Fell through the stairs today

Chrisann · 02-15-2008, 06:11 PM

Yes, go figure, was walking down to my basement, on old wooden stairs. Our house is 100 years old, and so are the stairs.

So, took one step and boom, down I go 10 feet into the basement. I live alone, so it took my dog barking to wake up my sisters dog upstairs for her to come down. Once all the dust cleared, and surveyed the damage to me, decided to go to the hospital. Ironically enough, had a fill scheduled for today, so I decided that since the fill was in the hospital, I would get everything looked at once I got there.

My surgeon did the fill, looked at the damage and told me to go to the ER. Thank God nothing was broken, but have gigantic, ugly red, blue, purple bruises on my legs, arms, thighs and abdomen.

This was the comment going around my family and friends today...."The stairs were fine when you were heavier, now that you are losing weight, the stairs break, go figure".

You just have to laugh it off. I had the fill and feeling that restriction, and with all the pain from the bruises, I am just floating on the drugs. I just had to post the irony of it.

sfeiner · 02-15-2008, 06:29 PM

Oh ouch, I bet you will hurt more tomorrow. Hope you heal quickly. So sorry that happened to you. Thank heavens for our dear dogs.

Sades · 02-15-2008, 06:38 PM

You poor thing, hope you feel better soon.

Chrisann · 02-15-2008, 07:47 PM

Yep, thank God for the dog. He follows me everywhere, so I guess when I went straight down he panicked the same way I did. I have the codeine left over from the surgery, you can be sure I am taking those tonite, I am glad its the weekend.

globally yours · 02-15-2008, 08:18 PM

Yipes! Glad you're ok.

Sades · 02-15-2008, 08:41 PM

Nothing worse than pain... glad to hear you have something strong to take for it. Take care of yourself.

***Susan*** · 02-15-2008, 10:07 PM

Oh my goodness, that must have been so scary! I am so glad you didn't break anything. I hope you feel better quickly.

georgia girl · 02-16-2008, 01:15 PM

Sorry that happened to you. I hope you are feeling better today!

Chrisann · 02-16-2008, 03:49 PM

Thanks everyone, I do feel better, the codeine kept me sleeping until noon!!!

The bruises are lovely shades of purple and light blue that I haven't ever seen.

I am attaching a photo of my dog Rocky and Me at an event called Dogs Day at Shea from April 2007 so you all can see him..

trystelle · 02-16-2008, 04:48 PM

Good thing you didn't miss the fill!!

Feel better!

***Susan*** · 02-16-2008, 05:54 PM

Awww, your dog is adorable!

globally yours · 02-16-2008, 07:02 PM

Rocky is your hero! He adores you!

Shinyhappymommy · 02-19-2008, 02:02 AM

I fell through my friend's floor once. I was mortified. I fell about 3 feet into her crawl space. I got a pretty good bruise on my leg, but a bruised ego was most of my ailment. Her landlord had worked under the floor and not properly secured the boards afterwards. The family knew not to walk on that spot, but I hadn't ever been advised. I was animatedly telling a story and stomped forward with my foot and BOOM! It was on my birthday too.

So sorry to hear about your much more serious and scary experience. Hopefully you'll get some good sturdy stairs that will last another 100 years. Here's to a quick recovery.

Angie4b1g · 02-19-2008, 08:44 AM

OUCH! Glad nothing was broken! AND that it didn't happen while you were still sore from surgery!

Chrisann · 02-19-2008, 11:04 AM

Thanks everyone. :)

It came across as a joke to the people that know I had the surgery, others just looked at me like "well you are fat". I didn't let it bother me. When the guys came to fix the steps yesterday, they took one look, and were like, "are you sure you didn't break anything?" They were big men themselves and wound up replacing 4 of the 8 steps and jumped up and down on them to prove they were sturdy.

So down I go to do the laundry, and for the first time ever, Rocky doesn't follow me, he just stands up there crying. I guess he saw me fall and now is petrified.