OT - I've just got home from A&E and now on crutches!

Completely self indulgent post!  I was at work yesterday & had a slight accident.  My left knee had been hurting all night & even though I iced it, it has got no better.  I also believe in knowing your own body, & I just knew something wasn't right.  So I left work early & hobbled to A&E, and that I had a suspected fracture of my shin.  Thank god it turned out not to be that, but I do have soft tissue damage & am now on crutches!

Seriously - if you see someone struggling on crutches - do help them!  Only been on them a few hours & already been witness to people just not willing to offer seat or hold door when I'm clearly struggling!  Still there are some lovely people out there too!  I think what made it worse was that I'd not planned to end up on crutches so had a straight skirt & kitten heels on, plus a massive bag!  Not the most ideal outfit to go with crutches!

Anyway - just feeling sorry for myself so thought I'd tell you lot!  No need to reply!

thats a shame chick, hope ur knee is ok.  put ur feet up and get hubby to be, to run round after u!!! x

I'm a HIB & have no H2B, but the pizza delivery man got the right address, so that's good enough for me! 

aw hope your feeling better soon

lushgirl has the right idea get him to run around!

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ah well sometimes a good pizza is much easier than a fella haha

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Hope you up and running again soon! x

delvesje:

Hope you up and running again soon! x

 

I didn't run beforehand, leisurely stroll maybe, but not running!  Too much effort! 

Hope it heals quickly. I know what you mean about helpful people, I was in a cast on my wrist for 5 weeks (been out of it less than 2 weeks) & some people went out of their way to help & hold doors & others just let me struggle on my own. Hope people are kind to you

I know exactly how you feel having been on crutches 5 times and in a wheelchair once in the last 4 yrs!!! I do hope you start to feel better soon but remember not to try and rush it, you dont want to make it worse... and on the topic of ppl being unhelpful, I was on a train with my arm in plaster and a sling and a case in my other hand and not one person gave up their seat even though I almost fell over every time we braked, and on boxing day 3 years ago I went flying in the middle of a very packed shop and people just walked round me!!

Crutches are really hard work but you will have a fantastic tone to your upper arms in no time (bit of a consolation prize but still...)!

I can sympathise entirely, I had a nasty fall and have spent a long time on crutches and it's not fun

Take it easy

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Awwww, I feel for you, that was me 5 weeks ago when I injured my ankle.

The hospital could not decide if it was fractured or not & I was in and out of Pot, hobbling around on crutches for a while but it was just torn ligaments in the end.

I too was also amazed at how many people DO NOT seem to care that you are on crutches.

Rest up, hope you feel better soon

Debbie

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Cheers ladies!  I've just re-read my original post & clearly I was in a foul mood last night, you can feel the strop eminating through the pc screen!  You'll be pleased to know I'm in a better mood today.  Luckily today is my day off anyway so am spending the day drawing some designs & sorting out an order, so nothing too physical.

And yes - crutches are awful things!!  They are seriously hard work!!

Thank goodness my arms will tone up.  I'd just got into gym going & was beginning to notice a difference - I'm thinking that'll cease now for a bit & back to wobbly belly.  Oh dear!

Anyway - hope everyone is having a lovely Monday.  Finally the sun is shining!  Yeah! 

Glad to hear you're feeling a bit better - try to rest as much as you can, and get the pizza man on speed dial

brideseekingblush:

Glad to hear you're feeling a bit better - try to rest as much as you can, and get the pizza man on speed dial

 

Yeah I'm good now thanks - just needed a vent last night.  And my pizza man knows my order & address when I call up already!  Worrying isn't it?

The best dressed hop-a-long yet!

I workj in the x-ra dept of a hospital and i have seen some sights of outfits before...iv seen stillettos, well 1 stilletto and crutches, and she was in a wheelchair then!