I Had a Bad Accident On June 5th

@DianneN (246895)
United States
June 15, 2021 5:17pm CST
I was side stepping on my deck admiring my vegetables including this beautiful pepper, when somehow I lost my balance and went down like a ton of bricks! I landed on my left side and suffered a bruised and swollen upper thigh, a banged up shoulder, and an awful welt on my forearm. Hubs wasn’t home, but I pulled myself up using the deck railings crushing a few zucchini leaves and iced myself. I’m still black and blue and my thigh still aches, but I’ll live. Also hurt my back picking up a laundry basket. Still out of wack. My point is that I had to wear an old long sleeve dress to my granddaughter’s festivities. Never a dull moment with me! Just sayin’.
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@CarolDM (203452)
• Nashville, Tennessee
15 Jun 21
Hope you are better soon, falls can be very dangerous.
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@DianneN (246895)
• United States
16 Jun 21
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@CarolDM (203452)
• Nashville, Tennessee
16 Jun 21
@DianneN Yes you were.
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@noni1959 (9886)
• United States
16 Jun 21
Ouch! I'm so sorry for your fall. I hope you are on the mend. Forgive me for being so behind seeing how you are.
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@noni1959 (9886)
• United States
18 Jun 21
@DianneN I'm doing much better. Thank you.
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@DianneN (246895)
• United States
22 Jun 21
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@DianneN (246895)
• United States
16 Jun 21
Thanks, Loretta. No worries. I haven’t been her much due to my granddaughter’s Bat Mitzvah on Saturday. Hope you are doing much better.
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@much2say (53958)
• Los Angeles, California
15 Jun 21
Oh my gosh - that was a doozy of a fall ! Hope you feel better and heal completely soon! About a couple months or so before my sister in law's wedding, my MIL tripped while walking and did a face plant. She got a black eye and half of her face gradually got purple (not sure if she actually banged it up or if the bruise just drained down). In any case, she was concerned how she would look for the wedding. It didn't disappear all the way in time, but they were able to find make up that would cover it up well and last. I'm sure you pulled it off as well that no one even noticed!
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@DianneN (246895)
• United States
16 Jun 21
Thanks! My thigh is still the worst, but no one will be able to see it. Those black eyes are notorious for sliding down the face. So glad the makeup worked. I need makeup like that just to cover my natural mug! True, I was covered up well and took two Tylenol for my back in the morning. Now I have to decide whether or not to return the dress I bought. No where fancy to go now.
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@averygirl72 (37726)
• Philippines
16 Jun 21
It's not a lucky day for you but I'm sure you will have a good day at your granddaughter's festivities
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@DianneN (246895)
• United States
16 Jun 21
Thanks so much!
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@rakski (112925)
• Philippines
16 Jun 21
I hope you feel better soon
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@rakski (112925)
• Philippines
16 Jun 21
@DianneN I know, you are too beautiful to be black and blue
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@DianneN (246895)
• United States
16 Jun 21
@rakski Aww, thanks! I look like a prizefighter now.
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@DianneN (246895)
• United States
16 Jun 21
Thanks. I’ll live.
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@Deepizzaguy (94552)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
15 Jun 21
I hope that you recovery soon from your fall.
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@DianneN (246895)
• United States
16 Jun 21
Thanks. I should be good as new soon.
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@Deepizzaguy (94552)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
16 Jun 21
@DianneN You are welcome.
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@snowy22315 (170003)
• United States
16 Jun 21
Oh no..I have fallen on the stairs here before and nearly killed myself...(exaggerating a bit) You should have seen the bruise I got one time..It was something else...my whole left butt cheek was black! It's a miracle I didn't break my tailbone.
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@snowy22315 (170003)
• United States
16 Jun 21
@DianneN Yes, but it felt better when I was lying down and kind of distributing the weight. I had a cousin who broke her tailbone ice skating and had to sit on pillows for a month.
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@DianneN (246895)
• United States
16 Jun 21
@snowy22315 Oh, don’t tell me that!
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@DianneN (246895)
• United States
16 Jun 21
Holy cr*p! That sounds awful!!! We’re you able to sit?
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@prinzcy (32322)
• Malaysia
16 Jun 21
Glad you're not seriously hurt though. Hope you get well soon.
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@DianneN (246895)
• United States
16 Jun 21
Me, too! Just looks ugly now.
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@kanuck1 (4394)
16 Jun 21
I've fallen a couple of times myself and can empathize with you! So sorry!
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@kanuck1 (4394)
17 Jun 21
@DianneN Been doing a lot of healthy activity and spending less time online these days. I feel much better but am here a few minutes each day. When I fell there was nobody around and so got no help and no sympathy!
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@DianneN (246895)
• United States
17 Jun 21
@kanuck1 Well, glad to see you. No help and no sympathy makes a fall worthless.
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@DianneN (246895)
• United States
16 Jun 21
Thanks and hi! Haven’t seen you for ages. Hope everything is okay. I also fell in a snowbank this past winter and had trouble getting up. Unfortunately, my neighbors saw me and asked if I needed help.
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@FourWalls (62164)
• United States
15 Jun 21
Why, honey! I didn’t know you were one of us (the Klutz Klub). Trip on into a meeting anytime! Floors are padded for our safety. Hope you feel better soon!
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@FourWalls (62164)
• United States
16 Jun 21
@DianneN — do you have the club t-shirt?
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@DianneN (246895)
• United States
16 Jun 21
@FourWalls No, but I need one. Send it to me. The check is in the mail.
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@DianneN (246895)
• United States
16 Jun 21
. I believe I am a founding member. Thanks so much. It could have been worse.
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@LadyDuck (458233)
• Switzerland
16 Jun 21
I am sorry Dianne, falling like that is painful, you do not expect and you are not ready to place your hands to protect your body. I hope the bruising will fade soon.
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@LadyDuck (458233)
• Switzerland
16 Jun 21
@DianneN I am a clumsy person, I often fall on my putt trying to pull out roots, that is not too dangerous, it only hurts for a few minutes.
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@LadyDuck (458233)
• Switzerland
17 Jun 21
@DianneN I immediately look around to be sure no one noticed. Bubi usually is the one who is there.
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@DianneN (246895)
• United States
16 Jun 21
@LadyDuck And a sight to see
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
16 Jun 21
I'm sorry. I hope you feel better soon... I've been getting dizzy a lot lately. I'll have to talk to my doctor about it next time I see her.
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@DianneN (246895)
• United States
16 Jun 21
Thanks and you, too. Do you think it’s low blood pressure? That happened to my husband. Me, I’m just a dizzy blonde. lol
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
16 Jun 21
@DianneN You're welcome and thanks... I check my blood pressure after having a dizzy spell and it's right where it's always at. We thought at first it was because I get up too fast so my body has trouble adjusting but I also get dizzy while just standing and talking with someone... *shrug* "Dizzy blonde" my butt!
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@DianneN (246895)
• United States
16 Jun 21
@DaddyEvil Vertigo? That’s the extent of my medical knowledge. Hope it’s an easy fix. Yep, Dizzy and ditzy!
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@JudyEv (325818)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Jun 21
I'm sorry to hear about your fall. As we get older, we don't bounce like we used to. I hope you heal quickly.
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@DianneN (246895)
• United States
16 Jun 21
So true and thanks! I certainly didn’t bounce at all.
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@Rashnag (30598)
• Surat, India
16 Jun 21
Sorry to hear. Hope you are recovering well now. Take rest. Have a good day
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@DianneN (246895)
• United States
16 Jun 21
Thanks Rashna.
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@Rashnag (30598)
• Surat, India
16 Jun 21
@DianneN your welcome dear
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@allknowing (130064)
• India
16 Jun 21
Good you managed to get up without help And with all that you went for an event
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@DianneN (246895)
• United States
16 Jun 21
It wasn’t easy getting up, but you’re right.
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@Tina30219 (81538)
• Onaway, Michigan
16 Jun 21
So sorry to hear this I open up are healed up soon.
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@DianneN (246895)
• United States
16 Jun 21
Thanks, Tina. I’m just glad it wasn’t worse. The baby should be due soon. A month?
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@jstory07 (134465)
• Roseburg, Oregon
16 Jun 21
At least you were not hurt real bad.
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@wolfgirl569 (95226)
• Marion, Ohio
16 Jun 21
Glad you are mostly ok from it.
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@DianneN (246895)
• United States
16 Jun 21
Yes, mostly. Thanks. It could have been worse.
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@kobesbuddy (74569)
• East Tawas, Michigan
16 Jun 21
Oh no, this is terrible to hear! I'm so thankful you didn't break any bones, and are you doing better now?
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@DianneN (246895)
• United States
16 Jun 21
Thanks, Kharla. My thigh aches, but I can’t make the black and blue and yellow and green go away. Long sleeves and pants for me for a while.
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@DianneN (246895)
• United States
18 Jun 21
@kobesbuddy Oh, yikes! Glad you didn’t break your hip. Thank goodness for the kindness of that lady. I can’t believe the men didn’t rush to help you! People!
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@kobesbuddy (74569)
• East Tawas, Michigan
17 Jun 21
@DianneN That's terrible, I'm so glad you are healing up:) The last fall I had, Kobe twisted the leash around my ankles and I fell into the pavement. My right hip was injured, but not broken. Two neighbor men stood in a yard gazing, not even concerned! A woman jumped out of her car screaming, 'Are you all right?'
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@LotusEyes (2716)
• India
16 Jun 21
I'm sorry to hear. Hope you feel better soon. You took good care of yourself when no one was home. Get well soon.
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@DianneN (246895)
• United States
16 Jun 21
I am feeling a lot better now, but look awful! Thanks so much.
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