Most Bizarre Injuries You've Got...

[Tabi]

Ow Joski.

[evenwen]

This one is still giving me giggling mileage after a few weeks!

I'm involved in a production of Oedipus for the Fringe this year and my role suddenly jumped from directorial advisor/bit-part to bigger role- YAY!

This involved getting a full face-cast taken as (at my suggestion, d'oh!) we will now be using masks for at least the begining of the show and some of the flyering etc. No problem, i thought, and trotted off to the mask-maker.

Everything went well, and i sat there, smeared in vasaline and plaster with naught but my nostrils exposed for 15 minutes. I had even remembered to take some painkillers for the sitting in an unsupportive chair bit, so it didn't hurt very much although major discomfort. Lifted my chin to loosen the bottom. Blew out through my mouth to loosen that. Wriggled my eyebrows to get those and my eyelids free.

Then the guy slowly and carefully pulled it off my face and i felt a strange sensation in my nose. He noticed it was a bit red and i said it was excema playing up as i scarpered. Heading down the street it got more and more purple and swollen accross the bridge and by the time i got to my friend's house i could only say "by dose boke!". She managed to properly point and laugh while trying to be sympathetic.

It had sucked out of my face and i'd been too daft to realise what had happened for five minutes!

Needless to say i didn't go to the doctor to explain any of this, but my mates gave me a tube of concentrated arnica to get rid of the bruising which worked wonders. I have a permanently squooshy scrunchy nose now- out of place by about 2mm.

You all may want to bear this in mind if you have a vast taken for masking or for x-rays

[rubygloom]

oh dear that sounds terrible
although i think you should get it checked if it sets in an off position it may cause problems later better safe than sorry

and waves as we are just down the road from each other i see from your location

[bohoinparadise]

The oddest thing that has ever happened to me was when I reading a book. Reading seems like a harmless activity but apparently not. XP

Anyways, I was holding a hard covered book in my right hand with my pinky finger curled around the spine of the book. I have not clue what I did but as I closed the book my pinky got stuck between the spine and the pages. I closed the book and my pinky twisted out of place.

[EmilyG]

I just dislocated my wrist trying to choose a jelly bean from the pot hahaha! OWW!

[Tabi]

Tried to take my glasses of so I could doze... and trapped a nerve in my wrist

[elka3131]

I was putting y glasses on at college this morning and I pocked myself i the eye. Not even gently- my eye was brigt rad and watering loads. Glasses can e dangerous

[Tabi]

Glasses are not our friend.

[elka3131]

I do like my glasses (well ish- they do make me look clever ) But they can hurt

[Tabi]

I love my glasses (they hide my face, and I can do the "sexy secretary" look!!) but they are eeeeevil.

[elka3131]

Why would you want to hide your face with your glasses?

[Tabi]

Because it is a very odd face...

[elka3131]

I'm sure its not that odd- it cant be as odd as mine

[Tabi]

Yours is very pretty!! Mummy thinks you are pretty!

[elka3131]

How do you and your mummy know what I look like?