Ouch!

[BarleySugar]

I want to wrap myself in cotton wool, and keep me safe!

On Weds I had just finished teaching my first lesson of the day, and was going to get a drink from the staffroom for my free period. As I went out of the door my foot caught in a loose bit of carpet and I fell, caterpaulting myself across the corridor and into the wall the opposite side, knocking myself out!
I don't remember anything else until I heard the anxious tones of my HoD asking if I was OK, and telling me not to move.
A colleague drove me to the hospital, but couldn't get a parking space, so had to leave me on my own. I tried to phone OH on my mobile, but Son no2 had used all my credit, luckily I had a 20p so used the public phone. He got a taxi to school, picked up the car and came to find me. 3 hours later we left with left wrist bandaged, but not broken, the mother of all headaches, instructions to take the next 2 days off and not to be left alone!
So much for my resolve not to take time off sick this year, I didn't even make it to half term It's been so frustrating, good weather, not at work, and feeling so lousy I couldn't do a thing.

[Hashette]

And not sleeping either from the look of it.

Poor you, how horribly frustrating. And as if you weren't feeling lousy enough, there's daytime telly! How's the wrist now?

[Two_Sheds]

"had an accident at work? Not your fault? Call ambulance chasers and let us b0gger up the entire system with spurious claims"

Poor thing! btw: are you typing with your nose ? lol

[Comfreyfan]

Oh dear Barleysugar, I hope you feel better soon.

I always thought my parents gave me great advice (I was an odd teenager!), so after a friend was seriously injured in a motorcycle accident I asked my mum if she thought I should get back on my boyfriend's bike. She replied that if it was up to her she would like to wrap me in cotton wool and sit me in a nice big chair in the middle of a room to keep me safe - but then the ceiling might fall in on me. It just seems however hard we try to 'be careful', 'keep healthy'........life happens!

btw, I hope they've fixed the carpet!

[HayleyB]

"had an accident at work? Not your fault? Call ambulance chasers and let us b0gger up the entire system with spurious claims"

Poor thing! btw: are you typing with your nose ? lol

Brill TS, that's twice this morning you've made me laugh.

Poor barleysugar you must feel like lemon sherbert at the moment.

Surely the hospital would keep someone in for 24hrs after being knocked out, my OH was when he fell off his horse mind you he did have severe concussion and amnesia, he couldn't remember we were married - shame it was only temporary amnesia

[lottie dolly]

poor barleysugar,i can feel it for you,are you developing any black eyes,i did several years ago after hitting the landrover screen,best of luck with your recovery,

[shirlthegirl43]

Bloomin heck!! Take it gently (and take more water with it)

[BarleySugar]

Thanks for the best wishes, it's the left wrist, so typing with one hand no probs OH took me to Mum's yesterday, so I didn't get tempted to do anything, and didn't get left on my own. She noticed a bruise on my left jaw, which I hadn't realised was there! Apparently if you pass the 'tests' at the hospital, like being able to touch your nose, not losing strength in legs etc, you don't stay in if there is someone to keep a check on you. We got a head injury checklist, but besides a whopping headache still I'm doing OK.

I did drag OH out to pick the rest of grapes just now, I made him brave the spiders to cut the bunches! I was going to post in the fruit thread, 2.5 kg, and we've probably eaten/given away about that many over the past 3 weeks straight from the vine. They were beginning to drop though, a stiff wind and they'd all have been down, so I didn't want to leave them until I could manage on my own.
Best wishes to everyone
Ann

[Flummery]

Poor lass, you are in a state aren't you? Take care and behave. I always have to say that to Himself who's a rubbish patient!

[BarleySugar]

I wanted to get out my VERY large rosemary bush this weekend, but no way I could do it, and OH won't (his back, you know ) Anyway, I put it on Freecycle, someone should be coming to dig it up and take it away at 5.30. She said they have been getting the place ready this afternoon, so it can go straight in.

[Headfry]

Poor BarleySugar, take it easy and make sure you feel fully recovered before doing to much.

[SlugLobber]

Good grief! Hope the headache eases off soonest, BS. That sounds like quite a fall!

[HeyWayne]

Ouch indeed. Take it easy.

I'm sharing your frustration at the moment.