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Posted 2/4/2011 1:00 PM (GMT 0)
It is so hard staying clear of the 'shin busters' anyway...open dishwasher door, the coffee table etc.  We have an end table at the side of the couch...thigh high.  I keep pushing it closer to the couch because every time I walk out of the kitchen and turn to walk through the living room the corner of it is so close to the door I ram into it.  A perpetual bruise.  I push it closer, the hubby pulls it out...I push, he pulls.  I pushed it again last night...as he was talking on the phone and pacing around, he pulled it back out again...whammo...I saw Elvis.  Why????  I have told him a million times and he keeps saying he doesn't want the black paint to rub off on the cream colored fabric of the sofa.  HUH?  Are you kidding me?  In what Universe would that ever happen?  He pulled the coffee table out farther than usual because one of my son's dogs jumped on the couch and was pawing at it with his sharp claws.  (he's not worried about the dog hair on the sofa)  I slammed into it in the middle of the night and have a walnut sized lump on my shin.  Fibromites need to know where large pieces of furniture are at all times.  He understands so many aspects of this disease but cannot grasp this one...Holy Crap.

smhair smhair smhair

Huggies

Donna

Posted 2/4/2011 2:27 PM (GMT 0)
Ha Donna,

My house is so small that there isn't even room to change your mind. lol... There is only one way that the furniture can go so I pretty much know where it all is. But that has happened to me before. It hurts, especially when it catches you by surprise. I hope that the lump goes away and that your shin feels better soon.

Hugs, Karen
Posted 2/4/2011 3:22 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Donna, I also don't have as much of a problem with the furniture moving as I do the doorframes.  I walk into those suckers all the time! smhair I swear they move  rolleyes   I definitely feel your pain.  I hope your shin feels better soon and you win your turf war!
Posted 2/4/2011 3:29 PM (GMT 0)
My hubby is forever using the coffee table as a foot rest so it is never lined up with the sofa. Our two cats, Charlie and Frankie do a wonderful job of bending lampshades by trying to wear them as hats. They chase eachother through the house and are capable of tipping over kitchen chairs by running, jumping on the seats and putting their paws on the back...the chairs are solid wood. They enjoy taking the table cloth off my dining table and have knocked over plant stands...pulled down a shower curtain. They also have a knack of putting their cat toys in pathways...I love my boys, always looking to trip me up.

Donna, we need to get some shin guards at your store"Fibro is US"

Hugs, Robin turn
Posted 2/4/2011 4:11 PM (GMT 0)
Donna, sorry for your bruise. Maybe Robin's on to something...pad that corner with some really ugly fabric, and say it's not coming off unless the table gets moved back. His choice, but you can't take it anymore.

I'm not sure that would work in my house, but it sounds good in theory....

Debbie
Posted 2/4/2011 4:37 PM (GMT 0)
My furniture is right where the movers placed it 13 years ago.  God only knows what is growning under it.  shocked

 

Even though no one moves my furniture, I still ram my shins into my coffee table...usually only a couple of times a month...but it sure does hurt.   I run into the corners of the walls, too.  That's always a lot of fun!

 

I'm going to invent a product called Fibro Bumper Guards.  I think it will be a hot item and maybe even Publisher's Clearing House will sell it!

 

Sherrine

Posted 2/4/2011 6:33 PM (GMT 0)
Donna sorry about your shin. My furniture pretty much stays in one place unless I have the energy to move it and clean under it. Lately thats not happening though. Thankfully I have no carpeting so it makes it much easier to slide out.
My bedroom is another story though, I dont think that bed has been moved in years due to carpeting. lol I am hoping when my older boys come home again that they will get that carpeting out for me. I have found cleaning to be so much easier without it.
Sherrine I love your idea for fibro bumpers I sure could use them on any wall corners. Don't know how many times I have run into the corners of our walls. lol
Gentle Hugs
Shirley
Posted 2/4/2011 7:24 PM (GMT 0)
Do any of you have hypermobility joint syndrome? I have that and I run into stuff and other people all of the time! Quite embarrassing. Oomph, oops, excuse me! It is especially embarrassing when you are walking with someone and just swerve over and bump. You have hjs all of your life, I think, but I have only had fibro for 4 or 5 years. If only I had known, I could be a contortionist in the circus!

Donna, I was going to suggest moving a table to the middle of the bedroom so he bumps into it in the middle of the night when he gets up to go potty. But that is kinda mean and you will probably run into it before he does! I really like Debbie's idea. That is a totally awesome idea.

link to info about hjs
http://www.medicinenet.com/hypermobility_syndrome/article.htm

http://www.arthritisresearchuk.org/arthritis_information/arthritis_types__symptoms/joint_hypermobility.aspx#non
Posted 2/5/2011 1:54 AM (GMT 0)
Donna, hope your shins heal very soon. I know that hurts.

When I was home w/ parents, I used to move my room around every couple of wks. I couldn't stand things in the same spot for too long. My mother would say, 'You're just like your G'ma'. Her mother used to move the furniture around several times a month. Unfortunately, she would do this during the day while my G'pa was at work. He would work late at 2nd job, so coming in after all the lights were out and the family went to bed. He would walk in and B A M!

Since I've been married and in this itty bitty house, I can't move the furniture around. It used to annoy me no end. Now I can't move it anyway. The last time I tried to move the couch, I blew out my 'good' knee.

There was a saying yrs ago that I truly believe. 'Housework, if done right, can KILL you'. I believe Erma Bombeck said that and I have to agree w/ it.

When I was single, I had one thing I used to do over and over. We had a truly ugly dining room set. Big and ugly and determined to get me every chance it could. I would walk or run thru the dining room and somehow my toes would slam into those massive table/chair legs. My toes are a mess, but I've never broken any other bone in my body. I can still feel the pain I felt when I hit that wood. O M G !

God bless.  Alice.

Posted 2/5/2011 11:08 PM (GMT 0)
Sue, I have hyper-mobility joint syndrome. When I was in high school, I could put both feet behind my head at the same time. Not a very useful skill. Now, my massage therapist, who helps me stretch afterward, calls me Gumby. Diane
Posted 2/6/2011 10:39 PM (GMT 0)
My house is not really big BUT it is a log home and the different poles are killers!! If any furniture gets moved, I move it!!

I have a bigger problem in the kennel and barn....ouch!
Posted 2/10/2011 7:52 PM (GMT 0)
Tell hubby that his wife is more important than any coffee table. If he doesn't believe you, ask him to talk to anyone who's had their house burn down. Nothing is as important as your loved ones. Deliberately moving furniture into a place where it can hurt you is cruel. He's lucky he's not married to me...the first time he pulled that stunt with the table, he'd be wearing it.
Posted 2/29/2012 12:47 PM (GMT 0)
Seoguro, please remove the mattress links from your signature.  It's against forum rules.

 

Sherrine

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