# Kind of scary fall/medical incident yesterday **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 18, 2025, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kind-of-scary-fall-medical-incident-yesterday/1022221 "2025-08-18T15:39:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2025, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kind-of-scary-fall-medical-incident-yesterday/1022221/21 "2025-08-19T10:21:40Z")
Situations like this do seem to come on unexpectedly. I suppose I imagined that symptoms would develop, but you really can go from perfectly normal day to your body suddenly doing something wackadoo and it all goes pear shaped. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2025, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kind-of-scary-fall-medical-incident-yesterday/1022221/22 "2025-08-19T10:46:40Z")
So glad you’re okay. I have recently been trying to increase my water intake, but I just don’t like plain water. I just tried a water from Clear American. It’s a sparkling water and I enjoy the black raspberry and orange pineapple. It’s helping me to give up soda. I just wanted to mention that in case you too have issues with water intake. I just hope that it’s actually better for me than soda. I can’t tell by the ingredients list. Anyway, so glad you survived. Falls are just awful. I watch a lot of shows about the NHS and from what I can tell, they are all just an awesome group of dedicated people. Heal well and quickly. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2025, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kind-of-scary-fall-medical-incident-yesterday/1022221/23 "2025-08-19T10:54:51Z")
I’m usually OK with spotting when I am dehydrated by the colour of my pee. The problem is that doesn’t work when you’re so dehydrated that you don’t feel the need to go. I am still kind of amazed that I didn’t feel it, but I suppose I did, and just attributed the feelings to fatigue rather than dehydration. One of the worst parts of the whole thing was that we had arrived home after a hot 2 hour drive and I was still sweaty and stinky and I figured it would be best to get the dog walked before showering and getting changed - which was a fine plan except that never happened and I had to go to hospital not only injured and sick, but also feeling about as unwashed as I ever have. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2025, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kind-of-scary-fall-medical-incident-yesterday/1022221/24 "2025-08-19T11:09:38Z")
> [@Mangetout](#): > > In the late afternoon, we took the dog out for a walk and I was still feeling hot and tired, but otherwise OK. I stepped half-on, half-off the raised edge of a paved path and felt my ankle turn under me as my full weight came down on the joint - there was a bright flash of light in my vision as well as the intense pain. Oh man, I know this all to well from playing volleyball. Good description. I remember once having to crawl to my house from my car (I somehow managed to drive myself home). Have your toes turned purple from all the blood leaking inside you? ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2025, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kind-of-scary-fall-medical-incident-yesterday/1022221/25 "2025-08-19T13:30:51Z")
The right ankle is surprisingly OK - I mean, it hurts and is a little swollen, but hasn’t taken too much damage. This is partly because the damage was all done years ago when I turned it really badly jumping down from a set of steps in my early 20s - ever since then it’s had a tendency to suddenly give way on uneven footings - the pain of this incident was mostly just from bottoming-out of the joint hyperflexion. My left shin, however, looks like a dry-aged steak right now. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2025, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kind-of-scary-fall-medical-incident-yesterday/1022221/26 "2025-08-19T14:03:02Z")
> [@Mangetout](#): > > My left shin, however, looks like a dry-aged steak right now. This ought to get you out of an yard work for at least 2 days. 🙂 Seriously, I hate being ‘laid up’ but if you can’t do something, well, it just gets done later. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kind-of-scary-fall-medical-incident-yesterday/1022221.md?page=1)