@TheGreatNico Thankfully there is a minor version. My only groin pull was from a poorly designed piece of exercise equipment that we nicknamed the GP5000 because groin pulls was all it was good at.
I jammed a finger over a year ago and I still can’t straighten it. I should probably go to the chiropractor but I haven’t… so bourbon and medical marijuana.
Sometimes I cut my finger and don’t notice until I see there are small spots of blood all over everything I touched for the last half hour. That is pretty annoying.
@2many2no as somebody with a scheduled microdiscectomy for February, a tweak could be bad.
But ive also rolled an ankle (sprain so bad that the doc came in and goes "damn. I was hoping for a break so it would actually heal) really bad, and the though of that still leaves me queasy.
@2many2no@jnicholson0619 Good luck with your procedure! I had mine Dec. 13, 2000 (L5-S1). Guess who can still lift 100 pounds at age 59? Consider using a leg pillow in bed from now on and yoga in the future to keep your spine in shape.
@2many2no@DonBirren thank you! Same disc for me as well. Sx was supposed to be this last thursday, but preop tests came back that i was covid positive again. So i had to rebook it out for the 24th. No covid symptoms.
@tweezak I have an umbilical hernia. The dr. said if it doesn’t bother me, we can leave it, but I need to keep an eye on it. Funny thing, I had one when I was an infant back in the days when they taped a 50 cent piece on it until it resolved itself.
@heartny burning your lip on food is worse than burning your mouth. It’s also a visible clue to one’s ineptitude to wait until food cools before eating it… You burn your mouth no one knows. You burn your lip and everyone thinks you have some kind of venereal disease on your mouth. Thank God for masks.
Still have a painful lip over a week later… Burnt mouth tends to be better within three days.
@lc1976@SEGAStaRBiTS64 I use to pack people professionally, so I was dealing with putting together boxes and making specialized boxes. Between the box cutter and cardboard cuts, it was a war zone.
I shot a 3/8" staple into the palm of my hand. Luckily, it was the meaty part, because it went all the way in. I stood there for a couple minutes like “Oh boy, what do I do?” I just got some pliers and pulled it out, then went to get a tetanus shot on Monday.
Slicing your finger ( hospital-worthy)on the" stainless steel Mandolin Slicer with Built-in blades", someone thought would be a great Christmas gift and helpful for food prep in the kitchen.
Even worse than straining your back picking up something heavy: straining your back picking up something you thought would be heavy but is actually just an empty box. Then not only does your back hurt, but you feel stupid into the bargain.
@Chakolate i three my back out leaning into a car to get my kid out of a car seat. I wasn’t actually in the picking up motion yet, just the leaning down
The first time i went to the chiropractor he told me i symptoms of whiplash… all I had done was go to bed and woke up that way.
I did that once. Nothing they could do for it. I wasn’t even casted (how would that even be done?) I just had to ice and elevate it. Very painful though.
@Kyeh i don’t know… maybe it’s in the middle of major and minor. I did break something but i didn’t need surgery or inpatient stay… and honestly the ER visit wasn’t helpful beyond confirming the break.
Groin pull.
@yakkoTDI I would hardly call that a minor injury. Those put you out for a while
@TheGreatNico Thankfully there is a minor version. My only groin pull was from a poorly designed piece of exercise equipment that we nicknamed the GP5000 because groin pulls was all it was good at.
@TheGreatNico @yakkoTDI
Yeah, only monor versions until you get into the GP model numbers over 9000. /me snicker
Paper cut
@heartny paper cut from cardboard
Paper cut right on the knuckle so that it takes forever to heal
@TheGreatNico Not as bad as the paper cut on the webbing between your fingers.
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I jammed a finger over a year ago and I still can’t straighten it
. I should probably go to the chiropractor but I haven’t… so bourbon and medical marijuana.
Sometimes I cut my finger and don’t notice until I see there are small spots of blood all over everything I touched for the last half hour. That is pretty annoying.
Stubbing your toe and banging your shin on trailer hitch…both suck and make you feel stupid after you do it.
@JvB FTW! Every time I stub a toe, I worry that I broke something (and not the thing I kicked).
Plantar fasciitis.
“Tweaking” your back is never minor, you just don’t know that at the time.
@2many2no No joke.
@2many2no as somebody with a scheduled microdiscectomy for February, a tweak could be bad.
But ive also rolled an ankle (sprain so bad that the doc came in and goes "damn. I was hoping for a break so it would actually heal) really bad, and the though of that still leaves me queasy.
@2many2no @jnicholson0619 Good luck with your procedure! I had mine Dec. 13, 2000 (L5-S1). Guess who can still lift 100 pounds at age 59? Consider using a leg pillow in bed from now on and yoga in the future to keep your spine in shape.
@2many2no @DonBirren thank you! Same disc for me as well. Sx was supposed to be this last thursday, but preop tests came back that i was covid positive again. So i had to rebook it out for the 24th. No covid symptoms.
I gladly accept any tips i can get!
Bacon grease splatter
/giphy bacon grease
@katbyter Pro tip: Don’t cook bacon in a bikini. Trust me.
@katbyter @lisagd
Finger tip cracks from dryness combined with salt
@edguyver14 Also hot peppers, acid, alcohol.
Hernia
@tweezak I had mine repaired 25 years ago and I’m overdue for an overhaul.
@tweezak I have an umbilical hernia. The dr. said if it doesn’t bother me, we can leave it, but I need to keep an eye on it. Funny thing, I had one when I was an infant back in the days when they taped a 50 cent piece on it until it resolved itself.
Burning the roof of your mouth from hot food or biting your tongue.
@heartny
You beat me to it - yes, aarrgh.
@Kyeh I hate when I burn my mouth eating pizza. Then I don’t get to fully enjoy the pizza experience.
@heartny burning your lip on food is worse than burning your mouth. It’s also a visible clue to one’s ineptitude to wait until food cools before eating it… You burn your mouth no one knows. You burn your lip and everyone thinks you have some kind of venereal disease on your mouth. Thank God for masks.
Still have a painful lip over a week later… Burnt mouth tends to be better within three days.
@heartny @OnionSoup So now everyone knows about your eating disorder.
@heartny @Kyeh Wait…I thought pizza burns were part of the experience. Have I been doing it wrong?
#1 is no joke.
@ThunderChicken #2’s do seem to get most of the comic attention.
Paper cuts!!! Need I say more?!?
@lc1976 Cardboard cuts are worse than paper cuts.
@lc1976 @TheCO2 What the?? That’s possible??
@lc1976 @SEGAStaRBiTS64 I use to pack people professionally, so I was dealing with putting together boxes and making specialized boxes. Between the box cutter and cardboard cuts, it was a war zone.
@lc1976 @TheCO2 Yikes! That sounds like a nightmare!
@TheCO2 I guess I agree, been a long time since I worked with cardboard and had forgotten, had paper cut recently so it was in my recent memory.lol
I shot a 3/8" staple into the palm of my hand. Luckily, it was the meaty part, because it went all the way in. I stood there for a couple minutes like “Oh boy, what do I do?” I just got some pliers and pulled it out, then went to get a tetanus shot on Monday.
Kicking the corner of a dresser with your pinky toe is probably the worst.
Friction burn after a long run because the crotch of your pants was rubbing your skin near your nether region.
@kittykat9180 Word of advise: If you want to start a fire, wear courduroys.
Slide bite.
Slicing your finger ( hospital-worthy)on the" stainless steel Mandolin Slicer with Built-in blades", someone thought would be a great Christmas gift and helpful for food prep in the kitchen.
Ripped my finger nail off closing a door on it when a kid. I remember that was pretty excruciating at the time.
Even worse than straining your back picking up something heavy: straining your back picking up something you thought would be heavy but is actually just an empty box. Then not only does your back hurt, but you feel stupid into the bargain.
@Chakolate i three my back out leaning into a car to get my kid out of a car seat. I wasn’t actually in the picking up motion yet, just the leaning down
The first time i went to the chiropractor he told me i symptoms of whiplash… all I had done was go to bed and woke up that way.
Broken kneecap.
I did that once. Nothing they could do for it. I wasn’t even casted (how would that even be done?) I just had to ice and elevate it. Very painful though.
@mbersiam
Ow - that sounds worse than “minor!”
@Kyeh i don’t know… maybe it’s in the middle of major and minor. I did break something but i didn’t need surgery or inpatient stay… and honestly the ER visit wasn’t helpful beyond confirming the break.