GTKY klutz edition

MelissaMiso

A GTKY (unfortunately) inspired by Littleredfish (keep healing, mama!).
Let's hear about those injuries, spaz-out accidents and general ouchies:

Are you a clumsy person?

What bones have you broken in your life and how did it happen?

How about stitches?

Black eyes?

Surgeries?

Any weird, worst or "did I really injure myself THAT way" moments?

littleredfish

I am clumsy but most of my surgeries and stitches aren't related to that at all. Also the only bones I've broken have been more "accidents" like my more recent dog bite of my broken finger, and a few years back I broke my knee when a snowboarder hit me. I'm more of a harmless fall down the stairs, stub my toe, hit my funny bone, trip and fall kind of klutz.

najzomax

I am a total klutz but have never broken a bone (knock on wood). The family joke when I was a kid was that I only knew how to stop by using my face for a break. Countless scrapes, bruises, and one set of stitches when I cut my finger with a knife.

[Deleted User]

I'm going to preface this directly to the Karma Gods - KNOCK ON WOOD

Are you a clumsy person?  I don't think so

What bones have you broken in your life and how did it happen?  Zero

How about stitches?  Zero

Black eyes?  Zero

Surgeries?  Zero

Any weird, worst or "did I really injure myself THAT way" moments?  Usually just collision with DD...  I've been fairly lucky and this post had best not jinx me!

selockar

Are you a clumsy person?
 Not usually.

What bones have you broken in your life and how did it happen?
 none

How about stitches?
 Lots... c-section with sutures with ds1, stitches from my vbac with ds2, my finger and behind my ear from when I was younger.

Black eyes?
No

Surgeries? c-section

Any weird, worst or "did I really injure myself THAT way" moments? I messed up my ankle when I was carrying boxes to the basement and fell off the 2nd to last step.

selockar

Bump posted it twice

ELF4321

Are you a clumsy person?  Yes. Unfortunately, it seems to run in my mom's side of the family!

What bones have you broken in your life and how did it happen?  Miraculously, no broken bones. But I have sprained my ankles so many times and so severely that I have been told never to take up skiing or running because my ankles aren't stable enough.

How about stitches?  Only in connection with the surgery mentioned later. My dad was  too cheap to take us for stitches. I have a million scars, including a huge one covered by my hair, thankfully, from when I was leaning back holding onto the back of a chair someone was sitting in when they stood up and I fell and cracked the back of my head open on the sharp corner of a coffee table at my grandparents house.  There was much debate between my parents about whether I should be taken to the hospital, but my dad  ultimately decided since the bleeding stopped after 15 minutes (yep) that it must not be that serious.

Black eyes?   Ha! I had one last month when DD accidentally elbowed me in the eye!

Surgeries?  Yes, an outpatient procedure in high school when I slammed my thumb in the car door and damaged the nail bed so badly that they had to remove the remains of my nail and stitch up the nail bed. Other than that, I've had LASIK, but that isn't klutz related!

Any weird, worst or "did I really injure myself THAT way" moments?  Most embarrassing by far was the time a favorite bar renovated to make the front all glass panels and relocated the door over a few feet from where it used to be (it was also all glass). I walked right into the glass wall and loudly yelled "ow" as my face hit the glass, much to the amusement of the various drunk people around me.  Got a large bruise on my face from that one.

 

MelissaMiso

Are you a clumsy person? I go through phases

What bones have you broken in your life and how did it happen? No, nothing broken

How about stitches? Only post surgeries. Injury related were all surgical glue/tape closures

Black eyes? No major shiners

Surgeries? C-section and I had a cyst removed lateral to my eye when I was 10 months old (a.k.a. "ye olden times")

Any weird, worst or "did I really injure myself THAT way" moments? I had a two month period where I stubbed the same toe on the same foot 4 or 5 times. When I was 13, while joking around, my older brother almost cut my finger off with loping sheers. And when I was in 2nd grade, I stabbed my own foot with a pitch fork.

MrsH11710

Are you a clumsy person? not usually, but I have my moments

What bones have you broken in your life and how did it happen? I broke my 5th metatarsal in my right foot. It was summer and I was wearing wedges that only had a strap across my toes/top of my foot. Well I was at work walking back to my office and I stepped on a stick and the heel of my foot slipped out of my shoes while my toes/top of my foot stayed in my shoe. I hobbled back to my desk and iced it but then couldn't walk after that. I had to call my sister to come help me to my car. She wheeled me to the parking lot in my desk chair, lol.

How about stitches? I got stitches across my eybrow when I was 8 (ish). I was at Disneyland and got pushed by a crowd that was running in to a ride. I face planted on a rail and split my eyebrow open.

Black eyes? No

Surgeries? Cone biopsy, nothing major

Any weird, worst or "did I really injure myself THAT way" moments? Breaking my foot! I have learned not to wear wedges without the proper support.

bellelamb

Are you a clumsy person? Some times


What bones have you broken in your life and how did it happen?
I've broken my wrist twice, once when a kid I feel roller skating, then in college I was SO hung over that I didn't notice the parking lot was covered in ice and slipped and fell


How about stitches?no >
Black eyes? Yes I was a cheerleader and my flyer got me good worst part was it was right before my drivers license picture


Surgeries? Wisdom teeth out

Any weird, worst or "did I really injure myself THAT way" moments umm not sure right now

ReTRoRenegade07

Are you a clumsy person?
I fall down a lot more than the average person, so I'd say yes
What bones have you broken in your life and how did it happen?
Even though I am a klutz, the only broken bone I've suffered was a broken left foot 4th metatarsal when I was involved in a water fight on a slippery boat dock and my friend tried to pull me into the lake. I slipped and KICKED a metal canoe.

How about stitches?
1* tear with DD and reconstructive ankle surgery
Black eyes?

Surgeries?
as mentioned, R reconstructive ankle surgery when I was 11.  Too many sprained ankles in dance class
Any weird, worst or "did I really injure myself THAT way" moments?
I think the broken foot qualifies.  Also skinned my whole face when I was 2. (Playing in the snow, Valentines day in a Christmas-story-esqe snow suit.

MelissaMiso

ReTRoRenegade07 said:

Are you a clumsy person?
I fall down a lot more than the average person, so I'd say yes

This line just made me chuckle