Fell off a chair....deserve a Darwin award.

Boomer13

Yesterday I used a chair to step up on to reach something, the chair leg failed and I fell hard on my shoulder and hip apparently. I don't recall the hip but it is very painful and stiff. Fortunately, I didn't stick my hand out to block my fall. My arm is all but useless today but I don't think I've broken anything. This is the last straw! Everything has to be placed within easy reach from now on. I was just starting to feel better after a nasty, drawn out flare. At least injury-pain is slightly different from flare pain.

I've put myself in the running for a Darwin :oops:

Numptydumpty

Boomer, Boomer, Boomer, standing on a chair!!!!!
I'm sorry you're now in pain, perhaps you should get your arm checked, it doesn't sound right :?
You really should get some decent steps before you go climbing again.
I hope your shoulder and hip settle down, and your arm.
(((())))
Take care,
Numpty

DebbieT

(((((Anna)))))

Please get checked over huni. It sounds like a really nasty fall

Take very great care of ureself & get ure extra tall hubby to banish everything you may ever need from within his reach so it's within ures without climbing!!

More gentle ((((Hugs))))

Xxx xxX

Boomer13

Thank you Numpty and Debbie. It really was a stupid thing to do. I'm fed up with asking for help all the time.

OH is worse since his accident; he can't bend his back or one knee so things are migrating to his eye level even more frequently :shock: . I guess we'll have to get two of everything in the house

Numptydumpty

Stupid? Probably, but it's something we've all done, at least, I know I have :oops:
I can relate to not wanting to ask for help, but I'm slowly learning it's sometimes necessary, :? more's the pity :roll:
I hope you haven't done too much damage, take it easy.
Numpty

dreamdaisy

A chair? :shock: Oh Boomer, we've all done it, I've stood on chairs, desks, window sills, tops of walls but no longer. It's a hard way to learn a lesson but I guess you have now. We have a set of metal steps in the kitchen, I can climb onto the first rung (and on a good day the second ) so that may be an option for you. Mr DD uses them all the time because he is 'vertically challenged' and yes, all the kitchen kit is where I can reach it without climbing or kneeling.

There is nothing wrong with asking for help because it frees up more of our limited resources for what we want to do. I hope the arm sorts itself out soon - if it doesn't then go and get it seen to, we're so used to putting up with stuff sometimes we do so when we shouldn't. DD

Boomer13

Fortunately, mr B was there when I fell so that should make things a little more clear for him. Hopefully he will try harder and not just tune my requests as nagging.

Maybe something good will come of my tumble

mig

Do not do it again,ok legs smacked. Mig

stickywicket

:roll: Steps? Oh Anna! No, no, no :shock:

I hope things aren't too bad though I suspect they will be. ((()))

villier

Sorry Anna just saw this, been in LALA land for a few days, hope you are ok now and a lesson learned etc............although, we have all done the same I am sure, take care let us know how you are doing (((())).............Marie xx