And then I threw myself down the stairs...

[davidgillon]

Yesterday was going so well, then I went to go downstairs to get a coffee, my sock seemed to skid sideways on one of the top steps, and the next thing I know, my feet are up in the air and I'm thinking "this is really going to hurt".

I was right.

I was sort of lucky, as I came down, my arm caught on the start of the banister, which flipped me just enough I landed on left hip and ribs, and my head didn't actually make contact. On the other hand, I have a sort of carpet-burn on steroids, starting in the crease of my right elbow, an inch wide, and running two inches down my forearm. It just broke the skin, but was still leaking odd spots of blood several hours later. The air may have turned blue afterwards....

I've been popping painkillers to keep it under control, and this morning my left hip is sore and my arm stings a little, but overall it could have been much worse.

And the day had been going so well.

Comments

[lilysea]

OWWWWW!

I've had multiple falls, and they're so, so frightening,

and leave your confidence shaken for days afterwards.

So glad you avoided a head-injury!

[sovay]

And the day had been going so well.

*hugs, carefully, yikes*

[green_knight]

Ouch. Hope you're feeling better now. <sends virtual arnica>

[hilarita]

Owwww. Also, carpet-burn-type injuries are surprisingly stupidly painful. Owwww.

[davidgillon]

Especially when inflicted with sharp-edged bits of wood! I'm probably lucky not to have done worse, but the bruising was instant.

[davidgillon]

Good icon!

[davidgillon]

Not so much Questionable Content, as questionable footing!

[davidgillon]

Thanks. I'm not sure I had time to be frightened, it was more the Hitchhikers "Oh no, not again!"

[umadoshi]

Eeeep. Glad it wasn't as bad as it could've been, but OUCH. *sympathies*

[davidgillon]

I basically flipped and dropped. I did think for a moment I was going to do the slapstick think where you slide down the entire staircase, bouncing your head off each stair as you go, but fortunately my body decided to stay where it was.

[jesse_the_k]

Much sympathy.

I recently learned that the aftermath of falls can include ramped-up fatigue and air-headedness, even without any head injury. I think it's the aftereffects of shock.

[davidgillon]

Ouch, yes, you just had your own experience, didn't you. I managed to fall asleep sitting at the computer desk almost immediately afterwards. No head injury, but my body very clearly decided it needed to sleep, and it was doing it now, no matter what I thought of the matter.