Ow. Ow. OW.

[yendi]

I just slipped and fell down the stairs in front of our house, landing on my well-padded (but not nearly padded enough, for today's purpose) ass, and bouncing down each successive step to the ground. My coccyx hurts a lot. Which if funny to say, at least.

Did I mention that the steps iced over last night?

I decided that staying home was the way to go after that. Ibuprofen can kick in any time now, thank you very much.

Comments

[emilytheslayer.livejournal.com]

Ow ow ow ow ow ow ow! Be careful with that!

[heathrow.livejournal.com]

Oof.

I hope the ibuprofen kicks in promptly.

[caerwynx.livejournal.com]

Owie! Keep taking the vitamin I -- and ice, if you can bear it.

Ouch. Yikes. Feel better!

[crwilley.livejournal.com]

Owie! Hope you didn't break it - that's a miserable thing to heal from. Good luck with your recovery.

[yendi]

I think it's not broken. It hurts when I bend to certain positions, but there's not the constant pain I'd expect from a broken bone.

[slitterst.livejournal.com]

Sounds like a broken tailbone to me. I broke mine in high school and it only hurt when I moved or sat down.

[mfree.livejournal.com]

It may behoove ye to keep a coffee can full of sand by the front door for mornings like these. We're just starting into winter and it'll probably happen again.

[yendi]

That's an excellent tip! Thanks!

[feste-sylvain.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I was up late enough last night that I heard the tell-tale sound of ice pellets hitting the skylight.

Ice pellets.

Sure enough, our steps were glazed this morning, and all of the glass on my car may as well have been shower doors.

And a broken coccyx is nothing to laugh about. I know people who have broken theirs while tobogganning, and people who have broken theirs while waiting for the bus (in situations similar to yours).

Hope yours isn't broken. Not even a little bit.

[yendi]

I'm pretty sure it's not broken (if only because I suspect I'd be in even more pain). I hope.

[rowancat.livejournal.com]

Welcome to black ice-hope you recover :)

[l-l-u-w-d.livejournal.com]

Owww! I am still nursing a separated shoulder from falling down my staircase while carrying my daughter. I sooooo feel your pain, and wish I had just bounced down on my rear, instead of hitting every step on the way down on my back. But, I did the Mommy thing, and threw myself backwards to make sure my daughter didn't get hurt in the process. Hope you feel better very soon.

[yendi]

Oy! Yeah, I'm incredibly lucky that my ass broke the fall -- I could easily have hit my shoulder, or landed on an ankle. I'm glad that Elayna's too big for me to even think about carrying nowadays.

[crystalsage.livejournal.com]

Ouch...been there done that. I think you were wise to stay home and rest. Hope you feel better soon, babe. *hug*

[ckd]

Ouch! I hope the ibuprofen has kicked in by now.

[muse0fire.livejournal.com]

Ouch ouch ouch!!! Hope you feel better quickly!!

[nishar.livejournal.com]

I hope you are feeling better now.

[dragontdc.livejournal.com]

I know sand has been suggested, but rock salt is better, imho. It actually melts the ice. (It's also protective and cleansing if you're into that kind of thing.)

[yendi]

Good call. We need something, either way.

[amokk]

At least I didn't bounce down the successive steps yesterday when I did about the same thing...

[yendi]

Ack! Yeah, but you've had other attempts on your life from the universe at large recently. This is my only major fall recently.

[amokk]

True. We're probably even then. ;)

[fmh.livejournal.com]

We had identical mornings.

[yendi]

Ack! My sympathies.