I am a young woman who was vaginally impaled at age 17.

Was there a bodily function that you were unable to do?

Short term yes. Long term, not that I have found yet. The delivery of my son was very hard, but we dont think it was related.

For a second I though you were still 17, and my brain was like "hold up"

😂 NOPE- 24 year old Mama now.

Is Rebar actively in you and your baby’s life?

Erhhmm. Not sure how to answer that. No? I have a rebar tattoo? So if that counts as “in my life”.

He's suggesting rebar was the Daddy.

🤦🏻‍♀️ WOW.

Okay he was making a joke, but that’s badass you got a tattoo of it. Good for you. My husband is getting a tattoo of the pins and screws that hold his wrist together

Thanks! I hope you’re not joking about the pins and screws cause I kinda think that’s cool as hell.

Nah he’s getting it for sure. He’s also got a semi colon tattoo, which people think he got cuz of the Semi Colon Peoject, but it was actually cuz he got a big chunk of his digestive tract removed when he was a kid. So he has a...semicolon.

Oh my goddd. If you can hear my laughing rn. That’s dope and a crazy good icebreaker.

So you started ageing negatively after the incident?

Probably more after my son was born.

What a horrible experience to go through. Did you know right away how badly you had been hurt?

I did NOT actually. I thought I hit a rock. I just assumed when I jumped in, that my lady bits smacked a boulder underneath the water. It wasn’t until I walked to the car, and rode back to the apartment and pulled down my pants that I thought I fractured my pelvis or something. Didn’t realize what happened fully until after surgery. Still shook. 😂

it impaled me 5+ inches

You were able to drive home after being impaled 5+ inches. I just have to say... You're amazing. Have a great life!

I was t driving. I was in the backseat. But I walked to the car and into the apartment.

It went into the labia majora. Google it. Lol.

Are you familiar with the life of Friday Kahlo? She went through a similar gnarly injury.

Never heard of it!! I’ll look it up!

How long was recovery? Did it require physical therapy? Do you have a favorite pizza topping?

Recovery physically was ONE month. (Amazingly). Walking and standing took a week. Running took 2 months. No physical therapy required. Easy - Pineapple.

That's...it? That seems way too easy.

My ACL ruptured in my left knee and PT took 9 months and nearly a year before I ran again. And that's just a tendon you don't actually need verses your baby maker.

That’s what made it so miraculous. It missed all important things by millimeters. My femoral artery, ovaries, vaginal wall, etc. and I’m just ya know, a super woman, so.. yeah.

Thanks for the response! So what was the outcome at the local watering hole? Did they clean up and remove the rebar or was there no change?

They closed it down for 2 weeks to clear it out and people HATED me for it. They didn’t want there summer spot closed so they gave me soo much hate. But they did briefly clean it. People still swim there. Not me though. lol.

What the fuck? How are people gonna be upset that someone got injured by a public swimming area and that steps were taken to prevent that???

Cause it was the FIRST day of summer. And that was the teenage hangout. Youngsters drinking, causing trouble, etc. so they were pissed their summer was ruined for 2 weeks.

This happened to the famous artist Frida Kahlo. Have you ever read her memoirs to offer any insight on her experience?

Someone mentioned that earlier, I had NO idea. So I’m gonna check it out at my kiddos bed time. Thanks!

Are you still suffering from the effects of the injury?

At this point, only psychologically. I am currently medicated for PTSD even 7 years later.

You don't swim anymore?

I swim. In pools. Not a fan of open water anymore. But my PTSD stemmed forward death. I became obsessed with the thought I was dying from stupid things. Mad cow disease. Cancer. Necrotizing faciitis. Etc. I was DETERMINED I was still dying from something. Still do. When I was pregnant/breastfeeding and stopped my meds, my husband had to limit my dr visits because of my paranoia.

I also suffer from PTSD. What medications have you found that help?

Lexapro for me! Hands down.

Ouch ouch ouch. I can’t image what you went through. How long was the total recovery?

Total physical recovery was about a month. Restriction free was about 2 months.

I hope all is well now! Your a such a strong lady.

Thanks so much. All is well.

How did it happen?

It jumped in the water at a local swimming hole and there was rebar sticking right up underneath apparently, and it impaled me 5+ inches.

Oh god. That hurt me to my feet. Thanks for sharing, glad you're ok. I gotta go! I think I'm going to pass out. No my vagina hurts and I'm a man!

😂 That’s the typical reaction. I understand.

How did you separate from it?

I need clarification.. like physically from the rebar or like mentally?

I think he meant physically. Was there any resistance?

No resistance that I can remember.

Physically. Did you have to lift yourself off, or did you fall off it?

It was beneath the water line so I pushed myself off of it by pushing the creek floor.

....I'm not usually that guy but this is the most lawsuit demanding thing I've ever heard

I tried, believe me. Lawyers wouldn’t touch it.

Lawyers that hate money. You really do hear something new every day.

Since it’s a “swim at your own risk” area, they said I wouldn’t win and it’s not worth the time.

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BE RELIEVED. If anyone is sexually abused that way, they deserve more sympathy than me.

That’s more than I could impale you

At least your honest.

Is sex painful?

Yes, in pregnancy specifically. But now it’s only occasionally especially painful in certain areas (in summing because of scarring).

Has your relationship between you and your husband suffered at all from it?

All the time. Mostly just the psychological portion.

Were you nervous about the first time having sex after that? Did you get instructed to wait a certain amount of time?

I was terrified. I did it once 5 months or so after and cried the whole time and hours after. I didn’t do it for months later after that. It was very scary to try that again.

Mate that sucks. How you doing now? What brings you to this AMA?

I’m doing great now! It just passed the 7 year anniversary so it sparked some convo. Thought I would watch the cringes go down.

I cannot have sound on.

How the hell did you impale your foof?

Jumped in the water. Rebar sticking up. Boom. Foof impaled.

What's the best joke you've heard so far about your situation?

Atleast my experience directed me into a better and “STURDY FOUNDATION” on life. 🤦🏻‍♀️😂

Do you have any advice to give, like, in general about anything?

Hmm- That a tough one. Eat your vegetables?..

That is horrifying. Did you ever go back too see what you landed on? I assume someone did. Did they remove the hazard? And how close were your friends who jumped in with you to hitting something? Was it just one single bar you had the unfortunate luck to land on?

They closed it down for 2 weeks to clear it out before I could get it. I tasked my father with going to snorkel to dig it out so I could keep it. But the city blocked it off for clearing out after my injury before he could get it. So unfortunate. They were CLOSE. I think it was just 1 bar though or a few. No one else was hurt.

Who or what is rebal?

REBAR.

Click here to see.

Has the incident created irreparable damage to you? How were situations post the incident, be it at home, self and how people looked at you?

Long term- it has really only been psychological trauma. I am STILL medicating for PTSD. Post trauma- I was in high school so of course it was hard, people gossiping, spreading rumors. Etc. My husband (Who I went to high school with) has been the biggest supporter in my defense.

"Did you hear BreeMaree had a terrible accident? What a slut."

I'm joking of course.

☝️PRETTY MUCH. The penetration jokes were endless, as were my eye rolls.

I was like, don’t mind me, I almost died. Fucking asshats. 😂

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It missed the actual hole by MILLIMETERS. But still in my vagina.

Wait, so it impaled you 5 inches, but next to the vagina, not in it?

The rebar impaled me in my labia. Created a new hole. Still my vaj, but not the hole itself.

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INTERESTING... never visited it before.

Have you ever been called a lollipop?

Lollipop? No. Kabob? Yes.

Ouch.

How much did this cost you in the end, financially?

My dad had GREAT insurance so it was originally more than 50K but they only paid around 2 K.k out of pocket for everything!! Thankfully!

Thanks for being a part of my AMA. I’ve enjoyed it but gotta get back to being a parent!

Uhh, proof?

Working on it now.