# Help I've fallen and... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 16, 2010, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-ive-fallen-and/543471 "2010-06-16T21:37:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2010, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-ive-fallen-and/543471/1 "2010-06-16T21:37:23Z")
… and well, I did get up, but damn, I hurt all over. The short story: At the top of the stairs a wasp flew up from the floor directly at my face. I took two steps back and caught the edge of the top step. Losing my balance, I took a dive down 7 steps, landing with my chest on top of a living room recliner. I knocked the recliner forward and fell onto the floor. My dog thought this was a great game and licked my face as I lay moaning and trying not scream in pain. I am _pretty_ sure I didn’t break anything, although my chest hurts really bad! It doesn’t hurt too much to take a deep breath, but certain ways I move… man, I suspect this isn’t going to heal in a few days either. I’m thinking it will be a long few weeks. But I suppose it could have been much worse. ---
**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2010, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-ive-fallen-and/543471/2 "2010-06-16T21:43:17Z")
So sorry to hear about your tumble. Ouch. Please treat yourself gently, hope you can take it easy until you’re feeling better. ---
**Author:** ![TheChileanBlob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thechileanblob/32/435_2.png) [@TheChileanBlob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheChileanBlob)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2010, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-ive-fallen-and/543471/3 "2010-06-17T02:55:04Z")
Holy crap! Glad you’re mostly ok. Um, you didn’t happen to have a video camera going or anything, did you? ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2010, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-ive-fallen-and/543471/4 "2010-06-17T04:54:38Z")
I am officially requesting an update on your condition, and I hope all is as well as can be. ---
**Author:** ![Maastricht](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e57/32.png) [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2010, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-ive-fallen-and/543471/5 "2010-06-17T06:35:40Z")
Ow **Khadaji** , that must have hurt! Damn wasps. Sending good thoughts your way for a speedy recovery. If I remember correctly, you work from home, right? ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2010, 10:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-ive-fallen-and/543471/6 "2010-06-17T10:09:53Z")
> [@TheChileanBlob](#): > > Holy crap! Glad you’re mostly ok. > > Um, you didn’t happen to have a video camera going or anything, did you? 😃 FHV and 10K here we come! > [@Asimovian](#): > > I am officially requesting an update on your condition, and I hope all is as well as can be. I still hurt today, but not as badly as yesterday and I slept OK. Maybe it won’t be a long a healing process as I was expecting. Also, I figured in a day or two other little hurts would show up - a knee or something, but so far no. > [@elbows](#): > > So sorry to hear about your tumble. Ouch. > Please treat yourself gently, hope you can take it easy until you’re feeling better. 🙂 Thank you. > [@Maastricht](#): > > Ow **Khadaji** , that must have hurt! Damn wasps. Sending good thoughts your way for a speedy recovery. If I remember correctly, you work from home, right? I do indeed. At least for the next few months. My dog loves it and it certainly has its pluses, but I do miss having more social interaction. In situations like this though, it is nice. Thanks for the well-wishes all. When I was much younger I would read about people being injured in the home and always thought that was just silly. Now that I’m getting older I’m finding that such silliness happens more than I wish. (\*Last \*year I slipped in the tub and damn-near knocked myself out! lol.) ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2010, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-ive-fallen-and/543471/7 "2010-06-17T12:52:06Z")
I’m so sorry you fell, **Khadaji**! I’m _gently_ moving you from IMHO to MPSIMS. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2010, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-ive-fallen-and/543471/8 "2010-06-17T13:34:25Z")
So sorry sweetie. Hope you’re feeling better. {{{HUGS}}} ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2010, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-ive-fallen-and/543471/9 "2010-06-17T13:46:42Z")
Sorry to hear this. Get better! ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2010, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-ive-fallen-and/543471/10 "2010-06-17T14:47:24Z")
> [@Ellen\_Cherry](#): > > I’m so sorry you fell, **Khadaji**! > > I’m _gently_ moving you from IMHO to MPSIMS. 🙂 😃 The fall scrambled my brains. Thanks for moving it for me. ---
**Author:** ![6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/6/e19adc/32.png) [@6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2010, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-ive-fallen-and/543471/11 "2010-06-17T14:47:50Z")
Holy crap! Great comedy realllly hurts, so be proud. ---
**Author:** ![Olentzero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/90ced4/32.png) [@Olentzero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Olentzero)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2010, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-ive-fallen-and/543471/12 "2010-06-17T21:29:00Z")
You should have listened more carefully; odds are you would have heard the wasp say “Hey Cletus, hold my beer. Watch this.” ---
**Author:** ![Brown\_Eyed\_Girl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/brown_eyed_girl/32/3574_2.png) [@Brown\_Eyed\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brown_Eyed_Girl)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2010, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-ive-fallen-and/543471/13 "2010-06-18T02:11:42Z")
Dear Lord… 😮 Please teach your dog to dial 911 or something. Oh, and feel better. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2010, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-ive-fallen-and/543471/14 "2010-06-18T13:01:57Z")
Well, I tried to run today and found that each step was painful in the chest area - so I guess running will be out for a while. I might try to wrap my chest. I’m not sure where I’ll find a wrap big enough, but I have some post surgery stomach wraps and one of them may fit. But I’m not as sore as I was the first day, nor nearly as bad as I thought I would be. Thanks for the well-wishes all! ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2010, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-ive-fallen-and/543471/15 "2010-06-18T14:18:14Z")
Is seeing a doctor (to rule out a cracked rib, for instance) out of the question? Understand if you’re without medical insurance or some such, but if you’re covered, this sounds like it was serious enough to get it checked out. ---
**Author:** ![Ann\_Onimous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ea5d25/32.png) [@Ann\_Onimous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Onimous)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2010, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-ive-fallen-and/543471/16 "2010-06-18T14:28:20Z")
Ouchie! Glad to hear it wasn’t worse. And the puppy was just worried about you. Just to let you know, I now have “I’ll Tumble For Ya” by Culture Club stuck in my head. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2010, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-ive-fallen-and/543471/17 "2010-06-18T15:45:51Z")
> [@Tom\_Tildrum](#): > > Is seeing a doctor (to rule out a cracked rib, for instance) out of the question? Understand if you’re without medical insurance or some such, but if you’re covered, this sounds like it was serious enough to get it checked out. I usually go if I think that there is something that can be done. In the case of a cracked rib, they pretty much say _Yep, you have one, you’ll have to wait for it to heal. 500 bucks please._🙂