What is the worst injury/illness you have had

[meaty]

Just a few cuts and bruises

 

[Kitty 34]

broken neck in three spots (C 4,5 and 6) in a car accident at 25

edited to add all my illnesses:

spinal meningitis (bacterial) at 28
bone infection at 44
shingles at 49
sciatic back pain...used a walked for several weeks at 50
colitis at 54
extreme HB pressure (205/145) which landed me in the hospital for 5 days at 55.
dual pneumonia back in 2013. I swear my lungs have never been the same!!!!

 

[njpyro]

Hand covered in mostly 2nd degree burns, one spot of 3rd.

 

[Pembo]

Brain tumor. However my most recent basal cell removal by Moh's surgery was incredibly painful. Brain surgery was easy compared to that. LOL

 

[PrincessShmoo]

The flu when I was 5 months pregnant (over Thanksgiving and I was hosting).

 

[mjkacmom]

Hep A, most likely contracted at WDW. Both DH and I got it, I was out of work for a month, he was out 6 weeks. It was like having a month long stomach virus (made for a great bikini season, though).

 

[ravenclawtrekkie]

I broke my hip in a dirt bike crash when I was 21. It sucks, don't do it.

 

[MIGrandma]

A pulmonary embolism. And another blood clot in my arm a few years later, but that one was dissolved before it went anywhere.

 

[MomofKatie]

Injury- broken forearm when I was 34. I had a cast from fingers to shoulder for 8 weeks. I fell off of my cocktail table while trying to wash windows in my living room.

Illness- Mumps in 6th grade. Both sides- man, they hurt! And I gave them to my brother. The doctors didn't believe I had them at first, since they are rare now (most people are immunized).

 

[lynxstch]

Broken kneecap from a car accident a long time ago, got the cast off, fell and rebroke it the next day. Only broken thing I've ever had!

 

[jeepwreck]

I have 3 open heart surgeries
plus many other surgeries over the years from knee to throat

 

[HM]

Worst I've ever felt was food poisoning. I thought I wanted to die it was so awful.

I think I broke my foot once. Obviously I didn't have that checked out if I don't know for sure.

 

[dotfurio]

Herniated disk. I was literally on the floor for about a month. It was agonizing and I thought it would never end.

 

[AllisonK]

Most painful: Broken tailbone in 2013. And I just bruised it a few weeks ago... ugh. (I am really not graceful!) The broken toes have hurt, too. But I've never broken anything else!
Most serious: I had my thyroid removed last March due to possible cancer. It wasn't cancerous, but it was pre-cancerous; so despite being about 10-15 pounds heavier than I was a year ago because it's taking some time to get my Synthroid dose right, I was glad I had it done when I did.
Other than that I've been pretty lucky. My only other surgery was for my wisdom teeth when I was in high school and I had never been admitted to the hospital until my surgery last year (and I was 25). I've sprained a few things (ankle, wrist, possibly my knee) but other than that, nothing.

 

[Mokat76]

Broke a toe, dislocated two.
Lyme disease.
All in all, pretty lucky.

 

[Gracie09]

pre-eclampsia and HELLP syndrome. bed rest, delivered early, more bed rest.

 

[mamamary]

Kidney operation. Spent almost two months in hospital when I was 17

 

[DisneyFan32WI]

Gallbladder surgery

 

[arminnie]

e-coli sepsis - I was on life support for a week in a medically induced coma. Not expected to live. Most people (90%) do not survive this. I was fortunately oblivious to all of this. I felt bad, went to ER about 9 hours later. It hits very quickly.

Another reason never to eat at Chipotle again.

 

[kamik86]

Yeah I have been really lucky:
Illness: Chicken pox in second grade
Injury: A cut on my chin from falling on the ice in my driveway when I was in third grade. Took like 12 stiches but that was all. This is my one and only visit to the hospital as a patient (besides being born)