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Sleep Injuries... WTF?
June 13, 2014 at 2:56 pm
Last night I went to bed pain-free (I'm generally very healthy and in good shape). This morning however, I woke up in extreme pain. The top of my right foot is swollen and I can't put any pressure on my foot to walk or even stand. I'm pretty sure that my wife didn't hobble me in my sleep, and I didn't get up in the night to walk anywhere (like the potty). It looks like a bad sprain, and ice and elevating it seem to ease the pain and swelling - pretty sure I'll be fine. I'm in my late 40's and this sort of thing is happening more and more (last month it was sciatica - OUCH!), and all while I was sleeping!
Has anyone else had a sleep injury that caused them extreme pain, and if so would you care to share the experience? Let's let the younger forum members catch a glimpse of the future 
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RE: Sleep Injuries... WTF?
June 13, 2014 at 3:18 pm
(This post was last modified: June 13, 2014 at 3:19 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
I went to sleep with a beautiful woman once and woke up with a mortage - but no house, a car loan - but no car, and a child support payment -but no child. The injury was fatal, my wallet died.
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RE: Sleep Injuries... WTF?
June 13, 2014 at 3:23 pm
(June 13, 2014 at 3:18 pm)Rhythm Wrote: I went to sleep with a beautiful woman once and woke up with a mortage - but no house, a car loan - but no car, and a child support payment -but no child. The injury was fatal, my wallet died.
You too? Must be contagious.
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RE: Sleep Injuries... WTF?
June 13, 2014 at 3:25 pm
(June 13, 2014 at 2:56 pm)ShaMan Wrote: I'm pretty sure that my wife didn't hobble me in my sleep
I dunno, man. The evidence suggests otherwise.
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RE: Sleep Injuries... WTF?
June 13, 2014 at 3:31 pm
Sometimes I have gone to sleep with my neck tilted wrong or something, and woke up in pain. One time I slept on my stomach with my toes curled under my feet, and woke up with sore toes. Generally if I'm tired enough, and just conk out as soon as I hit the bed, chanced are something might be wrong and my body is too tired for my brain to wake me up enough to readjust myself.
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RE: Sleep Injuries... WTF?
June 13, 2014 at 3:32 pm
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On an honest note about general pain and inconvenience upon waking. I woke up to an ear/sinus infection almost a week ago that left me unable to hear out of my left ear for days. Things still sore, with the wonderful watery feeling. I've been assured that this will eventually pass - by three weeks time at most.
Three weeks...I'll saw my ear off before three weeks passes like this...
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
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RE: Sleep Injuries... WTF?
June 13, 2014 at 3:37 pm
(June 13, 2014 at 3:23 pm)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote: You too? Must be contagious.
We should cut the source of the infection. You first, gentlemen.
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RE: Sleep Injuries... WTF?
June 13, 2014 at 3:40 pm
There have been times when I've been in enough pain to consider just taking a knife and carving out whatever is causing me pain. Usually a toothache or constipation. Incidentally if you can make a habit of keeping a glass of water by you and sipping from it regularly, it helps prevent things from getting clogged up. The downside being that you'll be peeing frequently too.
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RE: Sleep Injuries... WTF?
June 13, 2014 at 3:47 pm
(June 13, 2014 at 3:37 pm)LastPoet Wrote: (June 13, 2014 at 3:23 pm)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote: You too? Must be contagious.
We should cut the source of the infection. You first, gentlemen.
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RE: Sleep Injuries... WTF?
June 13, 2014 at 4:05 pm
ShaMan, I would imagine you have either been bitten by a spider or stung by a wasp or a bee and had a bad reaction.
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