Stupid injuries

drjeff · Jul 16, 2008, 11:56 AM

Okay, we've all had them, you know the kind where you're not really paying attention to something that you've done 1000 times before and all of the sudden whammo!

So myself, I was just a couple of minutes ago going to check a patient in one of my hygienists rooms. Here's the thing, I'm 6'3" and she's 5'0", so she keep the height of her chair just a bit lower than I keep mine. I sit in this shortened chair many times a day at work and have for the last 5+ years, but for some reason today I go to sit down and my left leg moves the wrong way and I really pulled one of the muscles that control the lateral movements of my left hip

So now I'm gimping around the office, 1/2 mad at myself for not paying attention and 1/2 laughing at myself for having a "sitting" injury

ctenidae · Jul 16, 2008, 12:30 PM

I slipped a disk bowling in China a little over a year ago.

It's a sports injury, dammit!

GrilledSteezeSandwich · Jul 16, 2008, 12:35 PM

I stub my Toe about once a week...but I've never..knock on wood..had a serious injury that kept me from the slopes more than 2-3 days..

GrilledSteezeSandwich · Jul 16, 2008, 12:35 PM

Paper cuts are the worst..

noski · Jul 16, 2008, 2:12 PM

Sitting at my desk, elbow on the desk and chin in hand reading a document on my monitor..... then the back of my leg hits the lever under my chair seat just right so my chair immediately sinks to the lowest setting, I nearly ripped the nose off my face as my chin slipped from its fist-perch and slid up my face. This from the gal who glued her mouth shut with super glue taking the cap off with my teeth. I really need to be more careful.

hardline · Jul 16, 2008, 3:11 PM

on monday durring the load out from the 50 cent event i was taking a road case for a mixer to the roof and someone moped the floor. slip and wacked my head with the case. now i have a cromagnon lump on my forehead.

Beetlenut · Jul 16, 2008, 9:11 PM

Building my first house, flattened my thumb with a framing hammer so bad, blood shot out all over the place, broke the nail in a million pieces. Hurts just to think about it!

Or the time I was building walls with a pneumatic framing nailer, and shot a framing nail through the first joint of my pointer finger. Still doesn't bend all the way.

Or... too many to list!

Trekchick · Jul 16, 2008, 9:24 PM

Dude, I'm a chick but my injury came with a much better story. Yours is kinda lame(pun intended)

drjeff · Jul 16, 2008, 10:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trekchick

Dude, I'm a chick but my injury came with a much better story. Yours is kinda lame(pun intended)

Why would I be willing to bet a bit of $$ that hidden deep down, Trek has a stupid injury story involving her and some waste pumping/excavating equipment.

Trekchick · Jul 17, 2008, 8:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by drjeff

Why would I be willing to bet a bit of $$ that hidden deep down, Trek has a stupid injury story involving her and some waste pumping/excavating equipment.

I won't tell you how stupid I felt when I walked into an outrigger on a backhoe needing 2 stitches in my head. Only two stitches, but you shoulda seen all the blood. How long have the outriggers been on the backhoe? FOREVER!!!

Jul 16, 2008, 11:56 AM	#1 (permalink)
drjeff Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brooklyn, CT Posts: 4,117	Stupid injuries Okay, we've all had them, you know the kind where you're not really paying attention to something that you've done 1000 times before and all of the sudden whammo! So myself, I was just a couple of minutes ago going to check a patient in one of my hygienists rooms. Here's the thing, I'm 6'3" and she's 5'0", so she keep the height of her chair just a bit lower than I keep mine. I sit in this shortened chair many times a day at work and have for the last 5+ years, but for some reason today I go to sit down and my left leg moves the wrong way and I really pulled one of the muscles that control the lateral movements of my left hip So now I'm gimping around the office, 1/2 mad at myself for not paying attention and 1/2 laughing at myself for having a "sitting" injury __________________ Thrill you kids! www.cedarworks.com

Jul 16, 2008, 12:30 PM	#2 (permalink)
ctenidae Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Boston Posts: 4,688	I slipped a disk bowling in China a little over a year ago. It's a sports injury, dammit! __________________ "Man is an imperfect animal and never quite trustworthy in the dark."- HG Wells

Jul 16, 2008, 9:24 PM	#8 (permalink)
Trekchick I'm Baaaack! Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,163	Dude, I'm a chick but my injury came with a much better story. Yours is kinda lame(pun intended) __________________ Well-behaved women rarely make history ~ ~ Laurel Thatcher Ulrich

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Jul 16, 2008, 12:35 PM	#3 (permalink)
GrilledSteezeSandwich Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 7,668	I stub my Toe about once a week...but I've never..knock on wood..had a serious injury that kept me from the slopes more than 2-3 days..

Jul 16, 2008, 12:35 PM	#4 (permalink)
GrilledSteezeSandwich Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 7,668	Paper cuts are the worst..

Jul 16, 2008, 2:12 PM	#5 (permalink)
noski MRV logo (sun/mtns/river) Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: mad river valley Posts: 607	Sitting at my desk, elbow on the desk and chin in hand reading a document on my monitor..... then the back of my leg hits the lever under my chair seat just right so my chair immediately sinks to the lowest setting, I nearly ripped the nose off my face as my chin slipped from its fist-perch and slid up my face. This from the gal who glued her mouth shut with super glue taking the cap off with my teeth. I really need to be more careful.

Jul 16, 2008, 3:11 PM	#6 (permalink)
hardline Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Somewhere Between the Toeside and the Hellside Posts: 1,108	on monday durring the load out from the 50 cent event i was taking a road case for a mixer to the roof and someone moped the floor. slip and wacked my head with the case. now i have a cromagnon lump on my forehead.

Jul 16, 2008, 9:11 PM	#7 (permalink)
Beetlenut Oh McDonald!!! Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: West Kingston, RI Posts: 633	Building my first house, flattened my thumb with a framing hammer so bad, blood shot out all over the place, broke the nail in a million pieces. Hurts just to think about it! Or the time I was building walls with a pneumatic framing nailer, and shot a framing nail through the first joint of my pointer finger. Still doesn't bend all the way. Or... too many to list!