Eesh, well that sucks. I just usually have several black and blue spots on me. I can't recall a time when I didn' t have a bruise _somewhere_. Good thing child protective services was a lot more laid back when I was a kid or my parents woulda been in a heap o' trouble. ;) (Oh, and about cracking a bone - I thought you meant like when you "crack" your funny bone - not like when you fracture something. Yah, that'd hurt good.)
On 9/9/05, Ben Doom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I don't bruise easily. If I'm bruised so it looks bad, it's probably > bruised right to the bone. Last time I had something turn black, I had > muscle mass die off from the damage. When I say "severe" bruise, I'm > talking about bone bruises, etc. Not just getting banged up. > > So, AFAIK, it has nothing to do with diabetes. Just has to do with me. > It's probably related to the fact that I'm not really a bleeder. If I > get cut, it stops bleeding very quickly. On the other hand, it takes > forever to completely scar up. The latter seems to be common among > people with chronically dry skin (anecdotally, at least) but the former > is just me. :-) > > As far as cracking bones -- that *hurts*. I've cracked a rib, two bones > in my right forefinger, and (I suspect) a toe. It hurt like hell every > time. Of course, I'm not exactly known for my stoic pain threshhold. > I'm kinda a wuss. :-) > > --Ben > > Deanna Schneider wrote: > > So, if'n you don't mind me asking - is it the diabetes that makes it so > that > > cracking something causes great pain? I bruise easily (something about > Type > > 0 blood) and deeply - but they never hurt all that much. Just curious. > > > > On 9/9/05, Ben Doom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> > >>If someone chucked my Vicodin, I'd be annoyed. I've not take any in > >>months, but next time I crack a bone or get a severe bruise, it's gonna > >>be ince to have. > >> > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:173627 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
