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For Corrosive, because I know he likes them so much! :) Spider Pictures...BEWARE!!!
I had been waiting a while for one of these guys to show up, and knowing how much Corrosive just loves them, I couldn't resist. These are a bit fatter and more sinister looking than the other type o...
GabeU, that sounds HORRIBLE. I've only ever been stung by bees, and that's pretty bad. Can't even imagine being stung by hornets so many times. I bet your brother broke some speed records that day...
Actually, to be honest, though collectively it was excruciating for a few hours, each individual sting wasn't all that bad compared to many other wasps and such. I've been stung by standard yellow jackets and they hurt SO MUCH more. Bald faced hornets are actually a type of yellow jacket, but they don't hurt as much as the regular ones, for some reason. At least, not that I remember. In reality, those European hornets are the only real hornets we have in North America.
My mother took me to the ER, though, as she was concerned about being stung by so many at one time. I'm not allergic to bees or wasps normally, but when you get stung that many times it's best to not take a chance. It's something I'll never forget, that's for sure. My brother won't, either. We actually laugh about it sometimes.
Still, a pretty nasty experience. Were you given any injections? And did your mother scold you? I know my mother would've thrown a fit. My younger brother once jumped from a tree onto some debris and he sliced his wrist open, which meant he opened up an artery. He had to be rushed to casualty and be stiched up, and I think they had to give him a tetanus boost because he'd cut himself with something rusty. ETA: all the while, my mother kept scolding him.
To be honest, I can't remember if I received any injections, though it wouldn't surprise me to find out that I did.
My mother really didn't get too mad or scold me or anything, as it was really nothing more than a fluke. I had done so many things when I was a kid that could have ended up a lot worse than it did, and those things were stupid. This was just one of those things.
I've had a few tetanus shots in my time. My brother was the bone breaker, and I was the one who always got cut. I don't ever remember him getting stitches for anything, while I've had them numerous times, including both hands, three separate times on my fingers, twice on my head and once on my face (that one left a noticeable scar that everyone sees and would easily be able to pick out (I'll never get away with a crime... :p )), and he's broken both arms (his left twice), both ankles and one of the vertebrae in his back, and the only thing I've ever broken, knock on wood, is my left little toe when I stubbed it on a corner "brick" of a fake, electric fireplace we had when I was a kid. :)
Wow, you both sure got hurt a lot, but I bet you had fun (before the pain set in)!
We grow old and cautious! LOL I broke both my ankles jumping over things - good times. :)
My avi is last Sept during the Navy/AF Half in DC.
About a month after that I got an achilles problem in my right foot (the exact day before Santi Cazorla did his). I was able to run on a treadmill, but not a lot, and was in pain for most of about 5-6 months until it finally healed.
Then I overdid it and got a real bad case of fasciitis in my left foot, which had me out of action since early May.
Older... cautious... not really. 🤕 lol
Close to 60 and this is really my first bout with tendon-type injuries, so... there's that.
MarkJFine, looks like some people get more cautious with age, while others get totally reckless.... LOL. It all goes in the memoirs anyway! :)
Did you get plantar fasciits? And how did you mess up your Achilles tendon? (that's so painful)
ETA: "the exact day before Santi Cazorla did his." Cazorla=copycat
I have a regular stretching routine, which is really meant for hamstrings and calves. One day I lifted my leg onto the porch railing to do a hammy stretch and banged my heel real hard. Didn't realise what I did until a steep downhill at the beginning of mile 6. Aggravated the achilles, right there.
I think the mechanics of dealing with the achilles on one side made me run a certain way, causing a pronation I never had on the other side. I guess it's plantar because the heel gets inflamed, but it seems to move around a bit.
The depressing thing is that these are considered "old man" injuries.
Well, that sounds quite painful. Owie. As for old man's injuries, I get the "well, you know, it's part of aging" thing from doctors (sometimes complete with a nod and a compassionate look) -- have been getting this since I turned 30. What? Young athletes get hurt All.The.Time. People of all ages get hurt. And old age begins at 30? In the 21st century? [end of rant]
I maintain 30 is the new 12 So there.
