Fell today; legs gave out from under me

I got out of bed to go use the bathroom, took one or two steps, and my legs just, well, collapsed or gave out, and I fell hard. I think I may have broken my toe. It really hurts.

It was scary.

Bc of diarrhea, I'm not on any treatment right now, except for the FAR infrared sauna, and it's been more than a week since I've used it.

I'm going to start treatment tomorrow (Samento and Banderol), regardless.

Margaret

So sorry to hear this, Teragram! I hope the new treatment works well for you.

That's not good! I wonder if you sit up for a while before you stand up would helpful. I'm glad you only feel it in your toe and didn't break an arm or something. I hope it won't continue. You don't need more to deal with. It might be a good idea to have a walker around if it continues, but hopefully it won't. Take it easy.

happened to me the other day too, in a parking lot. Stepped on a stick, and legs too weak to keep me from falling. Am ok but it is def scary. Cutting out the heels for a while.
Have been thinking it's either herx or the antibiotics causing the overall weakness

Hi tera, How are you doing today?

If it makes you feel any better, I had my legs buckle underneath me too when I was ill. Not often but often enough that I was cautious enough to have one hand open to catch myself. Not fun but it made me laugh more often then not. "Like helllllo! Legs...AHEM I said LEGS move it!"

Hope you are having a better day!

Thanks for the nice thoughts, and for goodness sake RTF, don't wear heels.

I don't know exactly what happened. One second, I was on my way to the bathroom, and the next second I was on the floor, having fallen hard.

Maine, I'm sorry you've had falls as well, and Opu, there were times when I was walking the dogs, and my legs felt really odd, as if I also had to say, AHEM legs, move forwards please.

Honestly, I'm in a super amount of pain today. I had some oxycodone left from surgeries, and I took one this morning, and it didn't seem to touch it. It made me sleepy, but I couldn't sleep, bc of the pain.

My foot is swollen, hot and red, but the only thing that really hurts is the toe (and maybe the toe next to it, not sure). I wonder if I broke my toe in two places, bc I can't figure out why it hurts so much. Now, I'm going to have to root through all my cabinets, and see if I can find some more pain killers.

I know nothing can be done about a broken toe, but since it hurts so much, I'll make an appt. with the doctor tomorrow.

btw, thanks MamaV.

All I can say is OUCH

I was going to tell you folks a funny story about the last time I fell, but I'm too tired.





Margaret

Marg,

Mine felt more like a slow-motion fall. And, I didn't break anything. Your fall sounds like it was much worse. But, like you've mentioned, I too have had numerous times when I've had "tell my legs to move". I've always said that I feel as though my body is dragging my legs around, as opposed to my legs carrying me.

I don't know what else it would be.

Now my whole foot is swelling, yikes. Going to the doc. tomorrow. Will give folks an update if you want.

Margaret