Help! I’ve fallen and I can’t get up!
Only it’s not so funny when it’s you.
I went out to the car yesterday to bring a file in that I needed to work on. I was about to take the girls upstairs to get ready for bed, and once they were in bed I was going to get some work done.
RK was doing dishes and I said “I’m going out to my car and I’ll be right back.”
On the way back from the car I fell. I do not know how or why I fell. One minute I’m stepping from the driveway to the sidewalk, the next minute I’m falling, and then I’m on the ground. In pain.
My left side is fine. But the right side? I hurt my ankle, knee, and hip.
I laid on the sidewalk for over 15 minutes and none of my family came to see what was taking so long. I had my keys, so I set the alarm off on my car a few times, until it turned itself off. No neighbors and no family appeared. Apparently, you can’t hear the car alarm from inside our house. I’m guessing the neighbors can’t from in their houses, either.
I finally made it to my feet and to the door. It wasn’t easy.
I kept ice on my ankle and knee for several hours last night, but couldn’t figure out how to ice my hip. My ankle is sort of okay this morning, maybe a 2 on a scale of 1 to 10. My knee is a 4 when I’m not standing on it, but a 6 or 7 when I try to walk. My hip is the worst though, and I’ve never hurt my hip before so I’m kind of at a loss as to what the problem might be. I’m not ready for a doctor yet though, I’m assuming at this point I’ve done something to either tendons and ligaments or muscle, and that it isn’t the bone.
I’ve hurt my knee before (skiing accident) and I’ve already got the brace for it. I’m familiar with this pain. It will get better, just needs a little time.
As for my family not coming out? RK just zoned out doing dishes, and of course the girls weren’t going to complain that they were getting to stay up and play later than they should be able to.
April 17th, 2009 at 8:22 am
I don’t think anyone in my house would come looking for me unless they needed me for something. :)
Hope you feel better soon!
April 17th, 2009 at 8:28 am
TT has to know where everyone is at all times. If I don’t let her know I’m going to the bathroom then about fifteen seconds after I’m gone she’ll go looking for me.
But, I guess I did let them know where I was going. Out to the car. But I said I’d be “right back”.
Oh well. I survived it. And GG made me a Get Well card this morning before she left for school.
April 26th, 2009 at 2:34 pm
Hi RQ,
I was quite horrified when I read this post. Not fun lying helpless and no one can hear you.
About your hip (this might be too late as you’ve probably already seen a doctor or the pain has left but), could it be your bursa sack?
I’ve had some knee stuff happening lately (torn meniscus in my left knee – had surgery last Nov and now just ripped my right one and we should be leaving for China in a few months!!) so I empathize. We need all our body parts functioning for these little ones!
I wish you well.
April 26th, 2009 at 3:24 pm
I have not been to the doctor yet, but I’m probably going to have to go at some point, as my hip is still bothering me.
I’m thinking I’ll make an appointment with my massage therapist first, if it’s just muscles or connecting tissue then he’ll do a lot more good than a doctor.