Updated 12/14-evening: Bad fall, in ER...this be updated as I know moar

I had a bad fall tonight. I fear something broken, but in huge pain anyway.

Hit my knee on concrete.

I will update in comments as I can.

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Sunday, Dec 12, 2021 · 7:30:38 AM +00:00 · jtg

Being admitted...

Sunday, Dec 12, 2021 · 4:25:44 PM +00:00 · jtg

Gratuitous pootie picture

I have been admitted. I am in great pain. I am getting pain meds to some limited success. My pain is about 7/10 out of a max of 9/10.  X-rays show that fortunately nothing is broken, but there could be ligament and/or nerve damage.  I will be having an ultrasound later today and a visit from physical therapy. 

I did not sleep much last night. Every time I started to fall asleep I got suggest of pain that woke me up. 

More to come, watch this space.

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Sunday, Dec 12, 2021 · 6:25:20 PM +00:00 · jtg

I just saw the physical therapist. I stood by the edge of the bed for a bit. I was able to stand for a few minutes but not to walk. 

Rest….

He said that I will probably have to go to a “facility” after I’m discharged from the hospital given my condition and that I live alone.

I have not seen the doctor this morning yet.

I will have an ultrasound later. Given no broken bones, now the worst-case scenario would be torn ligaments which may require surgery and may or may not become a permanent disability. 

I did not sleep last night and I'm weak and dizzy.

Moar to come.

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Sunday, Dec 12, 2021 · 6:57:19 PM +00:00 · jtg

Going to ultrasound now…

Sunday, Dec 12, 2021 · 7:45:57 PM +00:00 · jtg

Breakfast

Back from ultrasound. It went smoothly. Hopefully, I will hear the results soonish.

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Sunday, Dec 12, 2021 · 8:23:53 PM +00:00 · jtg

Just threw up (into a barf bag, fortunately).

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Sunday, Dec 12, 2021 · 8:28:32 PM +00:00 · jtg

MY CRITTERS

To answer a question multiple people have asked, I have someone to check on my critters. A friend from my university daze lives nearby with her family. She has checked in on my critters in the past, like with the Kidney stones, the partial foot amputation, and the heart surgery. She is going to drop by to pick up the keys soon.

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Sunday, Dec 12, 2021 · 11:35:12 PM +00:00 · jtg

RESULTS OF ULTRASCAN

Lunch

I have a Hematoma on top of my knee,

Size:

10.7 cm x 3.1 cm x 11.3 cm, aka

4.2 in x 1.2 in x 4.5 in

The nurse said she has never seen a hematoma on top of a kneecap before. 

What happens next? They could drain it, or leave it along, or just watch it for now. I hope to hear from a doctor soon.

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Monday, Dec 13, 2021 · 12:59:13 AM +00:00 · jtg

ANOTHER PROBLEM-KIDNEYS

I have not urinated in over 24 hours.  A bladder ultrasound shows that I am not producing Urine. This may be due to dehydration, or I have a sudden onset of kidney failure. I can’t get a straight answer out of the medical staff what if anything they are going to do about it. An IV would put some fluids into me and settle the dehydration question, but my doctor is not answering his pages.  

Frustration.

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Monday, Dec 13, 2021 · 11:42:28 PM +00:00 · jtg

The kidney problem seems to be resolved with IV fluids. I got a couple of units of saline and I peed a bit, not much but some. they said I am very dehydrated, but at least it is not kidney failure.  

According to my doctor, the situation with my knee is a hematoma which is due to my taking blood thiners. The fall onto concrete caused a bunch of broken blood vessels to have filled the tissue over my kneecap with blood. The only option is to let the blood slowly drain away and be reasorbed, which could take several weeks. In the meantime it is very swollen and very painful, I have been on opioids but they make me nausius and dizzy and I am trying to endure without them. 

I will probably be discharged from the hospital and put into aq skilled nursing facility for my physical therapy and recovery. Since I live alone I can’t go back home as I can barely stand nor walk more than a few ifeet,

If it were up to me I would simply relax and rest but I have to worry about the critters.  

The critters are being fed by a friend of mine. However there is extreme weather here and warnings not to go out unless it is an emergency, so I hope she can go back tomorrow. 

The puppers were freaked out by her going inside, and the cats were in hiding except for Anubis in his cage.  

i doubt I can work this week. No work means no pay, so if you can contribute to my latest funding drive, I would be thankful.

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Tuesday, Dec 14, 2021 · 9:50:45 AM +00:00 · jtg

I got a call from one of the school district administrators Monday afternoon. She used to be the principal at a school I subbed at a lot. She was concerned about my fall. It sounded like more than an HR check-in. Apparently, news of my incident went through the district office as I am rather famous. She said that I am so reliable that she was worried about what it would take to get me to not come in.  

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Wednesday, Dec 15, 2021 · 1:31:00 AM +00:00 · jtg

This was not a good day. Extreme pain, and lack of medication. I can barely stand.  

I have barely slept in days. I have had little energy to post updates or acknowledge all the kind comments.

The nurses don’t seem to be very aware of my limitations. They don’t understand that I have been doing physical therapy with Dad in the past and know what to do, yet they order me to do things I can't do and get grumpy with me when I can't do what they command.

I was in. bed most of the day writhing in agony.

It will be at least two weeks before I can go home. Tomorrow I am going to a “skilled nursing facility.”  

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Sunday, Dec 19, 2021 · 11:06:41 PM +00:00 · jtg

My leg is still in agony. My body feels non-functional. The leg is slowly getting less swollen but I have a long way to go. Sleep is still fleeting and short and interrupted by either the need for checks, pills shots or smile surges of pain. I have very strange dreams, for example, I was dreaming about setting up a lesson plan to teach my classes from my bed using Google Classroom, Google Meet, Jameboard, and others   The nurses are finally getting used to dealing with someone of my size and not insisting “you. can do it” when I clearly cannot…

More Later.

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