Its expensive being laid up with an owie

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Its expensive being laid up with an owie
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Wed, 12-10-2008 - 11:22am

I live with my DD and her family and its an old farm house with very narrow stairs.  Monday night I slipped coming down the steps and hit the side of my forehead on the corner of an antique stereo/radio, knocked my glasses off and I landed on my right side with my right arm out behind me.  An immediate knot the size of a walnut appeared along with a bruise.  Well yesterday my right shoulder, neck, right wrist all kind of ached, so I spent a lot of my time on the couch watching QVC..........B-I-G mistake, I ended up buying a pair of jeans, a shirt and some make up.  Geesh I cant afford to be hurt anymore.


Today the swelling is down but the bruise is a beautiful shade of purple and the stiffness and soreness is mostly subsided, good thing another day on the couch watching QVC and I would need a bailout from Uncle Sam.


 


 


 


 




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Wed, 12-10-2008 - 3:57pm
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Wed, 12-10-2008 - 4:00pm

Owe Beverly!!

I have a very narrow stairwell too. falling is my greatest fear...esp on the stairs!! i hope you are better soon!

Ps: when we were in the trailer i had a fall...naked in the master bath. Dh still shakes his head. I called it my tripple sow cow (like the skating move). In the fall i was grabbing for something and managed to get a towel. Not good for the fall...but always wondered what wold have happened if it was worse and i was naked and the kids found me?? Well that , i am sure would have turned them right off having kids LOL

So lay down and taqke it easy ....you need to rest!

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Wed, 12-10-2008 - 6:15pm

Wow Beverly - you are lucky you didn't break anything - like an arm or a leg.

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Thu, 12-11-2008 - 12:02am
{{{Beverly}}}
Sorry to hear this about your fall hon,
Had to LOL about the shopping though
Sure hope you're healing & feeling better today :)


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Thu, 12-11-2008 - 4:04am

Bottom line .. that was a very silly thing to do


Hey .. hope you are feeling a whole lot better by now.


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Registered: 01-05-2006
Thu, 12-11-2008 - 9:37am

The stairs are exactly as you describe, good thing I did not break anything that I would be laid up with for a while, I would definitely be broke.



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Thu, 12-11-2008 - 9:40am

Oh lordy Im glad I wasnt naked.


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Thu, 12-11-2008 - 9:44am

My daughter wanted to take me to the ER but I said no.


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Thu, 12-11-2008 - 9:48am

This morning the bruise is a lovely shade of greenish yellow, glad my bangs over it.



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Thu, 12-11-2008 - 9:49am

Bottom line .. that was a very silly thing to do


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