folly down
hard fall yesterday. was out for my little walk and did not have my heavy carhart jacket on but my light spring jacket . coming back was ~ 1mi from home when my right boot snagged my left boot. when something like this happens there are no options but down! and my right arm was by my side so my right shoulder took a hard hit on the road followed by a hit on my hip. when this happened I had enough endorphins so that was not particularly aware of the damage. a little later developed that I cannot lift arm higher than stomach and possible but pain in walking. made appointment with dr on Thursday. I don't think anything is broken just well mashed.
last nite was not a lot of fun. ibuprofen probably helped but from 2-4am much discomfort. gave me a slight realization of what some are enduring. but if the truth be known, I'd rather read about it than experience it(lol).
this morning when I am not doing anything the pain situation is not bad. which is good. and it could have been a lot worse.
about 30 years ago I was running before work. out 4 then back about 3mi out a dog hit me from the side.(it was probably trying to avoid me but misjudged). left foot snagged right leg and down I went. turned around and when I got back home decided to go to ER. and definitely couldn't drive so called a taxi. I almost wasn't able to walk to taxi. at hospital apart any physical problems they thought I was in shock, which I probably was. turned out I had a slight fracture of my elbo, they could see nothing in the hip but walking was extremely painful and for the next month or so used a cane.
when I fell yesterday I knew the fall was hard and that being that I have been diagnosed with osteoporosis was very worried that I might have broke something as I am also 72. seems like kind of a silly way to test the breaking point of my bones! my plan is not to do that again(lol).
regards from a limping follys,
david
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