Who has fell down and wasn't drinking!

[Kern Dog]

Like you, I find when working on my back, I get what I call a head rush, but maybe it is vertigo? I don’t get dizzy, but once I sit up, after a few seconds, I’m fine.

Yeah, a “head rush” is a fair description for a minor version of Vertigo. I’ve read it is usually related to inner ear instability. I’ve had ear issues since I was a kid but my balance is usually great. I used to walk on 2x4 or 2x6 walls 8-14 feet off the ground and while I didn’t get a thrill from it, I could do it to get jobs done.
The Vertigo can sometimes cause nausea.

 

[RemCharger]

Something something " ear crystals"..

 

[Cranky]

Yeah, a “head rush” is a fair description for a minor version of Vertigo. I’ve read it is usually related to inner ear instability. I’ve had ear issues since I was a kid but my balance is usually great. I used to walk on 2x4 or 2x6 walls 8-14 feet off the ground and while I didn’t get a thrill from it, I could do it to get jobs done.
The Vertigo can sometimes cause nausea.

Never did much like working on structures more than one story. Going up in an small aircraft never bothered me tho. Dad took us to a small airport to go up in a single engine aircraft back in the early 60's and my sister would not get in the plane. I was all for it so she stayed on the ground and I found a new love! Just wish I could have afforded it lol

 

[QuickBpBp]

I do Property maintenance and end up taking a tumble a few times a year especially in winter while doing snow removal on the few properties I do that service... Hopefully I keep getting back up!

 

[kreauto]

If any of you guys or gals play pickle ball, that is a great place to fall. I stopped to help my buddy play against my wife and his wife. I thought 2 against one wasn’t fair. 5 minutes later the pictures tell it all. The Surgeon said 6 months and nothing or 6 weeks and 3 screws. Took me all of 5 seconds to tell him to screw me. Lol My childhood buddy broke his neck last winter falling into the net playing against his daughter. Thankfully after surgery and 8 months of recovery he is just about back to golfing. Orthopedic doctors love pickle ball players job security!

 

[68BabyBlue]

If any of you guys or gals play pickle ball, that is a great place to fall. I stopped to help my buddy play against my wife and his wife. I thought 2 against one wasn’t fair. 5 minutes later the pictures tell it all. The Surgeon said 6 months and nothing or 6 weeks and 3 screws. Took me all of 5 seconds to tell him to screw me. Lol My childhood buddy broke his neck last winter falling into the net playing against his daughter. Thankfully after surgery and 8 months of recovery he is just about back to golfing. Orthopedic doctors love pickle ball players job security!

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I avoid that risk by using this.

 

[Scott Engelhardt]

OUCH! You told what happened your poor wife. What about the above pic, assume it's you, looks nasty! Thor is cute.

That is my wife, that’s why they thought I might have hit her

 

[stage3]

i also have to deal with the Random vertigo issues. they started appx 8 years ago after laying around the house for weeks recovering from hernia surgery. i went to get out of bed 1 day and the instant spinning sensation literally threw me back on the bed ! i didnt know what the heck was happening, i literally crawled down the hall to the bathroom to take care on the morning business....

then i learned about the epley maneuver's..and its been a recurring event since then, i sometimes do them for maintenance.

i also was the guy up on the multi story structures loading roofing materials before i got into management...loading in the middle of winter 2-3 storys up with ice and snow on it, No problems. raced and rode dirtbikes at the pro level , No problems. now at 67 i know why old people fall and hurt themselves...

im having a CT scan next week of my sinus's and an appointment with the ear,nose and throat doctor next....when my ears start ringing and feel plugged up thats when i have to be careful. cue tips also can cause it by pushing wax into the ear...exercising daily and staying busy does help. its also when i sit and binge watch some show on netflix that when i get up its like a disoriented feeling, light headed. a high feeling..

they do have a surgery that will stop those ear crystals from floating around where they shouldnt be and cause it...

 

[wahya]

Just fall slowly.

 

[SteveSS]

Do drugs count?

 

[kiwigtx]

Falling down is better than being knocked down . . . .

 

[kiwigtx]

I have done a few 'graceful landings' at work lately on unstable ground. Sometimes a fist sized rock in the hard dirt is enough to catch a fella off-balance. Each time luckily I have landed on my hands.
I was moving a 6-metre (19 feet) length of duct - 150mm (6-inch) around the yard at work, and the ground was a bit muddy - actually quite muddy....I was up to my shins in mud - completely covered my boots. It was rock slurry which was really sticky - of course when the guy at the other end pushed, I lost my balance - ended up *** down in the mud.......much to everyone else's amusement.

 

[Fran Blacker]

I have done a few 'graceful landings' at work lately on unstable ground. Sometimes a fist sized rock in the hard dirt is enough to catch a fella off-balance. Each time luckily I have landed on my hands.
I was moving a 6-metre (19 feet) length of duct - 150mm (6-inch) around the yard at work, and the ground was a bit muddy - actually quite muddy....I was up to my shins in mud - completely covered my boots. It was rock slurry which was really sticky - of course when the guy at the other end pushed, I lost my balance - ended up *** down in the mud.......much to everyone else's amusement.

Nothing like a cheering crowd at your expense.

 

[Budnicks]

I have done a few 'graceful landings' at work lately on unstable ground. Sometimes a fist sized rock in the hard dirt is enough to catch a fella off-balance. Each time luckily I have landed on my hands.
I was moving a 6-metre (19 feet) length of duct - 150mm (6-inch) around the yard at work, and the ground was a bit muddy - actually quite muddy....I was up to my shins in mud - completely covered my boots. It was rock slurry which was really sticky - of course when the guy at the other end pushed, I lost my balance - ended up *** down in the mud.......much to everyone else's amusement.

What about that sled thing & superman flying through the air, couple years back
sorry
probably bad thoughts, it was funny to see, (no offense) but I bet it hurt like hell too...

 

[MarPar]

What about that sled thing & superman flying through the air, couple years back
sorry
probably bad thoughts, it was funny to see, (no offense) but I bet it hurt like hell too...

Ask and ye shall receive

 

[Budnicks]

Ask and ye shall receive

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Tanks Mario & Sorry Roger...

it is a great photo...

 

[MarPar]

Ask and ye shall receive

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*Full disclosure, I do not believe this is actually R0G, but a reasonable facsimile approved by said @kiwigtx lol

 

[kiwigtx]

What about that sled thing & superman flying through the air, couple years back
sorry
probably bad thoughts, it was funny to see, (no offense) but I bet it hurt like hell too...

I was saving those up.....lmao

 

[Krooser]

I've had three falls off of my trailer deck when I was flatbedding 20 years ago.

The worst was when I was tarping a load in MA and the wind caught the tarp and tossed me to the deck from 8' above... took a week ir so to recover from that!

I hung upside down for several minutes until I could get my fat *** upright.

Later on my Doc would prescribe some prednesone to help with recovery. He called it meat tenderizer.

 

[68BabyBlue]

Why I left flats for bulk tankers as soon as I got the chance. I have a younger friend who did the opposite, and he’s paying for it now. Blown rotator cuff and both knees.