I have two that come to mind, the first was when I blew out my shoulder.
It happened during a baseball game. I was involved in a collision at 2nd, which resulted in a broken collar bone, torn ligaments and separated shoulder. The worst of the pain came when I rolled over on that shoulder while writhing on the ground, and it popped back in. I ended up requiring surgery several years later as the damage to the socket resulted in numerous separations.
The other was in Junior High, one of my optional classes was Mountain Biking, and for the year end, we rode a trail from Canmore to Banff. The ride was a few hours, and about half way through, I hit a downed tree, and went over the handle bars, unfortunately, I did not let go of said handlebars, and the bike followed suit, flipping over, and landing directly on top of my chest. Seeing as we were in the middle of a mountain trail, and not wanting to be the reason everyone had to stop and wait for emergency personnel to find us and cart me away, I got back on my bike, and finished the ride into Banff, where one of the chaperones then took me to the hospital. X-rays revealed 4 broken ribs. I don't recommend riding a bike with broken ribs, especially on a bumpy mountain trail.
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