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kindkit ([personal profile] kindkit) wrote2023-12-13 11:15 am
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aging continues to not be awesome

On Monday, while taking my daily stupid walk for my stupid health, I (stupidly) tripped and fell quite hard. It was bad enough that someone driving past stopped to ask if I was okay.

Basically I am okay--I didn't hit my head, though the jarring gave me a headache, and I didn't reinjure my back. But I do seemed to have pulled a muscle on the left side of my chest while trying to catch myself.

Things it currently hurts to do: raise my arm, roll over in bed, breathe deeply, lift much of anything. Not loving this.

It's making me glad I bought $chair, because I imagine my recovery from top surgery will be like this except worse and on both sides.

In related news, $chair is being delivered any minute now. The delivery company says they will mask if requested, which I plan to as well as masking myself. And hopefully they won't need to be in my apartment that long, but there is a certain amount of set up and making sure the chair works that has to happen. (I don't like having strangers in my space, even apart from the newest COVID surge.

(A GIANT truck has just pulled up outside. I assume $chair is in it.)
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[personal profile] rydra_wong 2023-12-13 06:47 pm (UTC)(link)
I hope $chair's arrival goes smoothly!

ETA: I may well have mentioned this already as I rec it a lot, but in my experience macerated comfrey oil massaged in externally genuinely seems to speed the healing of strains and sprains.
Edited 2023-12-13 18:48 (UTC)
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[personal profile] lilacsigil 2023-12-13 11:09 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm sorry you hurt yourself but my immediate thought was "Oh no your back!" so I'm pleased that's ok at least!
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[personal profile] delphi 2023-12-14 12:43 am (UTC)(link)
Oof, I hope you feel better soon. It's the season here where I'm walking very carefully because I know my track record with slippery sidewalks. Take care.
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[personal profile] sovay 2023-12-14 01:07 am (UTC)(link)
Things it currently hurts to do: raise my arm, roll over in bed, breathe deeply, lift much of anything. Not loving this.

Blech. May you heal swiftly and without further strain.
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[personal profile] silveradept 2023-12-15 08:02 am (UTC)(link)
Oof. Swift healing to you.