Sunday, 23 December 2007

Trampolining is Dangerous

So after over three and a half hours in A&E in Worthing Hospital, I didnt even get an X-ray or any decent drugs to take away, just a "You'll be in a lot of pain for a few weeks". That is a "lot of pain" sitting down, standing up, lying down, getting dressed, getting undressed, getting in the bath, getting out of the bath, sitting on the loo, walking, standing, coughing, breathing, talking and a lot of other things too. All because my daughter's daughter was being difficult getting off the trampoline at my sister's house. As I approached, I slipped on the damp decking and fell over backwards. Fortunately a large plantpot stopped me falling all the way to the ground, but my ribs didnt take to it at all. Once I could speak again (in about ten minutes), and after a huge cognac, (and a half hour walk to do a promised geocache with my neice, by which time I was bent over and gasping) I was eased into the car and taken back to my mum and dad's.
By the morning, they insisted I went to A&E, but of course, there is nothing they can do about ribs.

8 comments:

henry said...

No painkillers?
What you want is co-codamol - it's 99pees from tesco and works a treat.

Anonymous said...

Wot Henry said.

You are a daft twit, but loveable with it. Hope you're feeling better soon.

Anonymous said...

Ouch!

Forget the co-codamol... lots of strong alcohol will help: ok, it won't actually STOP the pain, but you'll no longer CARE about it :-)

Besides, it will be much nicer to take!

Have a gentle Christmas!

Andre Veloux said...

Happy Christmas LH!!!!

Pookledo said...

Ouch!

get well soon!

Anonymous said...

Ouch indeed.. that probably felt about as jarring as landing on my fairly wide bottom at the ice rink Saturday night.

cogidubnus said...

Oh shoot - and Worthing A & E is SUCH a boring and depressing place too...so are you at Worthing for Christmas?

Claire said...

*winces
Hope it mends soon A. Forest Gumps life was like a chocolate box, yours is more like a cartoon.