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I was going downstairs for breakfast etc and sneezed, lost my balance and fell down 5 or 6 stairs. Was held up by my armpit on the hand rail... as you can imagine, have badly bruised said armpit and can't raise my left arm, have also strained all down my left arm. Fortunately the clatter of my walking stick hitting the radiator at the bottom alerted mum and dad.

Mum said we'll be the death of her. Have taken nurofen and codeine so I've maxed my pain killers but it doesn't seem to be helping a great deal.

Watching the ice skating on BBCi, which I probably wouldn't have discovered was on if I hadn't fallen.

Numpty or what, only me could be floored by a sneeze!
Your sympathy and humorous (good-natured) teasing is appreciated :-) ;-)

bless you lol

hope you feel better soon

get some arnica cream it will bring out the bruise quicker

julia xx

LOL Marion, at least if I'd been tiddly I wouldn't have felt it so bad LOL.

Julia, not sure where would get it from and if the armpit is a good place to put it with all the sweat glands there.

Have just whacked my heat pad on my sore bits.

any chemist or health shop and they will tell you if you can use it there but i dont see why not

julia xx

Sorry you are suffering Liz, hope you feel better soon, maybe a hot bath or shower would help. good job when you get a place without stairs!

Liz

ouch ouch ouch, have fallen down stairs before (more than once) so know how you feel.

Now did you catch in on camcorder cos you could make some dosh out of it on Youve been framed.

D xx

P.S forgot to ask hows the walkinjg stick not hurt I hope.

Nope, no camcorder, dawn, sadly lol. Who'd have thought a sneeze could cause all that LOL.

The walking stick has taken one hell of a battering the last year or so, I think it might be time to get a new one as it's clinging on for dear life LOL.

No hole in stairs or damage to radiator thankfully PMSL And the mug that was in my left hand (hence the reason I was using my forearm on the handrail - that and I have trouble holding the rail) survived intact, I was still clutching it PMSL

Ann, I'd love a hot bath but can't get in or out and the shower would work but not sure how well I could wash myself with my left side all strained.

I'm using the heat pad and trying to keep gently moving so I don't stiffen right up.

Luckily I did manage to get back up the stairs a few hours later so that I could use my lap top and recover on my bed.

most defo ouch,
this will cheer you up...lol, i've fallen a couple of times aswell the best one was when i thought i was on the last step (my mind elswhere as usual) and went to turn to my door only to discover i was actually 3 steps higher, hit the floor with a loud bang whole house shook...lol, to make it even worse i'm middle terrace, everyone run out thinking it was an earthquack....lol lol
big (((((hugs)))))... you rest up now...
kaz xxx

Ouchies, Kaz. I've done that before but usually only with two steps and could usually catch myself or someone is close enough to catch me. (((((hugs)))))

I guess it really does highlight how much I need a flat. If I'd been home alone I would have been stuck there for ages.

You sure David Platt wasn't lurking somewhere? LOL

Hope you are feeling better now.

Linda x

hope your feeling better soon

and stop sneezing when on the stairs you may fall lol

luv n gentle hugs

stray
xxxx

Hope you feel better soon,go carefully

*looks around suspiciously* Linda, you may well have a point... the invisible hand! LOL

Stray, I guess I was lucky that I wasn't higher up, but I shall definitely keep your advice in mind ;-) PML ((((hugs))))

Thanks everyone :-) I can feel the heat pad working but I'm gagging for a cup of tea and daren't try going downstairs with a cup in my hand again LOL.

Wish I could pour you a cuppa down the line do take care and hope you feel better after a good night's sleep, it really shakes you up, I've come cropper from top to bottom twice, but then our stairs are all higgly piggly being in such an old place...... no I'd not been drinking, just careless!

Hi May, ours used to be higgly until bro paid for them to be ripped out and put in straight. I think I'd rather fall down the higgly ones LOL.

You just showing off scribe,,,,,,,,,,ha ha,

it will be more stiff and sore tomorrow,,,,,,,,

by the way you still got one good arm,,,,,,

the image you hanging there,,,,,, gave me a tittter..........:}}}

time Ive lost it on the top and ended up halfway down on me back,,full of carpet burns,,,,,,,,,,but Im better at tripping up them,,,,:}}

Take care hun, so sorry you have hurt yourself,


Love and hugs,


Caz xxxxxxxxxxxxx

Ours is listed building so nor allowed to alter original features, OH has straightened the treads which worn but the depth of each is different, between 9 and 12 inches and I've only got short legs so we got a stair lift, OH won't use it although he's the disabled one with arterio sclerosis (spelling not sure) I just have the itis family(under control) but maybe getting lazy itis with the lift.

Oh! Summer what are you like?

Seriously I hope you are feeling better soon. Have you had it checked out by the doc?
Discovered the ice skating on the other day by mistake, and have been trying to remember it has been on, but saw a bit of it today.

Please take care of yourself, and try not to sneeze when you are negotiating the stairs.

Vicky xx

PMSL Kay, I must have looked quite amusing, hanging from one arm clutching the cup and looking up all dazed. I was very much in the "but I only sneezed" frame of mind.

As soon as I move away from the heat pad I start to stiffen up and of course you can't use them overnight so I'm no doubt going to be in shocking pain tomorrow. Like I don't have enough pain. Dunno how I avoided the carpet burns on the back of my legs. LOL

(((caz))) ~~~~~~

May, ahh well ours isn't that old, was built in the 1920s, when we had our electric fuse box moved we found the original cards behind it. They stretched for about 15 years, very fascinating. We thought we'd be able to put a stair lift in but there's not enough space at the top and bottom for it to be fitted.