This post has nothing to do with riding unless you consider my slide on the ice a ride. Is there a support group out there for klutzes 'cause I could really use one.
It's pretty comical that my mother worries about me when I'm out snowmobiling, ATVing, hiking, bungee jumping or playing other potentially dangerous sports because I generally only get injured doing every day things, you know, like braking my foot walking down my driveway or this klutzy move I made.
Bill and I were carrying a marble counter top into the camp when I slipped on the ice and snow and smashed my head on the marble. OWWWW! OMG! Pain! Blood! OOOOOUCH!!! It was awful. My sunglasses broke and there was blood everywhere. I have a cut above my eyebrow and my eyelid is swollen and looks like I have dark purple eye shadow on. I guess I'm lucky I didn't make contact with the marble an inch one way (eyeball) or the other (temple) because I expect that could have been much worse.
I called my primary doctor's office and the eye doctor to ask if they think it's necessary for me to have it checked out. I didn't black out, I'm not having any problems with my vision or any headaches so my doctor didn't think I needed to come in unless it gets worse. I spoke to the eye doctor too and she said I could come in the office if I wanted but she thinks it will be fine.
UGHHH! It seems like these things only happen to me. It's a miracle I can get through the day without injuring myself. It's a good thing I signed up for COBRA coverage so I still have health insurance. A person like me should never be without it.
It's pretty comical that my mother worries about me when I'm out snowmobiling, ATVing, hiking, bungee jumping or playing other potentially dangerous sports because I generally only get injured doing every day things, you know, like braking my foot walking down my driveway or this klutzy move I made.
Bill and I were carrying a marble counter top into the camp when I slipped on the ice and snow and smashed my head on the marble. OWWWW! OMG! Pain! Blood! OOOOOUCH!!! It was awful. My sunglasses broke and there was blood everywhere. I have a cut above my eyebrow and my eyelid is swollen and looks like I have dark purple eye shadow on. I guess I'm lucky I didn't make contact with the marble an inch one way (eyeball) or the other (temple) because I expect that could have been much worse.
I called my primary doctor's office and the eye doctor to ask if they think it's necessary for me to have it checked out. I didn't black out, I'm not having any problems with my vision or any headaches so my doctor didn't think I needed to come in unless it gets worse. I spoke to the eye doctor too and she said I could come in the office if I wanted but she thinks it will be fine.
UGHHH! It seems like these things only happen to me. It's a miracle I can get through the day without injuring myself. It's a good thing I signed up for COBRA coverage so I still have health insurance. A person like me should never be without it.
I look like I went a few rounds in the boxing ring with Rocky and lost.
Please ignore the fact that I am long overdue to have my brows waxed. It doesn't look like I'll be getting them waxed anytime soon.
If anyone asks me what happened I'm just going to say "oh, this is nothing, you should see the other guy."
This is my all natural impression of Mimi from the Drew Carey Show:
If anyone asks me what happened I'm just going to say "oh, this is nothing, you should see the other guy."
This is my all natural impression of Mimi from the Drew Carey Show:
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Just read this about your fall and resulting blk eye...
ReplyDeleteOn the 12th of Feb. I tripped over my two left feet and fell on the floor and hit my head right at my eye brow ! Because I landed on the carpet it did not get cut. The hit was so hard I thought that my eye popped out and I was looking for it.....LOL The bump was huge (still is) and my eye swelled up so big I could not put my glasses on. I went to the doctors and all was fine just a real , real , bad bruise. The whole side of my face was discolored ( still is around my chin.) The extent of the brusing and the length of time it takes to heal are because of my meds and being diabetic....
I do hope that you are healed and you really do have to stop following in my clutsy footsteps....LOL
Dora: I'm so sorry to hear about your similar accident. Don't you wish we could have better stories to tell about how we get injured? I'm glad it wasn't more serious and hope you heal quickly.
ReplyDeleteYou know I will always worry about my baby! That's what mothers do. I love pretty shades of purple and blue but not on your eye!
ReplyDeleteI love you, MOM
When I was young and thin, I belonged to a ski club in NH. I was injured twice. Once when I was doing the Limbo at the Oakley ( a local place) and the other time when I jumped out of the upper bunk....
ReplyDeleteAt least it gave me a chance to sit around in my after ski clothes at the different lodges....LOL