Checking in -- and my stupid mistake
So much has been going on in my life lately that I haven't been focusing
on weight or working out or blogging in a while. Besides the usual
crazy-busy work schedule, we've settled on our new house, so we've been
focused on cleaning, remodeling, painting, carpeting, and moving. In the
process I did something really careless. I was standing on a kitchen
chair trying to reach the highest shelves in the cupboards to clean them
and I couldn't get quite high enough. Hubby is tall, but he was
working outside so I had this bright idea that if I just stepped up onto
the counter a bit and stretched just a bit more I could reach those
last few inches. Dumb idea. I lost my balance and fell off the chair,
landing on my left arm and hip with a terrible thud.
At first it didn't seem too bad, I mean my arm hurt but I could still
use it, I just couldn't put any weight on it to brace myself. Probably
just sprained, I figured. But within a few hours I couldn't use it at
all. The slightest movement caused intense pain. It was late and I
didn't want to spend hours waiting in the ER so I decided to ice it, go
to bed and if it still hurt in the morning I'd see the doctor.
With no improvement in the morning I went in and they took x-rays. Turns out I have a radial head fracture
and there is fluid built up around the elbow. They put me in a sling,
told me to ice it 20 minutes each hour for 48 hours and take Panadol.
So now I've got only one arm in the middle of moving house. I'm not
much help to my poor hubby but fortunately some friends have pitched in
to help. I'm told after 2 weeks I can start doing some gentle exercises
and eventually (maybe 6 weeks or so) it should heal itself.
So that's my update. I'll post again after the move once we're settled
in and hopefully I'll be feeling better then and able to start focusing
on my health again.