Accidents and Sick Day Rules

[Kt1943]

Hi everyone, I had an accident at the weekend and crashed into an immovable object at relatively high speed in my power wheelchair. Not to be advised! I hit both my legs very hard and am now black with alarming looking bruises and hematomas from knee to ankle on both legs. My primary care doctor checked it out and I haven’t broken anything (thank heavens). I am down to 7 mg prednisone having GCA and having been on prednisone for a couple of years. I upped the dose to 10 mg the day after I did it and am wondering if I should keep at this level till things get a little less sore. Any advice is welcome. Thanks much.

[DorsetLady PMRGCAuk volunteer]

ouch!

Probably sensible - although I doubt it will do much for aches and pains, but it might prevent a flare of your PMR.

Arnica [tablets and/or gel] should help the bruising...

[Kt1943 in reply to DorsetLady]

Thanks for reply. I have been using arnica gel and that does seem to help. Thanks to prednisone, I have never seen such extraordinary bruising!

[DorsetLady PMRGCAuk volunteer in reply to Kt1943]

Bruising can be pretty spectacular when on Pred..

[PMRpro Ambassador]

The latest advice from the endocrinology world

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But to be honest - the worst is over, that was at the time of the incident, and now it depends a lot on how you feel. You know the signs.

A helpful video

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[Kt1943 in reply to PMRpro]

Thanks both were helpful. I have gone back to normal dose now. Just feel a bit like I was hit by a truck and it looks like it too but doctor says it should improve in the next five days or so. 😀

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to Kt1943]

Hope so!!