Who has got the best scar?????

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Thought for a laugh i would start a new thread for all of us out there who have done something stupid and ended up with a big injury.
Short story of what happened and a pic/xray etc. of the injury.

Ill get us started......

Last year in Thailand on a boys trip I dove into a swimming pool with my hands by my sides showing off. Problem was the pool was only 1m deep and this was the result.
17 stitches and 2 broken vertebrae.
All good now!!!!

[XcYZ]

Damn! That's gonna leave a mark...

[tones2SS]

OUCH!!!!! That'll make you see stars.
I have a scar on my left inner elbow. I fell off a fence when I was younger, so of like tight rope walking. The fence was installed upside down so, the bottom part of the fence with the barbs was the part I was walking on.
Well, I lost my balance and fell off. I looked at my arm really quick, didn't see anything or feel anything. I did a double take and looked at it again, and HOLY CRAP!!! I had a gash about an inch or more wide. Could see my flesh, clear as day, all white. Bleeding pretty bad after that. Get rushed to the hospital in an ambulance and sitting in the emergency room, I had to wait for the surgeon to finish up an emergency surgery on someone before he could stitch me up. (The regular ER doctor could not do it after he looked at it.)
Ended up with 20 stitches outside and 8 stitches inside. I will post a pic when I take one.

[flat350]

I've had 3 concussions,6 broken ribs,over 250 stiches,1 hernia surgery,5 fractures in the right wrist,shot in the back with a shotgun(true accident),too many cuts/scapes/bruises to count.No pictures but I still have never spent a night in a hospital( ex hydroplane/motocross/enduro/flattrack racer ).

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Originally Posted by flat350

I've had 3 concussions,6 broken ribs,over 250 stiches,1 hernia surgery,5 fractures in the right wrist,shot in the back with a shotgun(true accident),too many cuts/scapes/bruises to count.No pictures but I still have never spent a night in a hospital( ex hydroplane/motocross/enduro/flattrack racer ).

I think you should focus on building that car, surely you would be safer doing that!!!!! Rap yourself in bubble rap and no powertools!!!
250 stitches that is insane, but the shot in the back, thats ridiculous!!

[kennyd]

i dont have any photos that i want to see , but i have 342 stiches , 27 steel plates , and 55 screws in my head alone ! and still good looking !

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[QUOTE=tones2SS;271168] I looked at my arm really quick, didn't see anything or feel anything. I did a double take and looked at it again, and HOLY CRAP!!! I had a gash about an inch or more wide.

Those really deep and clean cuts a weird how initially you hardly feel it!!!
I was hoping this post would generate some interest, or at least make someone stomach turn!!!!!

[Northeast Rod Run]

I can't compare to some of those stitch counts because I'm probably under 100 total for all my injuries

Stitches and Scars

I had one eyelid 90% ripped off, one nostril got separated from my face, bottom lip about 25% taken off, (all different incedents and no really noticable scars), almost lopped off same index finger twice (scars all the way around that one), bottom of foot was completely ripped open once, and another time on a whitewater rafting trip I had a root go through the bottom of my foot and come out the back of my heel (wasn't fun pulling my foot back off of that, but I still went rafting before driving home 6 hours to the hospital the next day), and various small scar from some minor day surgeries.

Breaks

broken collar bone (still finished playing the football game after that one. I just couldn't catch the ball anymore after that. I could only take handoffs), around a half dozen various ribs (really sucks when they keep hitting your diaphram and sending it into spasms), broken forearm, busted wrist, shattered right hand, broken left hand, fractured shin, fractured ankle, broken foot, and too many broken fingers to count (not too good at making fists anymore)

I think I got them all. Besides that stuff, just the normal twists, sprains, and tears. still debating on cancelling my July surgery to fix my 4 year old torn rotator cuff and remove bone spurs

If you ain't been broken, you ain't been livin!!

[70rs]

Originally Posted by 1969 SS

tears. still debating on cancelling my July surgery to fix my 4 year old torn rotator cuff and remove bone spurs

If you ain't been broken, you ain't been livin!!

I have had a total of 4 shoulder repairs done now. The latest being Jan 5th of this year on my left side. Torn Labrum (sp?). Bone spur and some bicep tendon issues. I JUST tore out the repair less than two weeks ago and have no idea exactly how I did it.
My point is that if you have it done be VERY careful afterward. My right shoulder has been done 3 times (last was Oct of '08) I have torn the repairs out of that on as well. I see the surgeon tomorrow again to discuss my next trip to his table.

[Northeast Rod Run]

Originally Posted by 70rs

I have had a total of 4 shoulder repairs done now. The latest being Jan 5th of this year on my left side. Torn Labrum (sp?). Bone spur and some bicep tendon issues. I JUST tore out the repair less than two weeks ago and have no idea exactly how I did it.
My point is that if you have it done be VERY careful afterward. My right shoulder has been done 3 times (last was Oct of '08) I have torn the repairs out of that on as well. I see the surgeon tomorrow again to discuss my next trip to his table.

I've heard one good story about shoulders, and tons of not so good ones. Right now I suffer everyday, but at least I'm used to it. If I get it done, I just want to plan it perfectly so I can have a happy medium and don't have to worry about not being able to shovel winter's snow, or losing most of my summer playing with my cars. gonna be tough one