A Day In The Life.....

[disneydream06]

Last night we had a Winter Weather Advisory.
And our temp rose above freezing for the first time in I don't know how many days. :o
It had stopped snowing when I for work, and the thermometer in my car was reading 37F/2.7C.
The roads were just wet. Guess I didn't have to leave early.

Oh how things can change...

I left work this morning and it was now like 23F/-5C.
I went out to get in my car and the wetness in the ramp had frozen.
Take a wild guess what I did...
Yep, I fell on some ice.
I landed on my left knee and then hip.
It hurt like hell when it happened, and I laid there for a few seconds and then very carefully got up because it was all icy around me.
To the touch my knee felt numb.
I drove home and it still feels kind of numb to the touch and kind of when I walk on it.
I messaged one of my old coworkers from the trauma ICU and she said I probably landed on a nerve, but as long as I got full range of motion and it's got color, as in if it was white circulation might be bad, I should be okay. But keep an eye on it.
It's feeling a bit stiff, so I popped an ice pack on it, and will pop some Ibuprofen before going to bed.

UGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Comments

[thewayne]

Sucks getting older, my friend. We don't have sidewalks where I live, and I actually appreciate that. With the ground being so uneven and broken, I think that actually makes for better traction in light icy conditions like that.

[disneydream06]

That's true.
I should done a little shoveling when I came home this morning, but the way the knee felt I just went in the house. Besides we have more snow scheduled tomorrow. :(

[thewayne]

Salt or sand/grit.  Good for traction.

[disneydream06]

I wish I had enough to cover the ramp at work. UGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[thewayne]

I'm surprised they don't do a better job with that because (1) it's an OSHA/Worker's Comp claim if someone gets injured, and (B) it's an employee short.

[disneydream06]

I'm not sure I have ever seen them treat the ramps. :o

[kaishin108]

Oh Jon!! That is awful. :( :(
I hope you are able to sleep and don't wake up too, too achy.

Soft hugs,
Helen

[disneydream06]

Thank you so much.
Thankfully it didn't keep me awake.
I must have laid fairly still. :p

[gwendraith]

Oh you poor thing. Slipping like that really shakes you up. I have ice grips that fit on my shoes when it's icy. I'd be on my backside all the time without them, lol.

I hope you aren't feeling too sore or stiff.

Extra soft hugs, Holly

[disneydream06]

Thank you so much.
Still sore, stiff, still some numb feeling around it. :o
I filled out an incident when I went to work last night to cover myself, just in case. :o