BS: Sleepwalkin', the fall and cracked rib

Subject: BS: Sleepwalkin', the fall and cracked rib
From: Bobert
Date: 14 Aug 12 - 09:35 PM

Oh, fun...

Forgot to turn on the night light last night and woke up about 2:00 this morning having just tripped/fallen and landed on the side of the bath tub right on my rib cage...

I don't need no stenkin' x-rays to tell me what's what... It hurts when I breathe in and quits when I breathe out... I cracked a rib before a long time ago and seems about the same...

Gettin' older sucks... Can't even go to the bathroom without ending up with something broken...

B;~(

Subject: RE: BS: Sleepwalkin', the fall and cracked rib
From: GUEST,MarkS
Date: 14 Aug 12 - 09:45 PM

Bobster
As long as the part which urged you to go to the bathroom in the first place ain't broken, don't complain!

Subject: RE: BS: Sleepwalkin', the fall and cracked rib
From: maeve
Date: 14 Aug 12 - 09:50 PM

Turn back, oh man! Bobert, that was not in the plan!

So sorry,

Maeve

Subject: RE: BS: Sleepwalkin', the fall and cracked rib
From: Rapparee
Date: 14 Aug 12 - 09:59 PM

As long as yer still lookin' at the grass from top!

Subject: RE: BS: Sleepwalkin', the fall and cracked rib
From: Bobert
Date: 14 Aug 12 - 10:01 PM

Two weeks... The beauty of these things is that you can keep going and not hurt anything... Hurt??? Yeah...

B~

Subject: RE: BS: Sleepwalkin', the fall and cracked rib
From: Janie
Date: 14 Aug 12 - 10:03 PM

Do Not Let Pain Stop You From Visiting When Amos Arrives.

That sucks, brother. Doc ain't probably gonna recommend anything different from what you already know to do.

Go see the doc anywho.

Subject: RE: BS: Sleepwalkin', the fall and cracked rib
From: Bill D
Date: 14 Aug 12 - 10:17 PM

I KNOW I hit things when I walk in the dark.... I don't need a broken toe or rib... I NEVER turn the night light off. The new bulbs are cheap to operate, and a 4 watt nite-lite bulb is peanuts.... and there are little fixtures that have a light sensor so that they only come on at night when you get near them.

So.... as soon as you feel semi-fit, head ye to Ye Olde Hardware store and fetch sompthin' that will "light your way".

Subject: RE: BS: Sleepwalkin', the fall and cracked rib
From: Elmore
Date: 14 Aug 12 - 10:18 PM

A year and a half ago I fell down stairs on my wife. Nearly killed her, and I like her.Get well.

Subject: RE: BS: Sleepwalkin', the fall and cracked rib
From: ChanteyLass
Date: 14 Aug 12 - 10:23 PM

Ouch! Heal! (Notice that's heal, not heel.)

Subject: RE: BS: Sleepwalkin', the fall and cracked rib
From: Bobert
Date: 14 Aug 12 - 10:47 PM

Worser things out there... I got enough alcohol in me to get to sleep... Maybe enough to break something else tonight...

Not to worry, Janie... I'll be there...

B~

Subject: RE: BS: Sleepwalkin', the fall and cracked rib
From: JennieG
Date: 15 Aug 12 - 01:59 AM

Ouch, Bobert! My son did the same thing some weeks ago, except he fell and cut his head open. Had to have stitches.

Not sure what's worse, a cut head and stitches or a broken rib.

Cheers
JennieG

Subject: RE: BS: Sleepwalkin', the fall and cracked rib
From: Will Fly
Date: 15 Aug 12 - 04:06 AM

Oh - cracked rib - been there and done that! Hurts like hell and you can't do a damned thing about it. The worst bit is trying to sleep.

Take care, old-timer - that'll teach you to go lay-ift when you shoulda gone rat...

Subject: RE: BS: Sleepwalkin', the fall and cracked rib
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 15 Aug 12 - 04:08 AM

My staff got up in the night to let the dog out, and somehow fell over on the landing. End result neck of femur fracture, followed by hip replacement, and weeks in pain, and on crutches. Think yourself lucky man. I had to wash the dishes, and do the housework for weeks!

Subject: RE: BS: Sleepwalkin', the fall and cracked rib
From: GUEST,Seayaker
Date: 15 Aug 12 - 04:13 AM

The important thing is to do some deep breathing on a regular basis although it might be a bit painful.

A pool of stale air in the lungs can cause infection and a cough which will really hurt.

I cracked one at work a few years ago turning over a particularly strong and aggressive tup which slammed me back into a wall.

Subject: RE: BS: Sleepwalkin', the fall and cracked rib
From: Leadfingers
Date: 15 Aug 12 - 05:09 AM

All Sympathy Bobert ! I did a rib water skiing Back Then so know just how you feel ! It will certainly reduce your Vocal Volume for a few days .

Subject: RE: BS: Sleepwalkin', the fall and cracked rib
From: Newport Boy
Date: 15 Aug 12 - 08:10 AM

At least you know yours was an accident, Bobert. We were bickering one morning about who should get up first. I'm more stubborn, so Anne lost. She levered herself up on her elbow, which unfortunately was planted on my chest - we both heard the 'crack', but I was the one who felt it.

It healed - good wishes for yours.

Phil

Subject: RE: BS: Sleepwalkin', the fall and cracked rib
From: frogprince
Date: 15 Aug 12 - 10:23 AM

Odd thing a year or so back; I had an xray for some reason, can't remember why for the life of me right now, and the doc mentioned that one of my ribs had been broken; had no idea, and have no idea when.

Subject: RE: BS: Sleepwalkin', the fall and cracked rib
From: Ebbie
Date: 15 Aug 12 - 11:25 AM

Oh, what a way to wake up! Mankind needs a Delete button.

Subject: RE: BS: Sleepwalkin', the fall and cracked rib
From: Becca72
Date: 15 Aug 12 - 12:18 PM

I friend of mine has had issues with sleepwalking for years. Last week she relayed a story of how she was dreaming she was in a bar and had a bottle of water (yeah right) and was excited to find it had a spray attachment...she woke up to the taste of All Purpose Cleaner in her mouth...Yikes! Luckily she only got in a squirt or two before waking.

Subject: RE: BS: Sleepwalkin', the fall and cracked rib
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 15 Aug 12 - 12:23 PM

Bobert, head down to Home Depot and buy a pack of those little dusk to dawn LED nightlights. You won't have to turn it on again, they last forever, and they use very little power. They're under $10. Or get a rope light (I got a 6' rope for about $7 at Lowes) and put it on a timer. I have the little lights in halls to help avoid tripping or walking into a closed door, and the rope light is arranged along the base of a step that at night could cause a fall or a stubbed toe. That is on a timer.

SRS

Subject: RE: BS: Sleepwalkin', the fall and cracked rib
From: Pete Jennings
Date: 15 Aug 12 - 12:42 PM

Get a plug in timer then the light'll come on and go off automatically.

Subject: RE: BS: Sleepwalkin', the fall and cracked rib
From: SINSULL
Date: 15 Aug 12 - 01:06 PM

Damn you lead an exciting existence.
Sorry
SINS

Subject: RE: BS: Sleepwalkin', the fall and cracked rib
From: catspaw49
Date: 15 Aug 12 - 01:11 PM

Why were you sleeping in the bathtub?


Spaw

Subject: RE: BS: Sleepwalkin', the fall and cracked rib
From: GUEST,999
Date: 15 Aug 12 - 01:19 PM

Hurts like a s.o.b., don't it?

Subject: RE: BS: Sleepwalkin', the fall and cracked rib
From: Bat Goddess
Date: 15 Aug 12 - 01:20 PM

Oh, geez, John! I'VE had to do all the cooking, meal planning and food shopping for the past five months, thanks to Tom's broken ankle. I hadn't cooked on a regular basis for over 30 years!

I use a flashlight when I get up at night -- I need to see, but turning on a light makes me have trouble getting back to sleep. I think I've finally gotten Tom to use a flashlight rather than feel his way around in the dark. I'm really tired of hearing a thump and finding him on the floor...

Bobert, take care of yourself! Haven't we all been making the point that getting old is a bitch? We just can't do what we usta did and need to make accommodations accordingly.

Linn

Subject: RE: BS: Sleepwalkin', the fall and cracked rib
From: Bettynh
Date: 15 Aug 12 - 01:54 PM

Sleepwalking apparently runs in my ex's family. His sister once woke up with a broken nose (probably from a door jamb). At the clinic, they took her to a private room: "It's ok, you don't have to protect him. Tell us what REALLY happened." As a teen, she'd climbed out a window and woke up two blocks away from home.
One of my twins sleepwalked as a kid, but seems to have grown out of it. Walking, talking, getting dressed, opening doors were all possible and he'd be sound asleep. His eyes would be open, making it even spookier. The thing to do was tell him firmly that he's sleepwalking (that'd usually wake him) and lead him back to bed.

So, Bobert, if you actually woke up AFTER you fell, maybe you'd better think about other dangers that are near the bedroom.

Subject: RE: BS: Sleepwalkin', the fall and cracked rib
From: fat B****rd
Date: 15 Aug 12 - 03:06 PM

A bit late, Bobster, but...please be careful.
And don't forget to write a 12-bar about the whole situation.
Charlie.

Subject: RE: BS: Sleepwalkin', the fall and cracked rib
From: GUEST,999
Date: 15 Aug 12 - 03:09 PM

Oh, yeah. Forgot to say "Tell your funny friends to stay away for a few weeks."

Subject: RE: BS: Sleepwalkin', the fall and cracked rib
From: JennieG
Date: 15 Aug 12 - 05:59 PM

Woke up this mornin', felt a little sore.....
Yeah, I woke up this mornin', felt a little sore.....
Broke that darn rib when I fell on the floor.....

Good literature it ain't, but it's a start.

Cheers
JennieG