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Needless to say, I was bleeding like a stuck pig. I staggered to the front of the office (leaving a nice red trail) and my co workers (the CEO and my manager) reacted pretty swiftly. The CEO shoved a balled up towel under my arm and my manager called the ambulance. Oddly enough I wasn't in much pain, so I was able to chat with them while I noticed that I had more than enough iron in my diet... The paramedics came and, while I was bleeding a whole lot, said they didn't need to take me in the ambulance. My CEO gave me a ride and on the way told me I wouldn't have to pay for anything, the company's insurance would take care of it. (He's really kewl, this guy!) My manager called my mom and girlfriend, and by the time I got to the ER my girlfriend was on the way. She got to the ER just as I was walking out of XRay. The left leg of my shorts was covered with blood, so she kinda tripped out, but I assured her I was OK. So then we waited...I fell at about 7am, got to the ER 30 minutes later, and didn't see a doctor for SEVEN FUCKING HOURS. Blah. But, once the doc came, it was pretty quick going. He gave me a local anesthetic, dug around in me to get the bits of t-shirt and chair leg, and patched me up with a gazillion stitches. I was damn lucky. If the chair had hit me a few inches further in it could have hit my lungs or heart. As it is I got away with a sore back and a ton of stitches. Believe it or not, I'm back at work today. Though I'm not waving "hi" to anyone with my left arm. :) |
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I am glad you came out mostly OK. |
i was coming down my front steps a couple weeks ago and the bottom step broke right off, pitching me ungraciously on my assissus, and refracturing my left pinky metacarpal, which i had broken the first time years ago while punching a door i had thought was hollow core. then there was the time last thanksgiving that i suffered hip trauma by walking on stilts that experienced acute gusset failure. what kind of numbskull gussets a stilt footpeg with a staple gun? sure, it was for his 80 lb kid and not a nearly 300 lb grown man but there's no excuse for under-engineering a kid's toy, motherfuck. live and learn. next time, use an osha certified platform, big fella. that sounds entirely gnarly. |
She was standing on a ladder at the time. These things can happen no matter what you stand on, but it's a lot healthier to stand on a ladder or a platform (as dave. says) to reach up there. I nearly have a heart attack every time I see my manager stand on a TV box. Glad you're ok (so to speak). What would the world do without Antigone? |
Let them eat cake. Thanks for the kind words, ya'll. Yeah, no platforms for me. In fact, I'm not allowed in the warehouse at all now without an escort. :) The human body is so frail. |
I'm glad it didn't hurt too much. |
My girlfriend was funny. She stayed with me the whole day. When the doc started stitching me up, she'd say, "God, that's disgusting" about every minute. She kept watching, though, usually about a foot from my open wound. :P |
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the human body is so delicate, you're so right. that's been a theme lately in my yoga practice. honoring the frailty of the body, rather than its strength. another thing i've been tripping out over is the fact that, after you die, before rigor mortis sets in, your body becomes easily and completely pliable and bendable into contortionist and pretzel-like shapes. what is it about breathing vs. not breathing that causes the body to not be able to do that? and does that mean that the practice of yoga is as much about moving toward death as it is about moving toward life? anyway. Antigone: i'm sorry about your accident but hell i'm glad you're okay! |
I'll see if I can find a link to the article. |
Here's an excerpt -- ******** The American approach to flexibility has failed because it starts with the assumption that muscles and connective tissues need to be physically stretched. Other myths snowball from there. Your muscles have plenty of length to allow you to do the splits, for instance. As long as you have healthy joins, it is only your own tension that is preventing you from going down all the way. Having a hard time buying it? Try this test. Can you extend one leg to the side at a 90 degree angle? Your leg that is up on the table is now in the position for a side split. Now listen to this; no muscles run from one leg to the other. That means you should be able to bring the other leg out at the same angle and do a split without stretching a thing. So why can't you? Your body feels funny about having your legs at an angle they have never been at before. You have to reeducate your nervous system into believing it is safe. Only then will it allow your muscles to relax into the new position. Beyond Stretching will teach you how to develop extreme flexibility by tricking the muscle into relaxing and picking up the slack. *************** His book is Beyond Stretching. (I misremembered -- he doesn't claim to teach you how to do a full straddle in the first try...more like after 3-6 months). |
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wow, that is so cool, thanks Spider! i'm definitely going to read that book. |
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gymnasts are the ultimate atheletes. they are the perfect combination of strength, balance, flexibility, endurance, and agility. |
Acouple of weeks ago I was putting in some cloths lines in the basement - using a power drill to drive the screws into the floor joists. It slipped and the screw driver bit cought in my tee shirt and undershirt. It came within 1/4 inch of my arm pit before it stopped. You just reminded me how lucky I've been in some situations. Good luck to you. And, heal fast. |
I was getting out of my car in a gas station parking lot. I was half out of the driver's side when a pickup truck started backing towards me at high speed. Some guys in the truck bed were yelling at the driver, but he wasn't stopping. I didn't react fast enough, and was only able to get my arms up, not my legs. The truck stopped about 18 inches from crushing my legs between my car and the truck bumper. My hands were on the tail gate when the truck stopped. I reacted about the same then as I did this time. No great suprise. I just knew it wasn't my time to go. |
I thought for sure you were leading up to saying you got electrocuted, which would've sucked too. Glad you're ok. |
I'm no good at being shocked and asking if someones OK. |
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