What's the worst injury you have ever had?!
Question:
What's the worst injury you have ever had?
How did you get it? How did you respond? What did you do for the pain?
Answers:
I destroyed my knee - dislocated patella (kneecap on back of leg is bad), torn MCL, partially torn ACL, portion of quadricep muscle torn off the bone, several cartilage tears, a couple bone fragments chipped off patella.
I had previously had problems with the same knee, more minor injuries from playing football that it turns out weren't treated properly - so all that it took to do all that was a bad step off a curb.
I just gritted my teeth and took the pain - pulled my kneecap back around which as it turns out was a bad idea, probably did additional damage when I did that; but seemed like the thing to do. I was at work at the time so I hollered for one of my coworkers who went and got help. Another coworker stayed with me and helped me stay calm until the ambulance showed up.
It took 7 hours for the surgeon to put it all back together. 3 months of physical therapy before it felt "normal" again.
While in the hospital they had me on demarol for the pain - awesome stuff.