I sprained my knee. It really hurts! I've got it braced, but we are just getting into our busy season and I can hardly walk without the brace. It got me to thinking - does anyone worry about being one injury away from getting knocked out of business?
I have no one to pick up and do my work. I'm limping along, but with the pain and noise this joint is making, I'm starting to worry about surgery and rehab and stuff...
Quote from: Kathy0701 on May 17, 2011, 08:29:55 pm
It got me to thinking - does anyone worry about being one injury away from getting knocked out of business?
Yup! I think about it all the time. I think about it even more when I see friends (who sit behind a desk all day) having surgeries. I have a friend who has never done any physical work in her life, that wears a neck brace. What if she had to lug a sofa up a staircase?
Sure, my Doctor will write me a note excusing me from work. But who am I gonna give it to?
Take care of that knee, Kathy.
take care
I had a stroke
I get gout flair ups from time to time, no sewing when that happens. Always seems to hit my right ankle. I just sit on the floor and cut out materials.
I know I need to stay away from steak and seafood but I just love it too much..........
Kevin
i have bad knees and steel in my legs from various
things like motorbike accidents, and have bee thinking
recently about taking out some insurance against
falling i'll .
Rich
I'm concerned about hurting my back with all the lifting.
I was carrying a headboard up some steps 2 weeks ago. My helper asked me later why I was taking so long on the steps. I told him my knees just weren't working. No pain. They just wouldn't work. That king sized headboard was very heavy.
gene
PS: I had some folks over for dinner awhile back. One guy was on permanent disability: he coughed and threw out his back. Another guy had knee surgery. He said he was just getting up from a chair and something popped in his knee. I said, "Hey guys, remember when we used to get hurt because the water was too shallow in that creek when we jumped off the cliff? Or we fell off our motorcycles while standing on the seat going down the road? Now we get hurt by coughing and getting up from a chair!
I know the feeling Kathy. Usually you just work through the pain. There have been several times in my life where I've been out of work for several weeks but nothing so bad as to put me out of business.
I've got a friend who was in the construction business all his life. He got a disease similar to Parkensons. He gets medical disability (SS). Between that and his wife's job they do all right.
Over the years we've managed to put some money into a CD for emergency fund. We'll dip into that next week when my wife gets surgery for skin cancer.
There's nothing worse than laying on your back, sick with the flu, and thinking I promised those people their sofa would be done tomorrow.
This is one of the reasons I buy accident insurance. The medical insurance pays the medical bills but the accident insurance helps with extra money to cover bills and stuff while your not working. It's not very expensive, I pay around $35 for family coverage. My wife and daughter are also under the plan.
I agree with Kodydog that not completing by the deadlines you gave the customer are what bother you the most. A month ago my wife was in the hospital for some unknown ailment and it put me behind on two wingback chairs. Fortunately the customer was very understanding but I just kept feeling guilty for not completing them when I said I would.
clay
I had a heart attack (5) a couple of weeks ago so I threw a cover over the machine locked the workshop when I got out of coronary care and have been chillin, catching up on a lot of reading and sleeping :o
I whacked my lower back out of line by overdoing the gardening last Saturday. And then ignored the warning signs and continued to crank out the work in my own shop. I spent Sunday and Monday hauling 96" drapery panels and heavy blackout lining around, before my back finally "spazzed out" late Monday afternoon. Couldn't put my socks on Tuesday morning; visited the chiropractor later that same day and am now doing back stretches and applying cold packs to it periodically. I'm way better today, but can still feel a tender spot and have spent a lot of time thinking about how to "work smarter".
Sucks when you hurt and the work still has to be done!
hehehe it's starting to feel like a doctors waiting room in here ;D
Rich
All I can say is that you all and KodyDogs wife are in my prayers to get well!
Do any of you do anything for your hands? I think someone said awhile back that they use hot wax treatment for their hands. I've been thinking of getting that to see if they help mine.
I hope things go well with your wife, Kodydog.
Mojo, as I was reading these posts I swear I was able to smell the BENGAY.
gene
Thanks for your well wishes all. She has a bean size sore on her nose and had a biopsy. came back cancerous. Were hoping its a simple operation.
Gene, as for the wax therapy. Her doctor let her borrow his hot wax tub and she loved it. Really made her tired sore hands feel better. She's going to get one.
Quote from: SteveMoke on May 18, 2011, 12:18:24 pm
I had a heart attack (5) a couple of weeks ago so I threw a cover over the machine locked the workshop when I got out of coronary care and have been chillin, catching up on a lot of reading and sleeping :o
Steve , I had 4 heart attacks 10 years ago , your doing the right thing, baby steps mate and you should be all good.
I put up with pain and pins and needles in my hand for about four months last year - I already have wrecked shoulders so i figured it was related to that. A friend turned me on to a guy who does Sport therapy massage. Brilliant!!! He fixed me in about ten visits. Now I go and see him every three to four weeks. It's not cheap but worth every penny.
My hubby had appendix surgery a couple of years ago and he was out of the shop for about a month. It was really tough to do it all by myself. I know what you mean about feeling guilty letting customers down, but your health is more important.
My best wishes and speedy recoveries to you guys.
Lynn
A while ago, I was diagnosed with Cancer. Went through treatments, lost 71 lbs, most of my taste and saliva gland output. Also my strength. I did get some taste, saliva output and strength back but very limited. I don't know what is worst...heart attact, stroke, or cancer...all very bad. Heart attacks and stroke happen all of a sudden, where cancer slowly eats away at you. I agree with Scottymc, Baby steps.
Take care
NDAV8R
Yes, baby steps are the key component in any recovery. It take a lot of little changes in daily behavior to get to the next stage in recovery. I watched Mum struggle after her stroke but she made great progress.
My back issue was a real shocker for me and I'm now learning how to incorporate the back stretches into my everyday routine. I stretch before I get out of bed in the morning. I stretch if I wake up and can't get back to sleep right away. I stretch before bedtime. It takes no more that 5 minutes and I make myself do it.
My back is still tender but it feels better and the baby steps are pretty simple to schedule over the course of the day. Little changes in diet and exercise patterns are easier than big ones.
Yes, this sure is a scary thought. You should get your ankle checked out and make sure your doing everything to make sure it gets better and you don't re injure it. I have a horrible wrist sprain that just won't go away.