I'm beginning to hate my shins! They are so exposed to injury when using a chair
Recently I have either dropped something heavy or something heavy has fallen over and each time my shins have taken a hit causing bruising and wounds that takes ages to heal. The latest shin wound was my own fault entirely, but that doesn't make it feel any better!
Something in my workshop got caught round the joystick, propelling my shin (at high torque) into the spindle of a large bench vice. The skin was punctured, bled like a stuck pig, and a huge black lump instantly appeared. Rapidly the bruise spread up and down the lower leg and severe cellulitis, pustules and swelling developed from foot to knee. It's bloody painful.
Now on my second 7-day course of flucloxacillin and phenoxymethylpenicillin and if no further improvement by Wednesday it's off to hospital for IV antibiotic drip.
I guess these this is familiar to all chair users who like to "do stuff". Sticking out in front, as they do, shins are always likely to suffer. Think I may invest in some footballers' shin pads!