Weeee... I'm the most graceful person in the world!

**A Lost Soul** · 11-07-2003 08:18 AM

Once upon a time, there was a young woman named Willow. One night, Willow really had to pee. So she got up and started to walk down the stairs in the dark. Willow missed the last couple of steps and landed with a SNAP. Willow sat on the floor. "Ouch!" She cried. She thought about calling out to her mother and father, who were upstairs sleeping peacefully. But she decided not to. "It's just a sprain," she thought. "Or just a bump. It'll go away."

It didn't go away. In fact, it got much worse. Willow called her father at work and they took a trip to the magical hospital.

The great wizard, Doctor Somebody, told Willow that she had broken the fifth metacarpal in her left foot.

Moral of the story: turn the damn light on when it's dark!

Looking on the bright side of this extremely painful situation, though, I did get to be pushed around in a wheelchair and a rollybed. My foot was a pretty shade of periwinkle that matched the curtains in the hospital, too! And my mom and dad took me and my little sister out to eat at my favorite restaurant.

This is my first broken bone. I'm 25 for cryin' out loud! Why the heck am I breaking bones now?! Shouldn't I have gotten that over with when I was little? Or at least waited until I was, like, in my 80s or something?

I've got crutches and they're a LOT harder to maneuver than I thought they would be! I'm on pain medication until Monday when they wheel my invalid ass in for surgery. I might have to have a metal pin put in my footsie too! That's not a little scary or anything...

Well, I'm off and up out for now. These meds are kicking in with a vengeance and I'm more than a little drowsy right now.

Who here has broken a bone(s); raise your hand. What was it like for you? I know that I can't be alone in my gracelessness.

**DAL9000** · 11-07-2003 09:22 AM

Ouch... And I thought I was clumsy...

**Silver Sphere** · 11-07-2003 09:35 AM

Kickass, pain meds! I dislocated my shoulder in the fifth grade and got valium for it. It was awesome! 8)

**DAL9000** · 11-07-2003 10:02 AM

Valium is great... The "don't give a damn" medicine... They inject you with it, and first your arm doesn't give a damn, then your shoulder doesnt give a damn, then your chest doesn't give a damn, then you just plain don't give a damn...

**A Lost Soul** · 11-07-2003 01:45 PM

Originally posted by DAL9000
Valium is great... The \"don't give a damn\" medicine... They inject you with it, and first your arm doesn't give a damn, then your shoulder doesnt give a damn, then your chest doesn't give a damn, then you just plain don't give a damn...

LOL! Good stuff. I'm on ... uhhh ... I don't remember. It begins with a 'V' as well (it's not valium though). It's written on my paperwork downstairs. I don't feel like traversing the stairs at the moment to find out. Hope you'll forgive me, being that I'm half cripple and all.

Anyway, it's got acetaminophen in it, which I guess is sort of the same stuff in that's in Tylenol, only about 450mg or so more. It has a lot of little bright yellow warning labels on the bottle, too: Do not do this, do not do that, do not take more than two every six hours or breathing difficulties and liver damage may occur, do not operate ANYTHING because you will get drowsy. You know, that sort of thing. So, no work for me for a few days at least! My boss wasn't too happy about that... but hey, what can I do? If I really wanted to skip work, I'm sure I can think of a few ways to do it that don't involve the breaking of bones.

**Seeker** · 11-07-2003 01:57 PM

Broke my first bone when I was 24. We had a really steep stairway into the basement, almost like a ladder.
I was walking down it and slipped, hitting my left heel on the next step.
Stayed in a case for a couple of months.

Now here I am 18 years later:
I use my left foot to try on shoes since it is 1/4 of a size longer than my right.
I have a big knot on the back of the heel that rubs by tennis shoes when I work out.
I always know when it is going to rain.
I have arthritis in my left ankle as a result of damage to the joint.

I agree, turn on the light!

Good luck healing! I hope you have a speedy recovery!

**A Lost Soul** · 11-07-2003 02:33 PM

Originally posted by Seeker
Broke my first bone when I was 24.

Woo! Now I don't feel so fragile. I honestly believed that adults in their prime don't just randomly break bones by missing a step or two. That's why I didn't call out to my mom and dad, nor did I really mention that I thought anything was drastically wrong until later in the afternoon when I called my dad.

So here's some advice from the Queen of Grace: Listen to your body! Chances are, it knows a hell of a lot more than you do!

Thank you for the well-wishes. I'm actually very nervous and a bit scared about the upcoming surgery. I know it'll be ok though. It's just something I've never experienced before, so I'm not really sure what to expect.

And to whomever created the meds I'm on right now: Bless you! May whatever god you believe in bless you! *Hug* The pain is only a dull throb at the moment. I can deal with that! It's way better than when I felt in the hopital. I think I almost squeezed my dad's fingers off when the doc was putting the splint on. I'm such a wuss.

This may sound silly to you guys, but while I'm sorry that you were in pain, I'm also comforted in a way knowing that I'm not alone. It's comforting to talk to people that got through it ok. Broken bone survivors unite!

**jill1978** · 11-07-2003 02:37 PM

I hope you get better soon

Be careful if they gave you oxycoton or oxycodon, my mom got addicted to those after spraining her ankle, and she's never been the same....they should'nt perscribe those strong drugs unless you're terminal or seriousely injured....it's a form of opium

**A Lost Soul** · 11-07-2003 03:01 PM

Originally posted by jill1978
I hope you get better soon Be careful if they gave you oxycoton or oxycodon, my mom got addicted to those after spraining her ankle, and she's never been the same....they should'nt perscribe those strong drugs unless you're terminal or seriousely injured....it's a form of opium

I'll be careful. I promise.

I've been extra careful about taking the pain meds they gave me for this weekend. Only two, and only every 6 hours. They start to wear off after like 5 hours though, so it's kind of hard. It's almost funny in a way that such a small bone could hurt so damn bad!

Oh, I learned something knew from all of this, too. We have blood in our bones. When a bone is completely broken, that blood (obviously) leaks out, which explains the swelling and tightness of the skin, as well as the lovely colors that my foot is displaying. I feel like one of those hypercolor shirts from the 80s. Remember those? LOL.

Thanks for the flower. *hugs* You guys are awesome.

**jill1978** · 11-07-2003 03:38 PM

I worked at home depot and some old fart tipped his cart full of wood on my foot and it turned puple...it dose hurt....what also hurts is stepping in a pile of fire ants...I'm not sure if you have those where you live. I never heard of them till I moved to florida, but they build mounds in the grass and if your not careful you can step in it and they let off some chemical signal to bite all at once, then you get these cute pussy blisters and if you get enough bites your foot swells up twords explosion......it's a painful itchy mess.

**Second Attention** · 11-07-2003 05:46 PM

You are probably taking vicoden, or hydrocodone. It has tylenol in it, like most prescription opiates. These are terrible drugs. I took them AS PRESCRIBED when I had hernia surgery(every 4-6 hours), and after about two weeks straight I ran out. I went through withdrawl, like REALLY hardcore, I felt sick as FUCK and really... weird and bad, for like 2 days. Withdrawl blows. That's not the only time I've been through it, but it is the most recent and most unexpected. Only take the meds when you need them, or you'll regret it later. If you can't help yourself, give them to someone else to dose out to you when you REALLY need it, not just when you are in a bad mood or want to feel "a little loopy"(as my mom says).

Oh, and I can't believe your doctor would give you valium for hurting your shoulder, especially if you were in 5th grade. Valium is for anxiety/depression, but mostly depression. It's a "happy pill", not a pain killer. So either your doctor was an idiot and should be shot at point blank range, or you meant vicoden. And injecting valium? That doesn't happen, that would probably be bad, but I'm not sure. I know it is not standard procedure though. And what your describing sounds like morphine, which is basically prescription heroin, and they almost ALWAYS inject that, or run it through an iv. It is probably the strongest painkiller there is. And also, that "just don't give a damn" feeling makes me think it was definitely morphine... or... heroin... pretty much the same.

Point in point... learn about what your ingesting. I thought we had just talked about this, Lost Soul. Don't take the meds just because they tell you too. And jesus, guys, get to know ur meds a little better, especially if your gonna be talking about how "cool" they are and how "fucked up" you got.

**nerve** · 11-07-2003 06:35 PM

ouch. i've never broken anything. Seeker, how do you always know when it's going to rain?

**Seeker** · 11-07-2003 06:55 PM

My heel will begin to ache, and the joints in my ankle will also begin to ache.
Also had surgery on my knee a few years ago, it aches too!

If they insert pins or screws into Lost Soul, she will be able to predict when it will rain also!

**DAL9000** · 11-07-2003 09:08 PM

I always know when it's gonna rain too, through my magical sense of the weather channel ;P

**Seeker** · 11-07-2003 09:11 PM

That's cheating!

**Silver Sphere** · 11-07-2003 09:30 PM

Originally posted by Second Attention
Oh, and I can't believe your doctor would give you valium for hurting your shoulder, especially if you were in 5th grade. Valium is for anxiety/depression, but mostly depression. It's a \"happy pill\", not a pain killer. So either your doctor was an idiot and should be shot at point blank range, or you meant vicoden.

I'm almost certain it was valium. I suppose I could be wrong, but I suppose could be wrong about anything.

I did break my arm once, and don't remember getting any meds for it, but it didn't really hurt once I got the cast on. The worst of it was getting it sawed off actually... come to think of it, my doctor was kind of an idiot; I had all kinds of little bleeding catscratch cuts by the time he finally got the damn thing off.

**nerve** · 11-07-2003 09:34 PM

WHOA. when my little brother got his taken off, the little saw thing couldn't cut you!

**Second Attention** · 11-07-2003 09:51 PM

Well... let's shoot your doc Silver, ok? lmao...

**nerve** · 11-07-2003 09:52 PM

grab your pitchforks! we are an angry mob!

**A Lost Soul** · 11-07-2003 10:19 PM

Originally posted by Seeker+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Seeker)</div>

If they insert pins or screws into Lost Soul, she will be able to predict when it will rain also![/b]

I don't need a metal pin for that! I can smell it in the air. (Edit: And ain't no one gonna screw me! )

*cries* They have to saw off the cast!?! That's not cool! I was hoping for something like a neat-o laser or ... I don't know ... the cast sort of shedding or something.

<!--QuoteBegin-Second Attention
You are probably taking vicoden

Yes, that's it. Vicoden. It makes me really drowsy and sorta sick to my stomach. I've only thrown up once, and the rest of the time I've just been crashed out on the couch so if I feel sick, I wouldn't care because I'd be asleep.

And speaking of, being that this is a dream forum and all, I have to say that since all this happened, my dreams have been a little on the bizarre side. I don't remember details much, though I know they were pretty vivid. All I can remember is a girl who had purple, glowing skin and something about a bunch of different worlds or dimensions or some such thing. It's on the tip of my memory, but right now I'm too drowsy to think straight. X_X

**Second Attention** · 11-07-2003 10:30 PM

Opiates are old... and they're known to affect dreams, fairly strongly. Pure opium, when smoked, gives crazy dreams. They're really unbelievable. Regardless, that's probably why.

**A Lost Soul** · 11-07-2003 11:20 PM

Well, hopefully I remember them once the meds wear off and stuff.

My ex-fiance rocks! He called me earlier today just to see how I was feeling. He also bought me a get-well present: the newest (and last

) MARS graphic novel! I thought that was really sweet of him!

**DAL9000** · 11-08-2003 01:18 AM

Originally posted by A Lost Soul
Well, hopefully I remember them once the meds wear off and stuff.

My ex-fiance rocks! He called me earlier today just to see how I was feeling. He also bought me a get-well present: the newest (and last ) MARS graphic novel! I thought that was really sweet of him!

If he's so sweet, why is he your EX? ;(