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What is the last injury/illness you had?

23 replies

ArgfromTowie · 14/02/2018 13:15

Whether it be minor or major

The last injury was a sore backside slipping on the ice

The last illness was flu in November

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elliejjtiny · 14/02/2018 13:17

Last injury was a bruise on my arm where ds kicked me. Last illness was a cold I had last week.

iklboo · 14/02/2018 13:22

I've got Ménière's disease & in the middle of an attack. This morning I surfed down the stairs on my back without my feet touching any of them .

mimibunz · 14/02/2018 13:24

Currently have shingles. Broke my ankle in October. Can’t remember the last time I wasn’t in pain!

awkwardsitch · 14/02/2018 18:16

Chronic headaches every day.

Last acute illnesses? Sinusitis in September and ear infection last month.

yawning801 · 14/02/2018 18:18

Injury was a bashed elbow after falling out with the door frame on Saturday. Illness was flu - right now!

MurielsBottom · 14/02/2018 18:31

Recently diagnosed with menieres disease although symptoms are quiet at the moment apart from an inability to walk in a straight line.
Last injury was when I fell off my bike in Nov last year and bruised my leg. Gave the people in the bus stop some free entertainment.

ShellsBells76 · 14/02/2018 18:37

Flu over Christmas, first Flu in 20 years......hot water bottle burst in my lap and gave me third degree burns over my legs.

Witchend · 14/02/2018 19:20

I trapped my little finger in the loft ladder when putting it away at work today. It's a bit bruised and swollen.
I'm trying to pretend I didn't as I can't be bothered to fill out the accident book and my colleagues will laugh

scurryfunge · 14/02/2018 19:23

Smashed tib and fib as a result of an assault at work.

MurielsBottom · 14/02/2018 20:08

Oh, scurry that sounds very traumatic!

shouldnthavesaid · 15/02/2018 03:51

Kidney infection a fortnight ago.

New UTI started 7am yesterday... I'm waiting on urgent urology diagnostics and probably surgery :(

Todamhottoday · 15/02/2018 04:00

Dysentery, rather unpleasant.

Mimi I feel your pain!

Argeles · 15/02/2018 04:24

I’m 35 weeks pregnant, and have had a deep chesty cough for 2 weeks that just will not clear.

I’m constantly coughing up so much phlegm, day and night - but it’s never ending.

I can’t take any expectorants to ease phlegm out, so I’m having to take paracetamol to deal with the resulting discomfort instead. I rest as much as I can, constantly sip water, and I’m drinking copious amounts of it daily, as well as hot drinks. I also apply a warm wheat pillow to my chest about 3-4 times per day, suck on eucalyptus cough sweets, and steam my nose 1-2 times per day. I also make sure I go for a walk, as it’s supposed to help, but I feel dreadful. We went on an hour long car journey today, and despite drinking water the whole time, every minute or less, I was coughing terribly and having to spit everything into tissues - which makes me feel extremely gross.

I was already suffering from rib pain and heartburn, but the constant coughing has aggravated these too. It’s wearing me out.

SuperBeagle · 15/02/2018 04:30

Couldn't recall the last illness. Haven't had so much as a cold in over 2 years.

Last injury of note was a sprained ankle with partially torn ligaments, which I got from an incident at one of those indoor trampoline centres. It took around 3 months for the swelling to go down enough for me to put normal shoes on.

Goldensunnydays81 · 15/02/2018 04:33

Last injury was falling down some slate steps in the rain resulting in the biggest bruise I have ever had covering most of my bum!! Sitting down was painful for a while.
Latest illness was the flu, with an infection and complications from my diabetes which ended up with an ambulance ride, 2 nights in intensive care plus a further 2 nights in hospital, was pretty horrible.

Reallycantbebothered · 15/02/2018 04:41

Recently diagnosed with vasculitis, it's a rare autoimmune disease.( body attacks/destroys blood vessels )
currently on high dose steroids and cytotoxic medication ....is life changing/destroying

ljlkk · 15/02/2018 04:58

Bashed elbow (funny bone) maybe 2 wks ago. It was Not Funny. Recovered within an hr, though.

Illness.... 36 hr Vomitting bug maybe 21 m ago?

LuvMyBoyz · 15/02/2018 08:46

Last illness was a really bad cold just after Xmas which kept me out of action for a week.

Currently have a sprained ankle after slipping in mud on a canal bank. Will never trivialise a sprain again.

UsernameInvalid66 · 17/02/2018 21:01

Injury: I pulled something on the inner side of my knee doing yoga a couple of months ago and it still hurts a bit occasionally when I've had it bent for a long time, or slept in the foetal position.

Illness: sickness and diarrhoea nearly a year ago, only lasted a few hours but interfered with my plans to go to a demo I really cared about.

Fairylea · 17/02/2018 21:04

Last illness was a severe chest infection that went on for 3 weeks with 3 lots of antibiotics. Horrible!

Last injury - burning my mouth drinking hot chocolate that was much too hot but ds aged 5 was rushing me so I just gulped without thinking! Shock

user1484313858 · 17/02/2018 21:05

Rescheduled our annual ski trip at a pretty significant cost as we all had that awful flu virus for the whole of Christmas, only to smash my wrist on the second day...

Natsku · 17/02/2018 21:17

Well I gave birth last week and reckon my fanjo got pretty injured in the process! And suffered a haemorrhage and uterine infection. Fun week.

Prokupatuscrakedatus · 18/02/2018 20:06

Last illness: a UTI in January

Last injury: cut (about 10 cm) from a cutter because I forgot my leg was under the cardboard I was cutting up for recycling.

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