Accident waiting to happen....and did!!

I go to stand back up and all the sudden I am cartwheeling my arms as I fall backward stumbling as I go and falling over the large pumpkin and ended up crashing into the corner of my front porch.  The back of my head hit hard and then I rammed my right shoulder(of course its the stroke side and the side I dislocated last year) and also hit my low back and twisted my right hip again.  I have a nice lovely bruise along my whole right shoulder blade and partly across my shoulder and a lump on my head and my hip hurts like hell.  All day and night long Jay kept asking me if I felt sleepy from the head getting smacked lol I kept telling him no but he could stop asking ugh!!

It seems I am constantly tripping or stumbling over something and I was telling Kelly71 about dropping my cigarettes when I am tired,like alot!! same for cups and other things but mostly with my right hand and thats on the side I had the stroke damage.  I have forever had some sort of injury or another most of my life......ya some when I was too tipsy but that was a long time ago lol and I dont even drink anymore.  Today its like when I stood up all but the heels of my feet were there and I just started falling.  I didnt know what would have been worse, I tried not to go down the stairs and instead hit super hard where my railing comes together.  Maybe a few stairs and the soft grass would have been better lol.  Well I think I will be ok for trick or treating with the grandkids tomorrow night but I know come morning things are gonna hurt a whole lot more owieeeeeee,

So do any of you have issues with balance and tripping or falling?  it seems since the fibro hit hard that these things have increased for me or am I the only clutze on this forum lol.

Take care and have a trip and fall free day <eg> lol

Karen

QTK!

I thought I was the klutz of the family, but you win this one!  I am constantly tripping or stumbling over something (or sometimes nothing).  I lose my balance a lot-sometimes I just start to tip over for no reason.  I thought it might be because I'm so top heavy, LOL    But, it's not like I'm dizzy or anything.  I'm having horrible fibro fog (is it worse because it's cold?).  I call it CRS-you know, Can't Remember....Stuff (not quite the word I use, but I thought I'd play it 'G' for now).

Anyway, I hope you feel better.  If the pain gets too bad, please go to the ER.  Of course, then you'll have to go through defending your illnesses and convince them you're not drug seeking.  Oh, you can always try some Tylenol.   

Seriously, feel better and let Jay take care of you!

Sherrine

I was doing pretty good other then being exhausted then I got to the toilet area and and right in front of that was a vanity and sink.  Well, I had set the full paint can up on the vanity counter and was trying to get the ladder adjusted and it wouldnt open all the way in that tight space so I couldnt lock the legs on it.  I had just climbed almost to the top when the ladder legs buckled and I went head first into the paint can.  Luckily I had the lid on but omg it gave me this huge dent on my forehead and cut it at the same time.  I was seriously seeing stars so my brother comes in and I'm crying and mopping up blood and all he says is "your going to be able to finish this bathroom aren't you?"  I wanted to kill him and I should have just left but he had some inspection the next day and felt guilty so I got busy.  A little while later I was out on his front porch and my mom had come home,she lived with him and she was shocked by what happened and the looks of my head and boy she tore into my brother about what a louse he was.  I did get the bathroom finished at 11 pm that night and as I was leaving my brother goes"your going to do the weather stripping aren't you,you said you would"  I was so mad and I couldnt believe that no matter what a bum he was that he had no sympathy but guess what? ya I did the weather stripping lol

At least this time Jay actually came outside and helped me when I fell.  The last time I fell outside was walking across the parking lot after taking garbage to the dumpster and I tripped over a railroad tie that lined the yard from the parking lot.  I actually did a summersault and hurt my ankle that and couldnt get up.  It was just turning to night and the grass was dewy and wet and I was worried a slug would get me lol so I managed to get one of my tennis shoes off and threw it at the porch so that hit the edge of the step with not much sound.  Then I got the other one off and hit the front door dead center with a thud and still Jay never came out.  Mind you he was sitting right next to the front door on the loveseat playing video games.  I finally managed to get up and gimp into the house and I was hysterical with him.  He got up to "help"me and I started punching him in the chest and yelling that I could of died out there and he woudnt have noticed lol ya a bit dramatic but I was pisseddddddddd.  He said that he thought I had gone to the nieghbors to visit and thats why when I was gone so long he wasnt worried and when he heard the thus on the door he thought I had come back and was messing with my plants sighhhhhhhhhh. 

So ya anyway I do fall alot.  Always been a clutze and it's way worse now that my balance is so off.  Part of that is left over stuff from my stroke last year and part I know is fibro related.  I thank you guys so much for your support and the stories so I dont feel like I am alone and there are "others" lol.  Not going to go all out like I had planned for tonight though.  I was supposed to have full theatrical makeup on with my hair all crazy for trick or treating with the kids but I cant even lift my right arm and the thought of even attempting a shower today sounds like too much so I will just have to go as a scubby gramma and hope the kids arent too disapointed as they look forward to seeing me all decked out each year.  Oh well it will be hard enough walking around for hours.  Hope everyone has a safe and happy halloween!!!

Very soft hug's,

Karen