*hugs* This reminds me of the fall that elisem posted about a couple of days ago.
I get embarrassed when I do something to hurt myself, too. But when I hear how someone has had a fall or such, I think it's just wrong to be embarrassed! It was so not your fault!
Oh wow, that sounds hideous. I'm glad you are mostly uninjured.
I have had similar "getting stuck in places" experiences since starting to use an electric wheelchair myself, but it isn't so bad since the on/off switch is right next to the joystick and I can get out if necessary. It's still embarrassing though. I'm sure people think I must be an idiot for not being able to drive my own wheelchair - but it's a nasty, cheap piece of crap with an enormous turning circle!
Try not to worry too much about the intense embarrassment - you probably aren't going to see any of the other people in the restaurant again. And I'm sure they all got a good story out of it!
To be fair, this isn't my country's healthcare system at fault. More that having chronic fatigue, I don't know for certain whether I will need the wheelchair forever. If I knew that I did, I could have an assessment and eventually get a voucher to spend on a decent wheelchair.
As it is, I bought a piece of crap from eBay for £200 - since it would pay for itself in 3 weeks compared to the price of renting a wheelchair.
I *am* less ill than I was, which is good - I can actually walk around at College, and entertain the thought that I might be well enough not to need the wheelchair for everyday life in 6 months or so. However, one of my friends who was diagnosed at the same time as me is now so ill she can only sit up for 10 minutes at a time, and then has to spend 4 hours resting. The unfair thing as far as I'm concerned is how come two people can have exactly the same diagnosis, and one gets better while the other gets much worse.
I can so visualize it OMG I think if it happened to me I would have panicked! Glad you didn't get too banged up and that you happen to have women in your life that know how to throw their weight around. BIG HUGS!
I hate those tall counters myself being as short and fat as I am there is no way I can get into those tall stools. The last time I had to deal with them was when I went into a new place to order pizza. The only seating they had were tall stools. I ended up telling them I was going to go sit in my car. Which was right in front. They felt so bad that they delivered my pizza to my car, gave me some discount coupons and gave me a free two liter of soda.
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I get embarrassed when I do something to hurt myself, too. But when I hear how someone has had a fall or such, I think it's just wrong to be embarrassed! It was so not your fault!
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I have had similar "getting stuck in places" experiences since starting to use an electric wheelchair myself, but it isn't so bad since the on/off switch is right next to the joystick and I can get out if necessary. It's still embarrassing though. I'm sure people think I must be an idiot for not being able to drive my own wheelchair - but it's a nasty, cheap piece of crap with an enormous turning circle!
Try not to worry too much about the intense embarrassment - you probably aren't going to see any of the other people in the restaurant again. And I'm sure they all got a good story out of it!
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As it is, I bought a piece of crap from eBay for £200 - since it would pay for itself in 3 weeks compared to the price of renting a wheelchair.
I *am* less ill than I was, which is good - I can actually walk around at College, and entertain the thought that I might be well enough not to need the wheelchair for everyday life in 6 months or so. However, one of my friends who was diagnosed at the same time as me is now so ill she can only sit up for 10 minutes at a time, and then has to spend 4 hours resting. The unfair thing as far as I'm concerned is how come two people can have exactly the same diagnosis, and one gets better while the other gets much worse.
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I hate those tall counters myself being as short and fat as I am there is no way I can get into those tall stools. The last time I had to deal with them was when I went into a new place to order pizza. The only seating they had were tall stools. I ended up telling them I was going to go sit in my car. Which was right in front. They felt so bad that they delivered my pizza to my car, gave me some discount coupons and gave me a free two liter of soda.
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