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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Dr. Andrew Rynne

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Yesterday Afternoon I Had An Accident In The House. Was

Yesterday afternoon I had an accident in the house. Was dusting the hutch behind the loveseat. I was standing on the loveseat to get to the top shelves. When I was finished, I stepped back, thinking I was going to step onto the floor. Stepped onto (tripped) the ottoman, which happens to be a slider-type, so I teetered with one foot on that first, then fell backward, and slid my body down, slamming my head and left ear against the coffee table edge. My left ear and the bone behind the ear took most of the blow, but my neck twisted. There's a cut on that earbone, which bled awhile. I screamed and laid there for awhile, in pain naturally. My husband ran in from the kitchen and got me an ice pack. It took me awhile to calm down and he took me to an urgent care, which were closing for the Memorial Day holiday, so I left there, disgusted. Hate hospitals because they make you wait forever and do nothing anyway. It's been about 30 hours since the accident and I've taken Tylenol, but it's all very tender and my left forearm is all bruised. My head aches and my ear is very tender and aching, even itchy tonight. What should I do?
posted on Thu, 31 May 2018
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