Falling Flat On the Back

[jerrybob]

We have a local vet that does acupuncture. The folks swear by it, because the critters do very well!

About two weeks ago.....one of our dogs decided to go out in the woods at night. He came back with self inflicted acupuncture. Had about 35 porcupine quills in his face. I was able to remove about a dozen......the vet removed the rest after knocking him out. It wasn't cheap!

 

[creekbend]

I'm a tad late, but I'm glad that you weren't seriously hurt. We are the same age, and I understand my limitations. I am still able to get things accomplished, but it takes me longer. I don't give up. That's LIFE. Best wishes.

 

[PhysAssist]

Well this morning I decided to toss the old pair of shoes that I was wearing when I fell last week. In fact I had planned to do so for some time but due to the dew they got soaking wet every morning I was 'saving' my other better pairs.

Bad move on my part. I knew the soles were ran over and they were bad for me.

On close inspection the right heel/sole was separating from the rest of the right shoe. Perhaps when I was walking backwards and the fence moved easier than I expected it may have been the tall grass hung in the heel that was separating from the upper part of the shoe.

I can not be 100% sure this is what happened but expect the shoe hanging in the tall grass was at least a factor.

In tall grass I will now try to wear shoes good for walking forward or backwards.

When I slipped and fell ripping open my 5-week old knee replacement in 2/2010, which began my whole infection problem, I was wearing those crocks clogs with what minial tread there had been long ago worn off, and slipped on a couple of teaspoons of water from our cockatoo's water bowl which I was carrying to exchange for fresh. It was such a freakishly rare set of perfect storm kinda of circumstances that no one wanted to believe could've occurred. ...and it split my incision/scar down past its original length +to the bone and joint, + dislocated mykneecap, severing my quadriceps tendon, and I has slipped with the other leg!

Those shoes were sh**canned as soon as I got home from the hospital.

Glad you're moving better,
Thomas

 

[PhysAssist]

We have a local vet that does acupuncture. The folks swear by it, because the critters do very well!

Ourboxer got what appeared to be a neck spasm (in what short little neck the poor dear had) after jumping down off of our bed (don't even go there.....) and was just beside herself with pain, yelping whenever she tried to be her normal silly self.

The vet down the way isn't our regular vet, but our regular vet was still bein trained up in acupuncturing dogs, so we went to the vet down the road, and no more than a little neck rub and some teensy tiny needles that ole Schotzie didn't even feel, and the next day, she was back to normal. None of the give em some aspirin and they'll be finee BS.

Best most, efficient use of vet paymrnt ever.

Thomas

 

[PhysAssist]

Either that, or think everyone here is old! :laughing:

Hi FG,

You have already submitted proof that you are not the "O" word.

My body is 54 y/o with the scars to prove it but my brain really seems to have gotten locked into an early twenties mode, causing me much difficulty because of the cognitive dissonance thereby created.

At least that's my story and I'm sticking to it!

Thomas

 

[PhysAssist]

Here are some activities and exercises to keep loose:

https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=A6XUVjK9W4o

What're you trying to do, kill us?...

 

[dmccarty]

We have a local vet that does acupuncture. The folks swear by it, because the critters do very well!

When my Kelly was ill, we were trying everything we could think of to make her better. The wifey found a vet that did acupuncture and of the dog went to get stuck by needles. The acupuncture did not cure the dog but she seemed to feel a bit better. After our car accident, I had acupuncture done and it did take away the pain. It was not a cure but it helped kept me off serious pain meds.

Later,
Dan

 

[dmccarty]

When I slipped and fell ripping open my 5-week old knee replacement in 2/2010, which began my whole infection problem, I was wearing those crocks clogs with what minial tread there had been long ago worn off, and slipped on a couple of teaspoons of water from our cockatoo's water bowl which I was carrying to exchange for fresh. It was such a freakishly rare set of perfect storm kinda of circumstances that no one wanted to believe could've occurred. ...and it split my incision/scar down past its original length +to the bone and joint, + dislocated mykneecap, severing my quadriceps tendon, and I has slipped with the other leg!

Those shoes were sh**canned as soon as I got home from the hospital.

Glad you're moving better,
Thomas

I have heard so many stories of people slipping and falling while wearing Crocs. I read a Disney related forum from time to time and there are many stories of Croc caused falls at Disney. Seems like Crocs and water do not mix since the Crocs will slip very easily on wet, hard floors and I have read of some very scary falls. Though yours is the worse Croc Fall I have read about.

Later,
Dan

 

[PhysAssist]

I have heard so many stories of people slipping and falling while wearing Crocs. I read a Disney related forum from time to time and there are many stories of Croc caused falls at Disney. Seems like Crocs and water do not mix since the Crocs will slip very easily on wet, hard floors and I have read of some very scary falls. Though yours is the worse Croc Fall I have read about.

Later,
Dan

Ironically, it was just one of those wrong place, wrong time, things, because it was the foot on my good leg that slipped out and sideways causing me to fall and the post-op one was just not yet strong enough to catch me, and I was in the middle of the floor with nothing to grab to try and stop the slip.

I have slipped and nearly fallen a number of times since in other circumstances and was either able to fall safely without harm, or catch myself before I actually fell.
Thomas

 

[farmgirl19]

When I slipped and fell ripping open my 5-week old knee replacement in 2/2010, which began my whole infection problem, I was wearing those crocks clogs with what minial tread there had been long ago worn off, and slipped on a couple of teaspoons of water from our cockatoo's water bowl which I was carrying to exchange for fresh. It was such a freakishly rare set of perfect storm kinda of circumstances that no one wanted to believe could've occurred. ...and it split my incision/scar down past its original length +to the bone and joint, + dislocated mykneecap, severing my quadriceps tendon, and I has slipped with the other leg!

Those shoes were sh**canned as soon as I got home from the hospital.

Glad you're moving better,
Thomas

That all makes me cringe in pain just to read it! I'm glad that you are on the mend again.