Acting my age

flying belgian · Jul 24, 2022

While baling today I stepped from wagon
hands free down to wagon tongue. I can no
longer let myself down slowly to the
tongue. My knee gives out and I drop fast.
Instead of landing flat on the tongue I
just landed on the heel of my boot which
caused me to tumble over and hit the
ground with my right shoulder. I can't
lift that arm away from my body at all.
The pain is terrible and shoulder and
upper arm black and blue.
I hope everything is okay. I took some
night time ibuprofen and am getting some
relief from the pain. Starting to get a
little tired and loopy so if this doesn't
make sense,,,,,

Gtidwell · Jul 24, 2022

I hope everything is ok and mends quickly. Have had some people ask me if I still broke horses. I tell them no. Then I add, when I was young I would hit the ground and bounce, now when I hit the ground, something breaks.

Southern Ray · Jul 24, 2022

Sorry to hear that. Hope you heal faster than I am.
I sat down on the ground to work on a task. I sat on the ground but my upper body was a little off center and backwards I went and landed on my left elbow.
It mashed the bursa in my shoulder. Very painful. This was in early April. Doctor gave me a steriod shot. It helped some.
I am now able to raise my arm but putting up tools is still slightly painful. Most of my stuff and tools are laying on tables.

wore out · Jul 24, 2022

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DWF · Jul 24, 2022

I was getting out of my Dump Truck while doing some maintenance to it on Memorial Day. I slipped and fell square on my back on to mostly gravel, but a couple of smaller fist size rocks too. I am just getting over it now. I didn't do anything to help it for a week and then went to the chiropractor. He worked on it and it helped and he said to come back in a week. About 3 days later I got stuck with the ZTurn mower, couldn't go ahead or back, I ended up yanking on it side ways to get it out which I did accomplish along with screwing my back up again. It doesn't help when you're 72 and a little bull headed.
DWF

SweetFeet · Jul 24, 2022

Maybe an x-ray is in order???

Thought I was just 'fine' for a several minutes after my fall on an icy sidewalk at work a few years ago.. that is, UNTIL the intense pain set in... some people present at the time, just insisted that I go for x-rays. Good thing that I did... my humerus was busted clean through - just below the shoulder joint (and the intense pain only came upon me, on the way for x-rays (adrenalin can mask A LOT of pain!).

Was NO fun at all, for quite a few months.

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flying belgian · Jul 24, 2022

A knob has formed on the front of that shoulder. About the size of a baseball. Does that tell me anything?

Janicholson · Jul 24, 2022

Have yourself driven to the emergency room pronto. A permanent disability is not a good thing!. Jim

fixerupper · Jul 24, 2022

Belgian I hope nothing is torn in there but maybe a trip to Mankato is in order just to be sure. If they don’t find anything bad maybe they can still give you a pain killer to take the edge off.

This post was edited by fixerupper on 07/29/2022 at 05:10 pm.

grizz02 · Jul 24, 2022

It tells you to go to the hosipital , dont want a blood clot and then a stroke

GermantownGreen · Jul 24, 2022

Good luck, and take care of yourself, like you, I dislike getting checked out. But you probably better be seen. GG

Tony in SD · Jul 24, 2022

You have the symptoms of a torn rotator cuff. Get it looked at sooner than later. More than 6 weeks it is very hard to fix. BTDT

Mike(NEOhio) · Jul 24, 2022

I agree with Tony. I tore up a shoulder playing touch football at 30 and never got it looked at. In my 60s it was far too late and needed a reverse replacement. No fun and it still hurts every day.

steve_in_mo · Jul 24, 2022

It means you need to go to the ER now.

Bruce(OR) · Jul 24, 2022

Your Weeble status has now been revoked.
Everyone knows that Weeebles wobble but they don't fall down.
You are now a defective Weeble and are now notified to turn in your Weeble Certification.

Congratulations on your new status as Old Geezer.

When you can no longer get onto the machine, you will then move to the Old Wheezer category.

SDE · Jul 24, 2022

My knee is stiff at night. It only take two steps to get it to loosen up again. I know that I should be doing physical therapy to get in better shape. I keep putting it off. It is a pay me now or pay me later situation. Unfortunately for you, you are paying now for not being in better shape.
Good Luck and I hope it all works out ok for you.

MarkB_MI · Jul 25, 2022

Get it checked out ASAP. If you can't lift your arm, it could be nerve damage.

valleview · Jul 25, 2022

It's time to see the Doctor. Hope you heal up fast with no long term problems.

Geo-TH,In · Jul 25, 2022

You see what happens when you fall off the wagon! lol

I stepped off my farmall mower deck, twisted angle on the deck and had a bad landing on my ankle. I couldn't walk on my ankle.

Took days to get better.

Years later I can still predict the weather..

Free medical advice, It will feel better when it stops hurting..

Get well soon.

jimg.allentown · Jul 25, 2022

I would say it is time to get it checked out. If it isn't serious, you will be relieved and you will heal. If it IS serious, you will be glad you got it checked out.

In either case, better to be safe than sorry.

tomturkey · Jul 25, 2022

Well, you may be the Flying Belgian, but you cannot fly. lol. Sorry for you fall, but sounds like a Doctors visit to get pain meds and get evaluated for broken, torn, damaged shoulder bones muscles and tendons. gobble

Geo-TH,In · Jul 25, 2022

By the time I could make an appointment to see a specialist, the pain would be long gone..

kencombs · Jul 25, 2022

Yep, the wait time for specialties is getting to be horrible. That's why emergency rooms are so overused, among other reasons. In the Belgian's case, I'd be heading there.

Papaw8 · Jul 25, 2022

Several years ago I was pulling some I beams off a flat bed truck. I had to yank on them to get them to slide. That night my right shoulder got very painful kept getting worse. Hurt bad to try to lift my arm any. I couldn't sleep much because of the pain. A lump the size of a walnut came up on top of the shoulder I couldn't even touch the lump without severe pain. I wore a sling to support my lower arm. I finally went to the bone and joint doctor. He gave me a steroid shot straight down in that lump. Worst pain I ever had. Had to have a man hold me down while he gave the shot. It started getting better in a couple days. May have been time to start getting better anyway without the shot? Took a long time to completely heal.

WNYBill · Jul 25, 2022

Get to an Emergency Room pronto, that's what they are for. If there is something wrong, they will get you into a specialist in short order. My cardiologist tells me that when we are traveling and have any problem, don't mess around with Urgent Care or trying to find a Doctor. Get to a hospital ER and they'll take care of you.

Old guys don't bend, we break!

BarnyardEngineering · Jul 25, 2022

If a couple ibuprofen is making you loopy, either your wife slipped you something a little more potent, or you're going into shock.

Of course this happened yesterday so hopefully he's sought out medical attention by now.

Leroy · Jul 26, 2022

Or torn tendens. Dismounting a tire I heard anf felt a pop. Thought was just pullerd muscel and was going to quirepractor for a couple of months did not get better and had appointment to see Dr. turns out the day of appointment I was in hospital getting 5 bypasses. After healed from heart I did finally get to see a different Dr. Heart was in Jube and finly got torn rotator cuff repaired the next Feb. See that emergency room yesterday, not today. not tomorrow. NOW MOVE AND GET TO THE HOSPITAL.

Rich'sToys · Jul 26, 2022

I see he's been posting here today. Hope that's a good sign!
How about it, Belgian? Give us an update!

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