A small delay

No permanent damage likely! I still can't really bite into things with my front teeth, but anything I can eat with a fork and knife is okay, at least!

And I'm late to catching up on Patreon comments! OH NO!!! Oh my gosh, that's the worst, I'm so sorry! I hope you're feeling better and that you don't suffer any long-term effects! Yikes!

Danielle Corsetto

I'm behind on reading patreon posts, but I also joined the silly-at-home-injuries club last week! I tripped over the baby gate we use to keep the dog out of the cat food. Fell right on my face and my two front teeth got pushed inward and cut up my lip. (The teeth have since been straightened out and are on the mend!)

Yikes!

E

Yup. I was off of them in May and the leg's only been 100% free of soreness for the past few weeks. On the plus side: the sports medicine doc who examined my leg after Week Four was "Doctor Moriarty." Which didn't make the whole ordeal worth it, but it helped. Oh, also, the crutches meant when I went to the Met Opera in February, a page led me to the swanky Member's Elevator so I wouldn't have to climb the one flight of stairs not covered by the main elevator banks.

Andy Ihnatko

OH GOD that is... Andy maybe *you* should be making autobio strips. FIVE MONTHS?? Noted: not to yawn too hard in old age.

Danielle Corsetto

Oh don't worry, my brain goes to "hm maybe this would make a good autobio strip" BEFORE my concern for my wellbeing.

Danielle Corsetto

(And am I terrible friend if I thought "Maybe this means we have an AWESOME autobio strip to look forward to"? Mind you, this thought came AFTER my concern for your wellbeing...)

Andy Ihnatko

You're just "hurt your ribs when you fell over while doing an impressive yoga pose" old. I'm "wound up on crutches for five months because my wallet compressed part of my leg while I took a nap and inflamed my hamstring" old. We can both be grateful that we're still to young for "hurt our neck because we yawned wrong." :)

Andy Ihnatko

I've been thinking about that! Because, ah, actually, my body could handle practically anything until just recently?? So on the one hand, I'm grateful I got such a long stretch of stretchiness! On the other hand, I am FURIOUS that suddenly my body is old!! Things were going so well!!

Danielle Corsetto

D'ohh!! I'm sorry to hear that! Remember when we were little kids and our bodies could handle the most extreme Calvin and Hobbes Sunday Strip-style misadventures without any complaint?

Andy Ihnatko

Never under-estimated your body's ability to exact revenge on itself for every good intention done on its behalf. ;-/ So sorry to read that you're on the injured list. Take enough time to heal!

Ruth Merriam

(Extremely here for the phrase "Yoga White Whale")

Lucy Bellwood

Social capital is the best kind of capital! It is Known. I'm on medicaid right now, so part of me doesn't expect anything to be covered by insurance. Oh the joys of the American healthcare system. My psych already promised she'd work with me, hopefully the thyroid testing I need to get at the end of the month will be covered xD WHEEEEEEEEEE But at least I know I can make it work, whatever does happen. Stability is nice.

Melody

Ooh yeah!! I went to a PA for a regular doctor's visit and just got muscle relaxers, which helped me sleep but DEFINITELY did not help me work. Get thee to an osteopath, and just tell them your body's history. My insurance sure as heck didn't cover it, but I just asked him outright how much to expect to pay so that he know I was on a budget. (Lucky for me, mine is a friend I'd designed a tattoo for years ago, so he just waived the first session. Who says doing free work doesn't pay off sometimes??)

Danielle Corsetto

That's super useful knowledge! It was a few years ago, so it's mostly healed, but it still... feels weird? and pops from time to time, so I've been meaning to look into what kind of doctor to go to to ask what's up. (My primary and urgent care were noooot useful the first time around.)

Melody

Oh noooo!!! Hahaha oh lord, what a jerk of a bathmat. That's like someone bailing on a trust fall. Six months is A LOT! I hope you're feeling better now. Turns out my own recent fuckup was rib-related, and I discovered that a friend of mine in town is an osteopath, which is a profession that apparently focuses on rib injuries! If you find yourself with another rib issue, find yourself an osteopath; I had two short sessions with him and he fixed the core of the problem. Now I'm just waiting for my muscles - which I stretched out to overcompensate for my rib pain - to slowly go back to feeling normal.

Danielle Corsetto

According to recent events, you should TOTALLY respect that white whale and let it take a few years to come to you, if it ever does! Also: TRIPOD. Way easier to balance!

Danielle Corsetto

When I was towards the end of the most intense few months of pole dancing classes I've done (I was at 10+ hours a class), I slipped in the bathtub and bruised my rib so badly I was out for 6 months. Insult to injury, I fell because the suction cup bathmat - you know the thing that's supposed to prevent these things - wasn't actually suctioned, and slipped out from under me while I was reaching for my towel. Like... at least I could have been doing something interesting?

Melody

Mad props that you can do ANY headstands!! That's a yoga white whale of mine. ;) (and your post made me so grateful my teachers can't see me!)

I love that teacher but I was DEFINITELY in I'm-The-Only-One-In-The-Room mode until he gave me a shout-out!! From now on I'm going to be checking my ego at the door and switching to tripod headstands, instead of the more teetery forearms-on-the-floor kind that I fell out of!

Danielle Corsetto

Omg how did I not think of this myself

Danielle Corsetto

Aw it's cool, it's just a yoga class - any risks involved with Zoom don't bother me there. Either way, it's the one my yoga studio chose, so I don't have much choice!

Danielle Corsetto

Oh noooo! I'm so sorry to hear that - bad yoga teacher, bad! And of course both your computers crashed - they're always looking for the worst time to do that, right? Take it EXTRA easy and get well soon!

Ouch! I hope you’re on the mend soon.

Terry Peterson

I’m sorry to hear about your arm and computers! I hope you feel better soon.

Betsy

Get well soon. ;)

Hebus von Troy (Bernd)

If you'd have used your arm in the sling to take shots with that would've been appropriate ;) Hope you're feeling better now :)

Grumzz

Take care of yourself - and be wary of Zoom. https://www.pcmag.com/products/zoom-alternatives-best-free-services-for-group-video-chatting-during-the

Joseph