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Post by mellyw on Apr 24, 2022 4:02:04 GMT
Unfortunately, I’m the dumbass in this scenario. I’ve done everything in my power to avoid Covid, fully vaccinated, always masked. We’re fairly certain DH got it at work, and shared. Thankfully, we were both recovering. I’m also relieved it was probably omicron, because it kicked my immunocompromised butt hard. My DH very, very rarely gets sick, I think it shocked him just how bad it was.
Last Friday, I had finally sweated out the worst of the high fevers, desperate for a shower at that point. Showered, everything’s good. Headed down the stairs, and I’m honestly still not sure the sequence of what occurred. And I feel like it’s one of those freak things you could never duplicate even if you tried. About 6 steps from the bottom stair, my foot slid in my sock weird, landed on the next step bent under my body. Thankfully, I knew I was going down and rolled to my shoulder and not my head hitting first.
Broke my ankle, with tendon damage to boot. Have surgery this week, various casts and boots to follow for a couple months. I think I’m still in a little disbelief that it happened, for every crazy weird medical problem I’ve had in my life, I’ve never broken a bone.
Im just so, so grateful for the vaccines. As I said I'm immunocompromised, DH is in excellent health but 51. We found out yesterday a 26 year old young man died from Covid who worked in my DH’s office. He was not vaccinated, this young man who had served his country and so much life yet to live
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tanya2
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Post by tanya2 on Apr 24, 2022 4:16:30 GMT
OUCH!!! I'm sorry this happened to you. Sending you speedy recovery vibes
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Post by Crack-a-lackin on Apr 24, 2022 4:57:34 GMT
Oh no! That sounds very painful. Hey, at least you were clean when you went to the hospital 😀
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Post by katlady on Apr 24, 2022 5:02:38 GMT
Ouch! Hope you heal quickly!
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Post by garcia5050 on Apr 24, 2022 5:21:40 GMT
I feel like the sliding sock on a stair happened to another pea not that long ago, and it was also disastrous.
Sorry to hear this happened to you.
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Post by malibou on Apr 24, 2022 5:39:35 GMT
Ouch, that is definitely not the way to heal from covid. Wishing you a speedy and full recovery.
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Post by piebaker on Apr 24, 2022 7:37:28 GMT
I'm sorry you had such a serious injury along with a bout of covid.
Healing thoughts for your surgery and recovery.
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Post by lesserknownpea on Apr 24, 2022 8:11:51 GMT
Oh, dear, this is not a club anybody wants to be in. I’m very sorry, believe me, and I hope the surgery and recovery goes well.
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Post by mollycoddle on Apr 24, 2022 10:09:58 GMT
Ouch! That stinks. But aren’t we lucky to have the vaccines? I wish you a very speedy recovery.  |
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Post by gar on Apr 24, 2022 10:13:42 GMT
Oh thats unfair! Hope you heal quickly!
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Post by elaine on Apr 24, 2022 11:30:17 GMT
Oh no!!! You are NOT a dumbass. I’ve slid down the stairs enough times that I try not to just wear socks - either barefoot or slippers for me when going up and down stairs.
I am so sorry and hope that your ankle surgery goes well. The up-side is that you need to rest and recover from COVID and now you will be forced to rest to also recover from your surgery.
Please take care of yourself! (((Hugs))) I am wishing you a speedy recovery.
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Post by RedSquirrelUK on Apr 24, 2022 11:37:03 GMT
What a thing to happen! I'm sorry.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 24, 2022 11:48:31 GMT
Ouch! I did something very similar some time ago but not recovering from Covid though. Fortunately I was able to manage to land on my bum and did no lasting damage except my coccyx hurt for a number of days afterwards.
Hope surgery goes well and you recover soon.
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Post by peano on Apr 24, 2022 11:48:51 GMT
Wow! You have had a time of it. I'm sorry you had the spill over and above Covid. Sending wishes for speedy recovery. P.S. Not a dumbass.
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Post by peabay on Apr 24, 2022 11:57:01 GMT
Ugh - I hope you're not in too much pain!
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Post by J u l e e on Apr 24, 2022 12:02:02 GMT
I got antsy and claustrophobic just reading about surgery and various casts and boots for several weeks. I would not be a good person with a broken bone and having to endure that.
I hope you recover fully and quickly!
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Post by lisae on Apr 24, 2022 12:09:41 GMT
I'm sorry. A fall can happen to anyone at any time but you are having more than your share of bad luck. Hope all goes well with your recovery.
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Post by mikklynn on Apr 24, 2022 12:37:05 GMT
I'm so sorry! I hope you not only recover from COVID but have a complete recovery from the broken ankle.
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Post by sabrinae on Apr 24, 2022 13:26:20 GMT
I’m so sorry. That’s so painful on top of Covid recovery. Get yourself a wedge pillow to prop your ankle up and post-surgery ice behind your knee / it really does help keep the swelling down.
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Post by cropduster on Apr 24, 2022 14:03:09 GMT
Oh, no! So sorry you have had such a struggle. Wishing you a speedy recovery!
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Post by maryannscraps on Apr 24, 2022 14:28:02 GMT
Ouch! I’m sorry that happened to you and hope you heal quickly and easily.
We just had our stairs refinished. I need to buy a runner for them before someone in my house does something like that.
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Post by Merge on Apr 24, 2022 14:32:22 GMT
Yeeesh. I’m so sorry! Wishing you a speedy recovery.
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Post by Gennifer on Apr 24, 2022 14:42:49 GMT
OUCH!
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Post by crazy4scraps on Apr 24, 2022 17:01:08 GMT
Well that just sucks! Hope you recover quickly from both issues. Just another reason why I always wear shoes or slippers in my house. I do enough damage just trying to stay upright outside in the winter!
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Post by Scrapper100 on Apr 24, 2022 17:35:16 GMT
Ouch but it could happen to anyone. I hope you recover quickly from both.
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Post by greendragonlady on Apr 24, 2022 17:59:41 GMT
Ouch! I hope you heal quickly and uneventfully and hope neither one of you have any lasting Covid symptoms.
I'm also sorry about your DH's coworker...so sad.
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Post by Mystie on Apr 24, 2022 18:08:12 GMT
Oh, I am so sorry! How awful. I hope you'll be able to recover from everything as soon as possible.
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Post by Lexica on Apr 24, 2022 18:13:01 GMT
Ouch! I haven't had Covid, but I have fallen down the stairs so I can relate to your feelings of disbelief, surprise, and irritation that it happened at all considering the number of times one goes up and down the stairs in one's home. I broke a few bones - collar, eye socket, and ribs, but none required setting in a cast at all. The ribs were the most painful and the eye socket was the most visible because it caused a lot of blood to pool in one eye and the tissues surrounding my eye. Lots of pretty colors in the bruising. The doctor said my collar bone could be repaired, but felt it wasn't really worth doing since it would not cause me any difficulty in movement. He said I would just be able to see a lack of balance between the two sides. It bothers me mentally, but not physically at all.
I'm sorry you will be experiencing so much hassle with the number of doctor visits to get your ankle right again. I'm also sorry that the 26-year old young man died. I imagine a vaccination could have prevented that death. I just hate that vaccinations became so political during this pandemic, making many refuse to get it, my own son included.
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Post by belgravia on Apr 24, 2022 20:35:16 GMT
I can feel my ankle rolling just reading this 😳😳😳 I have the weakest ankles and this scenario is my nightmare. Hope you recover quickly!
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Post by milocat on Apr 24, 2022 20:44:38 GMT
Oh my, that's rough, Hope you mend smoothly. My DD18 had her wisdom teeth removed last summer. She was in the bathroom and felt dizzy, so she hurried back to her room to lay down. She fell down and cut and bruised her eye/eyelid. I lectured her about sitting or laying down where you are when you feel dizzy or calling for help. I was in the next room. So she had a cut and a blackish eye, not too bad. She returns to work after another day at home and texts a few hours in and said she threw up. She had a concussion. Her teeth healed wonderfully, no swelling, hardly any pain. Wisdom teeth recovery dumbass edition.
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