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@rpm
I have a 10 inch long scar running from waist to groin, which I ain't taking pictures of my rude bits!
from an mtb accident where I got a massive haematoma.
7 nights in hospital
3 blood transfusions
operation to remove 1 1/2 litres of congealed blood
2 drain tubes in my side for 5 days attached to two bottles
left leg swelled to twice normal size
groin, lower back and legs solidly purple with bruising
cant remember how many stitches
6 weeks off work (I took 3) unpaid, uninsured.
2 follow up clinics
permanently numb left flank ( the bit on the upper thigh/hip) For the rest of my life.
I don't subscribe to the "scars are cool" thing any more, sorry.