MonSter WARRIOR!!!

[ddeadred]

Latest fall... onto my face and complete with rug burns ... OUCH!!! MonSter activity on my spine has caused lots of falls... The last month: 2 flat on my back + this little number... lovely...

I'm an old MSer dating back to 1986 so I'm blessed to still walk, thank you Goddess!!! Namaste!!!

[Jesmcd2 CommunityAmbassador]

Are you ok?

[ddeadred in reply to Jesmcd2]

this old redhead is pretty tough and I'm BLESSED as I did not knock my teeth out!!! I'm fine... This is 3 days ago so still in pain especially in the morning but better living through chemistry is getting me through the extra pain...

[Sherronda0508 in reply to ddeadred]

You got this super momma!! 💕👍🤔

[Karen-x]

Wow, you are a trooper for sure! Isn't there anything you can do to be safer? I'd hate to see you start breaking bones

[ddeadred in reply to Karen-x]

Start??? broke my hand in 2003... bathroom fall,,, Really need to be MINDFUL at all times and start relying more on my rollator...

[erash in reply to ddeadred]

Me too ddeadred

I keep telling myself to be mindful

I am until I forget 😜

[Iona60]

Yikes! I think what you said below about being mindful will help.

[ddeadred]

this was my 3rd fall in the past 2 months... I also need to SLOW DOWN as I just think too much and do too much... it's in my DNA...

[Raingrrl in reply to ddeadred]

I have the same problem ddeadred ! When I have a lot to do and I'm thinking too much about all of it...that is a recipe for a fall. I have to concentrate when walking around or I can trip on just about anything or nothing even!

I hope you fully recover soon!

[ddeadred in reply to Raingrrl]

yep... AIR is more than enough... Cj

[Raingrrl in reply to ddeadred]

Yep... air is sometimes enough... 😁

[greaterexp in reply to ddeadred]

The dreaded ground turbulence.

[jennie62]

ddeadred

Too many times I think I can do more than I can and wind up falling. I'm so glad you didn't lose any teeth. I know the rug burns are bad! Hoping your pain goes away quickly! Feel better!

Jennie

[ddeadred in reply to jennie62]

Thank you Jennie!!! Feeling better and await the bruises fading...

[ddeadred in reply to ddeadred]

BTW, I'm Cj (pronounced Seejay--I just like the little j...)

[greaterexp in reply to ddeadred]

Anne with an "e," for Green Gable appreciators!

[bavery207 in reply to greaterexp]

greaterexp

[bavery207 in reply to greaterexp]

greaterexp One of my sisters is Anne with an e- when she was younger, someone asked her why she had an e in her name, she said it was because she was a saint like Saint Anne. (She was no saint, and will admit that fact!)

[greaterexp in reply to bavery207]

😉

[WAshingtongirl]

So sorry to hear this, ddeadred , but thankful you didn't break anything this time. Hope the soreness goes away soon. 💕

[ddeadred in reply to WAshingtongirl]

Thank you!!! Post fall 3 dayz and feeling better already...

[jimeka in reply to ddeadred]

I am finding that you just have to get up, shake the dust off your feet and keep smiling, and just hope and pray if and when it happens again, recovery will be quick. Sorry about your face, have you tried roll on vitamin E oil, works wonders. Blessings Jimeka 🦋 🌈 💐

[SueAB]

@ddeadred , Wow! You really did take a tumble! Go slow and be more careful!

[StacyHayward]

If you must fall, save it for October so you don't need Halloween makeup. 😉

[agate]

@ddeadred, falls R US! I'm afraid falls are really common. I particularly hate backwards falls where I land on my back. Sorry you had such a bad fall but it sounds as if you're moving on as best you can. It can take a long time to get over the effects of a fall. Feel better soon!

[ddeadred in reply to agate]

twice flat on my back in last 2 months... once in the middle of the night but did not loose bladder contents so it's all good... (first time trying to push mower out of a rut... this independent living can be a challenge...)

[ssdw1958]

I am sorry to here of your fall I hope you didn't break any thing

I do have to ask you are you able to get up after a fall you see if I fall I am stuck there until I can be helped up. I have one of those buttons " I've fallen and I can't get up" haven't used it yet. I do have to say my neighbor pays for it, I do have a few good neighbors. Be very careful falling is my biggest fear. I have foot drop on my left foot and my right knee pops out every once in awhile. What a great life we have. Just kidding.

[erash in reply to ssdw1958]

ssdw1958 those buttons, esp. w/ gps can be $$$

What a great neighbor!

[ddeadred]

I can get up thank goodness... I've got ME, my pupz, and a cell phone that is always on me...

[greaterexp]

I'm so sorry about your fall and am glad you are feeling better. I haven't fallen yet, but think I should start assembling my stories to explain the bruises. Perhaps a little tumble down the Himalayans, fighting off two grizzlies with my bare(no pun intended) hands. I might as well make it interesting.

[jennie62 in reply to greaterexp]

I"m going to use your story greaterexp ...I love it!

ddeadred , that's a great story to use and I think your wonderful neighbors will get a kick out of. Then again, don't fall anymore (as if we have a choice) I always have my cellphone too-good idea!

[Fancy1959]

Ddreadded, it's Fancy1959. I hate falling backwards but then of course I hate falling on my face also. Please be careful! We both seem to be tough old birds! About ten days ago I managed to fall four time in five days. That's a new personal best for me I never hope to repeat!

i in one of the worst of my falls I managed to mess with my right knee outside meniscus. Sooooo, I'm headed back to physical therapy to see if we can help it. If that doesn't work and I have to see a surgeon about repairing it. I wish we were closer so we could fall together if nothing else! LOL! 😉

[ddeadred in reply to Fancy1959]

Fancy, how 'bout we make a pact: NO MORE FALLS!!!

[Jazzyinco]

Awwe, C.J. so sorry bout all the falls, i too am a red/orange head & stubborn luke u, u guess it is in our DNA 😛being stubborn headed... I have PPMS & i have two canes to try to walj with & during fatigue,, i have my travel w/c.. My name is J.J. Jazmine Joplin... That is.. Jjust like the family could only call her that name J.J. welcme here to our family, quit falling woman & focus more!💜💙❤👍😍😁--jazzyinco