Quote:
Originally Posted by kennyc
I'd offer hugsies, but it would probably make it worse!
|
Oh, yeah!
Quote:
Originally Posted by poohbear_nc
I too am allergic to the little b*****ds - when doing yard work I always carry a can of that spray that shoots killer foam 25' and guarantees instant knock-down! Had to get rid of 2 nests on my front porch last month - they're quite aggressive about your just walking by.
Tom - hope it's not a rib - do you have an Ace bandage? Sometimes pressure can make it feel better! Ice down the stings first!
|
I've had this happen a couple of times before. The first time it was when I was lying on my mom's floor in the 70s and my niece (1 year younger than me) wanted to see if she could balance on my stomach. It went well until suddenly I had a sharp pain and instinctively rolled over sending her tumbling to the ground. I don't recall if x-rays were taken, but the doctor said whether it was a cracked rib or a torn ligament, the treatment was the same. A tight ace bandage until it healed.
The second time was when I was playing around at work and jumped a 6' 3" 300 lb. mountain of ex-marine. As soon as I did, I felt that same pain. I didn't tell him, though, because although he wasn't a bad sort, I knew him to have a hint of mean streak, and I didn't want him to press the advantage. That was in the early 80s, and this time the doctor said that they'd found that the ace bandage didn't really help. Time and taking it easy were the only cure.
This time I didn't even bother with a doctor.
Dogs
Here's the difference between the late, great Cain dog and Norton. Cain would have sensed my pain and sympathized, even at three years old. Norton is like a typical three year old boy. His powers of empathy are virtually non-existent. He doesn't seem to realize I'm in pain at all, and could only think of going in the pool. I told him there would be no pool today, but he was so insistent that I finally yielded and went out with him. Kinda' glad I did, because the sense of weightlessness (except for those few seconds when I tried to float on my back) made me feel better than I have all day.
It doesn't hurt to sit, and once up, it doesn't hurt to stand, but lying down is a beach except for one particular position of my left side. I tried sleeping in a chair, but that didn't work at all. I don't want to report it at work, because they'd probably put me on light duty and pull me off the graveyard shift, so I hope things aren't too rough for the next 3-4 weeks.
It's no biggie. There are worse things in life.