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Post by gifted on Jul 1, 2009 6:10:31 GMT -5
I was in a great mood to get things done, and I was actually getting ready to dump a lot of floppy disks. Then the phone rang, and a friend said to wait outside, he had something to drop off.
Well, I got bored, and decided to water some neglected plants. I stepped on a rake that went through my shoe, and cut my foot. When the friend came by, I still had not found out from the doctor when my last tetanus shot was. So I decided to ride with the friend to my doctor's office. (One hour by bus, 15 minutes by car.)
I hadn't eaten yet, and I haven't bathed, except for a sponge bath on Saturday, since my bathtub is now full of stuff that I dumped there, before someone came to fix the bathroom sink. But he was in a hurry, so I grabbed my wallet and left.
It turns out that I had a tetanus shot in 2007, but they couldn't find it in my file, until after they had given me the shot. (They kept looking, because I insisted I was getting my medication from them. But it was a misunderstanding, I don't get it from them, I get it through them, from the manufacturer.) Breakfast and luch was a bag of Fritos, because that is about all you can get in the markets in that part of town, and I felt too stinky to eat at a restaurant.
The upside is that I did get a week's supply of medication that I am out of. while I was there. Also, I did get home in time to pay my garbage hauler, about 15 minutes before I would have had a late fee, and my service stopped.
But the ball of my foot is very tender. I am not sure how well I will be getting around until my foot heals.
Oh, the friend brought me a gift of a hat. Which would be okay, except it is in a camouflage pattern. Why he thought I would like this is beyond me. He bought himself a tan hat.
SG
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Post by eagle on Jul 1, 2009 6:14:40 GMT -5
Simplegifts, I hope you are feeling well enough to empty the tub so you can take a bath. A nice long soak in bubble bath will do wonders for your spirits.
I am so sorry you're hobbling around right now, but at least you know you won't get tetanus and you do have your meds.
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Post by gifted on Jul 1, 2009 6:41:59 GMT -5
Yes, it isn't a bad injury, but the location in the center of the ball of my foot makes it difficult. It stopped bleeding within minutes. It is more the nuisance of the thing, and the fact that it could have been entirely prevented by putting my rake away. And also, I had originally PLANNED to go downtown, but changed my mind, since I felt I could be productive at home. But I went downtown anyway, and could not do the other things I planned, because I was embarrassed by my hygiene.
It just seems so ironic! SG
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Post by kiz on Jul 1, 2009 7:21:58 GMT -5
Ouch! Sole of the foot injuries suck!
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Post by 60isolderthanithot on Jul 1, 2009 9:10:32 GMT -5
I stepped on a nail once and still remember the pain all these years later. Oweeee! I hope you're taking good care of that foot, you don't want an infection.
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Post by Peach on Jul 1, 2009 12:53:00 GMT -5
Another one - Done That, Been There (thanks to squalor) Several years ago I was hurrying around getting ready for work. I'm a last minute kinda person DH had been bagging trash and left the plastic trash bag in the middle of the floor. Unbeknowst to me he had broken a drinking glass and tossed the glass fragments into the bag where they settled to the bottom corner. In my haste, I stepped on the edge of the bag with bare feet. Blood all over. DH received a not so nice call at work. NEVER throw loose glass fragments into plastic trash bags. Aside from family members getting cut, municipal trash haulers also could be injured as they pick up such a bag.
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Post by Alexandra on Jul 1, 2009 13:54:14 GMT -5
As long as you clean the wound you're fine. Me, I have a terrible time if I have to dodge things because of my ankle.
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Post by AnnieOkie on Jul 1, 2009 13:59:31 GMT -5
SG wrote: "Oh, the friend brought me a gift of a hat. Which would be okay, except it is in a camouflage pattern. Why he thought I would like this is beyond me."Is this what your new hat looks like?? Sorry, couldn't resist! Glad you're okay!!
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Post by gifted on Jul 1, 2009 14:18:49 GMT -5
No, he calls it a Tillie hat. (Which I think is actually a brand name. It has a brim all around, and snaps, like an Australian bush hat. If it were tan or khaki, I might actually get some wear out of it, especially if I can waterproof it to any degree.
I am feeling very blessed, because I am not a diabetic. But with my weight being 260 pounds (I am 5 foot 6 inches) I feel it is only a matter of time before I become diabetic. I have been taking some steps to eat better. But I still eat quite a bit of junk food, because it is easy and cheap. And I don't have to clear off the stove, or sink to eat a peice of cake or a bowl of ice cream.
SG
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Post by messyang on Jul 1, 2009 14:21:14 GMT -5
Been there, done that too! Stepped on the pop top lid of a cat food can on the floor, that the dog had dug out of the trash. (Ahem, pets and squalor!) It sliced through the bottom of my foot. I have given birth four times, and I have NEVER seen so much blood; it looked like a crime murder scene. Peach: You bring up a good point about glass in the trash. Just the other day we broke a photo frame and glass went in the trash bag, and then broke through. I was scared for the garbage man . I also had a broken window a few months ago, and I haven't done anything with the big shards of glass after it was repaired . HOW DO you dispose of broken glass?
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Post by slothzilla on Jul 1, 2009 17:07:04 GMT -5
HOW DO you dispose of broken glass? Over the years I've had a few picture frames break. I put all the large broken shards of glass together and then sandwich two large pieces of heavy duty cardboard around them, and tape them together tightly. Also, I'll tape the edges of the cardboard together, using as heavy-duty masking tape as I have available. And if I have any spare boxes around that are the right size, I'll put the package of cardboard-bound glass into a box, for added padding. A window is bigger though, and you may not have cardboard big enough. If that's the case, I'd consider putting all the glass into a large trash bag (maybe doublebag it or even triple bag it), make sure the bag is tightly tied shut, and taking it outside to the pavement and carefully breaking the glass inside the bag with a hammer. The smaller the pieces of broken glass are, the less likely they are to cut someone. Once the pieces are pulverized, then maybe put the bag of broken glass into a box.
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Post by Hazel on Jul 1, 2009 17:28:05 GMT -5
Slipped and fallen on magazines on the floor many times, trodden on sharp things like loose drawing pins quite a few times, heard the familiar crunch of a stepped-on CD case lots of times (ouch!), broken lots of pocket mirrors over the years (good thing I'm not superstitious!) by treading on them when they were on the floor, hidden under layers of other stuff. Lots of bruises from tripping over stuff or banging into something while avoiding a pile of clutter.
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Post by keriamon on Jul 1, 2009 18:48:54 GMT -5
Hmm, I don't know if it's worse to step on the tines and have them in your foot or step on them and flip the rake handle into your face. I've whacked myself in the face a time or two, even though I KNOW to leave all rakes laying tines-down. But at least I don't need a tetnus shot if I hit myself in the face.
<<Which I think is actually a brand name. It has a brim all around, and snaps, like an Australian bush hat.>>
I have one of these, only from Panama Jack. I got a lot of wear out of it for several years. I'm really over wearing it now, but, you know, I should probably start wearing it to work in the yard and save my old straw hat for best occasions.
Granted, camo isn't my thing either, but it will still work when you're working in the yard. The brim might protect your face if you step on the rake again and get it cartoon-character style!
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Post by gifted on Jul 1, 2009 22:14:26 GMT -5
Actually, I did do it "handle in the face cartoon character" once!" And I am not sure which is worse. I did not break my nose, but it FELT like I could have. (Though I don't know what a broken nose feels like.)
I actually did not clean it until today, because they did not clean it at the doctor's office, and I figured it had already stopped bleeding.
But today I had a small taste of Level 4. I had loose bowels and I didn't make it. My panties supply has long been out. My shower was filled with the mess that had been on the bathroom floor, before my "stash and dash," because my friend wanted to fix the sink. I simultaneously ran out of paper (though an extra roll was in the nearby closet, I couldn't find it at first.)
So I spent the next half hour or so bare-bottomed, while emptying the bathtub for a shower, with Croc type shoes on, hoping to keep the foot dry. But since it got wet, and conceivably contaminated with fecal bacteria, I washed my feet after the shower, and well as the shoes, and put some antibiotic cream, and clean socks (there was actually one matching pair in my drawer, that I had overlooked.) Actually, the pants are still where I took them off, but they will be rinsed out soon.
So hopefully, that was the bottom of my latest nosedive into squalor. I tend to think in terms of a lot of "What if...?"situations. What if my foot was hurt worse, and I could NOT clean the bathtub? What if my electricity was about to be shut off, and I did not have time to clean out the bathtub? So, I felt much better and a little less *** about nasty food in the kitchen. I pushed my "that's enough grossness for now" threshold.
And as far as taking care of the foot, I had severe problems with a knee injury not too long ago. I am very motivated not to become lame again! I was negligent last night and this morning. But today, I saw how close I was to dropping into level 4.
It is troubling, but truthful to say that I think if I were not back on my psyc meds, I would have just wiped myself as best as I could, pulled on pants to not stain my mattress, and crawled into bed until I felt able to deal with decluttering the bathtub.
SG
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Post by keriamon on Jul 1, 2009 22:41:26 GMT -5
I'm glad you were able to get yourself all cleaned up. Just about everyone's had an accident in their adult life, be it from food poisioning or thinking you need to *** after taking a laxative (that's no ***!). Something I found out about myself today: once you get up and start doing stuff, it's easier to keep going. Getting up and started is really hard, but continuing is a bit like walking downhill; it's not nearly as much effort. I bet once you too get started, it's not much work to keep at it. Just don't work too fast/hard and burn yourself out. Putter along at a steady pace and you'll accomplish so much!
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