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Have you ever broken a bone? If not, what's the worst injury you've sustained?

No broken bones but plenty of stitches. That said, I'm trying to think of the worst injury I've had. Hmm...

I was thrown off my horse when I was in Jr. High. Knocked unconscience and had a wicked headache for a few days. Most likely had a concussion but apparently my family was too busy to take me in and have it checked. I think I've recovered, regardless.

In high school, I was kicked square on the kneecap by an angry cow. Dropped me on my back in a flash, screaming and writhing in the middle of the barn aisle. An aisle filled with cows trying to get to their food, only I was in their way. My brain kept screaming "Get up! You are going to get stepped on the head!" but my body was screaming "OWOWOWOWOWOW!"

DadH grabbed my by the shoulders and dragged me to safety. Whew! He helped me hobble to the house and MomH decided to take me to the hospital for X-Rays. I was shocked. Really? "You don't mess around with your knees." Oh. Okay. Nothing more than a hyper-extended joint. I had an immobilizer splint thingie and was on crutches for a few weeks.

After that, some big spills running hurdles in HS track and a major spill on my roller blades. Those were mostly loss-of-flesh injuries.

I don't think scorpion stings count as injuries, per se, but they do hurt like effing hell.