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How to prevent soreness from setting in after a fall whilst traveling?

Asked by Unbroken (10746points) February 26th, 2015

I just fell down a carpeted flight of stairs. I managed to grab the banister at the top but since I was wearing slippers I skimmed the carpet with great speed.

Results whiplash, a popping in the upper spine, carpet burn and the hand that didn’t grab the rail had a temporary 3 day max port in it and I am fairly certain I infilrated the vein. I am so scared about pulling it. I have no bandages, and I am pretty needle phobic. I’m OK if other people are doing things I just can’t look.

I never got instructions on what to do if I had problems with the port. I don’t have access to ice to help any swelling. (I am staying with friends and their ice maker is broken.) And am having trouble getting back to sleep. I have some pain meds hydrocodone from my last hospital stay but was warned against using it.

Tomorrow I have to wake up early to pack, fit my treatment in, go on one errand, eat before the airport (nothing there is allergy friendly and the treatment I take lowers blood pressure) and make my flight. So I’m worried a pain med I am not used to taking will either make me sleep later or give me a hang over. Also worried about my spine where it popped it is now hard to breath and the pain only receded enough for me to slightly catch my breath stretching or lifting my arms over my head, well I can’t put my arms over head right now.

This is my first time traveling alone for my treatment since I started this program. I’m kind of panicking a little.

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