I just fell down my stairs

[SandyRN]

Good Lord....as if I didn't hurt already now I can barely move. I ran down the steps to grab the ringing phone, lost my balance, missed the railing and fell down 5 steps and landed on the hardwood floor in my foyer. Some days I think I just shouldn't bother getting out of bed.

Going to the bathtub now. :( :( :( :( :(

ps...don't think I broke anything, I just felt that awful jarring pain in my back/butt.

[leelee88]

OMG Sandy........Hope you are ok...:angel:

[SandyRN]

I know this is gonna hurt like a bugger later....my back is just throbbing like crazy now. I can't believe how clumsy I am!!!!!

[Kara29]

Sandy,

How awful! I hope you get some rest today and that the pain subsides by tomorrow. Although bruises suck. I know the feeling of those days where you feel like, "this is a day I should not be out in the world and in bed" those are the days when everything seems to go wrong one thing after another.

Gentle Hugs,

Kara

[dancemomof2]

Yikes sometimes bumps and bruises hurt worse then if you had just broken a bone. Hug the couch and feel better.

[ICNDonna]

You must be taking lessons from me! I HATE it when I fall --- it always takes weeks to get over the bruises.

:grouphug:

Donna

[tigger_gal]

oh no Sandy, I do hope that you are ok.. sorry you fell.

[GriffsMommy]

Ouch!! So sorry that you feel, I'm a clutz myself so I can relate, I fell down the steps twice when I was pregnant, though hubby was going to kill me. Hope you feel better soon. :grouphug:

[petrie86]

Oh lord Sandy are you ok? your having such a bad day... Sending you lots of huggs!!!!! I feel down the stairs last month, and boy was I sore for like a week. I'm just naturally clumsy. hehe feel better sweety!

[Trishann]

Oh Sandy I know you are hurting. I wish I could do something to make it better.
But just SENDING YOU HUGS.

Hugs, Trishann

[charmedx3]

Sending the bubble wrap today! When you receive it just wrap up in it as a precaution!!!!
Hope you feel better very soon! Take it very slow & easy for the next few days!

[mary124]

Join the club Sandy, seems like were all clumsy! (Wasn't looking last week when I was leaving the house for work and instead of going down the steps with my feet I went down on my rear end! (4 steps) - I got to stay home from work that day, because I couldn't get up and my backside was killing me!
Hope you are feeling better by now, (don't know what time you did this nor what time it is now!) sending :grouphug: your way.

[SandyRN]

It's been a few hours now and I managed to get into a hot epsom salts bath and I spent so long in there that the water was cold. I had to have help to get out of the tub and by this time Tom was home. I feel the pain mostly in my back and tailbone. My dogs were freaking out and hovering all over me licking my face because I was crying.

I'm a little worried about my back, it's not in the best shape to begin with, so this fall has really not been good for it. I dread tomorrow because I'd bet money that is when it's really gonna hurt!

Thanks so much for the support. I feel so stupid and clumsy. I knew we should have bought a single story home!

[SandyRN]

I'm limping around here like a 95 year old woman, had to have help to get out of the tub, and Tom who is usually supportive, just said a mean, hateful thing to me. I asked him to go out and get the mail for me, he said no, that the movement would do me good. Do me good!?!?! I was planning on laying on the couch with my heating pad, but he's laying there, so I guess I'll go lay in the bed and he can cook his own darn dinner.

What is wrong with men sometimes?!?!?!? You think they even realize how stupid the things they say are?

So, I limped out and got the darn mail then threw it across the room when I came in.

[Bessie]

Doesn't it feel good to throw things sometimes :)
Seriously though....I hope you get to feeling better soon. It is no fun falling and hurting.

[waterflow]

I would have left the mail out there. Chances are it was only bills. Like you need to see bills now? I think men are just plain wimpy!! Yet they get a hang nail and off to the ER they go. :rolleyes: Ouch, I found it never pays to run to a ringing phone. I was worried about your bladder when I read the title. I fell off the porch last winter and it really did a number on the bladder but my tailbone was sore for weeks afterwards. Hope tomorrow is a better day for ya'.

charmedx3, I like your idea. Tell me where you can buy bubble wrap by the truck load! :wink:

[Trishann]

Sandy a while back I fell and my leg and ankle hurt so bad, it bruised something horrible. I thought if I would just keep walking and doing things that day it won't get stiff. BOY, WAS I WRONG. Take it easy Sandy and off and on put ice pack and heat on it. You will be stiff for a while.

SENDING HUGS, TRISHANN

[SandyRN]

Tom apologized to me and brought me some hot tea and he's on his way to the store to buy stuff so that HE can fix dinner. Just when I was all good and angry too! I guess he felt bad when he saw me limping around and crying my eyes out.

I've noticed if I don't move anything but my fingers while typing I'm fine, but any movement on my tushy is SO painful. I've got lidoderm patches on my tailbone and one on my left ribs....I twisted something in my ribs I think and it sure does hurt. That side of my ribs has been hurting on and off for days now anyway and this fall did nothing to make it better!

[GriffsMommy]

Oh wow Sandy, I missed the post where you said that he told you to go get the mail yourself. That was pretty crappy of him. I'm glad that he said he was sorry though. I hope that you get lots of rest and start to feel better :grouphug:

[Mel53H]

Ouch!! You are going to be sore! I am so sorry you did this!

MEN!!:cussing:

[mimimama]

Hugs---I'm so sorry you are hurting. It's just never ending.

Get some rest honey.:angel:

[dg2901]

Hope you start feeling better soon!!

Diana