Fell again

Hi Friends,

I am so irritated!  I have been doing really well with the new dose of LDN!  Finally getting over the injuries from a fall I took in June!

Friday morning I was walking along.... happy, humming to myself....when the next thing I know I'm flying in the air and plop, crash, boom...next thing I know I'm on the ground.  Have no idea what the heck I tripped over, it happened so fast, I'm not sure if my tennis shoe caught on something or one of the legs gave out!

So here we go again, now I am having severe pain in the neck and right arm, bruises on the right leg!

How do you spell F R U S T R A T I O N?

I am resting, using Traumeel, ice and heat...but every movement lets me know I took a tumble....AGAIN!!

The sad thing is I have been a KLUTZ all my life and could explain most of my trips but over the last 9 years, since the triple CAF, nerve damage in the legs diagnosis....I can no longer ALWAYS explain how I end up on the ground!

Can anyone else relate to this horrid recurrence?

XXOO
Patti

 

Hi Patti:

I could have written that post word for word about myself.  I know how frustrated you must be. 

You are definitely not alone in this regard.  Maybe a hot bath will help with some of the aches & pains.

Be kind to yourself, take it easy, and give your body time to heal!

Let us know how you are doing.

Lorie

Char, Bluejet and Gretchen,

Thank you!  Gretchen I love the saying on your shirt, you made me chuckle....I've always told people "I'm a professional faller"...hmm maybe time for a T-shirt of my own lol.

Seriously, as sad as it would be, might be a good idea to start considering a walking aid!

Will keep you posted!

XXOO
Patti

Patti,
So sorry you had another fall! Falls are so scary to me, since that's what started me on this roller coaster ride of CP. I used to walk along with a bounce in my walk. No more. Now I feel like I walk like I'm 80 (actually some 80 year olds do a better job!). I found the tip of my foot catches on the smallest thing anymore, and one time my leg just gave out from under me, but that was awhile ago. Most for me it's tripping so I try to be super careful but it does affect how you feel about life.

Injuries from falls can be from the "just soreness that needs to heal" to the serious variety, as you well know. I also do think my neurontin had something to do with one of my falls, which occurred a couple of years ago when I was increasing the dose to where my doctor thought it should be. HA! I went back to the lower dose after that. But one thing I try to remember is that it was the first fall that did the real damage, and that was on a brand new sidewalk with a slight imperfection and my shoe caught on it and before I knew it I was in the air and came down hard on concrete. But the other falls I've taken haven't, in the long run, seemed to do any more real damage. I try to tell myself to not be quite so scared about it, but it doesn't always work.

Just give yourself lots of TLC for now, use the R.I.C.E. routine, and if something doesn't start getting better, swells too much, etc., call a doctor!

Hugs,

PaLady

Rest.
Ice.
Compression.
Elevation.

PaLady

Oh CCL, I'm so sorry you fell again! Yes it really stinks when we fall and all kinds of things get affecteed when people like us fall even if it's just a trip! I sure can relate to you. As you may or may not know, I fell in a hole after my neck surgery which has cause severe pain in a different place than I had pre-surgery!!! I'm so upset about it as it happened on my last job and I didn't do things properly. Just today, about an hour ago, I got a nonpayment statement from some hospital bills I gave my old boss to pay! He told me no problem at the time and he would pay them right away! Somehow I'm not suprized! I will call him 1st thing tomorrow AM! I'm so mad I could jump in a hole! Hang tough CCL, sorry to cry on your post!
Your Buddy',
Pete

Patti

I do hope you are doing alright! Patti do you have drop foot, you mentioned that you drag your one leg, and I was just wondering! Anyway please be careful! And if you need to use a cain.......well.......remember it is just another tool, that is used to help you and make your life easier and safer, and it is no different than wearing glasses or a hearing aid or anything else! I use a cain all the time, they even gave me a walker to use when I came home from the hospital this time. As my balance is really off and I do have  weakness in my limbs!

 Anyway I hope you get it checked out by your Doc and you are alright!

My thoughts and prayers are with You!

White Beard

Ouch, Susie! Just reading your post made me wince!

You take care of yourself, too! We need a recovery room here! LOL

PaLady

Oh, Patti, I'm so sorry to hear about your fall!! I hope your're alright & on the mend now!!
Hugs,
Skeye

OWWWW Susie, we have to stop taking these TRIPS lol.  Thanks for the info no issues with O2 sats (Thank God), but I HAVE to wear clunky tennis shoes all the time and they are very heavy.  The pressure from the laces keeps the edema down in the foot....I'm not sure which caused this fall, either the shoe got caught on the carpet on the leg gave out.  WB they never really diagnosed me with drop foot but did mention it.

In any case, I am doing better.  I did land on my right arm and shoulder which of course has caused neck stiffness and spasm (more then normal).  I also have a huge bruise on the right knee and hip!  I'm really lucky I didn't do more damage.

The Traumeel Ointment and tabs I use (Homeopathic) really help the pain and bruising. 

Thanks for your support FAMILY, it helps so much.

XXOO
Patti

 

Patti, So sorry to hear about the fall. I know you were just really getting over the last one. As I started to read your post I felt I should encourage you that it is not just you. As I was loading the car coming home from the coast, I stepped out the door, my foot rooled and down the steps I went. I know how you feel. I am thinking about getting training wheels for my cane. You know thos commercials where the little girl is learning to ride a bike and she stuffs her clothes with toilet paper, maybe we should consider some extra padding. I hope you heal quickly and the bruising goes away. My son called me while I was at the coast and told he was injured in Iraq. I could tell by his voice there more to the story. He was in the machine gun roost on top a humvee while they were racing another humvee. His driver hit a bump in the road and he went flying and ended on his tail bone. I informed him that some soldiers get purple hearts, but he gets a purple rear end. What do we get? Blessings

Patti, I don't want to hijack your thread but will say that the trip to the coast was ok but with all the stress I am under even my wife said it was hard to relax. I went in to see my PCP today and we had a good talk. He is concerned about my bp as he doubled my meds and it still is way to high. I wonder why? On the good side, he said that if I wanted him to come to a meeting and explain that I am not an addict and I am not incapacitated by the meds he would be glad to come, and he said his opinion counts more than those who are questioning my character as he has the intinials behind his name. He and I are going to jointly work on a project for health care for the students in our program. I am going to try and take a few more days off soon. I go back into the PCP again tomorrow to work on the bp. Hope you are doing much better.