grabbing the red hot steel to steady it was the obvious choice to make.