So annoyed!! Need to rant!

OP

well yea but thats the thing I can't actually bend down to do it because it proper hurts

Reply 2

antarctica800

Ham up the illness :p:

You don't sound as though you should be doing anything like that anyway, and if that's the only way you'll get them to believe you...?
What did the doctor say about it?

Reply 3

OP

well its still broken and my muscle has like gone wierd on my left side. The docs were really helpful to be honest and have just said to me to do as little as possible and don't do anything if it hurts.

Reply 4

high priestess fnord

9

thats really unfair. what can you do to help apart from a bit of grooming that your sister could do alot easier herself? im guessing that you cant do any of the mucking out or exersizing so unless your sister needs instructions your going to be useless.

Reply 5

belis

You are going with your sister so maybe she can do the bending and you can do parts of the grooming that all less demending. Don't over do it. If it hurst to bend refuse as you may hurt yourself and just prolong the recovery.

I totaly sympathzise by the way. I broke my leg in April and I am still not able to go back to work. Boredom is killing me.

Reply 6

OP

i don't even know why she is trying to make me go to be honest, my sis can do it all herself anyway. Obviously I would like to go and see my horse and that but it's just that my back is actually hurting more than usual today and that she makes the point of saying that she doesn't want to go because her leg is hurting. I know it probably is hurtin and stuff oooooo i don't know maybe Im just being really stressy

Reply 7

belis

Maybe she feels like you need to go out of the house and that it will do you some good? You can give your sister some company after all. I have never had to clean the stable but if I had to I would prefer to have somone with me so that I can at least have a chit chat while doing it. I see no harm in going if your sis understands that you are not going to do any hard work however if you feel very unwell the do not push yourself. Have you been prescribed pain killsers to take as rquired?

Reply 8

OP

yea i have to take diclofenac 3 times a day and paracetamol 4 times a day. My sister is the sort of person who relies on people to do stuff unless shes pushed to do it,if you know what I mean, which is why I am annoyed about going because I know I will have no choice but to do stuff because it happened last week.

Reply 9

belis

Better stay home then. It would be realy bed if you hurt yourself. How unsympathetic on the side of your sister. I can't imagine forcing somone with broken vertebra, brace and advice from a doctor to rest to do some stuff in the stable that they don't feel capable of. Did you tell your mother that you are worried about that? What time is your sister supposed to go? Just lock yourself in the bathroom and refuse to leave :wink:

. Seriously though, talk with your mum and explain. She wouldn't want you to hurt yourself any worse, I hope.

Rant over? :p:

Breaking your back is one of the worst injuries you can get (apart from breaking your neck obviously!) because of the risk of damaging your spinal cord and ending up partially paralysed...I'm not a medic but that is common knowledge! Tell them that it's completely unreasonable to expect you to do anything strenuous!

Reply 12

BlackHawk

I'd put your foot down over it. There is virtually nothing you can do around horses without hurting your back.

Reply 13

frost105

14

I can see where your sister is coming from though. If it was my sisters horse I'd resent having to go muck out even if they had hurt there back. In some ways it is your horse so its your responsibility to ensure its ok so maybe thats where your mums coming from too.

Reply 14

Wez

14

Firstly, I hope you get better soon. :smile:

Secondly, try to swap the work you'd have to do looking after your horse for work at home that you can do. For example, say you'd do x hours of housework if your sister looks after the horse.

Reply 15

Leigh

15

Maybe explain it to your sister, ask her to do you a favour and say to your mum she can do it on her own?

Reply 16

OP