Klutziness

Is being klutzy a chronic disease? I mean its never going away and severely complicates my life sometimes. Granted I can be considered a little 'fragile' or something, but adding klutziness (and forgetfulness - but that's a story for another day) can really complicate things.

I have never been the most coordinated at many things. I have been known to walk into a wall, miss a doorway, or miss things all together. Its been a lifelong condition. And my health issues don't add to it.

I have had several 'klutzy' episodes recently. I fell on my knee a few weeks ago (still healing and multiple doctors have commented on it and express their concern over it). I also caught my heel on the screen door and had a lot of pain and a lot of blood from a 3" scratch. I was weeding the other day and grabbed a thorn bush in addition to the jewel weed I was wripping out gouging my fingers. I also touched a hot pan by accident.... And the list goes on.

Normal people can do this stuff and walk away. Me? I can end up in bed for a day or two. Sometimes I need to modify medications to reduce the chance of infection from scrapes and cuts. A good jolt from a fall and I am done from the day.

But I know I don't want that 'fall risk' label from my doctors. I try to be vague about it when discussing 'klutzy' incidents - except with my orthopedic surgeon because he allows me to blame my knees that like to give way whenever they want. (If you become a 'fall risk' you aren't allowed to go pee without supervision.)

So my klutziness is another chronic ailment.... There is no real treatment but I will continue to live with it as long as I can.

I Hate It When I Do Stupid Things

Everyone does stupid things. I think I do the dumbest stupid things. Which seems to inevitably  to slowing me down for periods of time.

This morning I performed stellar acrobatics and completed a triple lutz followed by a quadruple axel. No actually, I was admiring a beautiful piece of wood and my bifocals allowed me not to be able to see the edge of the red stained chairs. The result is I went down three steps and landed on my newly-operated-on-knee, elbow, and transformed a pair of capris into a pair of shorts (hemming now required). It doesn't help that my other knee doesn't have an ACL and likes to give way - which I think it did duirng this spectacle.

I told the shop owner that I would not sue and I also would not inform my orthopedic surgeon. He also gave me some ice.

I came home and put ice on my knee and lay down for a while. But my knee and elbow are definitely sore. That means I get to sit down on my butt for a few days and be lazy (lazier than normal). I tried walking around a bit on my knee and it is weight bearing but it is definitely sore and requires more ice and elevation. I hope to rest for a couple of days and then go back to the store, return the ice pack, and finally get a good look at the amazing hand crafted furniture.

My husband gave me a hard time about how I can't be trusted to go anywhere. sometimes I think he might be right. (No, I didn't say he was right, I said sometimes he might be right.) There is a difference.

The real thing is most people do stupid things but I am more 'fragile' than everyone else and its really hard to limp on bth knees.....

But I really hate it when I do stupid things.