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Journal Em Emalb's Journal: Poll 25

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If I had to, I'd rather have:

A) a torn ACL

B) a torn meniscis

C) Em, do you actually know what a fucking meniscis is?*

D) broken femur

E) seperated shoulder

F) concussion

G) there is no "Other". Once you understand this, you'll advance a level.

* of course I know what this is, you asshole, it's a chunk of cartilage, similiar to the womeniscis.

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  • Sorry, I'm still excited about my haul. Ive had a torn ACL and I don't want to EVER, EVER, EVER, do that again. When something hurts so bad even morphine won't make the pain go away, I don't want any part of it.
    • because it's the only option that doesn't involve me being in more pain.

      Do we get to vote on what we'd most like to inflict on somebody? Cause i'll go with H for that one, too. I can't drink it. So you should.
  • how can you tear an ACL (access control list)?
  • Don't know why, I sorta figure it'd heal better.

    I've never broken a bone. That makes me think I'm not trying hard enough, and I always figured I should break one before I'm 30 whilst I'm still young-ish and heal well. But I'm running out of time. Better go sign up for dangerous sports.

    I'll probably end up with ACL though - I land heavily on my heels when I run which I'm told is a sure way to get knee problems. I'm trying to get myself out of the habit but when I get tired it all comes back.
    • Dude, you don't ever want a broken femur. I'm an EMT/was a firefighter [mcfd.org] until 3 months ago, and the traction splints [life-assist.com] we use to pull the muscle down to realign the bones after a complete break is evil.

      Why? Those big muscles in your leg contract up when your femur completely breaks. (and that requires a LOT of force, your femur is one of your stronger bones, so chances are if you broke it doing something, there's a good chance broke something else too at the same time.) The muscles end up pulling the two piec
      • oh, disclaimer:

        EMTs in New York can't diagnosis anything, even an obvious fracture... so I have to say that the people I've seen had "painful swollen deformities". It is up to the paramedics and doctors to diagnose the break. meh.
      • Uh, yes. Yuck. I didn't know about the muscle thing. I have enough trouble with leg cramps as it is (I literally have to hit my leg hard until it stops) and I used to have a decent leg-press so I could do myself a lot of damage.

        Thanks for setting me straight. I guess separated shoulder, then. (Is that the same as a dislocated shoulder? I'm a Brit, I talk funny)

  • Sounds mildly deniable.

    Oh, we're just separated right now...
  • Pain sucks and I'll take whatever option doesn't involve me experiencing it.

    For now, I'll just settle for the blisters on my hand from when my boyfriend accidentally flung boiling water at me. Hmmm...when I phrase it like that, it doesn't sound like an accident. Maybe it wasn't. All I know is that I'm never sneaking up behind somebody who is boiling manicottis ever again.

    You can have your excruciatingly painful ailments- just get them away from me.
  • Easiest to fix and has no chance of making you a gimp.
  • æ) Rugburn
  • E. I've done it to both of them, maybe twice to one, and they're just fine. They weaken while they heal, but if you work out afterwards its just fine.

    The worst case (I forget what "grade" of separation it was, but they said it was the worst separation you could have in your shoulder) I was in a sling for about a week and a half.

    I still have full movement of my shoulders. It hurt, but getting kicked in the shin hurts worse to me (although the shoulder separations are a dull pain for much longer than

    • Likewise, I've done it three times to my right shoulder and now have a few titanium anchors to secure it permanently. First time wasn't all too painful really, they doped me up with morphine fast enough at the hospital. Second time...well... I was working on my dirt bike when my shoulder just dislocated. Problem was, I had to lift the bike off the table before I left or it'd fall over. That hurt. Third time I'd inhaled about 15oz 80 proof moonshine and was doing stupid drunken tricks when it popped, didn't

  • ...the Bears' injury report...
  • Broken bones over torn ligaments/cartilage/soft tissue anyday. That stuff just doesn't heal.

    Broke my tibia & fibula a while back, and while that sucked at the time, everthing is cool now. My friend had his knee buckle at the wrong 90 degree angle, and ripped his ACL & MCL - he can never do anything high impact ever again...

    Pixie
  • I have to agree with the Dragon. I'm choosing the only option that doesn't involve pain.

    I've had a torn meniscus and it's no fun. Actually, the worst was my broken tailbone, but that's another story.

    ^_^

  • Okay - I'll admit it - I have no clue what most of these are (other than torn ACL's repeatedly have fucked my fantasy football teams year after year).
  • Isn't that the curved bit at the top of a glass of milk?
  • but if I had to choose a hurting one, I'd choose F.

  • g (Score:1)

    by subgeek ( 263292 ) *
    i just want my fucking experience points. level me up, baby.

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