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Buff · 10-08-2005, 11:58 AM

Buff's injury list:

Twice, I had stitches in my head after smashing into furniture while wrestling. Both times I was under 8 years old.

Another time, when I was 5, I had stitches in my cheek from a dog bite. (Apparently you don't pet a doberman, while he is watching somebody eat and getting food from that somebody)

3 injuries before the age of 8.

My next injury came when I was 16, in gym class. I was thrown awkwardly to the mat in Wrestling and bruised my shoulder blade. Could barely move my arm for a week and coughing and sneezing hurt like a SOB.

Sprained my ankle playing street hockey. It wasn't bad, I limped for a couple of weeks and could still feel pain for a couple of months, but I was out playing street hockey the next few days after heavily wrapping my ankle. I never said I was smart when I was younger.

Was injury free for a few years and then I sprained that same ankle again while at work. I missed a week of work, but it should've been 3 since I couldn't drive for 3 weeks after the injury. (and the doctor told me to stay off my feet for 3 weeks) It was a major sprain and I was still feeling pain/stiffness in my ankle 8 months after the incident

Then I was injury free for a couple of years, until about 1 year ago. I got a concussion. A mild concussion, but it was still a concussion. Playing ice hockey, I made a guy look like a fool, by stealing the puck from him as he was in the process of making me look like a fool by deking around me. I took the puck down the ice and scored a goal.

The next play he was mad and was going to steal the puck from me and score too. Well, he came right at me, determined to get the puck and we collided. I am so much taller than him that his head went straight into my chest and my jaw cracked on the top of his helmet. All the lines on the ice turned yellow for a fraction of a second... uh oh, I better get off the ice. I skated to the bench, I felt ok, the guys on the bench said I seem normal. So I continued to play. I got home and my wife could tell right away that I wasn't normal.

I went to work the next day and my boss could tell that I wasn't normal but I felt ok. It wasn't until after work that I felt the symptoms of the concussion. Nauseous and dizzy all the time, from doing such simple things. I couldn't even sing along to a song without getting nauseous. I was fine a week later, but didn't play in my weekly hockey game just as a precaution, and I didn't want to miss playing in the 'Dome for my first time, which occured a few days later. I probably shouldn't have played in the 'Dome. I had no legs, and was out of breath so easily. I got nauseous a few hours after the game too. That was the last of my symptoms and I've been injury free since.

All in all I've been lucky. With the exception of the concussion I've had non-scary injuries.

10-08-2005, 11:58 AM	#12
Buff Franchise Player Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: I don't belong here Exp:	Buff's injury list: Twice, I had stitches in my head after smashing into furniture while wrestling. Both times I was under 8 years old. Another time, when I was 5, I had stitches in my cheek from a dog bite. (Apparently you don't pet a doberman, while he is watching somebody eat and getting food from that somebody) 3 injuries before the age of 8. My next injury came when I was 16, in gym class. I was thrown awkwardly to the mat in Wrestling and bruised my shoulder blade. Could barely move my arm for a week and coughing and sneezing hurt like a SOB. Sprained my ankle playing street hockey. It wasn't bad, I limped for a couple of weeks and could still feel pain for a couple of months, but I was out playing street hockey the next few days after heavily wrapping my ankle. I never said I was smart when I was younger. Was injury free for a few years and then I sprained that same ankle again while at work. I missed a week of work, but it should've been 3 since I couldn't drive for 3 weeks after the injury. (and the doctor told me to stay off my feet for 3 weeks) It was a major sprain and I was still feeling pain/stiffness in my ankle 8 months after the incident Then I was injury free for a couple of years, until about 1 year ago. I got a concussion. A mild concussion, but it was still a concussion. Playing ice hockey, I made a guy look like a fool, by stealing the puck from him as he was in the process of making me look like a fool by deking around me. I took the puck down the ice and scored a goal. The next play he was mad and was going to steal the puck from me and score too. Well, he came right at me, determined to get the puck and we collided. I am so much taller than him that his head went straight into my chest and my jaw cracked on the top of his helmet. All the lines on the ice turned yellow for a fraction of a second... uh oh, I better get off the ice. I skated to the bench, I felt ok, the guys on the bench said I seem normal. So I continued to play. I got home and my wife could tell right away that I wasn't normal. I went to work the next day and my boss could tell that I wasn't normal but I felt ok. It wasn't until after work that I felt the symptoms of the concussion. Nauseous and dizzy all the time, from doing such simple things. I couldn't even sing along to a song without getting nauseous. I was fine a week later, but didn't play in my weekly hockey game just as a precaution, and I didn't want to miss playing in the 'Dome for my first time, which occured a few days later. I probably shouldn't have played in the 'Dome. I had no legs, and was out of breath so easily. I got nauseous a few hours after the game too. That was the last of my symptoms and I've been injury free since. All in all I've been lucky. With the exception of the concussion I've had non-scary injuries.