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Beta Man · 02-25-2010, 08:07 PM

It's no big deal though, as I didn't hurt my kid..... if I had, I would feel like complete garbage......

I took my kid to the library for a "story time" where they read, songs etc..... he's just under 2 1/2 years old..... long story short, he got into a "mood" where he wanted to play in the play area, and have me read books to him, and he skipped the story time...... we then went to their toddler-computer room and he played some "Thomas" the train game on the computer (or had me click on stuff while he pointed to things etc.... )

Anyways, short-story getting longer...... I couldn't tear him away from the computers, so he was fighting me tooth and nail when I put his jacket back on him, and as I carried him out..... just a typical 2 year old tantrum I guess.......

So I'm walking out, and I have him kinda on my hip (didn't want him to walk in the parking lot, and he's too independent to hold my hand..... he's so grown up

) and he's struggling with me..... and that's when it happened...... I slipped on the packed down "Ice/Snow" in the parking lot as I was crossing the lane where the cars drive, and my feet went right out from underneath me.......

Immediate reaction (without really thinking about it) was to swing my free arm (left) around my son so I wouldn't drop him..... it worked.... I didn't drop him..... I landed on my right side/back kinda, and immediately jumped up to make sure my kid was o.k...... he didn't hit his head..... I was VERY THANKFUL...... he gave me a strange look, and said "WHAT ARE YOU DOING JOHN???" and sure enough he was completely fine..... never cried, just a little scared..... A couple walking into the library ran over and offered to call and ambulance.... to which I laughed, and said my kid was fine..... and they went on their way.....

Well... IMMEDIATELY I noticed my right elbow hurt like crazy.... got home, and noticed it was very tender, a little bruising (not bad) and that was it.... touching it hurt though..... that's all I noticed....

Well, this morning, I can barely lift my arm over my head.... it's not my elbow... it's my SHOULDER! It's amazing the things that have become painstaking..... like brushing my teeth.... I basically leave my right arm at my side as if it were dead.

I can't help but to think of the movie "Home Alone" when he pours water on the ground, and the bad-dudes slip and fall on the ice...... I must have looked that ridiculous..... My wife is going to give me an assessment when she gets home from work, but she told me it was obvious nothing is broken, so it's not the type of thing they'll be able to do anything for......

I wish I had a heat-pad

Batman1980 · 02-25-2010, 08:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Beta Man

It's no big deal though, as I didn't hurt my kid..... if I had, I would feel like complete garbage......

I took my kid to the library for a "story time" where they read, songs etc..... he's just under 2 1/2 years old..... long story short, he got into a "mood" where he wanted to play in the play area, and have me read books to him, and he skipped the story time...... we then went to their toddler-computer room and he played some "Thomas" the train game on the computer (or had me click on stuff while he pointed to things etc.... )

Anyways, short-story getting longer...... I couldn't tear him away from the computers, so he was fighting me tooth and nail when I put his jacket back on him, and as I carried him out..... just a typical 2 year old tantrum I guess.......

So I'm walking out, and I have him kinda on my hip (didn't want him to walk in the parking lot, and he's too independent to hold my hand..... he's so grown up

) and he's struggling with me..... and that's when it happened...... I slipped on the packed down "Ice/Snow" in the parking lot as I was crossing the lane where the cars drive, and my feet went right out from underneath me.......

Immediate reaction (without really thinking about it) was to swing my free arm (left) around my son so I wouldn't drop him..... it worked.... I didn't drop him..... I landed on my right side/back kinda, and immediately jumped up to make sure my kid was o.k...... he didn't hit his head..... I was VERY THANKFUL...... he gave me a strange look, and said "WHAT ARE YOU DOING JOHN???" and sure enough he was completely fine..... never cried, just a little scared..... A couple walking into the library ran over and offered to call and ambulance.... to which I laughed, and said my kid was fine..... and they went on their way.....

Well... IMMEDIATELY I noticed my right elbow hurt like crazy.... got home, and noticed it was very tender, a little bruising (not bad) and that was it.... touching it hurt though..... that's all I noticed....

Well, this morning, I can barely lift my arm over my head.... it's not my elbow... it's my SHOULDER! It's amazing the things that have become painstaking..... like brushing my teeth.... I basically leave my right arm at my side as if it were dead.

I can't help but to think of the movie "Home Alone" when he pours water on the ground, and the bad-dudes slip and fall on the ice...... I must have looked that ridiculous..... My wife is going to give me an assessment when she gets home from work, but she told me it was obvious nothing is broken, so it's not the type of thing they'll be able to do anything for......

I wish I had a heat-pad

Should've iced it right away dude, all you can really do for it now is rest and maybe a sling.

naturephoto1 · 02-25-2010, 08:13 PM

Hi John,

I am glad that the munchkin wasn't hurt. Hope that you will be OK with only minor bumps and bruises that heal quickly with little issue. I also hope that it will be little more than losing your pride.

Rich

Beta Man · 02-25-2010, 08:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by naturephoto1

Hi John,

I am glad that the munchkin wasn't hurt. Hope that you will be OK with only minor bumps and bruises that heal quickly with little issue. I also hope that it will be little more than losing your pride.

Rich

I lost that a long time ago

I'm sure it's nothing serious..... just pulled something pretty bad..... Yeah, my wife wanted me to ice the elbow when I got home, but told her it wasn't that bad....... man I'm too stubborn for my own good.... in retrospect, it wouldn't have helped my shoulder anyways (which I didn't have any pain in until the next morning..... )

My elbow feels better already.... the shoulder feels worse today, than the elbow felt immediately after it happened

I know all about "RICE" (Rest-Ice-Compression-Elevation) but knowing is apparently "Only" Half-the-battle....... G.I. Joe didn't tell me about the fine print

MrFattBill · 02-25-2010, 08:21 PM

Glad no one was seriously hurt. I slipped coming into work this morning, almost took a header through the glass door

I have ice packs in the freezer and a heating pad in the linen closet for when either of us take a spill...wow that makes me sound old

The ice pack was my best friend after I royally burned my hand on the snow blower exhaust last year.

Bill

inlayterms · 02-25-2010, 08:31 PM

You should have that checked out. A similar thing happened to me a few years ago, and I couldn't bend my elbow. I thought it was just a bruise, but it turned out it was a hairline fracture. I suggest some x-rays.

LeAnn · 02-25-2010, 08:31 PM

WOW! I am glad you are ok, and have someone to tend to you! You guys are all so stubborn!

Great parental instinct though in protecting your boy!!!

Lord_Stewie · 02-25-2010, 09:02 PM

Good thing your kid is okay. Sure you got hurt but you wouldn't mind taking the hurt for your kid. A couple days and you will be good as new.

GORT · 02-25-2010, 11:18 PM

Glad you and your son are ok beta

Steve · 02-26-2010, 01:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by inlayterms

You should have that checked out. A similar thing happened to me a few years ago, and I couldn't bend my elbow. I thought it was just a bruise, but it turned out it was a hairline fracture. I suggest some x-rays.

I have to agree. Beta I'm really glad your son is Ok and that you're not hurt any worse than you are, but I suggest you have your arm and shoulder looked at just to be on the safe side. Fractures aren't always so obvious. Even if nothing is fractured (which would be great) you may still have an injury that warrants some kind of special treatment and/or prescription pain killers.

Lord_Stewie · 02-26-2010, 01:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steve

I have to agree. Beta I'm really glad your son is Ok and that you're not hurt any worse than you are, but I suggest you have your arm and shoulder looked at just to be on the safe side. Fractures aren't always so obvious. Even if nothing is fractured (which would be great) you may still have an injury that warrants prescription pain killers.

True, I agree with you that he should have his arm and shoulder checked. Just to be safe.

toef · 02-26-2010, 01:57 AM

I hurt myself the other day too. I was cleaning up a spill on the floor, and used some Orange Glo wood cleaner (since it was a wooden floor).

That stuff is pretty oily, and after rubbing it down with a few towels, I finally just left it alone.

Skip ahead later in the day, and I had completely forgotten that I'd recently cleaned that area of the floor. Combine that with me wearing a fresh pair of socks, and as I spun the corner out of the room, my feet flew out in front of me, and we had a man down situation in my hallway.

~~~~~

Not to laugh at Beta's situation, but I find it funny that his son calls him by name.

OrlandoEastwood · 02-26-2010, 06:09 AM

I had a similar accident in the rain when I was living in Hawaii. I bought a bunch of reproduction posters at Suncoast and it started to pour rain and it turned cats and dogs bad real fast. So, one of the reproduction posters, Half Baked, was ripped at the bottom of the plastic wrapping. I was trying to cover it by wrapping my arm around the cardboard area. And I didn't see the pothole in the road and as I stepped out, I go flying in the air. The poster got water damage from the ripped plastic area landing in the rain filled pothole. I was pissed and my ass was killing me at the same time.

Porkchop Express · 02-26-2010, 11:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Beta Man

I lost that a long time ago

I'm sure it's nothing serious..... just pulled something pretty bad..... Yeah, my wife wanted me to ice the elbow when I got home, but told her it wasn't that bad....... man I'm too stubborn for my own good.... in retrospect, it wouldn't have helped my shoulder anyways (which I didn't have any pain in until the next morning..... )

My elbow feels better already.... the shoulder feels worse today, than the elbow felt immediately after it happened

I know all about "RICE" (Rest-Ice-Compression-Elevation) but knowing is apparently "Only" Half-the-battle....... G.I. Joe didn't tell me about the fine print

Take Motrin 400-600mg around the clock today. That will help with the inflamation, and continue with "RICE".

SDon1969 · 02-26-2010, 12:21 PM

The last guy I saw slip on the ice/snow and had his feet go out from under him broke his tailbone. Now, I've broken my tailbone before and it is agonizing. There isn't anything they can really do for that except give you an inflatable donut to sit on. But the last thing you want to do is sit down, for weeks!

Although the shoulder pain would also be awful - good luck on a speedy recovery, glad your kid was unscathed!

Beta Man · 02-26-2010, 02:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by toefer

~~~~~

Not to laugh at Beta's situation, but I find it funny that his son calls him by name.

And my name isn't even "John" (just kidding

)

My wife doesn't think it's very funny..... I don't mind it.... and I certainly have failed at trying to break him of it! Nothing better than hearing him on the monitor waking up from a nap saying "John!!!! Where Are you???" or "Hey John! What's going on?"

No matter how much I try to explain it, I can't do it justice, but my son sometimes talks in a very low tone of voice (intentionally) when he says stuff like "Hey Guys" and it's SO FUNNY..... everyone thinks he's a riot! Olek is gonna charm the pants off his share of women one day

Quote:

Originally Posted by Porkchop Express

Take Motrin 400-600mg around the clock today. That will help with the inflamation, and continue with "RICE".

I took 600 MG Motrin that my wife had left over from after having our daughter..... I took 2 and it did nothing..... I got some Vicodin, and that seems to be doing the trick.....

My wife's assessment was "looks a little swollen" They can't tell you anything without X-rays...... I wouldn't say it's worse than yesterday, but "No-Better" (well, better in the sense that I'm full of Vicodin's)

Porkchop Express · 02-26-2010, 02:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Beta Man

My wife doesn't think it's very funny..... I don't mind it.... and I certainly have failed at trying to break him of it!

I took 600 MG Motrin that my wife had left over from after having our daughter..... I took 2 and it did nothing..... I got some Vicodin, and that seems to be doing the trick.....

My wife's assessment was "looks a little swollen" They can't tell you anything without X-rays...... I wouldn't say it's worse than yesterday, but "No-Better" (well, better in the sense that I'm full of Vicodin's)

Still take a few motrin though, Vicodin only helps with pain. It won't reduce swelling or inflamation. Make sure you have some food in your stomach, both drugs can have a bad effect on your stomach

mikejet · 02-26-2010, 02:09 PM

Something opposite happened when I was a kid. My dad took us all fishing at a nearby lake and there was a steep hill to go down to the water. My mom warned him to take it slow and carry my brother and I separately down to the water. Of course he takes both of us.

So we are going down and it's really steep and then my dad slips and we go flying and my brother hits face first into a rock.

We go to the local hospital and get the his face bandaged up and my mom was sooo mad.

Here's the funny part, I've told that story for YEARS to so many people, and then one day we were all together and I finish the story and my brother blurts out "You do know it was you that hit that rock?" I'm so

and my parents confirm it.

Boy I must have hit that rock hard.

Sussudio · 02-26-2010, 02:42 PM

Wow, Beta...glad you guys are alright....sounds like a very nasty fall. Are you going in for x-rays (I saw you mention it above but didn't know if that was what you were implying)?

SquidPuppet · 02-26-2010, 06:53 PM

Glad you are both OK.

Rules for walking on ice.

Dont carry the child, the fall is too far. His fall from his own feet is a much shorter one.

Do NOT walk with your hands in your pockets, as you may need them to break your fall. Dont ask me how I know.

02-25-2010, 08:07 PM	#1
Beta Man Moderator Top contributor Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Juuuuuuuust A Bit Outside.... Home Theater Gallery:4 Blu-ray collection:268 Blu-ray reviews: 18 Trading Score:25	for your amusement, I present..... "I hurt myself" It's no big deal though, as I didn't hurt my kid..... if I had, I would feel like complete garbage...... I took my kid to the library for a "story time" where they read, songs etc..... he's just under 2 1/2 years old..... long story short, he got into a "mood" where he wanted to play in the play area, and have me read books to him, and he skipped the story time...... we then went to their toddler-computer room and he played some "Thomas" the train game on the computer (or had me click on stuff while he pointed to things etc.... ) Anyways, short-story getting longer...... I couldn't tear him away from the computers, so he was fighting me tooth and nail when I put his jacket back on him, and as I carried him out..... just a typical 2 year old tantrum I guess....... So I'm walking out, and I have him kinda on my hip (didn't want him to walk in the parking lot, and he's too independent to hold my hand..... he's so grown up ) and he's struggling with me..... and that's when it happened...... I slipped on the packed down "Ice/Snow" in the parking lot as I was crossing the lane where the cars drive, and my feet went right out from underneath me....... Immediate reaction (without really thinking about it) was to swing my free arm (left) around my son so I wouldn't drop him..... it worked.... I didn't drop him..... I landed on my right side/back kinda, and immediately jumped up to make sure my kid was o.k...... he didn't hit his head..... I was VERY THANKFUL...... he gave me a strange look, and said "WHAT ARE YOU DOING JOHN???" and sure enough he was completely fine..... never cried, just a little scared..... A couple walking into the library ran over and offered to call and ambulance.... to which I laughed, and said my kid was fine..... and they went on their way..... Well... IMMEDIATELY I noticed my right elbow hurt like crazy.... got home, and noticed it was very tender, a little bruising (not bad) and that was it.... touching it hurt though..... that's all I noticed.... Well, this morning, I can barely lift my arm over my head.... it's not my elbow... it's my SHOULDER! It's amazing the things that have become painstaking..... like brushing my teeth.... I basically leave my right arm at my side as if it were dead. I can't help but to think of the movie "Home Alone" when he pours water on the ground, and the bad-dudes slip and fall on the ice...... I must have looked that ridiculous..... My wife is going to give me an assessment when she gets home from work, but she told me it was obvious nothing is broken, so it's not the type of thing they'll be able to do anything for...... I wish I had a heat-pad

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02-25-2010, 08:13 PM	#3
naturephoto1 Blu-ray Ninja Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Oct 2008 Location:Breinigsville, PA Home Theater Gallery:260 4K collection:21 Blu-ray collection:263	Hi John, I am glad that the munchkin wasn't hurt. Hope that you will be OK with only minor bumps and bruises that heal quickly with little issue. I also hope that it will be little more than losing your pride. Rich

02-25-2010, 08:21 PM	#5
MrFattBill Blu-ray Ninja Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Aug 2009 Location:jO-hio Home Theater Gallery:206 Blu-ray collection:578 Trading Score:5	Glad no one was seriously hurt. I slipped coming into work this morning, almost took a header through the glass door I have ice packs in the freezer and a heating pad in the linen closet for when either of us take a spill...wow that makes me sound old The ice pack was my best friend after I royally burned my hand on the snow blower exhaust last year. Bill

02-25-2010, 08:31 PM	#6
inlayterms Senior Member Member since:May 2009 Location:Toronto, ON Canada	You should have that checked out. A similar thing happened to me a few years ago, and I couldn't bend my elbow. I thought it was just a bruise, but it turned out it was a hairline fracture. I suggest some x-rays.

02-25-2010, 08:31 PM	#7
LeAnn Blu-ray Samurai Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Aug 2009 Home Theater Gallery:48 Blu-ray collection:303 Trading Score:9	WOW! I am glad you are ok, and have someone to tend to you! You guys are all so stubborn! Great parental instinct though in protecting your boy!!!

02-25-2010, 09:02 PM	#8
Lord_Stewie Blu-ray Baron Member since:May 2007 Blu-ray collection:396 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:1	Good thing your kid is okay. Sure you got hurt but you wouldn't mind taking the hurt for your kid. A couple days and you will be good as new.

02-25-2010, 11:18 PM	#9
GORT Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Nov 2007 Location:Reducing Your Planet To A Burned Out Cinder Blu-ray collection:295	Glad you and your son are ok beta

02-26-2010, 01:57 AM	#12
toef Blu-ray Champion Member since:May 2008 Location:Isla Nublar 4K collection:229 Blu-ray collection:545 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:4	I hurt myself the other day too. I was cleaning up a spill on the floor, and used some Orange Glo wood cleaner (since it was a wooden floor). That stuff is pretty oily, and after rubbing it down with a few towels, I finally just left it alone. Skip ahead later in the day, and I had completely forgotten that I'd recently cleaned that area of the floor. Combine that with me wearing a fresh pair of socks, and as I spun the corner out of the room, my feet flew out in front of me, and we had a man down situation in my hallway. ~~~~~ Not to laugh at Beta's situation, but I find it funny that his son calls him by name.

02-26-2010, 06:09 AM	#13
OrlandoEastwood Blu-ray Champion Top contributor Member since:Jun 2008 Location:R-Point Blu-ray reviews:86 Trading Score:24	I had a similar accident in the rain when I was living in Hawaii. I bought a bunch of reproduction posters at Suncoast and it started to pour rain and it turned cats and dogs bad real fast. So, one of the reproduction posters, Half Baked, was ripped at the bottom of the plastic wrapping. I was trying to cover it by wrapping my arm around the cardboard area. And I didn't see the pothole in the road and as I stepped out, I go flying in the air. The poster got water damage from the ripped plastic area landing in the rain filled pothole. I was pissed and my ass was killing me at the same time.

02-26-2010, 12:21 PM	#15
SDon1969 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Massachusetts Home Theater Gallery:32 Blu-ray collection:745 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:1	The last guy I saw slip on the ice/snow and had his feet go out from under him broke his tailbone. Now, I've broken my tailbone before and it is agonizing. There isn't anything they can really do for that except give you an inflatable donut to sit on. But the last thing you want to do is sit down, for weeks! Although the shoulder pain would also be awful - good luck on a speedy recovery, glad your kid was unscathed!

02-26-2010, 02:09 PM	#18
mikejet Banned Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Los Angeles, CA Blu-ray reviews:5 Trading Score:29	Something opposite happened when I was a kid. My dad took us all fishing at a nearby lake and there was a steep hill to go down to the water. My mom warned him to take it slow and carry my brother and I separately down to the water. Of course he takes both of us. So we are going down and it's really steep and then my dad slips and we go flying and my brother hits face first into a rock. We go to the local hospital and get the his face bandaged up and my mom was sooo mad. Here's the funny part, I've told that story for YEARS to so many people, and then one day we were all together and I finish the story and my brother blurts out "You do know it was you that hit that rock?" I'm so and my parents confirm it. Boy I must have hit that rock hard.

02-26-2010, 02:42 PM	#19
Sussudio Blu-ray Champion Member since:Sep 2008 Blu-ray collection:1 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:11	Wow, Beta...glad you guys are alright....sounds like a very nasty fall. Are you going in for x-rays (I saw you mention it above but didn't know if that was what you were implying)?

02-26-2010, 06:53 PM	#20
SquidPuppet Blu-ray Duke Top contributor Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Club Loop Blu-ray collection:277 Blu-ray reviews:27	Glad you are both OK. Rules for walking on ice. Dont carry the child, the fall is too far. His fall from his own feet is a much shorter one. Do NOT walk with your hands in your pockets, as you may need them to break your fall. Dont ask me how I know.

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