Who has fell down and wasn't drinking!

[Cranky]

The kid has an equipment tech at a mine on Tuesday. Guy turned and fell off the equipment His wedding ring got caught on something and he lost the entire finger on the way down. Yikes.

When I'm working in the shop, my rings get taken off. My X always said something to me like "where's your wedding ring" and well, I got to where I quit giving her an answer. My dad got a nasty burn when he was checking something electrical on his car and it made contact and stuck to it and the X knew that happened. One day I asked her how thick her skull was after she asked me for the 10th million time. And me being a machinist, we always got reminded not to wear rings while doing machine work.....long hair had to be tied back too.

 

[1 Wild R/T]

Have neuropathy in my feet from pernicious anemia. I have to be extremely careful walking if I trip at all I'm down. Have fallen 8/9 times this year. I'm no light weight but when I fall I pull my arms to my body. No stick arms out to break arms or wrist. Still breaking a hip isn't good.

Unfortunately protecting your hands and arms turns into a broken collarbone... DAMHIK....

 

[MarPar]

long hair had to be tied back too.

Get a haircut hippie

 

[Cranky]

Get a haircut hippie

Mine isn't long enough to be a hazard.....unless I get really freaking close to the rotating equipment and that's never going to happen lol

 

[#41]

Used to do the same pretty much....mostly 1 story houses though. Used to walk a freshly framed house no sweat. Now, I don't even want to be on roof of a finished house!

I built a bunch of stick-framed condos and apartment buildings where the first floor was concrete parking and the rest framed. Nothing like walking the walls and laying out trusses 4 stories up. I don't think OSHA allows that kind of stuff anymore.... which is good.

Helped a buddy contractor re-framing a roof from pitched to flat about 2 years ago. Only 1-1/2 stories up..... I had to hold on or brace myself all the time and it kicked my *** to boot. Had to tell him it was my last roof. I am too much of a liability!

 

[68BabyBlue]

I suppose a cane or a cool walking stick is out of the question?

Don't let pride put you out of commission.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

My Mom had to brake her arm and hip before she git a walker. The last fall put her into a longterm care facility where she died.

After passing for normal and then some, 70 years post polio I decided it was enough and started using mobility aids, forearm crutches and an ultralight wheelchair. Having grown up with the imagery of the March of Dimes campaign, I've got my share of internalized ableism. I can maintain normal posture and gait without crutches, but I'll pay for it later. I dipped my toe in the water by initial limiting the use of my equipment to car shows with lots of standing and walking. After a discussion with my doctor a year later, I went full time. I have a close friend with parents eight years older than me, who still refuse to use anything, and have repeated falls. That's not going to end well.

There seems to be a new trend among young women who were born after March of Dimes ditched the campaign with poster kids. They use the same gear that I do, my doctor has four patients in this group. All have similar issues to mine, but congenital rather than acquired. Ironically, I'm not put off by others using the equipment. In my view, it presents a better image than poor posture or gait.

Canes are meant for balance, not weight bearing. Most people who use them do it too late. Walkers are the tool of choice for weight bearing, for those with a weak upper body and balance issues. Downside is poor posture.
Young woman shown below uses the same gear I do, for similar issues, but is considerably better looking.

 

[cr8crshr]

I’ve done similar. But the bump did not knock any sense into me as you can tell. Ground comes up fast huh?

Yep!!! It ain't the fall that gets you...It's the sidden stop that will!!! cr8crshr/Bill

 

[Fran Blacker]

I'm still fairly steady......just got tripped up by a wadded up cheap water hose that wasn't pliable because the weather was cool and the hose was stiff. It wouldn't have happened if I had laid it out along the edge of the driveway hedges instead of wadding it up in a pile.

Knotted up shins? I probably shouldn't laugh....

I probably should use my cane in the house. In the house can't stand socks or shoes. My big toe hangs down and if I my foot is moving forward it get sucked under my foot.(turf toe) Almost fell twice but shoulder hit a door frame both times. Been dieting (keto) since Feb and have lost 60lbs. July of 2024 quit my bad habit cup of ice cream after dinner lost 20 lbs then. Still have a LOT to lose.

 

[Cranky]

After passing for normal and then some, 70 years post polio I decided it was enough and started using mobility aids, forearm crutches and an ultralight wheelchair. Having grown up with the imagery of the March of Dimes campaign, I've got my share of internalized ableism. I can maintain normal posture and gait without crutches, but I'll pay for it later. I dipped my toe in the water by initial limiting the use of my equipment to car shows with lots of standing and walking. After a discussion with my doctor a year later, I went full time. I have a close friend with parents eight years older than me, who still refuse to use anything, and have repeated falls. That's not going to end well.

There seems to be a new trend among young women who were born after March of Dimes ditched the campaign with poster kids. They use the same gear that I do, my doctor has four patients in this group. All have similar issues to mine, but congenital rather than acquired. Ironically, I'm not put off by others using the equipment. In my view, it presents a better image than poor posture or gait.

Canes are meant for balance, not weight bearing. Most people who use them do it too late. Walkers are the tool of choice for weight bearing, for those with a weak upper body and balance issues. Downside is poor posture.
Young woman shown below uses the same gear I do, for similar issues, but is considerably better looking.
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Are you sure she's better looking??!!

 

[Cranky]

I probably should use my cane in the house. In the house can't stand socks or shoes. My big toe hangs down and if I my foot is moving forward it get sucked under my foot.(turf toe) Almost fell twice but shoulder hit a door frame both times. Been dieting (keto) since Feb and have lost 60lbs. July of 2024 quit my bad habit cup of ice cream after dinner lost 20 lbs then. Still have a LOT to lose.

After hitting 235 when I was married to my X, I decided to take it down. Got down to 173 but hit 190 recently. Right now I'm 185 and liked 173 a lot better!

 

[Dennis H]

Very rarely wore shorts when I was working construction or around the house but usually didn't wear a shirt unless I had a sunburn. These days I wear shorts around the house and shop. You wouldn't think my legs are still white as can be. Not much hair on them anymore either but never did have a lot of body hair.

TMI giving troubling image.

 

[Cranky]

TMI giving troubling image.

At least I don't have to shave my legs

 

[OneWheelPeel]

We have cats.

A few of them are experts at placing themselves exactly where your foot or leg will be at the exact moment it will be there, while you are off balance and transferring weight.

I almost went with the story from a few weeks ago, but it was more a near fall. One cat got in my way so I adjusted, she freaked and ended up where I adjusted so I started to fall forward, but was just barely close enough to catch myself on the wall by shooting my arms out to full extension. My shoulders hurt for a couple of days after that.

Have neuropathy in my feet from pernicious anemia. I have to be extremely careful walking if I trip at all I'm down. Have fallen 8/9 times this year. I'm no light weight but when I fall I pull my arms to my body. No sticking arms out to break arms or wrist. Still breaking a hip isn't good.

Decades ago (damn that long ago???) I went out with a girl and she wanted to roller blade, it was a first time for me and we went from Venice Beach to Santa Monica and I did well until in one downhill section I knew I was in trouble. As I went down I thought arms out will be bad so I pulled them in and went down on my side, I had road rash and sore ribs for a couple of weeks but nothing broken as far as I can tell.

Nah, scrapes and scars.
For many years I worked in just shorts and a T shirt. I'd scrape myself at work, at home working on cars and doing other guy stuff.
My arms too...I didn't get scuffed up from sitting at a desk, that is for certain. I have evidence of my life and I'm okay with it.

I used to scrape up doing those things and heal quickly like Wolverine, now not so much!

 

[Scott Engelhardt]

Three years ago my wife fell and hit her face on a nightstand. We took her to the E.R. and they tried separating us, my wife asked if I could stay with her and the asked her twice if she really wanted me in the room. Then they did everything they could to get a look at my hands. I finally said, I did not and I would never hit my wife. I held my hands out and let the nurse check them. Later I was told they could not ask me directly, but they could ask my wife.
I was not mad at all, just a little disappointed in the men in this world that would make that a thing.
I still have pretty good balance and bounce therapy has made it even better. My niece wants me to come to her yoga classes. I told her if she has an over 60 class I will be her first student

 

[Cranky]

Three years ago my wife fell and hit her face on a nightstand. We took her to the E.R. and they tried separating us, my wife asked if I could stay with her and the asked her twice if she really wanted me in the room. Then they did everything they could to get a look at my hands. I finally said, I did not and I would never hit my wife. I held my hands out and let the nurse check them. Later I was told they could not ask me directly, but they could ask my wife.
I was not mad at all, just a little disappointed in the men in this world that would make that a thing.
I still have pretty good balance and bounce therapy has made it even better. My niece wants me to come to her yoga classes. I told her if she has an over 60 class I will be her first student

Lots of years back my wife went to step around a jogging trampoline but caught it instead. Down she went and landed against a door edge. Pretty good black eye. I was in the bathroom on the other end of the house and heard it. Sounded like a dull thong that traveled through the house At the time she was taking computer courses at the jr college down the street and the teacher/prof kept asking her if she needed help.

 

[Kern Dog]

Vertigo.
I've heard of others that had episodes of this condition but until last year, I never experienced it.
For me, it is like a cold where I deal with it for a week or so and when it goes away, there are no lasting effects.
It is like this: I am fine when standing, I can sometimes make a fast left or right turn and feel a slight dizziness. It is different though when laying down. Laying flat on my back, I'll feel a wave of spins as if I were drunk. Getting up to my feet fast is again...like I were drunk. I stumble and have balance issues unit the wave subsides. Online advice sources state that this condition is usually temporary and goes away without treatment. Mine did but whoa...it sure feels weird. I'd be under a car and simply turn my head and suddenly the room was spinning.
Dramamine and other motion sickness remedies do help a bit.

 

[Cranky]

Vertigo.
I've heard of others that had episodes of this condition but until last year, I never experienced it.
For me, it is like a cold where I deal with it for a week or so and when it goes away, there are no lasting effects.
It is like this: I am fine when standing, I can sometimes make a fast left or right turn and feel a slight dizziness. It is different though when laying down. Laying flat on my back, I'll feel a wave of spins as if I were drunk. Getting up to my feet fast is again...like I were drunk. I stumble and have balance issues unit the wave subsides. Online advice sources state that this condition is usually temporary and goes away without treatment. Mine did but whoa...it sure feels weird. I'd be under a car and simply turn my head and suddenly the room was spinning.
Dramamine and other motion sickness remedies do help a bit.

Over 20 years ago I had a bout with Vertigo. Got down off of a step ladder and over I went. Glad there was a car near by to fall against. Doctor thinks I may have had an inner ear infection. Used to get ear infections every time I swam in fresh water lakes but I quit doing that over 45 years ago. These days, getting down on a creeper to go under a car, my head spins and once that stops, I roll on under the car. Getting up, same thing. Just have to lean against something until the spinning stops.