I have vowed ever since they put the "risk of fall" bracelet on me that I would not let it come true. Well about 5 this morning I broke that vow. I was stepping down off the scale from a weight of 132 and hung my toe on the edge of the scale. Nurse A caught my arm but by then my knees had given and I would up on my ass in the floor. Minor bump, major embarrassment for me. It really pissed me off for the bracelet to win plus I was now dead weight in the floor. No way I was getting up or really being able to help. The nurses gathered round and once Nurse J showed up I was back in bed in short order. Young Nurse A was all worried. No one had ever fallen with her before. Despite all my assurances I'm sure she cried all the way home. A Dr. came in pronounced me fine. Dr. S. came by on rounds later and while he had heard about the fall, like everyone else on the unit, he was not concerned.
We're staying the course on the solid food diet as long as I have no pain issues so he and I are on the same page and both cautiously optimistic about the situation. Right now it's just wait and see. Photopheresis went well today. About 5 minutes shorter than last time. Next one is Friday.
Nothing else new. Hope you are all well.
Oh. New music if you like country pop check out Kacey Musgraves "Same Trailer, Different Park". Very good album. She wrote one of the songs for the TV show Nashville.
Boone
3 comments:
I fell this morning too!!!! Not the big deal that yours was. Nobody saw me but my dog, Holly, who caused the fall, but she didn't seem concerned at all. At least your people were concerned. I am very glad that you didn't get hurt. I can't wait to listen to Kacey Musgraves. It sounds interesting. I'm listening to Bruce Springsteen singing "Tougher than the rest" right now. Mmm mmm mmm. Keep getting better. It seems like things are looking up and that makes me happy.
Glad you are ok after your fall.
I fell coming home from our last trip. I slid on water at a rest stop. It is just now starting to heal up. It REALLY hurt for the first week.
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David, if it counts, Michael fell getting off the treadmill the other day. He didn't get hurt, so I can say that it was really funny! The look on his face getting up from all fours was priceless...and of course, he had an audience at the Y! So, don't worry, you are definitely not alone. There are plenty of us out here who are perfectly healthy and still cant keep our balance!
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