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elainebadknee

Hiya

I created a bit of a scene this morning in our local post office...Went with me dad and seat was occupied by a nice lady who had had her hip done recently so I was okay standing...Dad wasnt too long and then on way out he decided to take photos for BB application so he went to counter to get change and I went to seat to rest...Trouble is bad leg witih arthritis (need new knee) gave way and down I went, breaking a perspex shelf and in amongst the crossword books....
The two women who work there, a man at counter and my dad all rushed over, was I okay? I had managed not to land on my bad leg but hadnt half given my good legs hip a whack...Trouble was didnt know how to get up as usually put good leg behind me and grab something in front of me and get up with assistant that way....In the end had to be upended by my arms.....Think Im going to have a bonny bruise tomorrow....
This is second time ive fallen over, 2 weeks ago fell over as tripped over iron flex in house so hope this isnt going to be a regular tirck I perform...Have bursitis of hips and osteochondritis of left knee...

Happy days...

Elainex

mig

Sorry about fall,hope you feel better soon.(((())))what hurt most the fall or the fact it was in public?Mig

barbara12

Oh Elaine
The shock must have been awful, and like mig says being in a public place makes everything worse, I hope you wont be in to much pain.
I fall regular at home but when Im out I must be extra careful...because touch wood it hasn't happened yet...hope im not going to regret saying that... :?
You take care x

stickywicket

The dreaded combination - pain and indignity :roll: Take it easy for the rest of the day, Elaine. It will have been a shock too.

marrianne

Oh Elaine,I am so sorry you must be very shook up,rest now plenty of cups of tea hopefully not to much damage long term ,We have all been there ,bet they make a big fuss of you next time your in there Marrianne

Folara

Ouch Elaine, you poor thing. The problem is those silly legs just don't do what we tell them sometimes and we say step up/over they don't bother.

Anyway, lots of arnica cream on that hip and a nice cuppa.

Fols x

tkachev

Hope you are okay Elaine and not made anything worse. As I said on fb you should log these falls as shows you are in need of that blue badge.

Hugs
Elizabeth ((( ))))

elainebadknee

Hi Mig

No my good legs hip is hurting a fair bit, took quite a whack!! The post office wasnt as full as it had been prior to my incident so not so bad...

Elainex

mig wrote:

Sorry about fall,hope you feel better soon.(((())))what hurt most the fall or the fact it was in public?Mig

elainebadknee

Hi Barbara

I gave everyone a shock I think including my dad and myself! I guess I must have fallen to protect the bad knee as the good leg took the force of it all...

Hope you dont follow my act...

Elainex

barbara12 wrote:

Oh Elaine
The shock must have been awful, and like mig says being in a public place makes everything worse, I hope you wont be in to much pain.
I fall regular at home but when Im out I must be extra careful...because touch wood it hasn't happened yet...hope im not going to regret saying that... :?
You take care x

elainebadknee

HI SW

It were a shock, i mean one minute youre up then next minute youre falling not knowing where you'll land! The bruising will be interesting I bruise like a peach...

Elainex

stickywicket wrote:

The dreaded combination - pain and indignity :roll: Take it easy for the rest of the day, Elaine. It will have been a shock too.

elainebadknee

Hi Marianne

My dad says he'll have to find another post office to go to now!! But seriously he kept saying "shall I get the car" but once i was up was not too bad....

Next trick?

Elainex

marrianne wrote:

Oh Elaine,I am so sorry you must be very shook up,rest now plenty of cups of tea hopefully not to much damage long term ,We have all been there ,bet they make a big fuss of you next time your in there Marrianne

elainebadknee

Hi Fols

Oh think ive got some of that arnica cream somewhere but tomorrow will be an interesting pattern! Legs just didnt do what I wanted them to do!

Elainex

Folara wrote:

Ouch Elaine, you poor thing. The problem is those silly legs just don't do what we tell them sometimes and we say step up/over they don't bother.

Anyway, lots of arnica cream on that hip and a nice cuppa.

Fols x

elainebadknee

Elizabeth

I will log it but it probably wont be enough as didnt need hospital treatment which was lucky....Seeing doc anyway on thursday re bursitis so will mention...

Elainex

tkachev wrote:

Hope you are okay Elaine and not made anything worse. As I said on fb you should log these falls as shows you are in need of that blue badge.

Hugs
Elizabeth ((( ))))

lindalegs

Elaine, that is my worst nightmare! :shock: I hope your bruises fade soon and that you knee behaves itself from now on. :roll: Have you considered a knee support for when you're on it a lot?

Luv,

JuliaHod12

oh Elaine, you poor thing :-(

sadly i think these falls will continue....... :-(

i had a couple of falls at work and a couple of near misses at home on the stairs .

Hope the bruising doesnt end up too bad

Julia xx

elainebadknee

Hi Legs

When you say a knee support do you mean the elasticated ones? If so my knees are too chubby and they roll down but I could be thinking the wrong thing?
My bruise is coming up nicely complete with a pierce mark where i went against the perspex shelf!!

Elainex

lindalegs wrote:

Elaine, that is my worst nightmare! :shock: I hope your bruises fade soon and that you knee behaves itself from now on. :roll: Have you considered a knee support for when you're on it a lot?

Luv,

elainebadknee

Hi Julia

Ive honestly not fallen for ages I mean since was young n drunk! Im hoping wont fall again, been lucky so far and just bruises but dont fancy a & e treatment!
My bruise is festering nicely, feels hot too!

Elainex

JuliaHod12 wrote:

oh Elaine, you poor thing :-(

sadly i think these falls will continue....... :-(

i had a couple of falls at work and a couple of near misses at home on the stairs .

Hope the bruising doesnt end up too bad

Julia xx

SteveBurns

Elaine firstly you are allright but bruised - you will recover.

Secondly you must look to make sure you don't fall again.

I suggest a call to see your GP for a referral to OT for something to keep you on your feet. Have you thought of sticks, or are you bad enough for a scooter or wheelchair?

I am concerned in case the next fall you have will really do some damage to yourself.

Sorry to be all doom and gloom but prevention really is better than cure.

Take care.

lindalegs

Hi Elaine,

The knee support I have is held in place by velcro fastenings so it would fit any size knee and not roll down. I bought it from the local chemist. The cost on the Internet, from what I've seen, is about £10.



Hope this helps.

Luv,

marrianne

Hi Elaine,Hope you havent to many bruises this morning . take it easy today Marrianne

elainebadknee

Hi Steve

Thanks for your message...Im no way bad enough for a scooter or wheelchair, have the arthritis in left knee and its getting replaced hopefully early next year or end of this year (consultant wants me to delay a bit cos im young, 43)...I am seeing my doc on thursday as was suffering also from bursitis of hips pain too so see what she says...
Thanks for being thoughtful though....Im hoping I wont make it three times this month!
Bruising now come out fully and is stinging...

Elainex

SteveBurns wrote:

Elaine firstly you are allright but bruised - you will recover.

Secondly you must look to make sure you don't fall again.

I suggest a call to see your GP for a referral to OT for something to keep you on your feet. Have you thought of sticks, or are you bad enough for a scooter or wheelchair?

I am concerned in case the next fall you have will really do some damage to yourself.

Sorry to be all doom and gloom but prevention really is better than cure.

Take care.

elainebadknee

Hi Legs

I could try that sort of thing, might help eh? Thanks for helping me clarifying what this was..

Elainex

lindalegs wrote:

Hi Elaine,

The knee support I have is held in place by velcro fastenings so it would fit any size knee and not roll down. I bought it from the local chemist. The cost on the Internet, from what I've seen, is about £10.



Hope this helps.

Luv,

elainebadknee

Hi Del

Ive come out not too bad but two nice areas, lol...I dont do things by half me....Wasnt actually too embarassed but concerned as to how would get up...

Elainex

delboy wrote:

Hope you're not too black and blue.

Surprise and embarrassment are things we have to get used to aren't they.

elainebadknee

Hi Marianne

Have come out in two areas, thought it was one but no! One was where i hit the shelf and it nearly peirced the skin, other isnt too bad...Defining marks??

Elainex

marrianne wrote:

Hi Elaine,Hope you havent to many bruises this morning . take it easy today Marrianne