Ow

[valis2]

Just fell down the stairs to our apartment. It took seven years, but it happened, just like I always expected.

Okay, it wasn't the whole set of stairs, just one step, but that's all it takes. I was carrying a huge stack of bins, and I thought I was already at the bottom of the stairs, and took a longer than normal stride and totally missed the last step. My foot came down on the ground, I rolled my ankle, and I fell on my side, hitting both the wall and the ground. Bins went everywhere. Poor husband witnessed the whole thing and nearly had a heart attack!

I'm sure to have some bruises. And maybe more, but I'll have to wait a few hours/days to see if I feel anything. Ugh!

Comments

[venivincere]

ACK!!! I hope nothing went seriously wrong. Sometimes it takes awhile to be able to tell. I'm sending healing thoughts your way.

[valis2.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much, sweetie. I appreciate it.

I've always been a giant klutz, so I'm pretty used to running into things (even stationary things like WALLS), but this was a bit more scary...

*hugs*

[juniperus.livejournal.com]

Eep! Take care - and ice that ankle! *hugs*

[valis2.livejournal.com]

Actually, the ankle doesn't hurt a bit. And didn't hurt when it rolled, either. Now the knee--both knees, actually--are a different story.

*hugs*

You're going to Terminus, right?

[straussmonster.livejournal.com]

Ice it even if you don't think you need it. Knee bruises take a long while to heal--I bruised my knees on Valentine's Day and they still hurt in May, once.

[valis2.livejournal.com]

Oh, that's scary! And I have pretty pathetic knees already...I'll break out the ice.

[sistermagpie.livejournal.com]

Ow! That's terrifying! I hope you do just have bruises and nothing more serious!

[valis2.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I'm very much hoping that this is just a simple case of a few bruises, because I'm frightened of anything more expensive than that...

[artystone.livejournal.com]

Oh NOES! Shall I send my personal physician, Repulsive OC Barnes, to your bedside with hie energy feeds and new-mown-lawn tea?

[valis2.livejournal.com]

PLEASE NO! No full body scans are necessary!! *shudders*

[catsintheattic.livejournal.com]

Ouch!

*sends ice for the ankle and ice-cream for you*

[valis2.livejournal.com]

Aw, thanks, you are so sweet! And yum--ice cream!

[logospilgrim.livejournal.com]

As someone who sprained her ankle more than once, I felt weak when I read what happened to you, most beloved... Please take good care (and make certain to rest during Terminus)!

*leaves soothing salves on your nightstand*

[valis2.livejournal.com]

You will be so missed at Terminus, my dear--it doesn't even seem possible to attend a con and not see you there!

[gmth.livejournal.com]

Oh, eek. That sounds scary. *hugs*

[valis2.livejournal.com]

*hugs* It was pretty freaky! It wouldn't have been an issue if I hadn't been carrying those damned bins...

[pandora-nervosa.livejournal.com]

Oh, crap, honey! Ouch! I'm so sorry. Coconut and I belong to the very same club...the Cuts and Bruises club. Not a day goes by where one of us doesn't draw blood or walk into the doorjamb or similar.

::enormous hugs::

[valis2.livejournal.com]

The worst is when you walk into walls, isn't it? I mean, it's not like they leap out at you or anything. *headdesk*

*huge hugs in return*

[lfire1.livejournal.com]

Oh ouch!!!

Poor you! Hope there's nothing worse then the bruises. Scary bloody stuff when that happens, air where something solid should be!

[valis2.livejournal.com]

I really was surprised when my foot met no resistance--and then met some resistance rather suddenly!

;) Thanks for the sympathy. I am very much hoping that it's nothing worse than a bruise as well!

[lindahoyland.livejournal.com]

It really shakes you up doing anything like that. I hope no real damage is done and your bruises aren't too bad.

[valis2.livejournal.com]

Me too!! I am very much hoping that I won't end up with anything worse than a bruise or two.

[marginaliana]

Ouch! *hugs*

I will see you this week!! When are you getting in, by the way? I think I still have your # from last year, if you haven't changed it.

Edit: I see you posted your schedule. This is what I get for reading in reverse order. :D

[valis2.livejournal.com]

Oh, yes, I have the same number! PLEASE call--I can't wait to meet up with you! We are going to have an awesome time!

[bat-git.livejournal.com]

Don't you hate that? I swear, I try to count stairs and do the whole "tappy toe" thing to search for more steps.

But carrying stuff? That makes it even harder.

Gah!

[valis2.livejournal.com]

The steps aren't even steep---they're relatively short, wide, and there are only seven of them! You would think I would be able to navigate them easily enough, especially after seven years. I mean, I regularly run up and down them with no worries...

[minisinoo.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you didn't break the ankle. I've done that twice and it is NO fun!

[valis2.livejournal.com]

I roll my ankles relatively regularly, unfortunately. I've been incredibly lucky and haven't ever seemed to damage anything (yet)...my mom, on the other hand, has broken her ankle three times in her lifetime.

[trickofthedark.livejournal.com]

OW! Hope you bounce back well and soon.

[valis2.livejournal.com]

Hey, thanks! I'll try my best. ;)

[kitschicat.livejournal.com]

Oh no! :( I'm sorry to hear it. Those falls down the stairs are awful, I hope you don't have any more anytime soon. Be extra careful, your ankle will be weak for probably a few weeks now. :(

*hugs*

[valis2.livejournal.com]

I'm still feeling a bit banged up. The ankle is the least of it, believe it or not--it didn't even hurt or even feel the least twinge when it happened. But my knee is sore and my wrist, too, and even my ribs. I really hit the wall hard! Crazy, huh?

[iibnf.livejournal.com]

Ah, poor bubby! Hope it's okay.

[valis2.livejournal.com]

I seem to be fine so far--just a sore knee--but tomorrow will tell the real story, I'm afraid. Thanks for the concern!

[todayiamadaisy]

Ouch! I hope you're all right.

When I worked at the Evil Accounting Firm, a man from the council came to inspect the premises (or something). He tripped and fell down the stairs. When I told the Evil Accountant about this later, the first thing he said was "Did he damage the paint?" Fortunately, he didn't (and he didn't damage himself, either, happily). So I hope you didn't damage your bins too badly either. :-)

[valis2.livejournal.com]

Sadly, one of the bins is toast. And it's one of my eldest bins, which makes me grumpy. Still, better a broken bin than something else broken...

No paint damaged, though. We have vinyl siding, and I certainly hit it hard enough to damage a lesser substance, but it held.

[gmonkey42.livejournal.com]

Oww! I hope you're OK! {{hugs}}

[valis2.livejournal.com]

My knee is still sore--I very much hope it'll be okay! *crosses fingers*

[ms-hecubus.livejournal.com]

That totally sucks! I'm right with you there. I'm a klutz and have fallen down more than my fair share of stairs. :(

[valis2.livejournal.com]

At least I feel a little better about falling down the stairs instead of my usual specialty, running into walls. You know, those immovable things in dwellings...*headdesk*

[corvus-coronis.livejournal.com]

Owsies! Hope nothing has come up since then ><...

[valis2.livejournal.com]

My neck is sore, my knee is sore, and my ribs are sore. No bruises as of yet--I bruise 2-3 days after the event, usually. ;)

[verdenia.livejournal.com]

zOMG. You seemed to have recovered by the time I saw you. Hope there is not lingering discomfort!!!
*HUGS*

[valis2.livejournal.com]

I seem to be okay, with only two teeny tiny little bruises to show for it! Isn't that crazy? I accidentally run into a counter and I have a huge mass of purple-green on my leg for daaaayz, yet I fall down the stairs and have only two nickel-sized marks. *shrugs* Weird stuff!