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Yeah that incident with Chara happened around the same time as mine; I had a playoff game a few nights later and played. I really love hockey so it takes a lot

by evo_9 7y ago

Yeah that incident with Chara happened around the same time as mine; I had a playoff game a few nights later and played. I really love hockey so it takes a lot to keep me off the ice, which I guess probably seems pretty 'insane' to non-hockey folks. One other thing... the night it happened, the game was at 10:30 and there really isn't anything the emergency room visit can do other than provide pain meds etc. So I just drove myself home and my wife kept bugging me to go to the hospital, but I kept telling her there really was no point. The worst part of that night was trying to sleep; I actually slept clinching a rag in my mouth to keep the tooth in position and to absorb blood from the rest of the damage. The pain of the open nerves was pretty hard to deal with too. Didn't sleep much, easily the worst night of my life that I can think of. Fortunately I have an excellent dentist here in Denver (Icon Dental) and I was able to book an emergency visit for 8AM the next morning that night so I knew I just had to make it to morning.

soperj 7y ago
As someone who's broke their jaw twice from pucks to the face, yours and Chara's had to be a hairline fracture. There's absolutely no way I could have played with a broken jaw. It was over 2 months of having my mouth wired shut ( liquid diet - lost 55 pounds) plus plate in my chin. It's still painful when I get a puck/stick to the cage over 15 years later.
- selectodude 7y ago
  Chars had his jaw wired shut during the games after he broke it.
  - soperj 7y ago
    couldn't have been the same way as mine then, since you can't breath deeply at all with your mouth wired shut (i almost fainted while running after someone).
  - rustybelt 7y ago
    The dude came back out and sat on the bench for the third period. You could tell he wanted to get back on the ice, too.
- lawnchair_larry 7y ago
  But I’m going to guess you didn’t have a doctor with a briefcase full of Toradol injections in the dressing room, ready to shoot you up and clear you to go back out.

by evo_9 7y ago

soperj 7y ago

As someone who's broke their jaw twice from pucks to the face, yours and Chara's had to be a hairline fracture. There's absolutely no way I could have played with a broken jaw. It was over 2 months of having my mouth wired shut ( liquid diet - lost 55 pounds) plus plate in my chin. It's still painful when I get a puck/stick to the cage over 15 years later.

selectodude 7y ago
Chars had his jaw wired shut during the games after he broke it.
- soperj 7y ago
  couldn't have been the same way as mine then, since you can't breath deeply at all with your mouth wired shut (i almost fainted while running after someone).
- rustybelt 7y ago
  The dude came back out and sat on the bench for the third period. You could tell he wanted to get back on the ice, too.
lawnchair_larry 7y ago
But I’m going to guess you didn’t have a doctor with a briefcase full of Toradol injections in the dressing room, ready to shoot you up and clear you to go back out.