Fell down the stairs AHHh

[tigercat]

I fell down the stairs on Thurs. morning and I seemed to have really badly bruised my ribs. I have been so sore but more importantly I am mad. I had to set up a party today and then ended up having to go home to rest as soon as it started because of the pain. As well, I was to play 2 games of volleyball this week. A special one on Monday and then my regular game on Tues. Because last week was March break we didn't play as well we ended up not playing the week before that. I was really looking forward to the special game (we have challanged another ladies team to a rematch and they are spoiling for blood since we beat the pants off them the first time) as well as my reg. game. I am really hoping I am better by Thurs. though because I will really be mad if I have to miss my highland dancing classes as well. What a stupid thing to have done. How long does it take to heal bruised ribs???
tigercat

 

[Serena]

I don't have a clue to how long it'll take. But I hope you're feeling better soon.

 

[GoofItUp]

I have no idea how long it takes to heal, but I'm so sorry you fell down the stairs. Hope you heal up super fast and can get to all your activities!

Watch that first step next time....it's a doozy!

 

[Pop Daddy]

call me suspicious but I think you where pushed

 

[nativetxn]

OUCH! Sorry to hear about your injury. I hope you are pain free very soon.

 

[C.Ann]

Are you sure they're just brusied and not cracked or broken? My ribs crack and/or break quite easily and it's a long road to recovery..

I would strongly suggest an x-ray to be sure - if you haven't had one already.. Better safe than sorry and they can give you something for the pain that's stronger than Advil and the like..

Hope you feel better soon! It's definitely not fun!!

 

[Princess_Aurora]

I've fallen down the stairs a few times in my life. I never hurt my ribs though. I broke my tailbone once...that really hurt. I've also sprang my wrist before. I was bringing down laundry and I missed a step and fell into another basket of laundry I had just brought down. The last time I fell down the stairs I landed on my knee and banged it up pretty bad. But no, I never hurt my ribs. Just thought I'd let you know that you're not the only one that falls down the stairs

P.S. This is why I usually take elevators whenever possible.

 

[tigercat]

Pop Daddy you might be right. Maybe "someone" else was in my house at the time. I have no memory of the fall at all, I was at the top one second and the next minute I was on the bottom. Funny thing was my first thought wasn't wondering if I was hurt badly but that I had fallen right beside my purse. My purse had my cell phone in it. Then I was worried about how badly I was hurt.
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[Dan Murphy]

Hoping you feel better soon, tigercat.

 

[mommytotwo]

I've never been in a situation like that before but I hope you recover soon.

 

[Cruisin]

tigercat!!!!!!! What are you up to now????????????????????

Can't you just behave yourself and stay well for a bit

 

[HauntedMansionGeek]

Originally posted by Pop Daddy
call me suspicious but I think you where pushed

I'm SHOCKED!
Flabbergasted!

Pop Daddy can spell SUSPICIOUS??? Since WHEN???


tigercat, it doesn't take much to really get hurt sometimes! Hope you recover soon.....sounds like you're much too busy to be laid up with injuries!

 

[Kitty 34]

{{{HUGS}}} to you and sure hope your ribs feel better soon!! I fell at school last Wednesday.....slipped on a wet floor and at my age I'll be feeling that for weeks!!!

 

[winniedapooh]

Pixie dust to you and feel better soon!

 

[Tink42]

I feel your pain Tigercat. I fell down the stairs at Disney's Riverside resort on Friday. They wash the hallways and stairs in the morning and I didn't notice the stairs were wet. I had flip flops on and when I reached the third step going down I had my foot slip out from under me. I landed on about the sixth step down on my butt and slid most of the rest of the way down. My butt is completely black and blue. Fortunately that's where I landed because I would have broken a bone for sure if I had landed on anything else. Those steps are very smooth and when wet are very dangerous.

At this point (3 days later) it is still very sore to sit (it was a long plane ride home). I can't imagine having landed on my ribs. That would be very sore.

 

[C.Ann]

Hi Tigercat! Hope you're feeling a bit better today..

 

[tigercat]

Oh Tink I feel for you. Falling down stairs is a real pain in the.......... I went to the Chiropracter today and he worked on me a bit, but said that because I have done such a good job of hurting my ribs it will be at least a week before I will start to feel better. So no volleyball this week and my dancing will have to be a walk through instead of a dance through. I hate when things like this happen but they seem to be happening to me a lot lately. Maybe Pop Daddy is right and "someone" is out to get me... Just wanted to thank everyone who has responded in kindness. It's been nice to see that people on the boards are listening.
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