Shared Injury Stories

Now that I have an injury everyone wants to tell me their experiences. That's all okay, because I like to hear it, and I do plenty of talking about myself. So a coworker told me about her pretty bad ankle injury 10-15 years ago. She gave me a good suggestion. She didn't have a way to get upstairs so she just sat on her bottom and scooted up the stairs and went back down feet first. I haven't been adventurous enough to try crutches going up to our 2nd story. The 3 steps that get me out of the house have been enough excitement. So I've only had a sponge bath for 3 weeks. All this past week I thought of how good a nice hot bath would feel. I was determined this weekend to switch my routine and start taking my baths upstairs.

I made it up the stairs okay but it's a cardio-vascular workout. I'm not that strong and wish I had more core strength. My palms got bruised from pushing myself up. The kids bathtub was perfect. I can prop my right foot up on the edge and submerse the rest of my body and head.

I got hubby to help in moving all my active wear clothes back upstairs. I kept a toothbrush downstairs in case I want to brush at night without going upstairs. Other than the toothbrush, I'm all setup with my personal care back in my bedroom, our bathroom, and kids bathroom.

I have to also mention something else in this post. A guy at work walks by my office and offers encouragement. He's had all kinds of sport injuries. I don't even know his name but he's been very supportive. I work at the end of my workgroup and where another one starts. So that other group's always talking to me but I don't know all their names. Anyway, one day he said to me, "Well, you know your recovery has a lot to do with up here" and he pointed to his head. I do believe that is very true, and I am trying to keep a positive attitude.