Post fall
By ElicBxn
@ElicBxn (63594)
United States
October 18, 2023 2:32pm CST
Ain't I beautiful?
I am surviving, but I suspect it'll be a few more days before the pain isn't quite so acute. However, it was about 4 hours after I woke up before the pain really kicked in this morning. I did, however, start off the morning with my pain medication, so that probably helped.
Now, about 9 hours after I woke up and 8.5 hours after my first dose of pain medication and a half hour since my second, and the head is starting to ache.
Despite the about 30 minute nap and a nice visit with my sister on the phone.
I've had better weeks... How about you?
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@Deepizzaguy (102889)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
18 Oct 23
I hope you feel better soon. You are beautiful.
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@Deepizzaguy (102889)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
19 Oct 23
@ElicBxn You are welcome.
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@DaddyEvil (137259)
• United States
19 Oct 23
Ouch! That looks like it hurt! I think I'd take that second dose of pain meds a half an hour sooner so I didn't have that ache after the second dose. (Ask your doctor if taking the dose a little sooner will hurt anything.)
I hope you feel better soon. Good luck to you!
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@ElicBxn (63594)
• United States
19 Oct 23
@DaddyEvil Oh, I hurt between doses, I just don't normally hurt this badly. Fibromyalgia bites...
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@DaddyEvil (137259)
• United States
19 Oct 23
@ElicBxn Then I'd definitely take that second dose a little earlier. You aren't supposed to hurt between doses.
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@ElicBxn (63594)
• United States
19 Oct 23
I have awaken yesterday and today without pain, but this morning it was back pretty quick. Yesterday I got through the trash/cat boxes before it came. Having said that, I was very careful about how I have been doing things. I have tried to limit my leaning over, because blood going to my head is bad.
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@ElicBxn (63594)
• United States
20 Oct 23
@RubyHawk honestly, the headache isn't that new, long history of migraines, and there was the injury I got back in 1972 which is where this is mostly hurting... maybe hurting worse, but I'm using an ice pack to try and keep the nose from being so bad, and I'm sometimes leaving the ice pack on the top of the head...
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@ElicBxn (63594)
• United States
19 Oct 23
I'm now 4 days post fall and I just napped from around 7 to 10 because my head hurt so bad. My chest hurts too, but that doesn't have much to do with the fall. This was my longest nap yet, but I've taken one or two every day because my head hurts.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39509)
• United States
19 Oct 23
oh, ya poor dear! so saddened 't yer mishap 'n the lingerin' pain that's followed. sendin' healin' 
i've been battlin' with other schtuff, but thankfully 've come to no physical harm.
i've been battlin' with other schtuff, but thankfully 've come to no physical harm.1 person likes this
@ElicBxn (63594)
• United States
19 Oct 23
@crazyhorseladycx my sister and I saw Mom nearly fall off a step-ladder in the mid-1980s and after that, she was forbidden to get on them. I changed the lights, got on the roof and things of that nature until she moved into a place where they had staff to do it in 1998.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39509)
• United States
19 Oct 23
@ElicBxn oh, bless ya! i know such cannot 'lways be successfully 'voided, but please try. 'fter my 6th fall from a ladder i've sworn off 'em fer a bit e'en though the necessity still 'xists.
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