So NOW it hurts

[rolanni]

I walked into the business end of a beam yesterday. Whacked my head hard enough to raise stars and knock me to my knees. After the initial omiGHODthathurt I forgot about it -- no headache, no blood, no bruising on the bad knee (it had to be the bad knee I hit hardest, right?). The worst of it seemed to be that I'd oiled the knees of a perfectly good pair of jeans and scared the hell out of Steve.

Today, I woke to find that the bad knee is swollen and starting to turn Interesting Colors. And as the day wears on, my shoulder and back are joining in the general chorus of "Hey, did we get hit with a hammer or something?" Sigh.

We're back from Galactic Headquarters, obviously. It looks like I'm going to be dividing the subscriber database into chunks of, oh 24 entries apiece, since the new postage program prints dated postage that must be used that day. Steve will be doing the bulk of the mailing himself, and he can always serially print chunks of 24, if things are going speedily.

In the meantime, I have a few updated addresses to enter into the subscriber database, and some Saltation orders to enter before I get with the bookkeeping and the splitting up of databases.

Mozart is asleep on the bed, clever fellow that he is...

Comments

[kalimeg.livejournal.com]

Sorry it hurts. I hope you are taking something to dull the pain. And I hope it goes away quickly. I finally took to using arnica gel I hit so many places.

Hate when that happens!

[redpimpernel.livejournal.com]

So sorry about the injuries. I hate it when stuff jumps attacks me out of nowhere. Especially when it involves mission critical body parts like the head or knees.

Ice & warm kitties are your friends!

[grassrose.livejournal.com]

Ow :o(
It's hell, having girly knees on a man-sized frame. Been there, still there. Every now and then, they like to remind me of exactly how much I depend on them... like when I'm climbing to my office on the second floor.

I haven't had to use the freight elevator yet (knock wood). There's something a little embarrassing about the thought of using the freight elevator to get to the second floor in a building full of young immortals (military students in their late teens to early 20's). Especially as a retired NCO.

I haven't had any crashes or thumps to make my knees this way - I've just done the mandatory runs and exercise for 20 years, then hauled around too much weight for the last five.

I hope yours feel better really soon!

[jl-johnson.livejournal.com]

When I fell last fall, my knee and back decided a few days later that they had gone for the ride also.

Aparently, delayed body reaction is normal. I sympathize with you.

I wish you a speedy recovery.