No lovely picture for you as I can't work out how to blog a picture from my iPad.
I had a slippery-dippery fall down many steps on Tuesday afternoon after tripping over my own klutzy feet. There was an ambulance trip also involved.
So, here I am. Laid up in bed, creeping slowly, ever so slowly, around trying to find a pain-free position, feeling sorry for myself and reading and reading and moaning courageously. My eyes hurt, but not as much as my poor, miserable, fucking agonising back.
I feel like I will never be pain-free again. I will settle for vaguely comfortable at this stage... one day? Dear god, one day soon?
Prone to melodrama. I should have added that to my "I am" post!
Anyway, there will be no Grateful linky this week at Kidspot or here. Not that I am not eternally grateful that it was my back that slammed down and not my head. I believe I should also be extremely grateful that my back is, er, well-padded. Apparently my hearty buttocks provided a much needed cushioning effect and hence I walk.
Man!
I'll be back soonest and in the meantime, check out the new little Village Voices widget in my sidebar. It will flash with new posts I write over there. If I ever write again (see above: melodrama). I urge you to check out VV, mostly because there is some really awesome blogging talent writing really awesome stuff, and partly because I am the new Village Voices editor... Yes! Yes!! YES!!! Of course, this was made official on Tuesday morning and by Tuesday afternoon I was phoning in broken... I hope they'll still want me!?
Now, I ramble. It's the drugs I tell you, the drugs!!!
Just promise me you will always remember to wash your hair the second it needs washing, to keep your legs smooth even in winter, and to not skip out on your weekly pedi.
'Cos you just never know.
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101 comments:
Oh no ... i hope you recover quickly! I had a back injury early this year and it is AGONY. I can completely empathise and I don't think you are being melodramatic. Hope you get some relief soon. x
Love let me tells ya..I "know" I bet it wasn't your klutzy feet but Sydney's never bloody ending rain hence slippery steps!! I am so sorry & it hurts. I broke my leg once in slippery weather. Take bloody good care & BTW take the drugs. And get all the sympathy you can
Now, about your awesome news! woot! Good for you.. Hope your back betters itself, your dignity is maintained and your ego stroked by this new appointment!
Denyse xx
Ouch. I shaved. My legs today! (just in case... You never know)
Rest up and take the drugs... They helP :-)
Dear, oh dear. Feel better soon, Bron. Brilliant news on the job front, though!
Ouch, ouch, ouch. Hoping the drugs are good, the recovery is quick, and that there is no permanent damage.
Congratulations on the new possie at Village Voices, I'm going to have to check it out.
No! That's awful! I hope you can get somewhat comfortable, and make sure you give yourself enough time to rest up properly. Hugs :)
What's not awful is your new position - congrats! That's really exciting.
Congratulations ..woo hoo Editor !
Hope you feel better soon . Enjoy the rest .
oh nooo-pole sana!
Crikey! Glad to hear your ok and congrats on the job. Get well soon x
Lots of empathy and well wishes coming your way. Will have to head over to VV as I am going into Maxabella withdrawal. Hope the painkillers are working. Congrats on your new role. Sarann xx
Oh Bron so sorry to read of your fall, very ouch!! Hope your recovery is quick!
Huge congrats on the editor position though, well deserved!
xox
I have fallen down steps in the wet & I know EXACTLY how you feel. Doing the broken knee thing on another slippery floor when 36 weeks pregnant was also another totally stellar time. You have my big time empathy is what I'm saying. And super big congrats on the new role. You'll rock it. Rest well!!! Xxx
So sorry Bron.
But thanks for reminding me I haven't shaved for a fortnight.
'Cos you just never know!
Bugger Bron, I hope it eases soon. Congrats on the new role. That's awesome.
Oh Love, hope you recover very soon.... I'm surprised I have not killed myself with my clumsiness! xxx
Oh dear gawd, you poor thing, i hope it gets better soon. What an annoying event on such a fabulous day. Congratulations on your new role. Yay! x
Oh Bron !! Poor you, that really is terrible pain, bed rest it's all you can do, and the drugs! Congratulations on becoming editor, WOW!! Brilliant news. And now, ashamed to have let myself go so long, I'm making an appointment for a wax..
Sorry about the back, but great news about your new role! Yay for making the internet more like a village. We need more Maxabellas to soften the edges of this sometimes spiky online world. xx
Oh you poor darling!!!! Hope you're all good as new soon. I prescribe rest, rest and more rest! And order everyone about like they're you're minons.
Oooh there's a lot of information here.... that is TERRIBLE about your fall! Stoopid freak accidents. But hey, you are spot on about the hair-washing thing. I caught a sudden (as if they're ever anything else) bout of gastro earlier this week and from the first "moment" wished I had clean shiny un-sick hair to go with my less than clean not-so-shiny very sick self.
Congrats on your Editorial post too at VV! Now, rest up xxx
Oh Bron! You poor thing! Can I bring you dinner or do anything to help?? Please let me know!
Congratulations on your new role. So exciting!
K xxx
Rest up hon - cannot believe you had an ambulance trip - serious fall! and on the flip side congrats on your new job - very exciting and well deserved.
Oh no! Hope that back is better before you know it. Congrats on VV x
Great news about the new role, not so great news about your fall - hoping you find a pain free position for yourself soon!
Bugger bum poop (our household expression when things go awry)!!!!
Get well soon...you'll be back on deck before you know it (ha ha love a pun)!!
Ouch! Hope you're up and at em soon and congrats on the new job!
Hope you recover quick Bron, off to shave my legs! Congrats on the new role too x
Oh Bron - you sure know how to wipe yourself out in style. Rest up hun as best as you can and we will all be here waiting for you. Congrats on the VV role too! Always knew you would acheive great things. Take care hun xxx
Oh sweetness, I am aching for you - sounds absolutely horrendous. Keep up the drugs, they actually help your body repair as well as dulling the pain.
And as for your news WOOOOO HOOOOOOOOO - congrats. I hear all the cool kids hang out at Village Voices x
Ouch! Best wishes for a speedy recovery. x
Ahhh, the pain you must be in! I hope that you feel better soon! Would a heat pack help even a teensy weensy bit? xx
oh you poor poor darling xxx nothing wrong at all with a bit of melodrama or complaining after all THAT happening to you :( get well soon, thinking of you xxx
Hope you're better soon. I hurt my back recently and finally followed the advice to use ice packs which fixed it! But yours sounds more like a bruise. Poor thing :-(
Great news about your new gig, congratulations you!
you poor thing. having had second-hand experience (my mum put her back out a few times, where she couldn't walk on it) - try heat on it, and try as much as you can to keep moving - take painkillers and then keep the muscles moving .. otherwise when it's fixed you'll move on to feeling stiff and still sore. hope it's all better soon xxx
ps. not even the thought of someone seeing my winter hairy legs will cause me to shave them!!
oh shit! Sending vibes of the chiropractic health variety xx
Hooray for the new VV editor, even if she is broken.
Oh my goodness. You poor chicken. Rest up! X
Oh no! Hope you are feeling better soon. Drag this excuse out and get some extra rest ;)
Oh, that is terrible news! Keep up those drugs - they're good!
Where to start? Huge congratulations on the Editor gig but also huge commiserations on the very unlucky fall. Talk about plummeting back to earth when you are meant to be on a high?! Perhaps it is the universe's way of ensuring you get some rest before it kicks in? Just hope the pain eases soon lovely x
Oh that is not good Bron, hope you have a speedy recovery xx And fabulous news about the editor's position. Village Voices is in good hands :)
Hope you feel better soon Bron! xx
Sorry about your pain - wonderful news about your Editorial position. Huge congratulations!
Love the post and love the labels you have added. Congratulations on your fancy new gig - I'm sure you will enjoy it once upright and drug free again. Rest up. Drugs are your friend. x
recovering from prominent bulging disc here. Week 3. Have spent most of that flat on my back with a heat pack, and moving very very slowly otherwise. physio helps, doing it painkiller free, other then nurofen plus. don't want to get on the oxycontin train. Have come to the conclusion that it was the universe telling me to slow the f@ck down. Maybe the universe is telling you too?
Honestly though Bron, do as little as possible. Rest, heat, physio - acupuncture is working wonders here - that's of course if you are experiencing a similar injury.
thank god for ipads and laptops. because that's all I have been doing. Have you got a book that you have been dying to write?
Above all, LISTEN to your body. I know I NEVER want to feel pain like I have ever again!
oh - and congrats on the editing gig. x
This is all the evidence I need to support me remaining fat. I may look overweight but what you see here is actually a force field protecting me in the event of a fall.
Be well and heal soon! xx
Oh gosh Maxabella, so sorry to hear that....
I hope you reach and surpass the 'vaguely comfortable' stage as soon as possible!
Ronnie xo
p.s. Congrats on being VV editor!
You poor thing, I hope you're back starts healing and you are feeling better soon.
Congrats on the Editor job.
aw ohhh. This is not a good place to be! Rest up and get better. Epsom salt baths?
wow you poor thing! The melodrama is totally called for!
Recover quickly and gently... take care of you xx
I hope you feel better soon but even more than that I hope the meds help to keep you somewhat pain free.
Oh my goodness! Some days you just never know do you? I hope you nearest and dearest have given you a little bell to tinkle and are attending to your needs and wants. Rest up.
ha you are awesome, love that you can even make a mega-moan funny! Congratulations on the new post - clever lady!
OH Bron! You poor thing. Feet up and make the most of it I say. And yay for the new role. Awesome stuff Bron and well deserved.
Oh Bron - what an absolute downer after such exciting news! Huge and well deserved congrats on village voices gig - you are perfect for the job! Hope u manage to become pain free really really soon!! Thinking of you!!
You are officially a clumsy klutz editor.. sounds good to me.. especially if it involves lots of drugs!
.. no seriously you rest up x
So sorry to hear about your tumble, I really hope that you're pain free again soon.
Very sucky way to get a break! Get well soon.
I'm SO very sorry, Bron.
Bad backs just suck and I hope yours heals soon and completely.
Bad backs are not good. Remember not to keep too still for too long though...the stiffness is just as bad, but the relief of a hot shower can be so nice.
I fell down the stairs once in front of the tradesman delivering our new couch, embarrassing for both of us, the bruises were horrible, the pain, even worse.
Happy mending Ms Editor.
And try blogpress for photos, email them to yourself, save the image and pop it in.
Oh my goodness! Take extra good care of yourself and hope you heal super quickly. And congrats on your new role! You will be brilliant xx
I hope you feel a lot better very very soon and congratulations on your new editing gig!
Oooowwww.
I hope you get relief soon.
congratulations on your much better landing at VV.
xxx
Oh no you, what are you like? I wish you a speedy recovery.
Enjoy your new job, it sounds fabbo!
Now, stay out of trouble!
Cat xox
Oh, no!! I hope your back is slowly healing, hon. You poor thing!
Congratulations on the VV gig, very much deserved. Xx
Oh no! You poor thing. Rest up and chill. This is the perfect opportunity to do nothing and be waited on hand and foot. And a BIG congrats to you. Editor extrordinaire. Woo hoo!! x
Oh my goodness Bron! Ambulance trip sounds pretty serious, I hope you are pain free and back on your feet as soon as possible.
Brilliant about the job - just wonderful. It sounds like the sort of thing that will be absolutely perfect for you, and you for it.
Hope you manage to get a bit of a rest while you are recovering, and that your beautiful little family looks after you.
xx Sannah
So sorry to hear of your fall! Must have been quite scary. But huge congratulations on the editor gig, your Voice is one I love to hear, melodrama and all. I've been reading your posts, just not commenting much (sorry! my own blogging voice is confused) but I've loved following your story this year. Feel better soon. X
I hope your bits mend quickly, and congrats on the new role. I reckon it's perfect for you, how exciting!
Ouch! So, SO sorry to hear about your back, Bron. Keep taking the drugs! And well done on the Village Voice gig!! At least that's something good to focus on. Be kind to yourself and rest as much as you can, hope you're up and around soon xxx
Oh Bron, happy and sad!!! Congrats and commiserations! Take a bit of a break.....as much as a mum can. See you back soon. xx
So sorry to hear about your injury. I am also a bad patient so I can feel your pain and frustration. Hope you feel better soon.
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ohhhhh I'm so late to the game - congrats! And a big "fuck you" to your back xx
Dreadfully sorry about your tumble. I sincerely hope you're feeling better fast.
So sorry about your fall. Backs are a worry aren't they.
On a positive note - I was bed ridden for two months and was thankful for the time I was out of action because Daddy Eco realised just how much I was doing. He's been more helpful ever since ;-)
Bron!!!! Hope that back gets better so so fast that you're scooting around in no time forgetting that you ever even had an accident cos your back is so pain free it doesnt warrant a single thought! Many (gentle) hugs xx
Oi, you feel better soon and suck up as much sympathy as you can. I'd be effecting a nice limp and a grab for the gammy hip whenever things turn sour. You catch my drift? It's between you and me. No one will evvvveeeer know.
Sending lots of sympathy your way. Back pain is no fun. Hope it is on the mend.
You poor sweetie! That sounds absolutely rotten.
Hope your littlies and the LOYL are taking good care of you.
Be sure to squeeze some extravagant lounging (or just the tiniest bit of decadence) in there somewhere. We all have the "hospital fantasy", I know, but the truth is never as glamorous. But if anyone can make her convalescence fabulous, it's you, my gal!
Sending you the gentlest of hugs.
Kat xxx
Sounds like a nasty little moment you had there. Hoping you are in less pain every day and your family are bringing you cups of tea and tim tams in bed. melx
Hi Bron, am hoping that by now you are feeling a bit better... or have stronger drugs! A sore back is bloody awful, then when it's better you'll be SO relieved. I can imagine an effusive grateful post when that happens.
Also many congrats on new job. Good choice!!
ohh darl... you poor thing. I just hope you make a speedy and safe recovery and soon enough you won't need those heavy drugs. xx
Oh my! Bloody hell! Hope you make a speedy recoverey. I fell down our stairs at home (wooden ones) and I know about a bad back but there was no ambulance. Take care and hoping you get lots of rest. Hugs xxx
OMG... I am so glad you buttocks saved your fall, and your head was saved by your back. Although that back is connected to the head and the buttocks. Take care of you, and I sure hope you find some awesome books. xx
oh not dramatic at all! Back pain is awful, hope you recover soon.
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oh noes! hope you feel better soon born :(
Love, hugs and all sorts of happy goody vibes. You poor thing.
I empathise. I am Little Miss Unco. No crutches yet this year - if I make it all the way through the year, it will be the first crutches-free year since 1992.
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argh crap honey! i come and do a check up on one of my fav gals and look what happens when i turn by back on blog land for a moment! Well, if it's any consolation... I too had a little trip to emergency...seems my womens' bits are giving me grief. Hope you feel better soon love. pain is a horror although one way to get some books read and go crazy on Pinterest!
Sending you love
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Sorry to hear about the mishap/s! Hope you feel better already!
Thanks for the great advice! Yes, you never know when smooth legs, pedis and washed hair are a necessity... ;-)
Congrats on your new role. Big ouch for your accident rest up and complain all you need sounds painful:) nx
Oh no Bron! How awful! Hope you are starting to feel better by now. xxx
Oh boy! Nasty. Hope the drugs are goooooooood ones.
rachel x
Oh no pain is horrible, so sorry this happened to you. Really hope you start feeling better soon. But congrats on the new position, you'll be perfect at it xx
Oh my goodness Bron - that is just awful. Do so hope you're in a lot less pain now.
Oh Lordy girl, get well soon, that is SO something i would have happen to me. Sending heeling thoughts Bronwyn, geesh, big feet are only useful in a shoe sale when all the size 10s are left on the shelves.
Congratulations on the new editor position, yahoo. Love Posie
Oh no!!!!
Sound effing hideous.
Sometimes I fantasize about being stuck in bed unable to move, only able to sleep. But truth is it would kill me. As I'm sure you are not enjoying it either.
Big love and get well SOON and congrats on the new job. I still can't work out what the Kidspot site is all about but I'll get there.
So excited about your new role, and so sad about your back. Please don't be in pain for too long hon. Xxx
ow. that sounds nasty! hope you're on the mend! congratulations on the new job.
oh my goodness bron! you poor thing - I can feel your pain - even through all the drugs! ;) I hope you are back on your feet and pain free very soon x
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