Guest guest Posted January 6, 2008 Report Share Posted January 6, 2008 Hell gail....I hope you heal quickly & feel better soon. Kirk > > Hey, Still's friends, just had to let you know about my day. Just got > back from the ER and am suffering from a broken rib. All this because I was > cleaning my bathtub and reached to get a towel and landed, full body weight, > on the rim. Add to that fact that I have been suffering from a bad cold > since Christmas Day, had to go on a antibiotic, and am still coughing. For > those of you who've never broken a rib, coughing hurts! Apparently they > don't do anything but treat the pain, they did make sure nothing was poking. > My CBC was high over 17,000 but it's been high. They told me to check in > with my RD in a few days to make sure. > > Thank goodness my son was home when this happened. I woke him up from a > dead sleep, crying and screaming in pain. He was very calm (he's 20) and > immediately took charge. He has grown up so much... he is leaving January > 16th for Army Basic Training and I will miss him greatly! Then, when we got > home, he asked if I was okay for a few minutes. I asked him what he was > going to do and he said, " I am going to go fill in those two holes in the > driveway. " Okay. Wow. I didn't even have to ask! > > I have been keeping up with everyone but have really felt too sick to > respond to much. Sorry about that. I am hoping I don't suffer too much the > next few days since I am already feeling other sore muscles as a result of > the fall. > > Be well everyone! > > Gail (KY) > > --------------------------------- > Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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