The Planet Hit Me in the Face!

This is the science fiction blog, so that title seemed appropriate when I faceplanted into the gravel & concrete sidewalk Saturday afternoon.  Planet used its overwhelming gravitatioal constant to smash me down (OK, I tripped on the corner of a planter)  and turn me into a scary, gory, bleeding-faced mess right there between the airport terminal and its parking lot.

I am sorta OK, barring the lump on my forehead, the black eye, the skinned nose, the split lip with stitches on it, the lump on my chin, the lacerations on the heel of one hand, the large bruise on one knee(smaller on the others) and various minor scrapages.  Stuff hurts.  OTOH, very, very lucky indeed to have no breaks, no missing teeth, amd tje wprst enconvenience (can’t see the letters on the screen) being the shattering of my bifocals, leaving me with only distance vision.  Peak OUCH should be tomorrow and Tuesday, according to the medical folks, who were great, and I’m not looking forward to that but still very grateful it wasn’t worse.  It amazed the medical folks (from the EMS cruew through the ER) that I did  not break any bones, because thjey expect 78 year old women to have fragile bones.  I muttered “estrogen and calcium” but they didn’t hear me.

No worries.  This is a relatively minor (but OMG how *messy*!) injury and I’ll be fine when the stitches are out and I’ve grown some new skin.

10 thoughts on “The Planet Hit Me in the Face!

  1. As Einstein put it – it is impossible to prove that rain falls as opposed to the Earth moving up – so the planet did not hit you, you pulled the planet up. But I do hope you are feeling OK with no aftereffects. And please be careful – we seniors have to watch wear we step – as my ankle with the screws and plate keeps reminding me. Be safe and stay sane.

    1. It’ll be awhile before I feel OK. I know I will, but the bruises, cuts, scrapes, and stitches are all “in the way” and pretty uncomfortable. I hope to get some sleep tonight; I’m really tired.

  2. oh my! Yes indeedy you are fortunate that nothing broke; Mom (age 90) has fallen and broken her right arm just below the shoulder two times and her left femur just below the socket. (three different events, not all at once). We’re very thankful the joint was intact so all they had to do was a partial hip replacement. She also fell years ago and did a lot of damage to her knee. The MRI machine was out of commission for almost a month after the fall, so she was out of the wheelchair and walking with a walker by the time the orthopedic doctor got the results. He walked into the exam room, saw the walker instead of the wheelchair and asked “You’re walking?” He showed us the MRI with circles on all the different places that needed repair. He said “let me see you walk” and had her walking down the halls of his office. He was very surprised she was walking and told her that at her age and heart condition it wasn’t worth doing surgery since she was walking.
    Sorry about the ouches, we used to recommend popsicles for sore lips. Here’s hoping skin grows fast and your knees don’t develop issues later.
    You say it happened at the airport, did you miss your trip?

    1. I was there to pick up an arriving house guest. Who is, by the way, exactly the person you WANT on site when you crash and are dripping all over the sidewalk. Steady, calm, helpful, takes care of all the stuff, even got herself out to our place by Uber and gave the horses hay before I got home hours later. Absolute diamond quality.

  3. My housemate fell six weeks ago and wasn’t as lucky (dominant arm broken, not castable) but didn’t need stitches. Likewise gory face though. He’s healing! Best wishes.

    (Did you scare the horses when they saw you?)

  4. Ouch! The planet clearly has it in for you, I hope you heal well and quickly. I am extremely grteful your brain wasn’t battered again, perhaps the planet too wants you in good writing form.

    1. I hope the writing engine still works. Won’t know for awhile. It’s being quite annoying and uncomfortable now (and probably for another 24 hours) but then should begin to level off.

  5. My friend had a neurologist whose saying was, “there is no such thing as an unexplained fall.” Glad you are OK, but you haven’t given a reason…

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