Well, it took a few days, but I’m starting to feel the effects of my fall from a couple of days ago. I woke up this morning to pain in pretty much all my joints, plus soft tissue pain along my left side. My knee that I landed on still has minimal swelling, and only hurts if I press on the area. I made the mistake of putting weight on it while getting into bed. Even though it was on a soft mattress, it hurt like blazes.
So the most I got done this morning was cat feeding.
I was able to do a head count again, and kept getting 37, so it looks like that’s going to be our number for the winter. Our usual wanderers, like Rolando Moon and Judgement, are sticking close to home. Sad Face is now a permanent fixture and seems to have stopped being aggressive to the other cats completely.
Once the cat feeding and watering was done, I skipped the rest of my morning rounds, took some pain killers and tried going back to bed. Sleep was a lost cause. The bigger kittens are now allowed out of the room which, unfortunately, means I’m dealing with scratching at my door much more often, as they keep wanting in and out. The littles are a different story. Soot Sprite keeps managing to dash out, and he’s still too small to be let out; at least at night. Snorri has also started to make runs for it, and he’s the tiniest of the bunch! The Beast (who is still Tiny, but not quite as tiny anymore) isn’t as interested in leaving the room. She and Soot Sprite, however, are balls of energy and frequently wrestling rambunctiously. Snorri is has not recovered enough to join them, and is often content to curl up on my leg or hip, or the back of my neck, and nap. He’s such a featherweight, I have to be incredibly careful before rolling over, because I can’t always tell he’s there!
I’ve given up on trying to lie down, and will work on a couple other blog posts instead.
After I take a couple more painkillers.
The Re-Farmer
The Re-Farmer 
Oh dear! Sorry about the injury. About all you can do in those situations is take some pain meds and give it time to heal.
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Take it easy for as long as you can!🌷(Or, DON’T say to yourself, “Well, I feel better, now — I think I’ll move this mountain over there,” etc!)
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Oh, I am so bad for that. 😂😂
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I recognized it. 🫣 Be kind to you.
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Thank you!
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Send painkillers here!! Tomorrow is my 2nd attempt to get MediCal docs to HELP me so I don’t spend 2 of every 3 days in bed!
I hope you feel better ASAP! If the knee keeps hurting, there are some decent inexpensive braces out there. Get one with side stabalizers.
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I’m afraid I’ve just got your basic Tylenol extra strength. My husband has offered me some of his painkillers, but I don’t know if I dare take something that powerful, even if I just take a half dose!
Oddly, the knee is bothering me the least, unless I actually do something stupid, like kneel on it or bash into something. Nothing I need braces for yet, thankfully!
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I knew I was in more pain than I realized when, on vacation, I was envying someone’s knee brace!
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I feel that way about walkers, many times! LOL
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A great natural anti inflammatory food is pineapple — fresh, canned, juice… all will help to alleviate swelling. Tensor bandage on knee may also help and ice packs alternating with heat for short duration
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Oh, the swelling was really minor! I’ve had far worse.
Not that I’ll say no to pineapple. 😁
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