So last Tuesday night I went out to the work's Christmas party. I grabbed my free drink and went upstairs with some of my friends, because there were two floors of music, some of the more modern stuff was upstairs, with the cheesy Christmas party classics below. Only the bar on the bottom floor was open so when I finished my freebie, I was on my way back downstairs to get another, when I slipped, fell, and hurt my left leg. My leg just went numb, and I knew the pain would come when I would stand up, so I was just sitting at the bottom of the stairs with all my stuff (snow boots, handbag, and hat, coat, scarf in a plastic bag) scattered everywhere) for about five minutes. All my workmates were crowded round and I was saying "I've hurt my leg, I've hurt my leg," over and over again. I was eventually moved to a chair where the first-aider said he would either strap my leg up or get me to hospital. Even though I really wanted to stay, I knew I wouldn't be able to really enjoy myself, so I asked to get to hospital, as I've been injured before, and my boyfriend, Paul, has always said if I get hurt like I hurt my knee 2 years ago, to get it checked out. My colleague Steph and a lady from another store, Helena, got me to Helena's car, and she drove me up to A&E (ER). Paul met me up there as I phoned him en-route.

I got it x-rayed and they found that I have fractured my left fibula, at the bottom near the ankle. I'm in plaster and on crutches, and because it's so icy at the moment I fear for my life going out there! I had to literally crawl the 7 feet from the taxi back from hospital to the front door.

At the moment it is all I can do to haul myself about the house; I worry about hopping about on my 'good' leg because my knee is a bit weak from the miswchief I did it 2 years ago. I have to shuffle on my bottom up the stairs to the bathroom, and I haven't had a wash for about 2 days. Worst of all I have had to send Paul out to get my shopping... Mercifully, the painkillers seem to be doing their job.

So.. I ask you: Have you ever been in a similar situation, and how did you cope? Anything from getting about to getting rid of the itch underneath the cast? :/