Falls

There has been a lot this week, but I won't be able to update all info at one time so I'll give an update on my falls now and ALS clinic later.
I fell Mon. night, my first fall at home. I managed to sprain my ankle and went to urgent care first thing Tues. Normally, they would wrap the foot, give me crutches and send me on my way; however, I couldn't use crutches. My arms and left leg weren't stong enough to support me upright without the use of my right leg (the one I sprained). So, we spent four hours Tues. dealing with insurance and numerous durable equipment company's in order to track down a wheelchair. We ended up having to drive to Phoenix to one of the companies because we weren't getting any help over the phone, but a couple of hours later we were on our way home with a wheelchair. The ankle actually ended up getting worse and caused me to miss most of a week of work, but now it finally seems to be getting better.
I fell again on Wed. at Banner Samartian Hospital rehab building, before checking in for ALS Clinic. I was in the bathroom (an individual one, not one with stalls) and was getting ready to leave when I lost my balance and started falling. The good news is, I was able to grab the rail in the bathroom and although I wasn't stong enogh to keep myself from falling, I was able to turn my fall into more of a slide down so I didn't hurt myself in anyway. The hard part was dragging myself over to the door and opening it. I sat there with it open about a foot; I figured I would sit and rest while waiting for someone to walk down the hall so I could ask for help. After a few min no one had come by and I was getting impatient (what else is new :-) so I drug myself out farther so I could look down the hall . . . and there was Bob, who had come looking for me! He arrived at the same time a nurse finally walked by- but then at least 4-5 hospital people needed to talk to me to file a report.
I haven't fallen since, but I've pretty much been bedridden this week so it would have difficult :-)
I'll try to add an update about clinic this weekend - got lots of good info!