Had a Fall

Ouchie!

We were about to leave for my doctor appointments, when I randomly missed a step and fell from the stairs. Yup. Unthinkable! Miggy said I was looking at him when it happened. Luckily, my newly made quilted hand bag cushioned my fall. I didn't hit my head and only my knee and lower leg hit the step.

It was painful and I was in shock. Sweetie, who was behind me, immediately went to me and gave Miggy instructions. He was in shock too. I thought I broke my leg since it was really painful. They calmed me down and I was able to stand with their help.

I managed to go downstairs with help and I immediately iced the painful area on my lower leg. The pain started to set in on the way to the hospital. My first appointment was with my cardiologist. He immediately sent me to an orthopedic doctor to make sure I didn't break anything. I was still quite jolly at the hospital and it helped we were able to borrow a wheelchair. 

The orthopedic doctor cleared me and said it was just a contusion. We spent more time discussing Sweetie's knee while we were with him, haha. I managed to complete my 2 other appointments. It was on the way home when my knee really started to hurt. I was only able to ice the bottom part of my leg and didn't realize that my knee was bruised too (I was wearing pants). 

The boys had a hard time moving me from the car. We spent the night in the basement since I couldn't walk. By evening I gave in and drank paracetamol. I was really antsy by then and the ice helped, but it wasn't enough to relieve the pain. I slept on the recliner chair to keep my leg up. Good thing Sweetie still has his crutches, it's helping me to get around better. The boys are watching me like a hawk for now. 

Mishaps happen and I thank God my injury is minimal. I am antsy over getting a clot, but my hematologist said I should be okay. I just need to make sure to move around a lot and ice hourly for 20 minutes for 48 hours, then switch to hot compress after. Actually, my angiogram site hurt a bit more than the bruised area, hehe. 

#BeKind #StaySafe