SiouzQ.
3-8-13, 11:08am
I am ordered off work until Tuesday because I slipped on some ice yesterday during my break (stupid me, yes, I was smoking at the smoker's picnic table) and landed so hard on my back that I saw the proverbial stars...the smoker's table is out in the back parking lot up a little incline that has gotten severely icy over the winter. We have all been trying to be very cautious in negotiating our way up and down this tiny hill; I was picking my way down in order to get back into the store and right as I thought I was home free down the last little bit, suddenly BOOM! down I went, feet flying out from under me and landed flat on my back with my arms wrenched backwards in a misguided effort to save myself.
This was witnessed by one of the store assistant team leaders - he managed to help me up without going down himself. I tried to laugh and shake it off, and went back in to resume my work on my shift but within an hour it was apparent that yes, I really did hurt myself and I was sent to an urgent care facility. Nothing is broken but the severe muscle strain and wrenching and the point of impact on my right hip is pretty bad. I was sent home with some strong Ibuprofin and muscle relaxers and ordered to rest for the next few days.
What a wake-up call, in a way. The last few weeks has been pretty hard on me with the sleep issues and all; ironically, yesterday when I went in for the 6am shift I finally felt pretty good and fairly well-rested and ready to get to work! It's just one of those things that happens (well, it wouldn't have happened if I had stuck to my no-smoking program, like I've been trying to all these weeks), but what's done is done.
I'll move on and in the meantime, I CAN catch up on all of that much-needed sleep and be better than I was. At least I didn't break anything. One bothersome point is that the accident didn't happen on WF property (as I have been told) and is not covered under worker's comp. I will be unpaid for these 5 days I am off because I am electing to not use any of the paid time off I have acrued because I want to save it for my vacation this summer. But thanks to my frugal ways, large emergency fund, and having a roommate again, this little time-off blip won't seriously hurt my finances at all. I am going to try to make the most of it somehow, even though this morning it feels like I fell off a 30 foot cliff landing flat on my back and can hardly move! But it is a little better than yesterday, in that I can at least pick up my right leg when I shuffle myself around the house. Lifting my arms is another matter, though :( I think it is time for a nice hot bath, some more pain killers, and then a nice lie down. I have been trying to get up periodically so as not to stiffen up too badly.
In the scope of what others are dealing with, this is pretty minor and manageable!
This was witnessed by one of the store assistant team leaders - he managed to help me up without going down himself. I tried to laugh and shake it off, and went back in to resume my work on my shift but within an hour it was apparent that yes, I really did hurt myself and I was sent to an urgent care facility. Nothing is broken but the severe muscle strain and wrenching and the point of impact on my right hip is pretty bad. I was sent home with some strong Ibuprofin and muscle relaxers and ordered to rest for the next few days.
What a wake-up call, in a way. The last few weeks has been pretty hard on me with the sleep issues and all; ironically, yesterday when I went in for the 6am shift I finally felt pretty good and fairly well-rested and ready to get to work! It's just one of those things that happens (well, it wouldn't have happened if I had stuck to my no-smoking program, like I've been trying to all these weeks), but what's done is done.
I'll move on and in the meantime, I CAN catch up on all of that much-needed sleep and be better than I was. At least I didn't break anything. One bothersome point is that the accident didn't happen on WF property (as I have been told) and is not covered under worker's comp. I will be unpaid for these 5 days I am off because I am electing to not use any of the paid time off I have acrued because I want to save it for my vacation this summer. But thanks to my frugal ways, large emergency fund, and having a roommate again, this little time-off blip won't seriously hurt my finances at all. I am going to try to make the most of it somehow, even though this morning it feels like I fell off a 30 foot cliff landing flat on my back and can hardly move! But it is a little better than yesterday, in that I can at least pick up my right leg when I shuffle myself around the house. Lifting my arms is another matter, though :( I think it is time for a nice hot bath, some more pain killers, and then a nice lie down. I have been trying to get up periodically so as not to stiffen up too badly.
In the scope of what others are dealing with, this is pretty minor and manageable!