I Just Fell!
My worst nightmare happened an hour ago. I was getting ready to head up to bed and was heating water in the microwave. I turned to get the water and didn't look to see if there was a dog laying near me. I took a sideways step and quickly realized our biggest dog (9 month old Shepard) was laying next to me, I tried to recover my failed first step, but my other foot got blocked by Indi too and down I went. My knee took the hit full force and then my shoulder as my torso hit the floor. Hubby is out of town and thank God Lizzie was home!
I didn't feel anything pop in my back, but knee is swelling. It's elevated with ice right now. It was a helpless feeling when I didn't know how to get up off the floor. I landed on my right side. Lizzie slid a chair over, put a pillow under my head and knee and then pushed/lifted my lumbar area while I tried to log roll onto all fours. PAINFUL! From there I pulled my torso up with the help of the chair seat. My thoracic area hurts now.
To top it off, I have an MRI in the morning. :-(
I was able to see my neuro last week and the testing for MS has begun. Blood results came back today and everything is normal except for copper level which is high. She test for lupus, Lyme, and a slew of other things which were negative. MRI tomorrow, EEG next week, a 4 hour provoking type test, then RA doc. I've been tripping a lot on my right foot and neuro wants me to use a cane.
My worst nightmare happened an hour ago. I was getting ready to head up to bed and was heating water in the microwave. I turned to get the water and didn't look to see if there was a dog laying near me. I took a sideways step and quickly realized our biggest dog (9 month old Shepard) was laying next to me, I tried to recover my failed first step, but my other foot got blocked by Indi too and down I went. My knee took the hit full force and then my shoulder as my torso hit the floor. Hubby is out of town and thank God Lizzie was home!
I didn't feel anything pop in my back, but knee is swelling. It's elevated with ice right now. It was a helpless feeling when I didn't know how to get up off the floor. I landed on my right side. Lizzie slid a chair over, put a pillow under my head and knee and then pushed/lifted my lumbar area while I tried to log roll onto all fours. PAINFUL! From there I pulled my torso up with the help of the chair seat. My thoracic area hurts now.
To top it off, I have an MRI in the morning. :-(
I was able to see my neuro last week and the testing for MS has begun. Blood results came back today and everything is normal except for copper level which is high. She test for lupus, Lyme, and a slew of other things which were negative. MRI tomorrow, EEG next week, a 4 hour provoking type test, then RA doc. I've been tripping a lot on my right foot and neuro wants me to use a cane.
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