r/mildlyinfuriating • u/SparkOfLogic • 7h ago

Abrupt Grounding Rest and Elevate. NSFW

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It completely pisses me off that it's possible to make one wrong movement or put too much stress for too long and be down and out for 3 or more days. It's been 72 hours since the injury flare and I'm improving but still can't put on direct weight.

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u/Careless-Peace2962 7h ago

Tell me about it im in week 4 of 8 if not longer after I fell fishing and blew a 4 inch gash in my knee that tore over 50% of my patellar tendon and gave myself a depression fracture to boot if I bend my knee i could blow the rest resulting in a surgical repair. Crazy how something so small effectively cripples us hope it heals fast

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u/SparkOfLogic 7h ago

You too! Yeah. The original injury was self-induced anyway. I walked 17 miles in a for of Anger a few years ago and literally torn, stretches, bruised, overworked every single bone, muscle and tendon from my knee down. The day after the walk (half barefoot) my calves, ankles and Met were all swollen and my toes were almost purple.

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u/Careless-Peace2962 6h ago

Oof I'm glad you're on the mend. It was super weird not feeling the huge hole in my leg lol the guy who pulled me out of the river was like OH SHIT DUDE YOUR LEG i was pouring blood and algae from the rocks I tore my leg open on. Gotta find that guy and get him a case of beer

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u/SparkOfLogic 6h ago

Unfortunately, my story is less than that glamorous. I did it loading furniture into a box truck as a Gigworker. Should have kept my mouth shut about the drill a last week.