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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Wednesday, August 18, 2010 - 12:48 pm
Jimmer, it'd be an amusing read at least, lol. Dfennessey, we laugh now! Nieces came over a while ago cuz their daddy is having a tooth pulled today. Oldest niece walked in and said, "Gnomie," (they all call me gnomie, like the travelocity gnome,) "you need to stop falling down!" Thanks for the advice, kiddo, I'll consider it, lol.
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Wednesday, August 18, 2010 - 6:07 pm
Don't look at it as another fall; look at it as a "balancing" act that required your body to become re-aligned! I'm sensing soft, padded clothing would be a good gift for Christmas. 
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Sia
Member
03-10-2002
| Wednesday, August 18, 2010 - 7:48 pm
Sorry to hear that you fell, Wargod. My dumb move today was just getting out of bed. Dumb move yesterday was getting onto the bedroom floor so I could crawl under the bed to rearrange my storage totes at the cottage. The kids have refused to help me with this project all summer long, so I just got tired of begging them and slid to the floor on my own. After about an hour of scooting around, I slid to the stairway so I could stand up again. It worked out. The dumb part was doing it while my daughter was home; she started wailing about my possibly re-injuring my already-ruined hernia repair!!
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Texasdeb
Member
05-23-2003
| Tuesday, August 31, 2010 - 3:43 pm
I got home w/my Wal-mart shopping Sat. Pulled the car in the garage as usual and began to unload. One of those stupid plastic bags had a flaw & a lg can of dog food came out & nearly hit my feet & I was wearing flip flops. I think to myself, "boy, that was a lucky break - I could have really gotten hurt", when I stepped back & stepped right on that stupid can of dog food & of course went down. I landed left rib cage down on top of the push lawn mower. It totally knocked my breath out & hurt like you know what as well. When I composed myself, I got up, continued unloading the stuff and even put it away. I'm thinking that I'll prob. be sore as crap the next day. I was right! I've had fractured ribs before and didn't really think this was as bad. Anyway, I could barely get out of bed Mon. but managed to get myself together & not only go to my office, but stay the whole day. On the way home yest., I stopped at the minor emerg. center and was there until nearly 9:00 pm. They tell me that my blood pressure is extremely high, give me something for it and take it again in 30 min. and then again in 30 more min. It stayed the same. They did X-rays & everything right there. They didn't find any fractures on my ribs, but the X-rays showed my heart to be enlarged which I was told was a good sign that my blood pressure had more than likely been way too high for some time. I stopped by CVS pharmacy on the way home & filled not only a scrip. for pain meds & anti-biotics (preventive with rib injuries as pnemonia sets in easily), I also got a 30 day supply of blood pressure meds & I was told that I would more than likely need to be on them possibly for the rest of my life. I was given a monitor sheet & told to stop at a do-it-yourself blood pressure monitor place every other day for the next 2 wks and if I didn't see any gradual drop in my pressure, to come back asap. I was told that often folks have high pressure & don't even realize it until they go for medical help for something else that is actually bothering them or they have a stroke or heart attack. I guess my little dog food/lawn mower incident was a blessing in disguise.
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Bicbicz911
Member
08-19-2005
| Tuesday, August 31, 2010 - 9:34 pm
Wow, Deb. That stupid can of dog food just may have saved your life! When I started reading your post, I was nodding my head thinking this is exactly the kind of thing that happens to me all the time. I'm a clutz. But then it took a sharp turn! I am so glad you decided to go to urgent care. I probably would have called in to work and stayed in bed, but would have procrastinated about actually going to the doc. I'm so glad you went, and the blood pressure problem was found.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, August 31, 2010 - 10:21 pm
Sometimes a stupid fall is the best thing to happen to a person. I really want to say I'm sorry you fell, Deb, but I think this once, the stupid/clumsy fall on that can was the best thing to happen. I'm very happy you went to urgent care.
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Southern_grits
Member
10-08-2009
| Wednesday, September 01, 2010 - 8:47 am
Sorry you fell Deb but looks like it was a very good thing. I'm a major klutz too although I can blame the CP fairly easily . A few weeks ago I was cooking supper and as I often do I mistimed everything. I was moving twice as fast as normal and didn't notice a box someone had left in the way. A fifty year old disabled woman did a backflip over the box... and got a level 2 strain of the foot. If I don't kill myself first I'm gonna kill the box owner.
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Wednesday, September 01, 2010 - 8:51 am
Texasdeb, can you make an appt. with your regular physician? Just because he knows your med history and for second opinions/confirmations
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Jeep
Member
10-17-2001
| Wednesday, September 01, 2010 - 10:10 am
Texasdeb, I don't think I did anything stupid, but I know what you mean about going to the doc for one thing and finding out another. Two weeks ago, I got sick one evening. 101 temp and lower belly pains. Thought bladder or female infection. Took asprin but no help so I went to the walk in clinic the next morning. Temp was then 101.6 and all exams came out good except white blood count high. They sent me directly to the hospital for a CT scan and discovered diverticulitus with possible perforations. Threw my butt right into the ER for admission to the hospital with IV antibotics. I've improved considerably and may avoid surgery altogether. But I never had a clue anything was wrong until that night. Scary how it can jump right on you. I wish you the best. Just keep an eye on the blood pressure. There are many many meds for it, so if one doesn't work your doc may try others. I've used about 10 different kinds over the past 10 years.
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Texasdeb
Member
05-23-2003
| Thursday, September 02, 2010 - 3:31 pm
Thanks, TVCH friends for all of your kind words! Escape, I am in the process - now - of finding a regular physician. I've always been pretty healthy and only went for medical care when I had one of my clumsy accidents or had the occasional flu I couldn't shake or that one time when I had a staff infection. I know one thing.........I've been in extreme pain the last cpl of days........I guess the rib thing is just going to take some time to heal.
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Whoami
Member
08-03-2001
| Friday, September 03, 2010 - 7:22 pm
Just got home from the store. I'm bringing in my first load of groceries, which consists of the perishable items, bread, eggs, and a chicken dinner from the deli. I step up into the threshold of the doorway, and my foot catches on something, and suddenly I'm sailing through the doorway and land square on hands/knees/belly right on top of the groceries. I had to crawl around on my hands and knees and clear a path through the groceries so I could crawl over to the couch and pull myself up to my feet. Not an easy task seeing as its hard to get me up off the floor anyway, let alone when my knees are hurting from walking around the store already, and then of course landing on them AND crawling on them too. Sheesh! Eggs and bread look ok. I'm shocked that wasn't what was right under my belly. The box the chicken dinner came in seems to have gotten the worst of the experience. That's ok, I usually put the chicken in a Ziploc bag and in the fridge until Mom gets up and wants to eat anyway. My poor dog wasn't sure what to make of my dramatic entrance! She's gonna be afraid to greet me at the door after this! LOL. Time to go bring in the rest of the groceries. Wish me luck! LOL.
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Jmm
Moderator
08-16-2002
| Friday, September 03, 2010 - 8:10 pm
Who, Glad that you're ok, but I'm afraid you'll really feel it tomorrow. Let us know that you're ok.
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Whoami
Member
08-03-2001
| Friday, September 03, 2010 - 11:00 pm
I'm ok. Knee was already a bit grumpy before the shopping trip. Now it will have lots to complain about tomorrow (actually, its already sort of reminding me. LOL). I think the groceries kinda broke my fall. Good thing I hadn't brought in the canned goods yet! LOL. Chicken box was destroyed, but chicken ok inside. So was the box the Centrum vitamins came in, but the bottle inside was ok. I'm still perplexed (but thankful) on how I managed not to land on the bread or eggs, as that would have been a typical Brown thing to do. The rest of the groceries are now safe in the house without incident (though it will be a while before I muster up the energy to put them away). Poor Gidget (our pooch) came to the door and looked at me like, "uh oh, not again!" As far as she was concerned, the first time I came in the house loaded down with groceries, I threw them at her (as I pitched forward), then jumped up and laid flat out on them in front of her. I told her, "what, you don't trust me now?" Then I laughed and said, "I wouldn't trust me either." Next thing I know, she's sitting way over on the other side of the room. Apparently she decided I was right. LOL.
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Dogdoc
Member
09-29-2001
| Saturday, September 04, 2010 - 2:53 am
Who, I hope you are ok. My dog would have shoved me aside and eaten the chicken dinner.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Saturday, September 04, 2010 - 4:14 am
Glad you're okay, Who. LOL Dogdoc. A dog's got to have priorities! 
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Saturday, September 04, 2010 - 7:25 am
Who, glad you're okay, and the biggest miracle seems to be that your eggs survived the fall!!! LOL about the pooch.
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Couchtomato
Member
09-09-2008
| Saturday, September 04, 2010 - 9:35 am
Who, I think when the phrase 'Grand Entrance' was coined, that wasn't exactly what they had in mind! Glad you're ok & that your eggs weren't scrambled!
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Saturday, September 04, 2010 - 12:26 pm
Who, I hope you are ok and dont feel bad tomorrow. I must say I love the way you tell a story! I can totally picture the look on your dog's face LOL If the eggs had been under you I think it would have been an I love lucy ep!
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Monday, September 13, 2010 - 11:10 pm
I did not fall down. Or trip, slip, or stumble over anything. But, I did do something stupid today, lol. Dakota's birthday is tomorrow and Darren and I went to do a little shopping this afternoon. Had my list: gift, wrapping paper, decorations, candles. We're wandering through the store having a nice time actually, chatting and laughing and running into a few people we know and getting our stuff. Candles were the last thing on the list and we went to look at their measley selection. Finally settled on a "1" and "2" and I thought I'd get a pack of the regular ones as well. Darren asked me why since we had 12 and I said, well it's two candles, figure I'll put ten little ones on too for 12 candles altogether, plus we need candles for her party on Sunday and these will do. Now, I don't know if it was cuz we were chatting and having a good time or because I'd just explained why I'm buying all these candles, but I'm reading the box of candles and I'm totally confused. It said: 36 candles - 2. I stopped dead in my tracks, staring at this box and trying to figure this out. I read it outloud to Darren, 36 candles minus 2 and said I don't get it, why didn't they just write, 34 candles on the box? Darren looked at the box...looked at me...looked back at the box and he started laughing. When he finally calmed down a little bit, he said, "It says 36 candles dash 2 inches" and he started laughing even harder. I looked a little closer and sure enough the damn thing said 36 candles - 2". In my defense, the stupid box is yellow with black dots and squiggley lines decorating it so the " kind of blended in....when you kinda glance at it, with squinty eyes cuz after he told me that, the " was plain as day! Man, he laughed at me all the way out of the store. I don't know when he had the chance, but I got a phone call from my sister this evening, she was just cracking up, "Sandy, seriously, 36 candles minus 2?"
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Sia
Member
03-10-2002
| Saturday, September 18, 2010 - 9:44 pm
War, I can totally see how you'd get confused. After all, don't lots of things get packaged by dozens? Let's see, three dozen candles would be 34, right? LOL, just messin' with ya. Your story did make me laugh. I have done many things similar to that!
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Alwayzmovin
Member
11-06-2003
| Sunday, September 19, 2010 - 8:39 am
After years of "nagging" on my DH about checking his pockets before throwing stuff in the laundry, I left my cell phone in my jean pocket and washed it. It's now sitting in a ziplock bag of rice, drying out. D'OOOOOH!
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Dogdoc
Member
09-29-2001
| Thursday, September 30, 2010 - 3:42 am
I just sent a Skype to the wrong person. Luckily all I did was discuss the weather.
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Twiggyish
Member
08-14-2000
| Thursday, September 30, 2010 - 6:04 am
The other day I picked up the TV Remote and started clicking away. I said to my husband that it wasn't working. I tried to check the batteries, and I took the remote over to my husband to get the cover off the back. He started laughing. I had the wrong remote!! I had Em's remote to her tv, which has a blue tab on the bottom. Our remote is green..LOL
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Sia
Member
03-10-2002
| Thursday, September 30, 2010 - 6:53 pm
Not today, but I'm definitely due for a stupid move any minute.
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Friday, November 05, 2010 - 4:03 am
Since DH wasn't home for dinner last night, I figured I would make something simple for myself. I was trying to decide between a frozen microwave dinner, or a turkey sandwich with lettuce and tomato. I decided on the microwave dinner. During the 5 minutes it was cooking, I decided I should feed the dogs. I remembered I had a chicken carcass I wanted to clean and mix the scraps with the dog food, so it took a lot longer than 5 minutes to get the dogs fed, and my dinner had to sit in the microwave and wait for me. It took so much longer than 5 minutes to get the dogs fed that I completely forgot about the dinner in the microwave and I went and made myself a turkey sandwich. This morning I went to reheat my cup of coffee in the microwave, and there was my cooked TV dinner from last night.
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