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Old July 14th 11, 03:08 AM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
CatNipped[_4_]
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Default OT - Can't Win for Losing

It seems fate just can't get enough of piling on the pain. We had to go
to 2 doctor's appointments today - Ben's (and my) cardiologist and my
nutritionist. I wanted to stop and get a sno-cone to drink/eat on the
way there and Ben was rushing me to get out of the house. Since Ben
finds it almost impossible to get rid of *anything*, even a car that
hasn't run in the past 5 years, he has it parked horizontally in the
back of our driveway with a huge tarp over it. As I was rushing,
greedily, out to the (hated) truck, I tripped over the corner of the
tarp (not the first time it tripped me up - so it was totally my fault
even though I got mad at Ben for still having that junker parked there),
I tripped, took two steps (and this is *totally* new to me - I used to
be a dancer FGS) and I couldn't regain my balance and pitched forward
onto the concrete drive. I was present of mind enough to not try to
break my fall with my hands (that's how I broke my wrist that started
the whole RSD thing), so I put my forearms in front of me to break my
fall. Well, I "skidded" about 2 feet because of forward momentum. The
concrete worked like a cheese grater and took off all the skin from both
my forearms from wrists to elbows.

I haven't felt such "immediate" pain since I broke my wrist. Even worse
was that we were still in a rush just to make the appointments (we gave
up on the sno-cones - the best in Houston) and we rushed to just pour
some peroxide on my arms and put some large bandages (handily here for
my wound dressing every day) over my bleeding arms so I wouldn't bleed
over everything. I was hoping that one of the nurses would look at my
arms and give me some first aid - no such luck, my insurance won't pay
for two visits to the same doctor on the same day - plus they didn't
have an "opening"???!!! until 2 hours after my nutritionist appointment.
So by the time I got home - both doctors were running late, as usual -
and we had to stop at the drugstore and the grocery, and we got the much
regretted sno-cones, the bandages were plastered to my wounds like I had
super-glued them on. Even soaking them in warm water didn't get them
loose - I had to peel them off and start the bleeding up all over again
- and the pain from that was worse than the pain of the original fall (I
didn't have the adrenaline rush that I did then). On top of that I
found that I had really banged up my right knee (the one that's had
*two* surgeries on it already). So, I daren't even hint at the question
of what else can happen to me, for surely the universe will *show* me,
painfully, what else can happen.

Oh, and because I had all my jewelry in my hands, to put on in the
truck, I ended up losing my watch and breaking my prescription glasses.

--
Hugs,

CatNipped
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Old July 14th 11, 07:03 AM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
Joy
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Default OT - Can't Win for Losing

"CatNipped" wrote in message
...
It seems fate just can't get enough of piling on the pain. We had to go
to 2 doctor's appointments today - Ben's (and my) cardiologist and my
nutritionist. I wanted to stop and get a sno-cone to drink/eat on the way
there and Ben was rushing me to get out of the house. Since Ben finds it
almost impossible to get rid of *anything*, even a car that hasn't run in
the past 5 years, he has it parked horizontally in the back of our
driveway with a huge tarp over it. As I was rushing, greedily, out to the
(hated) truck, I tripped over the corner of the tarp (not the first time
it tripped me up - so it was totally my fault even though I got mad at Ben
for still having that junker parked there), I tripped, took two steps (and
this is *totally* new to me - I used to be a dancer FGS) and I couldn't
regain my balance and pitched forward onto the concrete drive. I was
present of mind enough to not try to break my fall with my hands (that's
how I broke my wrist that started the whole RSD thing), so I put my
forearms in front of me to break my fall. Well, I "skidded" about 2 feet
because of forward momentum. The concrete worked like a cheese grater and
took off all the skin from both my forearms from wrists to elbows.

I haven't felt such "immediate" pain since I broke my wrist. Even worse
was that we were still in a rush just to make the appointments (we gave up
on the sno-cones - the best in Houston) and we rushed to just pour some
peroxide on my arms and put some large bandages (handily here for my wound
dressing every day) over my bleeding arms so I wouldn't bleed over
everything. I was hoping that one of the nurses would look at my arms and
give me some first aid - no such luck, my insurance won't pay for two
visits to the same doctor on the same day - plus they didn't have an
"opening"???!!! until 2 hours after my nutritionist appointment. So by the
time I got home - both doctors were running late, as usual - and we had to
stop at the drugstore and the grocery, and we got the much regretted
sno-cones, the bandages were plastered to my wounds like I had super-glued
them on. Even soaking them in warm water didn't get them loose - I had to
peel them off and start the bleeding up all over again - and the pain from
that was worse than the pain of the original fall (I didn't have the
adrenaline rush that I did then). On top of that I found that I had
really banged up my right knee (the one that's had *two* surgeries on it
already). So, I daren't even hint at the question of what else can happen
to me, for surely the universe will *show* me, painfully, what else can
happen.

Oh, and because I had all my jewelry in my hands, to put on in the truck,
I ended up losing my watch and breaking my prescription glasses.

--
Hugs,

CatNipped


(((((((CatNipped))))))))

I just finished reading a book about a woman who thought she was cursed,
because things kept going wrong for her. She had nothing on you.

Joy


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Old July 14th 11, 07:04 AM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
CatNipped[_4_]
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Default OT - Can't Win for Losing - This Morning

For some reason I'm not seeing this post (could be a glitch in
Thunderbird which I'm still not very familiar with), or it could have
had the same subject as an older post and put it way down in the list
too far for me to see it (which is why I changed the subject. If I'm
going to whine I at least want to be able to read my own whine and feel
sorry for myself ;?

On 7/13/2011 9:08 PM, CatNipped wrote:
It seems fate just can't get enough of piling on the pain. We had to go
to 2 doctor's appointments today - Ben's (and my) cardiologist and my
nutritionist. I wanted to stop and get a sno-cone to drink/eat on the
way there and Ben was rushing me to get out of the house. Since Ben
finds it almost impossible to get rid of *anything*, even a car that
hasn't run in the past 5 years, he has it parked horizontally in the
back of our driveway with a huge tarp over it. As I was rushing,
greedily, out to the (hated) truck, I tripped over the corner of the
tarp (not the first time it tripped me up - so it was totally my fault
even though I got mad at Ben for still having that junker parked there),
I tripped, took two steps (and this is *totally* new to me - I used to
be a dancer FGS) and I couldn't regain my balance and pitched forward
onto the concrete drive. I was present of mind enough to not try to
break my fall with my hands (that's how I broke my wrist that started
the whole RSD thing), so I put my forearms in front of me to break my
fall. Well, I "skidded" about 2 feet because of forward momentum. The
concrete worked like a cheese grater and took off all the skin from both
my forearms from wrists to elbows.

I haven't felt such "immediate" pain since I broke my wrist. Even worse
was that we were still in a rush just to make the appointments (we gave
up on the sno-cones - the best in Houston) and we rushed to just pour
some peroxide on my arms and put some large bandages (handily here for
my wound dressing every day) over my bleeding arms so I wouldn't bleed
over everything. I was hoping that one of the nurses would look at my
arms and give me some first aid - no such luck, my insurance won't pay
for two visits to the same doctor on the same day - plus they didn't
have an "opening"???!!! until 2 hours after my nutritionist appointment.
So by the time I got home - both doctors were running late, as usual -
and we had to stop at the drugstore and the grocery, and we got the much
regretted sno-cones, the bandages were plastered to my wounds like I had
super-glued them on. Even soaking them in warm water didn't get them
loose - I had to peel them off and start the bleeding up all over again
- and the pain from that was worse than the pain of the original fall (I
didn't have the adrenaline rush that I did then). On top of that I found
that I had really banged up my right knee (the one that's had *two*
surgeries on it already). So, I daren't even hint at the question of
what else can happen to me, for surely the universe will *show* me,
painfully, what else can happen.

Oh, and because I had all my jewelry in my hands, to put on in the
truck, I ended up losing my watch and breaking my prescription glasses.



--
Hugs,

CatNipped
See all our masters at: http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped

See the RPCA FAQ site, created by "Yowie", maintained by Mark Edwards, at:
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Old July 14th 11, 07:07 AM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
CatNipped[_4_]
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Default OT - Can't Win for Losing

On 7/14/2011 1:03 AM, Joy wrote:
wrote in message
...
It seems fate just can't get enough of piling on the pain. We had to go
to 2 doctor's appointments today - Ben's (and my) cardiologist and my
nutritionist. I wanted to stop and get a sno-cone to drink/eat on the way
there and Ben was rushing me to get out of the house. Since Ben finds it
almost impossible to get rid of *anything*, even a car that hasn't run in
the past 5 years, he has it parked horizontally in the back of our
driveway with a huge tarp over it. As I was rushing, greedily, out to the
(hated) truck, I tripped over the corner of the tarp (not the first time
it tripped me up - so it was totally my fault even though I got mad at Ben
for still having that junker parked there), I tripped, took two steps (and
this is *totally* new to me - I used to be a dancer FGS) and I couldn't
regain my balance and pitched forward onto the concrete drive. I was
present of mind enough to not try to break my fall with my hands (that's
how I broke my wrist that started the whole RSD thing), so I put my
forearms in front of me to break my fall. Well, I "skidded" about 2 feet
because of forward momentum. The concrete worked like a cheese grater and
took off all the skin from both my forearms from wrists to elbows.

I haven't felt such "immediate" pain since I broke my wrist. Even worse
was that we were still in a rush just to make the appointments (we gave up
on the sno-cones - the best in Houston) and we rushed to just pour some
peroxide on my arms and put some large bandages (handily here for my wound
dressing every day) over my bleeding arms so I wouldn't bleed over
everything. I was hoping that one of the nurses would look at my arms and
give me some first aid - no such luck, my insurance won't pay for two
visits to the same doctor on the same day - plus they didn't have an
"opening"???!!! until 2 hours after my nutritionist appointment. So by the
time I got home - both doctors were running late, as usual - and we had to
stop at the drugstore and the grocery, and we got the much regretted
sno-cones, the bandages were plastered to my wounds like I had super-glued
them on. Even soaking them in warm water didn't get them loose - I had to
peel them off and start the bleeding up all over again - and the pain from
that was worse than the pain of the original fall (I didn't have the
adrenaline rush that I did then). On top of that I found that I had
really banged up my right knee (the one that's had *two* surgeries on it
already). So, I daren't even hint at the question of what else can happen
to me, for surely the universe will *show* me, painfully, what else can
happen.

Oh, and because I had all my jewelry in my hands, to put on in the truck,
I ended up losing my watch and breaking my prescription glasses.

--
Hugs,

CatNipped


(((((((CatNipped))))))))

I just finished reading a book about a woman who thought she was cursed,
because things kept going wrong for her. She had nothing on you.

Joy


I know... if I were to believe in God, I'd have to think he really,
really hated me for some reason. Not a comfortable thought to think the
supreme being and creator of all space and time is ****ed off at you!
Try ducking and running from that!!! ;

--
Hugs,

CatNipped
See all our masters at: http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped

See the RPCA FAQ site, created by "Yowie", maintained by Mark Edwards, at:
http://www.professional-geek.net/rpcablog/

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Old July 14th 11, 03:06 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
Adrian[_2_]
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Default OT - Can't Win for Losing

What can I say? Nothing would be adequate, when I said to Ginger-Lyn,
things could be worse, they got worse. So I won't be saying that again.


--
Adrian
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Old July 14th 11, 09:05 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
hopitus[_2_]
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Default OT - Can't Win for Losing

On Jul 14, 12:07*am, CatNipped wrote:
On 7/14/2011 1:03 AM, Joy wrote:
Oh, and because I had all my jewelry in my hands, to put on in the truck,
I ended up losing my watch and breaking my prescription glasses.
CatNipped


(((((((CatNipped))))))))
I just finished reading a book about a woman who thought she was cursed,
because things kept going wrong for her. *She had nothing on you.
Joy


I know... if I were to believe in God, I'd have to think he really,
really hated me for some reason. *Not a comfortable thought to think the
supreme being and creator of all space and time is ****ed off at you!
Try ducking and running from that!!! *;
CatNipped


Why not send the DH on a mission: to the driveway to find your watch,
and later
to go get your glasses lenses replaced....before it rains, then a new
watch would be
in order....since you are once again immobilized from RL physical
exertion. I had an
M.I. and my cardiologists are always after me to "get out" and "do
stuff" but then
again, I am neither a DH nor a male.
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Old July 14th 11, 09:14 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
Bobble[_8_]
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Default OT - Can't Win for Losing

CatNipped wrote in news:9871cvF9nfU1
@mid.individual.net:

It seems fate just can't get enough of piling on the pain. We had to go
to 2 doctor's appointments today - Ben's (and my) cardiologist and my
nutritionist. I wanted to stop and get a sno-cone to drink/eat on the
way there and Ben was rushing me to get out of the house. Since Ben
finds it almost impossible to get rid of *anything*, even a car that
hasn't run in the past 5 years, he has it parked horizontally in the
back of our driveway with a huge tarp over it. As I was rushing,
greedily, out to the (hated) truck, I tripped over the corner of the
tarp (not the first time it tripped me up - so it was totally my fault
even though I got mad at Ben for still having that junker parked there),
I tripped, took two steps (and this is *totally* new to me - I used to
be a dancer FGS) and I couldn't regain my balance and pitched forward
onto the concrete drive. I was present of mind enough to not try to
break my fall with my hands (that's how I broke my wrist that started
the whole RSD thing), so I put my forearms in front of me to break my
fall. Well, I "skidded" about 2 feet because of forward momentum. The
concrete worked like a cheese grater and took off all the skin from both
my forearms from wrists to elbows.

I haven't felt such "immediate" pain since I broke my wrist. Even worse
was that we were still in a rush just to make the appointments (we gave
up on the sno-cones - the best in Houston) and we rushed to just pour
some peroxide on my arms and put some large bandages (handily here for
my wound dressing every day) over my bleeding arms so I wouldn't bleed
over everything. I was hoping that one of the nurses would look at my
arms and give me some first aid - no such luck, my insurance won't pay
for two visits to the same doctor on the same day - plus they didn't
have an "opening"???!!! until 2 hours after my nutritionist appointment.
So by the time I got home - both doctors were running late, as usual -
and we had to stop at the drugstore and the grocery, and we got the much
regretted sno-cones, the bandages were plastered to my wounds like I had
super-glued them on. Even soaking them in warm water didn't get them
loose - I had to peel them off and start the bleeding up all over again
- and the pain from that was worse than the pain of the original fall (I
didn't have the adrenaline rush that I did then). On top of that I
found that I had really banged up my right knee (the one that's had
*two* surgeries on it already). So, I daren't even hint at the question
of what else can happen to me, for surely the universe will *show* me,
painfully, what else can happen.

Oh, and because I had all my jewelry in my hands, to put on in the
truck, I ended up losing my watch and breaking my prescription glasses.


Good grief! If we were to see this in a movie, we'd say that all that
couldn't happen to one person in one day! Purrs for your skinned arms - I
know how much that hurts having gone rollerblading and having the elbow
pads move out of the way when skidding.

Bobble
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Old July 14th 11, 09:49 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
CatNipped[_4_]
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Default OT - Can't Win for Losing

On 7/14/2011 3:05 PM, hopitus wrote:
On Jul 14, 12:07 am, CatNipped wrote:
On 7/14/2011 1:03 AM, Joy wrote:
Oh, and because I had all my jewelry in my hands, to put on in the truck,
I ended up losing my watch and breaking my prescription glasses.
CatNipped


(((((((CatNipped))))))))
I just finished reading a book about a woman who thought she was cursed,
because things kept going wrong for her. She had nothing on you.
Joy


I know... if I were to believe in God, I'd have to think he really,
really hated me for some reason. Not a comfortable thought to think the
supreme being and creator of all space and time is ****ed off at you!
Try ducking and running from that!!! ;
CatNipped


Why not send the DH on a mission: to the driveway to find your watch,
and later
to go get your glasses lenses replaced....before it rains, then a new
watch would be
in order....since you are once again immobilized from RL physical
exertion. I had an
M.I. and my cardiologists are always after me to "get out" and "do
stuff" but then
again, I am neither a DH nor a male.


We/he looked and looked and it's not to be found. We didn't have the
time for a thorough search before we left so it's possible a pedestrian
walking by saw it and took it while we were gone.

--
Hugs,

CatNipped
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See the RPCA FAQ site, created by "Yowie", maintained by Mark Edwards, at:
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