Comments on Cranky Fitness: I Keep on Fallin'

Just the post I need. I've been pondering my own ...

2008-04-22T19:31:00.000-04:00

Just the post I need. I've been pondering my own accident-proneness, as I think I've commented on before (not commenting too much lately because my right hand is broken). Ah yes, the Louise Hay book....I think she said I was rebelling against authority, or was afraid to speak up for myself (don't those cancel each other out?). BTW since nobody else took up the Hay topic I may have to do it myself.

So let's see...a couple of years ago I stepped on a tiny piece of broken glass in the dark dining room while carrying a bunch of dishes to the kitchen--dancing around on one foot I fell over onto the table and broke a rib. PAINFUL. Then not long after that I tripped over a bunch of power cords that had wound themselves around my ankles and broke the end of my big toe. PAINFUL. Then last Christmas I mangled my middle figure setting up our tree. The gash has healed, but I still have a patch on that nail. Next I burned my right hand making pizza from scratch. As soon as that healed up, I fell over a sidewalk defect on 83rd St. and did an absolute number on my hand. My right hand. NEVER HAD SO MUCH PAIN IN MY LIFE. Then in the middle of the night I ran into a TV sitting in the middle of the bedroom floor (don't ask) and broke my left middle toe. I hardly noticed, really, it was the least of my worries at that point.

My main problem I think is that my surroundings are dangerous. I told my husband after the power cord adventure that we had to Melissa-proof the house.

Now I think I've discovered a new and lucrative side career: getting hurt on other people's property.

Love to all, and get rid of all your own booby-traps.

Oh, that sounds familiar. Dance, yoga, thud, yes.I...

2008-04-22T18:46:00.000-04:00

Oh, that sounds familiar. Dance, yoga, thud, yes.
I have never set anything on fire, but I was present when someone else's hair caught fire from a bedroom candle. "Stop! Stop! Your hair's on fire!" is just not romantic.

Mary Anne in Kentucky

Ouch, Leslie. My brothers call me "Grace" because ...

2008-04-22T15:13:00.000-04:00

Ouch, Leslie. My brothers call me "Grace" because I'm notorious for my spills. Enough said.

all of your injuries sound horrible, but.... i cou...

2008-04-22T14:43:00.000-04:00

all of your injuries sound horrible, but.... i couldn't help laughing, hard! i HAVE to start reading your blog!

this did make me think, also. i have always been accident-prone, so maybe i need to start looking at what might be causing it.

Very well written and very painful! I too can trip...

2008-04-22T14:37:00.000-04:00

Very well written and very painful! I too can trip over my own feet and usually have bruises and no idea how they came to be.

I shattered (that's the word the surgeon used) my ...

2008-04-22T13:32:00.000-04:00

I shattered (that's the word the surgeon used) my 5th metacarpal in my right hand trying to demonstrate to my boyfriend that I could have decent form while punching. He does not have a bruise, I, a pile of hospital bills. A true boxer's frature indeed.

azusmom said... "It's the landing that gets me."Fl...

2008-04-22T12:26:00.000-04:00

azusmom said...

"It's the landing that gets me."

Flying is the second greatest thrill known!!

LANDING is the first :-)

Dr. J

Leslie, you are too funny! (And I'm glad you're OK...

2008-04-22T12:06:00.000-04:00

Leslie, you are too funny! (And I'm glad you're OK!)

When I lived on the top floor of a brownstone, I managed to fall down 3 flights, including the landings. I even at time to think "Well this is just ridiculous, I've been falling for a really long time!" as I was falling.
When I was a kid, I was in the outpatient clinic at least once a week.
I also take yoga, and have taken a lot of dance. I've been told I'm elegant. My theory is that I'm VERY graceful, during takeoff and flight. It's the landing that gets me.

This could be me. And I have the scars and unexpla...

2008-04-22T11:50:00.000-04:00

This could be me. And I have the scars and unexplainable bruises to prove it! (Once sliced my finger instead of the turkey...that one really did hurt and should have had stitches, but was too embarrassed.)

crabby said it in the first line of her comment. ...

2008-04-22T11:08:00.000-04:00

crabby said it in the first line of her comment. I LOVE how you can make all topics funny and interesting.

and you are poised and elegant.

saw it with my own eyes on the tee vee :)

M.

These comments are all great! And at the same tim...

2008-04-22T10:47:00.000-04:00

These comments are all great! And at the same time, awful! I am really seriously knocking wood right now.

Oh, wait, I almost forgot about my most spectacula...

2008-04-22T10:41:00.000-04:00

Oh, wait, I almost forgot about my most spectacular fall!

A couple months ago I was walking to the bus stop. I was wearing clogs that were fairly loose (to the point that one time at a friend's house I was demonstrating a kick and my shoe hit the ceiling). Anyway, I saw the bus was coming, so I started running. My right shoe started coming off, and I slammed my right arch down onto the hard back of the shoe. My left shoe started coming off and I slammed that one down too. Hands went out (luckily with gloves so no skinning), and I scraped the hell out of my knee (but thankfully didn't rip my pants). Landed on my back.

In full view of the bus stop. And yes, they were watching.

I was tripped by a palm branch while running off r...

2008-04-22T10:16:00.000-04:00

I was tripped by a palm branch while running off road a few weeks ago! I went straight forward and hit with both forearms. I think my martial arts training kept me from breaking the fall with my wrists, which is the leading cause of wrist fractures! It was on Palm Sunday :-)

Dr. J

I was reracking my weights after class one day and...

2008-04-22T09:58:00.001-04:00

I was reracking my weights after class one day and the weight didn't slot properly - it bounced off the rack and hit my hipbone, all 10lbs of it. Resulted in a very pretty, very purple bruise. Then of course, I went and did what any normal person with a massive bruise on their hip would do - I did some hula hooping at a party. What, you mean hula hooping on a bruise will make it hurt? What?

Klutziness is hereditary in my dad's side of the f...

2008-04-22T09:58:00.000-04:00

Klutziness is hereditary in my dad's side of the family, and girls seem to be even more prone to be tripping over a flat floor while just standing there. 'm not sure what is up with that. But I don't think I've ever caused a fire or been in as much pain as you have due to klutziness. The worst I've had was when I fell down a flight of stairs. Thirteen steps from top to bottom. I've been doing yoga, and what I've found is that not that it stops me from tripping and being clumsy, but that I'm more likely to catch myself or obtain less injury. I've already prevented a falling down the stairs episode, which I attribute to yoga.

Hilarious post.. and painful. Keep safe!

2008-04-22T08:59:00.000-04:00

Hilarious post.. and painful. Keep safe!

I trip over air. You are not alone.

2008-04-22T08:37:00.000-04:00

I trip over air. You are not alone.

Thanks, Crabby! I actually haven't fallen in at le...

2008-04-22T08:34:00.000-04:00

Thanks, Crabby! I actually haven't fallen in at least a week - although yesterday, I did jack my hip into metal drawer pull, resulting in a very pretty bruise. Oh, and I accidentally dropped my checkbook in a US Post Office mailbox on Friday while mailing two letters and had to call and eg for a mail carrier to come open it...but that's not as much klutzy as it is dumb.

I've got a serious case of schadenfreude right now...

2008-04-22T08:33:00.000-04:00

I've got a serious case of schadenfreude right now! I know it's not right to take such pleasure from someone else's pain but this was hilarious. "a poor man's Kimberly Stewart"!! Perfect.

I'm one of those people who always has bruises and never can remember where they come from! Thanks for the giggle (and the warning!) - I'm already knocking on wood:)

When I read this post, I had to marvel at how you ...

2008-04-22T06:37:00.000-04:00

When I read this post, I had to marvel at how you could make so much pain sound so humorous.

Ouch! Ow! Ow!

That really sucks.

I'm often klutzy, but so far (knock wood) I'm more likely to inflict property damage rather than personal injury. Lots of dropped cups, food stains on furniture, etc.

Though while trail running I've twice tripped over roots or rocks and gone flying--but if no one sees me I figure it doesn't count.

Hilarious post, and you even slipped some health info in there! The impact of stress and tight muscles sounds intuitive, but I didn't know about the research and will try to pay more attention when I'm stressed.

Thanks, Leslie! And be careful!