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Falling Over Watch - have you got falling over?

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Dvorak Feb 2023 10:02pm, 4 Feb 2023 26,602 posts	Quote Pin Dvorak I had today. Parkrun, pretty mediocre run-walk (which was ok as I've had a chest infection) then bam! Doon like a sack of tatties. Rocky bit of trail, caught my foot. Landed on my side and rolled onto my back. Aside from banging my head lightly on a rock, thought I'd largely got away with it. Not so fast. When the scanner asked if I was hurt, I said I'd find out in a couple of hours. Grazed shoulder, bit uncomfortable, non-troubling lump on head. But my ribs. Caught the bottom lhs of the ribcage, and every time I move, I'm squealing. Ach weel. I'm administering analgesics - by which I mean booze - and anticipating an uncomfortable night.
chunkywizard Feb 2023 10:07pm, 4 Feb 2023 15,872 posts	Quote Pin chunkywizard Ouch, nasty! Get well soon
Dvorak Feb 2023 10:45pm, 4 Feb 2023 26,603 posts	Quote Pin Dvorak Cheers. Post recycled into blog fetcheveryone.com/blog/5988/2023/2/462409 Might as well get something out of it
Drell Apr 2023 1:14pm, 23 Apr 2023 2,589 posts	Quote Pin Drell I had an unscheduled rapid prostration on my run this morning. Grazed knee, elbow and thigh and some spectacular bruises on the way, I'm guessing.
Ocelot Spleens Apr 2023 3:36pm, 23 Apr 2023 37,011 posts	Quote Pin Ocelot Spleens Spurs. They fall over.
chunkywizard Apr 2023 5:18pm, 23 Apr 2023 16,241 posts	Quote Pin chunkywizard ouch Drell, hope it's nothing too serious
57.5 Degrees of Pain Jun 2023 12:34am, 6 Jun 2023 13,005 posts	Quote Pin 57.5 Degrees of Pain I've had a few episodes of falling over with the usual bruised knees, forearms, hands etc. I've once damaged my shoulder enough to need a steroid injection and physio rehab. But I've never tripped while using my phone to navigate the best way home on a run and tried to embed it in my eye... Luckily there seems t be no permanent harm, just a lot of funny looks.
alpenrose Jun 2023 7:58am, 6 Jun 2023 59,804 posts	Quote Pin alpenrose Ouch!
Ness Jun 2023 10:04am, 6 Jun 2023 31,537 posts	Quote Pin Ness 😲
quimby Mar 2024 7:15am, 24 Mar 2024 6,517 posts	Quote Pin quimby Went down hard this morning at the furthest point from home (of course). I seem to have managed to hit the floor with as many bits of my body as possible. Head torch (thankfully that hit the floor and not my nose), hands, elbows and knees. Left knee took the worst hit, a gash that looked a bit deep at the time, it was bleeding a fair bit. My Garmin has a bit of chobbling around the bezel, but the screen is fine. The incident detection thingy went off; I managed to cancel it. Had to run back because it was too cold to walk and there would have been no rescue at that time of the morning (I phoned anyway just in case, but no.) Back home now, with various swelling bits, have taped my knee shut and am going to ice both knees. Not looking forward to it all stiffening up, but at least nothing appears to be broken. Off to see if I can find something to sand the rough edge on my Garmin now. Will sandpaper work on titanium I wonder?