I had sort of an accident today too!!!!!!!!!!

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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