Comments on: My *Most* Serious Injury http://nonpretentious.com/2008/11/my-most-serious-injury/ it's not a website, it's a lifestyle Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:21:55 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: RustedJesus http://nonpretentious.com/2008/11/my-most-serious-injury/comment-page-1/#comment-410 RustedJesus Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:51:28 +0000 http://nonpretentious.com/?p=1472#comment-410 My favorite sport to participate in is downhill, snow skiing. I've been skiing since I was 6 years old, and am now quite good. In fact, I was a ski bum out in Breckenridge, Colorado for 1.5 years. My most serious injuries, all three of them, occurred while skiing. In 1996, I broke my wrist. In 1997, I broke my collar bone. In 1998, I dislocated my thumb. My mother never flinched when it came to my skiing injuries. She never questioned whether it was too dangerous a sport, and she never seemed too sympathetic when I did get injured (i.e. she and my brother would just leave me in the hotel room while they finished skiing for the day or weekend). But then I asked her if I could try out for the football (American) team. She flipped. She asked me why I wanted to deliberately injure or kill myself. And then said something to the effect, "No son of mine is going set himself up for horrific injuries for no good reason." She then asked where we wanted to go skiing over winter break. My favorite sport to participate in is downhill, snow skiing. I’ve been skiing since I was 6 years old, and am now quite good. In fact, I was a ski bum out in Breckenridge, Colorado for 1.5 years. My most serious injuries, all three of them, occurred while skiing. In 1996, I broke my wrist. In 1997, I broke my collar bone. In 1998, I dislocated my thumb.

My mother never flinched when it came to my skiing injuries. She never questioned whether it was too dangerous a sport, and she never seemed too sympathetic when I did get injured (i.e. she and my brother would just leave me in the hotel room while they finished skiing for the day or weekend). But then I asked her if I could try out for the football (American) team. She flipped. She asked me why I wanted to deliberately injure or kill myself. And then said something to the effect, “No son of mine is going set himself up for horrific injuries for no good reason.” She then asked where we wanted to go skiing over winter break.

]]> By: MrOink http://nonpretentious.com/2008/11/my-most-serious-injury/comment-page-1/#comment-411 MrOink Mon, 17 Nov 2008 04:47:05 +0000 http://nonpretentious.com/?p=1472#comment-411 The most serious injury I ever had was probably a couple years ago when I had surgery to donate bone marrow and had a complication. It was one of those 1 in 1,000 risks happen to me for which they make you sign the informed consent form. I won't get into the details, though. Suffice it to say that I had the most painful 24 hours of my life. I'll also add that I lost the ability to pee on my own (before they put a foley in). It sucked. The most serious injury I ever had was probably a couple years ago when I had surgery to donate bone marrow and had a complication. It was one of those 1 in 1,000 risks happen to me for which they make you sign the informed consent form. I won’t get into the details, though. Suffice it to say that I had the most painful 24 hours of my life. I’ll also add that I lost the ability to pee on my own (before they put a foley in). It sucked.

]]> By: Lonnie http://nonpretentious.com/2008/11/my-most-serious-injury/comment-page-1/#comment-412 Lonnie Mon, 17 Nov 2008 02:32:06 +0000 http://nonpretentious.com/?p=1472#comment-412 I'm a little jealous that you're sport-wrecking injury involves you having talent/taking fate into your own hands. I was 3 and a half years old when I went to the driving range with my ten year old sister. When hitting her long ball, she swung a driver straight into my left eye and left me with my half my vision for a month! I still am afraid of golfing. And this is my second earliest memory (my first was meeting a bumble bee mascot)-- life has been a downward spiral of trauma, pain, and golf fear ever since. I’m a little jealous that you’re sport-wrecking injury involves you having talent/taking fate into your own hands.

I was 3 and a half years old when I went to the driving range with my ten year old sister. When hitting her long ball, she swung a driver straight into my left eye and left me with my half my vision for a month! I still am afraid of golfing.

And this is my second earliest memory (my first was meeting a bumble bee mascot)– life has been a downward spiral of trauma, pain, and golf fear ever since.

]]> By: MrOink http://nonpretentious.com/2008/11/my-most-serious-injury/comment-page-1/#comment-413 MrOink Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:37:51 +0000 http://nonpretentious.com/?p=1472#comment-413 Ouch. That must have hurt like hell. I think ballet is a good sport for boys or girls. Teaches coordination, hard work, attention to detail, and it's artistic in a way that few sports are (american football anybody?). Gymnastics is a great sport, except for the effect it can have on a girl's development, which is almost scary. It doesn't seem it affects boys' development the same way. My parents wouldn't let me play (american) football. Thank god. A good decision. Not a gentleman's sport. A brutish game, if you ask me. Soccer is a great sport. But there are a rather astounding number of injuries in girls soccer -- mainly torn A.C.L.s. Polo. Good sport. How very high brow and British a sport it is. But also too many injuries. Swimming? Maybe the best sport. For some reason, I've always thought that female swimmers are really hot because they have such muscular upper bodies. Don't ask me why. But a very healthy sport, swimming is. Ouch. That must have hurt like hell.

I think ballet is a good sport for boys or girls. Teaches coordination, hard work, attention to detail, and it’s artistic in a way that few sports are (american football anybody?).

Gymnastics is a great sport, except for the effect it can have on a girl’s development, which is almost scary. It doesn’t seem it affects boys’ development the same way.

My parents wouldn’t let me play (american) football. Thank god. A good decision. Not a gentleman’s sport. A brutish game, if you ask me.

Soccer is a great sport. But there are a rather astounding number of injuries in girls soccer — mainly torn A.C.L.s.

Polo. Good sport. How very high brow and British a sport it is. But also too many injuries.

Swimming? Maybe the best sport. For some reason, I’ve always thought that female swimmers are really hot because they have such muscular upper bodies. Don’t ask me why. But a very healthy sport, swimming is.

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