Guest guest Posted December 27, 2006 Report Share Posted December 27, 2006 Glad you are ok Cathy! I took a nasty spill right before my surgery. I went to get something out of the garage. Our garage is detached from the house. I put my crocs on & ran out in the rain. My foot hit the garage floor & boom there it went! I went down hard on one knee. I cried. LOL! I was thinking...oh great this is all I need. It was like the night before I was to leave to go to Mexico. W 380/255/160 sarrah345 wrote: > Hi all, > > First of all, I may have neglected to tell you that I have been > seeing a pain management doctor for 6 years. I have fibromyalgia, > and herniated discs in my neck and back and I have spinal stenosis, > and I have 9 diagnoses from this doctor in all! > > I am in pain of some sort, most of the time. I can't stand for more > than 5-10 minutes, and can't go into stores and walk around at all. > I do my best to make sure I don't do things that will cause me > horrible pain. My life is pretty isolated and I'm sure some of you > will be understanding what I'm talking about. > > Today, I had my pulmonary clearance appointment. When my dad and I > got there (I am still not cleared to drive), I got out of the truck > and was walking towards the building. > > I opened the first glass door, and there's a space between it and the > next door to the offices. They have a slate floor (I found out), and > somehow I FELL! On my knees, and right hand! Damn, did it HURT! I > did my best to get up and work through the pain in my knees and go > through the other glass door and down a couple of long hallways to my > doctor's office. > > I walked in there, wincing all the way, and did my best to hide it. > Thankfully, the doctor saw me for all of 5-10 minutes, and I was able > to leave. I didn't tell my father because he would have gotten > upset. I was wondering the whole way home, how bad were my knees > scraped up? Were they bleeding or anything? > > I got home and left my dad, and came inside my apartment. I > immediately pulled my pants down to look at my knees. The left one > was hit the hardest and is swollen, and I'm sure the right one is > > swollen a bit also. > > Another reason I didn't tell my dad is that he would tell my mother, > and she has this " thing " about me falling down. She saw her mother > fall once (and she was very overweight) and it made her cry. I know > she would cry over this, because the other day, I told her I was in > pain and she started crying, saying " I wish I could take the pain for > you.... " > > I took some Advil to help with the swelling/pain. I'm not sure if > it's working or not. > > Oh, god.....what next, you know? That quote that says " the bigger > they are the harder they fall " ? Well, that was me, 308 lbs falling > down onto a slate floor! > > I have my nutritionist appointment tomorrow which I have to pay for > out of pocket: $110! If I were diabetic, my insurance would cover > it, but I'm not diabetic. She also said to me that most insurances > don't cover the hour long visit, anyway. > > Back to reading posts....... > > Hugs, > Cathy > injured butterfly in training > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 28, 2006 Report Share Posted December 28, 2006 Cathy, I am glad you are ok. This will all disappear with the weight loss. I had to pay $80 for my nutritionist too. I also had tp pay for my psych eval. too. I am wishing you all the best in your health. Shauna sarrah345 sarrah345@...> wrote: Hi all, First of all, I may have neglected to tell you that I have been seeing a pain management doctor for 6 years. I have fibromyalgia, and herniated discs in my neck and back and I have spinal stenosis, and I have 9 diagnoses from this doctor in all! I am in pain of some sort, most of the time. I can't stand for more than 5-10 minutes, and can't go into stores and walk around at all. I do my best to make sure I don't do things that will cause me horrible pain. My life is pretty isolated and I'm sure some of you will be understanding what I'm talking about. Today, I had my pulmonary clearance appointment. When my dad and I got there (I am still not cleared to drive), I got out of the truck and was walking towards the building. I opened the first glass door, and there's a space between it and the next door to the offices. They have a slate floor (I found out), and somehow I FELL! On my knees, and right hand! Damn, did it HURT! I did my best to get up and work through the pain in my knees and go through the other glass door and down a couple of long hallways to my doctor's office. I walked in there, wincing all the way, and did my best to hide it. Thankfully, the doctor saw me for all of 5-10 minutes, and I was able to leave. I didn't tell my father because he would have gotten upset. I was wondering the whole way home, how bad were my knees scraped up? Were they bleeding or anything? I got home and left my dad, and came inside my apartment. I immediately pulled my pants down to look at my knees. The left one was hit the hardest and is swollen, and I'm sure the right one is swollen a bit also. Another reason I didn't tell my dad is that he would tell my mother, and she has this " thing " about me falling down. She saw her mother fall once (and she was very overweight) and it made her cry. I know she would cry over this, because the other day, I told her I was in pain and she started crying, saying " I wish I could take the pain for you.... " I took some Advil to help with the swelling/pain. I'm not sure if it's working or not. Oh, god.....what next, you know? That quote that says " the bigger they are the harder they fall " ? Well, that was me, 308 lbs falling down onto a slate floor! I have my nutritionist appointment tomorrow which I have to pay for out of pocket: $110! If I were diabetic, my insurance would cover it, but I'm not diabetic. She also said to me that most insurances don't cover the hour long visit, anyway. Back to reading posts....... Hugs, Cathy injured butterfly in training __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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