I Fell Down the Stairs

Yep, you read that right, I fell down the stairs in our house yesterday. I was very off balance yesterday due to having a seizure the previous night. Yes, everyone I have Epilepsy, and I've had it since I was 6 years old, (I'm 18 now) so I'm used to it. Anyways, I was off balance, and kind of out of it as I'd just woken up. But, I had to feed the horses, and so I ignored the fact that I really shouldn't be going down stairs by myself. Our intercom system is broken, and we've yet to fix it. Also my cell phone was downstairs so I couldn't call my mom.

I was barely on the first step, when I fell forward. I went head over heels, and then rolled halfway down before I managed to catch myself on one of the railing posts things. Call it Equestrian instincts, I suppose. So, I really fell a little over halfway down the stairs. My mom said she heard pounding and thunder type sounds, so she ran out of her bedroom and found me curled in a ball still on the stairs.

My god, I haven't been in that much pain in quite awhile. So, she helped me the rest of the way down and got me some snacks. I stayed in her bedroom for several hours and we watched Jingle All the Way and Christmas Vacation. When my dad got home around 7:00 pm we went out to feed the horses, despite the pain I was in (still am). He made me 4 pieces of Cinnamon Toast for dinner, since I wasn't extremely hungry and I love Cinnamon Toast!

I currently can't sleep as the pain is pretty bad, even though I've taken some pain medicine. Thankfully, no head injury, but very bruised up. I sprained my right shoulder, twisted my right ankle, and pulled a muscle in my right arm from hitting my right side so many times. It sucks because I'm right handed too. I expect that in about 3-6 hours, I'll really be feeling the pain of the fall. Might even find some other injuries.

Did I mention the stairs are hardwood? Ugh, it was not fun, and I'm an unhappy person at the moment. I could use some cheering up.

Anyone ever fallen down stairs before?
My mom has done so twice. But, those are stories for another time, as the second time she had to be immediately sent to the emergency room as she had a severe concussion and we were in NC not the state we lived in. My dad had to fly in an airplane to come to the hospital, where were at. Ugh, terrible memories. That was back in 2010 though, so she's pretty much all better now.

Anyways, I just thought I'd let all of you know, seeing as you're all like a second family to me!