Oh, that is terrible. But I totally understand.

Don't forget your magnesium lotion! It can really help, with the reactive strains from the fall.

I hope your tailbone is okay... ????

I am so sorry. I hope it is just soreness.

I am hopeful that it will wear off in a few days. It is funny, this was one of the consequences of heavy pain meds we were talking about with the doctor- not having a clear sense of how serious an injury is, especially combined with the loss of sensation.

It does remind me of the danger of falls, and how careful we all have to be. It is so easy to underestimate what can happen.

Thank you for your input!
Susanne

Hi Susanne, Sorry to hear about your fall. A hard knock to the tailbone can take sometime to recover from. I know this from experience. I slipped and fell on my back in mud many years ago and was a sight for sore eyes. Witnessed by a passer-by, who had to help me get back up again. I remember laughing at first, also. Hoping that you see some relief soon! However, if the stiffness and pain persists it probably would not hurt to have yourself checked out. Wishing you a speedy recovery. CeCe.

Oh I am so sorry!!! If you can tolerate heat, an epsom soak bath would probably help. I still take them, just hang my feet on the edge with a battery fan. A hot epsom soak takes away all my aches and pains and I always have a good night sleep when I take one.

Hope you feel better quick!

do i understand that. i have walked on broken ankles and toes for days, not realizing i had broken them until i saw the purple bruising. i hope you feel better soon.

When I was around 12, I took Judo for about a year. The first thing they teach you is how to fall, absorbing the energy and distributing it along your forearms (and if/when possible, legs and or side). They made us practice that until it became instinctive, because in a sport like that, one is subject to falling very hard, very fast.

Last year I slipped on some ice outside a quilt shop, and if I'd been watching someone else, I couldn't have stopped myself from laughing because it was the sterotypical slip on a banana peel kind of pratfall with my feet flying up higher than the rest of me before crashing to the ground.

Fortunately, that decades old instinct/training kicked in, and I broke my fall with my forearms and side.

Moral: Martial arts aside, IMO it's not a bad idea for everyone to learn how to fall/break their fall. I often wonder how many broken bones or trips to the ER could be saved by people learning that simple skill.

GENTLE stretching exercises to improve bloodflow to the traumatized areas.

Doc

How are you doing today, Susanne?

Any swelling, or discolored areas?

Expect to be stiff for a day or two. You have to use the walking pole(s) outside!

The trouble with a CMTer is that the legs/feet have some muscles that are diseased (atrophied/dead) muscles. Therefore, it is very hard to rely on any kind of trying to use the other leg or foot. Legs/feet are weaker and so that does not help. The same can be said if the forearms/hands are affected. Falls happen fast for sure. Doesn't matter what your instincts are for a CMTer who falls. We do the best that we can; and hopefully not fall. I know. Nice thought though.

I know of a CMTer who was wearing AFO's and she fell and broke the AFO and hurt her foot badly. That is not uncommon either.