Randy, Be sure to go for an MRI to see if any damage was done to your back. I herniated a disc from a hard fall and needed surgery, but the good news is that this type of back surgery has a very high (90+ %) success rate) so I recovered and am now back to "normal".
Good luck! Andrew On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 5:43 PM, Rusty Cullens <buymbpa...@gmail.com> wrote: > My attorney did the same thing 6 years ago. He was paralyzed from the neck > down for 5 years exactly like Christopher Reeve. He died a few months ago > and was absolutely miserable for the entire time he was sick. He told me > numerous times he wished he had died and never survived the fall. He was a > great man too. Very sad. You are very lucky. > > Rusty Cullens > buyMBparts, Inc. > 6755 Peachtree Industrial Blvd. > Suite 260 > Atlanta, GA 30360 > > 800-741-5252 > 770-452-7320 > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Randy > Bennell > Sent: Monday, November 26, 2012 5:28 PM > To: Mercedes Discussion List > Subject: [MBZ] Be Careful Out There > > I obviously was not and am paying the price for it. > > We live in a 2 storey house and last Thursday morning, I slipped on the > stairs going down to put the coffee on. > > Only managed to miss about the 3 bottom steps but I went down fast and hard > and landed on my back and banged my head on one of the stair treads. Good > thing they are carpeted and not bare hardwood. Although I did not break > anything - at least not obviously- I am paying for my carelessness. > > I thought I was getting better and I guess I overdid something yesterday as > today it hurts worse than it did on Thursday. > > Head is ok but ribs are unhappy. If I just sit here all is well but if I > move in certain ways I am reminded quickly that I should not do that. > > I think I am not going to do much this evening. > > So, be careful and don't do what I did. > > I normally keep at least one hand on the handrails but for some reason I was > carrying something in each hand and did not have a hand out to either rail. > I had my glasses in one hand and am happy I did not manage to break them. > > > Randy who does not like the idea of getting old and feeble > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives > http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
