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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / April 2005(OT) Me fall down, go boom
Yesterday, I had to have my tax person, Barbara, do my taxes, as I do every year. It's never fun, and it was worse this year because I had to tell her it would be ahwile before I could pay her. Luckily, she's an old friend and understanding, so it will be okay, and she *will* get paid. So I leave there, granny cart in tow, expecting to go pick up some meds for me needles for Cosmo, and groceries. I never make it out of the lot. There is a culvert there. I am very aware it is there. It is in my mind to be careful, but for some reason, I am looking for where the bus stop is and not thinking and BOOM! I go down, hard. I can't move. I have fallen and I can't get up. And I feel like some stupid helpless old lady. I have done something to my left knee, and twisted my right ankle, and I'm in the cold in a wet culvert, with no one around on the busiest street in town. I start screaming. Luckily, a kind passerby, Angie, stops to help me up and call for an ambulance on her cell phone (much as I hate those things, there are times when they are a *good* thing). My left knee looks like raw meat. I am dizzy, maybe in shock a little. The EMTs are nice fellows, and take a look at everything. They don't think the ankle is broken, and don't think the knee needs stitches. That's a relief, although I am in pain and can hardly walk. They get me to the back of the ambulance to get warm and tell me they can take me to the hospital or will take me home if I don't feel I need to go to the hospital. Well, if nothing's broken and I don't need stitches, I'd just as soon go home! So they kindly drive me home, while I talk to the one ENT about his family of two Black Labs and one cat, and my family of eight cats. He tells me to do the ice and elevation thing on my ankle, and clean the wound on my knee with hydrogen peroxide and then use antibiotic ointment, and take some Advil or something like that. They help me up the stairs, and I do all the things he told me, and lay down on the couch and cried for awhile. Whatever I did to the Powers That Be, I take it back! Ginger-lyn hurtin', swellin' and achin' Home Pages: http://www.spiritrealm.com/summer/ http://www.angelfire.com/folk/glsummer (homepage & cats) http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~summer/index.htm (genealogy) http://www.i-love-cats.com/meow/glsummer/ (The Violence Against Animals in Movies Website) I'm so sorry this happened to you. Taxes and tight finances are quite enough without this. And just to make sure you don't forget the drill, it's RICE Rest Ice Compression Elevation Jo > Yesterday, I had to have my tax person, Barbara, do my taxes, as I do > every year. It's never fun, and it was worse this year because I had [quoted text clipped - 50 lines] > http://www.i-love-cats.com/meow/glsummer/ (The Violence Against > Animals in Movies Website) > Yesterday, I had to have my tax person, Barbara, do my taxes, as I do > every year. It's never fun, and it was worse this year because I had [quoted text clipped - 50 lines] > http://www.i-love-cats.com/meow/glsummer/ (The Violence Against > Animals in Movies Website) Oh Ginger-lyn, I hope you heal quickly! Rest! Sometimes those sprains can be worse than if you just out and out broke it. Purrs you start to feel better soon!  SignatureMargaret Fine mefine@mindspring.com Oh my :( Purrs for a quick recovery!!! 2005 is really turning into a rotten year. > Yesterday, I had to have my tax person, Barbara, do my taxes, as I do > every year. It's never fun, and it was worse this year because I had [quoted text clipped - 50 lines] > http://www.i-love-cats.com/meow/glsummer/ (The Violence Against > Animals in Movies Website) > Yesterday, I had to have my tax person, Barbara, do my taxes, as I do > every year. It's never fun, and it was worse this year because I had [quoted text clipped - 50 lines] > http://www.i-love-cats.com/meow/glsummer/ (The Violence Against > Animals in Movies Website) I hope you feel better really soon. I still have my cast on my right hand and arm. I fell 2 weeks ago and fractured my hand and wrist. I find out on Thursday if I need surgery to repair it. So I sympathize with you. We can be in misery together. But purrs coming your way from Psycho and Missy. Bob OUCH! Prayers and purrs that you recover quickly! I know only too well what it's like to hurt an ankle OR a knee. So my advice is to do the "RICE" (Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation) think for your knee AND your ankle. That probably means you'll need two ace bandages, unless you've got a brace or something else handy for the knee or the ankle. Anti-inflammatories are your friends, too. As per an emergency room doc (did I mention I know how it is to injure a knee or an ankle?) some years ago, Tylenol helps with pain but not inflammation. For inflammation, swelling, etc, you want to take aspirin or one of the other NSAID meds. HOWEVER... keep track of how you're feeling. And if you don't feel like you're improving fast enough, or if the discomfort is just too much to deal with or it's too hard to get around, go to the ER or your regular doctor anyway. Maybe you DO need to make sure nothing's broken, or maybe you would do well to be using crutches, a brace, or a cane for a while. I can empathize with the "I'd rather see if I can get through this myself, first, instead of going to the emergency room". I've done it. (And I wound up going to the ER the next day, when the swelling and pain were WORSE instead of better even after doing the RICE thing overnight.) Use the criteria, "If my cat was in this kind of shape, would I be on my way to the vet with the kitty right now?" And then treat yourself the same way. ;o) Take care. Feel better. Donna, Captain, and Stanley In article <2fb62d270166f4670775ee927e9819e3@localhost.talkaboutpets.com>, > OUCH! Prayers and purrs that you recover quickly! I know only too well > what [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > same > way. ;o) Purrs. Good advice all, but I'd like to make one addition. Ice is helpful for roughly the first 48 hours of a mild to moderate injury (sorry, but within the overall scope of things, this is). Aside from numbing it, ice helps slow the internal bleeding and other fluid collection that leads to swelling and bruises. At some point, all the fluid that is going to leak has done so, and bruises start forming. When that happens, you want to help the fluids flow out of the injured area back into the circulation. Heat, preferably moist, ideally a whirlpool if you can stand it, is now indicated. Listen to your body. If the ice is starting to be uncomfortable in under 48 hours, try a hot compress and see if that makes you feel better. If heat hurts, you might need to apply ice for a week. > Yesterday, I had to have my tax person, Barbara, do my taxes, as I do > every year. It's never fun, and it was worse this year because I had [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > I go down, hard. (snippage) > Ginger-lyn > hurtin', swellin' and achin' OUCHIES! You poor thing! Nothing is going right for you this year, is it? Darn it. Sending purrs and birdie chirps your way. Jill Ohmygawd, Ginger-lyn. Purrs coming your way that you get better quick and that your luck will turn around soon. Hugs, CatNipped > Yesterday, I had to have my tax person, Barbara, do my taxes, as I do > every year. It's never fun, and it was worse this year because I had [quoted text clipped - 50 lines] > http://www.i-love-cats.com/meow/glsummer/ (The Violence Against > Animals in Movies Website) Oh, poor you. Ginger-lyn. I've had times like this when everything can go wrong does. Sometimes it seems like nothing will ever go right again, but eventually it does. Keep that in your mind. I will ask for you to be blessed by what I believe in, (it works even if you don't) so I hope this helps. Tweed > Yesterday, I had to have my tax person, Barbara, do my taxes, as I do > every year. It's never fun, and it was worse this year because I had [quoted text clipped - 50 lines] > http://www.i-love-cats.com/meow/glsummer/ (The Violence Against > Animals in Movies Website) I'm so very sorry to hear that, Ginger-lyn! Lots and lots of healing purrs, best wishes and really gentle hugs, SignaturePolonca & Soncek > Yesterday, I had to have my tax person, Barbara, do my taxes, as I do > every year. It's never fun, and it was worse this year because I had [quoted text clipped - 50 lines] > http://www.i-love-cats.com/meow/glsummer/ (The Violence Against > Animals in Movies Website) aw, we are purring and praying here that the pain and swelling and everything else goes away soon. Ice packs and elevations help a lot. Jazz & his mama SignatureIrulan from the stars we come to the stars we return from now until the end of time > Yesterday, I had to have my tax person, Barbara, do my taxes, as I do > every year. It's never fun, and it was worse this year because I had [quoted text clipped - 50 lines] > http://www.i-love-cats.com/meow/glsummer/ (The Violence Against > Animals in Movies Website) On Tue 29 Mar 2005 02:12:11p, wrote in rec.pets.cats.anecdotes (news:me9j41hb2p6tpi6o3aaguabb81drn1e6vp@4ax.com): > Ginger-lyn > hurtin', swellin' and achin' Youch. I hope you heal quickly. Ice is good. SignatureCheryl "The clever cat eats cheese and breathes down rat holes with baited breath." - W.C. Fields > BOOM! > > I go down, hard. you got flattened , like roadkill. ouch! > I can't move. I domn't think that is ok but whatever I am glad that you are going on the road to recovery mk5000 "her father was my boss, it was not conducive to our friendship"--Shannon Doherty On Tue, 29 Mar 2005 19:12:11 +0000, glsummer wrote: > Yesterday, I had to have my tax person, Barbara, do my taxes, as I do > every year. It's never fun, and it was worse this year because I had to [quoted text clipped - 49 lines] > http://www.i-love-cats.com/meow/glsummer/ (The Violence Against > Animals in Movies Website) Well -- if you are back using the computer, you have already started to heal. I' fell by tripping over an uneven sidewalk and ended up with a broken hip (about 12 years ago) It is a horrible feeling to fall down and now be able to get up. Purrs for a speedy recovery. MLB >On Tue, 29 Mar 2005 19:12:11 +0000, glsummer wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] >> twisted my right ankle, and I'm in the cold in a wet culvert, with no one >> around on the busiest street in town. I start screaming. <CLIP> >Well -- if you are back using the computer, you have already started to >heal. I' fell by tripping over an uneven sidewalk and ended up with a >broken hip (about 12 years ago) It is a horrible feeling to fall down >and now be able to get up. Purrs for a speedy recovery. MLB Ginger-Lyn, I hope you recover soon. MLB, I know what you mean about tripping on a sidewalk. My mother did that once, while carrying a grocery sack cradled in her arm. She didn't break anything, but she landed on the point of her elbow, sending the shock up her arm, and sprained her shoulder badly enough that it took her a year to get back the full range of motion in that arm. SignatureJohn F. Eldredge -- john@jfeldredge.com PGP key available from http://pgp.mit.edu "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria > Whatever I did to the Powers That Be, I take it back! > > Ginger-lyn > hurtin', swellin' and achin' Mega-purrs that there's no underlying damage & that the pain, swelling and stiffness go away quickly. SignatureElise (supervised by Gossamer & Jeeves) pics: http://photos.yahoo.com/dragonandthistle@snet.net > Ginger-lyn > hurtin', swellin' and achin' Lots of healing purrs going your way! SignatureVictor M. Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam here: uce@ftc.gov Email me here: pistorLITTER@BOXaustin.rr.com > Ginger-lyn > hurtin', swellin' and achin' OUCH! Lots of purrs heading your way, Ginger-lyn. SignatureMarina, Frank, Nikki, and introducing: Mere! marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki > Yesterday, I had to have my tax person, Barbara, do my taxes, as I do > every year. It's never fun, and it was worse this year because I had [quoted text clipped - 43 lines] > Ginger-lyn > hurtin', swellin' and achin' Ouch, Ginger-lyn! Purrs for a quick recovery. Sam, closely supervised by Mistletoe ouchie!!!! Purrs to you to feel better, Kristi, Mischief and Imp > They help me up the stairs, and I do all the things he told me, and > lay down on the couch and cried for awhile. > > Whatever I did to the Powers That Be, I take it back! Purrs and healing thoughts for all of you to feel and have a better time of it soon. Pam, Rob, and the Fayetteville six + Calvin and the kittens, and Speedy the d-thing Ouch! sorry about the fall, the pain and the embarrasment, Ginger-lyn. At least the paramedics were nice, though. If the pain isn't better, do see a doctor. Alas, sprains can be nasty. Broken bones actually heal up very well. It's soft tissue that can be the trouble. But if it makes you feel better, me and my three left feet are capable of tripping over linoleum patterns. Melissa. > Yesterday, I had to have my tax person, Barbara, do my taxes, as I do > every year. It's never fun, and it was worse this year because I had [quoted text clipped - 50 lines] > http://www.i-love-cats.com/meow/glsummer/ (The Violence Against > Animals in Movies Website) "Melissa Houle" <melissa.houle@worldnet.att.net> had some very interesting things to say about Re: (OT) Me fall down, go boom: >Ouch! sorry about the fall, the pain and the embarrasment, Ginger-lyn. At >least the paramedics were nice, though. If the pain isn't better, do see a >doctor. Alas, sprains can be nasty. Broken bones actually heal up very well. >It's soft tissue that can be the trouble. But if it makes you feel better, >me and my three left feet are capable of tripping over linoleum patterns. I've tripped over shadows. :-) Signature"The universe is quite robust in design and appears to be doing just fine on its own, incompetent support staff notwithstanding. :-)" - the Dennis formerly known as (evil), MCFL Get well soon, Ginger-lyn. A very good aid to stop any swelling. Wrap a packet of frozen peas in a clean t-towel & place over the injury. When the peas have defrosted, refreeze. Just don't eat the peas! Cheers, helen s (((((((((((Ginger-lyn)))))))))))) I hope you heal quickly. Joy > Yesterday, I had to have my tax person, Barbara, do my taxes, as I do > every year. It's never fun, and it was worse this year because I had [quoted text clipped - 50 lines] > http://www.i-love-cats.com/meow/glsummer/ (The Violence Against > Animals in Movies Website) {{Ginger-lyn}} You poor thing! Owie! You must be so sore. I'm glad that someone heard you and got you the help you needed. Get better soon! > Yesterday, I had to have my tax person, Barbara, do my taxes, as I do > every year. It's never fun, and it was worse this year because I had [quoted text clipped - 50 lines] > http://www.i-love-cats.com/meow/glsummer/ (The Violence Against > Animals in Movies Website) Awwww ... purrs for your puir weakened spirit - soon you'll be up running 10Ks again. SignatureCliologist, Philanthropologist, Prothonotary Wibbler, Paleoconservative, Surface Warrior Squid Moses.DukeOfUrl@gmail.com I'm so sorry, Ginger-lyn! Purrs for your complete and speedy recovery from all of us! Christine > Yesterday, I had to have my tax person, Barbara, do my taxes, as I do > every year. It's never fun, and it was worse this year because I had [quoted text clipped - 50 lines] > http://www.i-love-cats.com/meow/glsummer/ (The Violence Against > Animals in Movies Website) Ouch Ginger-lyn! I hope that you're feeling a bit better now and that things will pick up soon. They always do pick up but sometimes its hard to believe that I know. Take care, Susan M Otis and Chester > Yesterday, I had to have my tax person, Barbara, do my taxes, as I do > every year. It's never fun, and it was worse this year because I had [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > I go down, hard. healing purrs on the way. Ann Signatureread Sam's blog at http://kittens-3.blogspot.com/ see pictures of Sam at http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/ann791/my_photos > Yesterday, I had to have my tax person, Barbara, do my taxes, as I do > every year. It's never fun, and it was worse this year because I had [quoted text clipped - 50 lines] > http://www.i-love-cats.com/meow/glsummer/ (The Violence Against > Animals in Movies Website) >healing purrs on the way. >Ann Thanks so much {{{everyone}}} for your purrs and kind thoughts. I've been doing the frozen peas thing, and the swelling has gone down somewhat today. However, I have made an appointment to see a dr. tomorrow, just in case. He may send me for x-rays; I don't know. At my age, I'd be surprised if nothing's broken, but it doesn't seem to be! Sure hope not. Still in pain, but I'm functioning (barely). My ex-husband kindly came over last night and tried to help me give fluids to Cosmo. Total disaster. I am starting to think the vets jumped the gun and he may not need them. I'm going to try to get him in there shortly and discuss this with them. Victor also was kind enough to run out and get me some needed items from the store. I was using the triple antibiotic I had here, which expired two years ago :-( So now I'm armed with some brand-new Neosporin and bandaids. Love to you all, Ginger-lyn who has men stomping around on her roof right now Home Pages: http://www.spiritrealm.com/summer/ http://www.angelfire.com/folk/glsummer (homepage & cats) http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~summer/index.htm (genealogy) http://www.i-love-cats.com/meow/glsummer/ (The Violence Against Animals in Movies Website) Seems like its not two minutes since I said you'd beenhaving a bad trot, and here you are again, I'm still waiting for my broken foot to heal, and its 10 months since that happened, like Bob M. I too may have to have a little op; I walk Ok but it does hurt a bit quite often, May your luck change *very* soon Purrs and Hugs from Wilson and myself Jean.P. > >healing purrs on the way. > >Ann [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > http://www.i-love-cats.com/meow/glsummer/ (The Violence Against > Animals in Movies Website) >Seems like its not two minutes since I said you'd beenhaving a > bad trot, and here you are again, I'm still waiting for my broken foot to >heal, and its 10 months since that happened, like Bob M. I too may have to >have a little op; I walk Ok but it does hurt a bit quite often, May your >luck change *very* soon Purrs and Hugs from Wilson and myself > Jean.P. {{{{Jean}}}} Hoping your foot (and Bob's) heal soon! Ginger-lyn Home Pages: http://www.spiritrealm.com/summer/ http://www.angelfire.com/folk/glsummer (homepage & cats) http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~summer/index.htm (genealogy) http://www.i-love-cats.com/meow/glsummer/ (The Violence Against Animals in Movies Website) Thanks Ginger-Lyn, hope your feeling a little better Jean.P. > >Seems like its not two minutes since I said you'd beenhaving a > > bad trot, and here you are again, I'm still waiting for my broken foot to [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > http://www.i-love-cats.com/meow/glsummer/ (The Violence Against > Animals in Movies Website) Ginger-lyn wrote: ----------<snip>--------------- >They help me up the stairs, and I do all the things he told me, and >lay down on the couch and cried for awhile. > >Whatever I did to the Powers That Be, I take it back! Purrs for your ouchies! My DH, Lynda, has fallen several times in recent weeks and as soon as she feels a little better, she overdoes something around the house. Don't do the same, take care of yourself and take it slow. Regards and Purrs, O J Poor Ginger, purrs for your wounds to heal asap. Suz&Spicey Hope you're feeling better soon. > Yesterday, I had to have my tax person, Barbara, do my taxes, as I do > every year. It's never fun, and it was worse this year because I had [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > I never make it out of the lot. > Yesterday, I had to have my tax person, Barbara, do my taxes, as I do > every year. It's never fun, and it was worse this year because I had [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > I go down, hard. <snip> Lots of healing purrs on the way, it's about time you had some good luck for a change, you've had more than your share of bad luck lately. SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy & Bagheera) A house is not a home, without a cat. > I go down, hard. > > I can't move. I have fallen and I can't get up. And I feel like some > stupid helpless old lady. I have done something to my left knee, and > twisted my right ankle, and I'm in the cold in a wet culvert, with no > one around on the busiest street in town. I start screaming. Purrs on the way for you to feel better quickly and for things to turn around and go your way soon. Julie, Hobbes, Selena, Lacey, Sam and Barnabus
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