I used to think Home improvements
were my “thing”….I’ve changed out a bathroom sink faucet, installed
ceramic tile, wallpapered and painted more bedrooms than I care to think
about. All without incident – no hammer
mishaps (still have all my fingers) but my streak of luck ended on July 5th. I was fortunate to have a 4-day weekend for
the holiday and decided to paint the family room. Since the room has 12 foot ceilings, I had to
drag in the 8ft step ladder to reach the top of the wall. I had just finished “cutting in” all the
windows, doors and ceiling – not sure if I was excited to finally get to the “roller”
part or too concerned about whacking the tv, but when I brought my right leg
around to start my descent down the ladder I missed the rung and fell about 5ft
to the floor. Well, more like a body slam to the floor! I landed on my left side – thought I’d
dislocated my shoulder, since elbow and wrist went numb, but within a few
minutes I was able to move my shoulder around.
After a trip to the emergency room, I had nothing broken but had traumatized
the nerve and tendon from my elbow to my wrist.
Oh man, this is torture for me – I’ve got painting to finish, yard work
to do, and 12 people coming over for a bbq the very next weekend…. now I’ve buggered
up my arm and hauling it around in a sling.
Let me just say, when I dig a hole for myself, I dig it deep……….
All worked out just
fine, but I’m still in pain and now my Doc has suggested I see a specialist for
an MRI. Not sure, but that doesn’t sound
good.
Each time this
little guys shows up I run for my camera.
And for weeks I run back only to
watch him fly off. This particular day
he hung around – I figured he felt sorry for the “old outta breath chick with
her arm in a sling” as he hung out for a full photo shoot.
