The stupid injury thread.

Well not stupid but the only time I hurt my back was 2 years ago. I got out of bed and it went on me. Never got better although it no longer is so painful that I can't do anything I want. But I only have to bend at the waist to be reminded that it's still there. Hence I've been really careful when I got back to the gym and generally stuck with machines rather than free weights. At slightly over 2/3 of a century it's all going downhill anyways. On the plus side I did manage to slam into a car door on my bike without any significant injury a couple of weeks ago :shrug:
 
I dropped a truck battery on my foot at work one day...it hurt...

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I could put this in the bike thread but since I remembered this one I'll put it here. Not really a stupid injury but bad luck. Out for a ride today and was cruising feeling good, went through a shaded area and there was a loud kind of bang and I felt something hit my leg. I thought it was a rock and was hoping I didn't have a flat so I looked down and saw blood pouring out of my shin :eek:. I stopped immediately and put pressure on the cut and looked back to see a bunch of broken glass on the road (thanks asshole who tossed a modelo bottle out of their window). After about 10 minutes it was still bleeding bad if I didn't put pressure on it so I thought about what my best options were and called 911. After that some good folks stopped and the young lady was a nurse so they helped until the ambulance came. They were able to get the bleeding stopped and I was actually able to ride back home. So now I have one white sock and one red one. I feel a bit bad for calling 911 but at the time I wasn't sure if I could get the bleeding stopped. So that's 2 911 calls in the last month for bike related issues. I'm on a roll :ack::gah:
 
nuke_diver said:
I could put this in the bike thread but since I remembered this one I'll put it here. Not really a stupid injury but bad luck. Out for a ride today and was cruising feeling good, went through a shaded area and there was a loud kind of bang and I felt something hit my leg. I thought it was a rock and was hoping I didn't have a flat so I looked down and saw blood pouring out of my shin :eek:. I stopped immediately and put pressure on the cut and looked back to see a bunch of broken glass on the road (thanks asshole who tossed a modelo bottle out of their window). After about 10 minutes it was still bleeding bad if I didn't put pressure on it so I thought about what my best options were and called 911. After that some good folks stopped and the young lady was a nurse so they helped until the ambulance came. They were able to get the bleeding stopped and I was actually able to ride back home. So now I have one white sock and one red one. I feel a bit bad for calling 911 but at the time I wasn't sure if I could get the bleeding stopped. So that's 2 911 calls in the last month for bike related issues. I'm on a roll :ack::gah:
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Ouch! Don't pull a hat trick. Bike incident mojo!

I took a spill on Friday on Tequepis trail near Lake Cachuma. Everything was going well until it wasn't. I flipped the bike on the decent and separated my clavicle. Grade 3. Not the worst, but a complete tendon sever. I'm in a sling. Probably not advised, but I still caught and released 2 bass on Saturday. I also caught a crappie fish. A fellow fisherman took it to eat.
I took a crappie after Tequepis (pronounced take a piss). That joke angered the spirit of the mountain.

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Andrew Sak said:
Ouch! Don't pull a hat trick. Bike incident mojo!

I took a spill on Friday on Tequepis trail near Lake Cachuma. Everything was going well until it wasn't. I flipped the bike on the decent and separated my clavicle. Grade 3. Not the worst, but a complete tendon sever. I'm in a sling. Probably not advised, but I still caught and released 2 bass on Saturday. I also caught a crappie fish. A fellow fisherman took it to eat.
I took a crappie after Tequepis (pronounced take a piss). That joke angered the spirit of the mountain.

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An extremely kind trail runner abandoned her run to walk my bike the 3 miles to the trail head where I had my wife pick me up. That saved me over an hour of painfully walking my bike down the mountain. I probably shouldn't have been riding solo. Her help was truly appreciated.
 
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An extremely kind trail runner abandoned her run to walk my bike the 3 miles to the trail head where I had my wife pick me up. That saved me over an hour of painfully walking my bike down the mountain. I probably shouldn't have been riding solo. Her help was truly appreciated.
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Mojo sent
 
Andrew Sak said:
An extremely kind trail runner abandoned her run to walk my bike the 3 miles to the trail head where I had my wife pick me up. That saved me over an hour of painfully walking my bike down the mountain. I probably shouldn't have been riding solo. Her help was truly appreciated.
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Ouch and mojo. Separated shoulders are no fun. But it's nice to know that there are still good people out there :thu:
 
It’s my turn for stupid injury. About 10 days ago, I was sitting on a chair in my music room and I reached for a power supply wire I had dropped. My back went out.

I’ve been taking muscle relaxants at night and some anti-inflammatory drugs during the day. I had been steadily getting better each day until today.

For some odd reason, I woke up today back at square one. The pain is back to the same level as the first day of the injury. Oh well.

This has happened many times over the years. I think it’s mainly pulled back muscles, but I also have a few misshaped discs. Degenerative disc disease only gets worse over time. Perhaps, a disc is acting up today. In any case, it has always healed itself given enough time.
 
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Ouch! Don't pull a hat trick. Bike incident mojo!

I took a spill on Friday on Tequepis trail near Lake Cachuma. Everything was going well until it wasn't. I flipped the bike on the decent and separated my clavicle. Grade 3. Not the worst, but a complete tendon sever. I'm in a sling. Probably not advised, but I still caught and released 2 bass on Saturday. I also caught a crappie fish. A fellow fisherman took it to eat.
I took a crappie after Tequepis (pronounced take a piss). That joke angered the spirit of the mountain.

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While I've had my share of stupid injuries, they weren't bike related.

That said, I've been known for stupidity after bike crashes. About 22 years ago, I crashed during an XC race, dislocating my shoulder that was repaired 12 years prior. I put it back into the socket (plenty of experience as it dislocated hundreds of times before surgery) and got back into the race. I caught and passed all but 1 of the 9 guys who passed me by the finish. I could feel it start to dislocate a few times over some rollers and bumps, but being a typical boneheaded MTB'er, I pressed on. :messedup:
 
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It’s my turn for stupid injury. About 10 days ago, I was sitting on a chair in my music room and I reached for a power supply wire I had dropped. My back went out.

I’ve been taking muscle relaxants at night and some anti-inflammatory drugs during the day. I had been steadily getting better each day until today.

For some odd reason, I woke up today back at square one. The pain is back to the same level as the first day of the injury. Oh well.

This has happened many times over the years. I think it’s mainly pulled back muscles, but I also have a few misshaped discs. Degenerative disc disease only gets worse over time. Perhaps, a disc is acting up today. In any case, it has always healed itself given enough time.
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Mojo sent
 
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