Total Failure
I fell off my ladder today. I was working on the side of a house on the side of a hill. I had my step ladder on a fairly level piece of ground. Unfortunately some of that ground was soft. As I neared the top of the ladder, the front legs shifted onto the not so solid ground and proceeded to twist and sink. I was not ready for this, I didn't have a good hand hold and I was tossed off. Unfortunately because of the hillside it wasn't a simple little four foot fall. Instead I fell onto the terrace below, approximately six to eight feet below. This probably still would have been OK except for the for the fact that a gas meter currently occupied that space. I caught the gas meter with my lower back, just below the ribs on the right side.
The fall happened shortly after six this evening. I got one of my coworkers to come out and help me finish the job (the last thing that needed to be done was at the top of the ladder I just fell off). I drove my self to the ER around 7:30. I've only just now gotten home. The news from the ER is mostly good. It looks like I've only bruised my ribs (not broken thank god). There was only a microscopic amount of blood in my urine so the kidney is probably also only bruised. The fun part is the spasms that are running wild in my back. If I lean to the right or move anything on the right side of my body the muscles in my back lock into the worst charlie horse I've ever felt. Hopefully the Vicodin and flexoral will allow me to sleep tonight.
The fall happened shortly after six this evening. I got one of my coworkers to come out and help me finish the job (the last thing that needed to be done was at the top of the ladder I just fell off). I drove my self to the ER around 7:30. I've only just now gotten home. The news from the ER is mostly good. It looks like I've only bruised my ribs (not broken thank god). There was only a microscopic amount of blood in my urine so the kidney is probably also only bruised. The fun part is the spasms that are running wild in my back. If I lean to the right or move anything on the right side of my body the muscles in my back lock into the worst charlie horse I've ever felt. Hopefully the Vicodin and flexoral will allow me to sleep tonight.