And the hits just keep on coming

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Hi all,

Didn't know what else to title this posting. Just when I started coming out of

my slump, I get hit with something else out of left field.

Stupid me was on a ladder yesterday digging out Christmas decorations from the

garage when I fell off!

I won't go into the MAJOR pain & other problems trying to get back into the

house & then to Kaiser for treatment, but after many hours, I got this

diagnosis.

Fractured right ankle, major sprain of right ankle & heel, sprained right wrist

& seriously bruised left foot. Not to mention scraped knees & right elbow. Can't

even touch my right foot to the ground & can't use crutches because right wrist

& left foot are also damaged. They say my insurance doesn't cover a wheelchair.

All I can do is crawl & that ain't easy with scraped knees.

They put a splint on it, but I had to take it off because my foot started

swelling even more. I kept it wrapped though. They gave me the generic version

of Vicodin, but it's not even touching the pain. I was awake all night, crying

over the pain for half of it. I don't remember ever feeling so much pain.

They won't increase the meds (although I did it on my own anyway, to no avail)

or give me anything different until I have a follow-up appt with an orthopedist.

That's not until tomorrow afternoon.

You can probably tell I'm also majorly depressed again right now. Sorry about

that.

Cees, S Calif

IPF/UIP 10/08