QUOTE(bondiguy @ May 17 2007, 11:59 PM)
I think there may be a pain thread somewhere???
I think so too, either here or some other message board we may have posted at.
But what the hey, I'll indulge ol jork.
Best day of my life- Ya know, I don't know for sure. Because my wedding or graduating from university and other "important" days a person has in their life aren't really the best cuz the whole journey leading up to those events and a lot of times since rate higher in my books. Little things that you wouldn't expect to mean a lot end up being way better for some reason. But if I had to pick one, and it is cliche, it would be the day my son was born. Even though he's gotten older and we can do stuff together and obviously have a stronger bond, the day he was born healthy and all after waiting in anticipation for so long was truly great, and a great relief.
Most pain- I know I've recounted this tale somewhere but here goes again. I hurt my right ankle about 9 years ago. I was doing seated calf raises, had about 300 lbs give or take loaded up. I was squeezing out a few last reps and when I was at the top of my last rep my right ankle rolled to the outside, my left foot slipped out and the whole thing collapsed on my left ankle which was now pinned sideways under the weight. My partner lifted the weight off and I pulled out my foot which was jammed right sideways and I couldn't move it as it was out of joint. I could see the sole of my shoe when I looked down! But it didn't hurt. So I tried moving my foot around to pop it back in, but it was stuck and my foot wouldn't budge. Finally it did pop back into joint and that's when the fun started, including intense pain and swelling. If you've ever seen Eddie Murphy Raw when he's talking to his father on the phone and he tells how he got punched in the mouth and he imitates how his lip swelled up, well that's exactly how my ankle felt. I could actually feel the fluid swelling into my ankle. It was crazy.
So I went to the sports doc at the university but he was away so I got treated by another doctor who really didn't do anything for me expcept give me crutches (Canadian medicare is free but no one said it was good).
I had heavy bruising all over my foot and halfway up my calf. Looking back, I might have needed surgery because now, to this day, my ankle still hasn't recovered fully. Sure I can do pretty much all I did before, but I roll my ankle far more frequnetly than I should due to the looseness of the ankle, especially with lateral movement.