some helpful health info

EmergencyExit · Post by **EmergencyExit** » Wed Jan 18, 2012 5:09 am

if a bit un-needed...if you fall backwards off the cabin and land on your lower right back against the edge of the cockpit seats it hurts. A lot. For 5 days..so far.

Everyone watch the ice this winter, I had a thin dusting on the project boats tarp, wasn't paying attention/didn't see it and went for a tumble.

Just sore now, but could have been worse !!

CaptainScott · Post by **CaptainScott** » Wed Jan 18, 2012 6:48 am

Bummer, hope you feel better!
Scott

tgentry · Post by **tgentry** » Wed Jan 18, 2012 8:09 am

Get well fast.

Apparently "One hand for you and one hand for the boat" holds true even on the hard.

mcrandall · Post by **mcrandall** » Wed Jan 18, 2012 8:22 am

Yeow! Just got my 12-week check on my L5-S1 fusion (good to go) so you're note is a good reminder to all! Serious damage is one accident away. Take a little extra time and remain safety concious!

Heal fast, EE.

EmergencyExit · Post by **EmergencyExit** » Wed Jan 18, 2012 8:36 am

Thanks all, looks like I mostly got the oblique muscle groups to the right and above of that L-S area when I 'landed'...but have xrays and stuff to come after the swelling and soreness is gone..got a real cool racing stripe back there now, lol...

Main lesson is think before you step up on something like the cabin top, that's quite a step up from the cockpit on a C26 anyway..

cs3079 · Post by **cs3079** » Wed Jan 18, 2012 9:56 am

Glad to hear you're walking around. Hope the X-rays come out OK for you. Sounds like this may have happened on Friday the 13th. It was a bad day for Captains.

EmergencyExit · Post by **EmergencyExit** » Wed Jan 18, 2012 10:00 am

cs3079 wrote:. Sounds like this may have happened on Friday the 13th.

Saturday, actually. Was born on Friday 13th tho, lol..

hp18carr · Post by **hp18carr** » Wed Jan 18, 2012 1:41 pm

E.E.

Glad you didn't find yourself listed under the worse category. It's embarrassing to admit but I'm sure most of us have a tumble story of our own. My first one came as soon as I got my project home, eager to get below to see where to start... I omitted the two seconds needed to confirm that the steps were still secured.

Terrence
Wilmington N.C.
Chrysler 26' 1980
Pandora (for now)

lecker68 · Post by **lecker68** » Wed Jan 18, 2012 4:19 pm

Glad to hear you are walking and take care of it before serious sailing season hits. We had a post a while ago about look up and in the winter I guess it is a good Idea to look down in the winter. Speedy recovery to you.

Bhacurly · Post by **Bhacurly** » Wed Jan 18, 2012 5:52 pm

Glad your doing ok Beau!

Hope you feel better real soon fer sure.

I like driving in the winter, pretty fun actually, but ya one wrong step an kablooy!!

astrorad · Post by **astrorad** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 7:06 pm

Hope that the xrays turn out AOK...it is so easy to become complacent about work...take it from another who knows.

Chrysler20%26 · Post by **Chrysler20%26** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 11:09 pm

Yes I too am glad, that you can recover. I have lost a lot of frends do to falls. A lot of ( what iffs ) come to mind, What if you fall off the boat, being in dry dock. The only thing worse than the fall is the sudden stop. Please be more carfull