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agoodwinsmith So. I fell in the tub a month ago. I was brightly bruised but not hurt, but I have been too freaked out to write about it until now.
I wouldn't have been having a shower except that someone was coming to the house, but it is a good thing someone was coming to the house because no one could hear me from inside the house. Once the person arrived, I called for help and they brought over my neighbours. Even though people outside could hear me call "help", I couldn't hear anything anyone said.
They called the police, who kicked in the door[1] [3], and then the ambulance people arrived and used a pneumatic lifting device to get me out of the tub.
I am never getting in the tub again. I fell because my left knee just sometimes stops working and dumps me. A walk-in tub wouldn't have prevented that, nor would one of those tub cuts.
I'm doing sponge baths, and they are okay, but not as pleasant as a shower of water.
I am carrying my cell phone with me everywhere and keeping it charged.[2] And I have given my neighbours keys.
So.
One of the things I have feared the most has happened, and it wasn't nice. If I had hurt myself, it could have been much worse (if I had gone unconscious, I don't know how long it would have been before someone checked on me - brrr). However, I survived it with not too bad costs, and I would like to ask you to learn from my experience, and give your neighours/friends keys, and keep your phone close.
[1] - the weak spot is the door jamb
[2] - not that I can actually place a phone call inside my metal box of a prefab home, but texting works most times.
[3] - my new door has arrived and will be replaced on Tuesday[4]
[4] - $1800.00 CAD estimate[5]
[5] - I have the funds; all is good
I wouldn't have been having a shower except that someone was coming to the house, but it is a good thing someone was coming to the house because no one could hear me from inside the house. Once the person arrived, I called for help and they brought over my neighbours. Even though people outside could hear me call "help", I couldn't hear anything anyone said.
They called the police, who kicked in the door[1] [3], and then the ambulance people arrived and used a pneumatic lifting device to get me out of the tub.
I am never getting in the tub again. I fell because my left knee just sometimes stops working and dumps me. A walk-in tub wouldn't have prevented that, nor would one of those tub cuts.
I'm doing sponge baths, and they are okay, but not as pleasant as a shower of water.
I am carrying my cell phone with me everywhere and keeping it charged.[2] And I have given my neighbours keys.
So.
One of the things I have feared the most has happened, and it wasn't nice. If I had hurt myself, it could have been much worse (if I had gone unconscious, I don't know how long it would have been before someone checked on me - brrr). However, I survived it with not too bad costs, and I would like to ask you to learn from my experience, and give your neighours/friends keys, and keep your phone close.
[1] - the weak spot is the door jamb
[2] - not that I can actually place a phone call inside my metal box of a prefab home, but texting works most times.
[3] - my new door has arrived and will be replaced on Tuesday[4]
[4] - $1800.00 CAD estimate[5]
[5] - I have the funds; all is good
