If only I *had* fallen on my ass
Feb. 3rd, 2013 09:50 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
justalurkr...Because it's well padded and accustomed to the abuses of being dropped in chairs, banged against car doors to close them and leaned on extensively when dropped in chairs isn't possible. But no. When I turned my ankle on a rain-slicked sidewalk in front of Outback Steakhouse yesterday, I hit the ground first with the heel of my right (dominant) hand, caught the entire weight of my upper body through my already double-jointed elbow (hyper-extending it even more so) and transmitted the shock and weight through my right shoulder and into my upper back before allowing my aforementioned well-padded butt to catch anything.
As of this morning, my butt feels great. No twinges, soreness or drama from the strongest, most robust portion of my anatomy. It appears that in order to protect the workhorse of my lower body, I've not only lost about 80% grip strength in my right hand, but kinked the ever-loving hell out of my left big toe and strained my left ankle. Oh, and my right elbow is only relatively uncomfortable when held at a 90 degree angle and my right hand not used for anything more strenuous than typing. Any other movement replicates what heretics must have gone through on the rack.
Oh, and I didn't get my meal comped. (sulk)
Just for grins, try going through your day without bending your dominant arm past the ninety degree angle in either direction. Also, no pushing or pulling or much gripping at all with your dominant hand. You will immediately discover exactly how dominant one hand is over the other and maybe even give up pullover clothing for the duration, except buttons are really hard to manage one-handed with the subordinate hand.
WHIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNNNNNE
As of this morning, my butt feels great. No twinges, soreness or drama from the strongest, most robust portion of my anatomy. It appears that in order to protect the workhorse of my lower body, I've not only lost about 80% grip strength in my right hand, but kinked the ever-loving hell out of my left big toe and strained my left ankle. Oh, and my right elbow is only relatively uncomfortable when held at a 90 degree angle and my right hand not used for anything more strenuous than typing. Any other movement replicates what heretics must have gone through on the rack.
Oh, and I didn't get my meal comped. (sulk)
Just for grins, try going through your day without bending your dominant arm past the ninety degree angle in either direction. Also, no pushing or pulling or much gripping at all with your dominant hand. You will immediately discover exactly how dominant one hand is over the other and maybe even give up pullover clothing for the duration, except buttons are really hard to manage one-handed with the subordinate hand.
WHIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNNNNNE
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Date: 2013-02-03 04:12 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2013-02-03 04:14 pm (UTC)I hope you went/are going to the doctor to get that checked out.
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Date: 2013-02-03 06:10 pm (UTC)Okay, yeah...it's painful when I move, but more soreness than sharpness unless I move too quickly. More to the point, while my grip is much reduced, it's coming back and nothing is swelling in the elbow area. I figured if I could feel everything (tingling passed within half an hour) and it all turned and bent still, nothing was broken and there was no nerve damage.
I've already lectured someone who broke their foot last August and ignored the "ache" until October and then spent all the time since then up til about two weeks ago in a boot on a crutch sufficiently that if the toe doesn't feel a whole lot better pretty soon, I'll have it checked out, promise.