I fell down the stairs onto concrete and gravel
now I have bruises and grazes from my toes to my shoulder. It hurt. :(

Sorry to hear about your ankle! use it as an excuse to get people to do stuff for you! :P
(Poppet some assembly required., Mon 22 Mar 2010, 9:10, 1 reply, 16 years ago)

The thing is
that I really, really hate being dependent on anyone, so this is being difficult for me. I can't get into the shower by myself yet, which is humiliating, and I can't even stand up to cook so I have to have others feed me.

It's depressing me a lot.
( Wanderer, Mon 22 Mar 2010, 9:13, Reply)

I know, I totally understand this feeling.
You'll be okay though. Eventually.
(Poppet some assembly required., Mon 22 Mar 2010, 9:16, Reply)

I'll learn to cope.
In the meantime I'll build up a lot of upper body strength, and my left leg will get strong enough to easily lift my weight on its own so that later when I go to administer an ass kicking the recipient will know it.

But until then it about kills me to get from the bed to the toilet.
( Wanderer, Mon 22 Mar 2010, 9:26, Reply)

this ^
its a grind but you will get there.

Torn the ligaments in my knee twice that utterly reduced my mobility for months on both counts, had to quit a part time job first time and the second left me begging lifts and help for weeks
(Halfy By light alone, Mon 22 Mar 2010, 9:28, Reply)

Bed baths FFW!

( girlinthehole, Mon 22 Mar 2010, 9:18, Reply)

I couldn't do it.
It's bad enough having to have someone help me get into the shower. A bed bath would be utterly humiliating.
( Wanderer, Mon 22 Mar 2010, 9:47, Reply)

Depends on who was doing the bathing
and how much soap is involved.
( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Mon 22 Mar 2010, 9:50, Reply)

^This

( girlinthehole, Mon 22 Mar 2010, 9:53, Reply)

This reminds me of the hot philipino nurse
who gave me a bed bath while I was in hospital having my gall bladder ripped out. If I hadn't had a catherter rammed up my willy, I might of had a result.

In my dreams that is.
( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Mon 22 Mar 2010, 9:53, Reply)

Given that I'm in pain
and that I'm on meds, right now I couldn't get interested in sex no matter what. You could have Scarlett Johansson and Natalie Portman tag teaming me and it wouldn't work.

Hopefully this will change in a few days, but for now it feels pretty fucking depressing.
( Wanderer, Mon 22 Mar 2010, 9:54, Reply)

You may have a point.
Or not as the case may be.
( girlinthehole, Mon 22 Mar 2010, 9:56, Reply)

At the moment
the only wood I could possibly get is if I used a cane.

It takes all of my strength just to lift that leg with its cast, and gives me the shakes whenever I do so.
( Wanderer, Mon 22 Mar 2010, 9:59, Reply)