I had a terrible fall today.

I also have pain going from my shoulder up to my neck. It took 3 baby wipes to stop the bleeding from my knee!

Was this before or after the nosebleed you had and before or after the nap you had this afternoon?

God bless you. A shocking experience! Are you sure there’s nothing broken? I think you’ll be battered and sore for a bit. Take care! ?

After both. The fall was around 8:00pm. It's been an eventful day.

It’s sweet tea not sweet latte for shock flying
Who was the most shocked, you with a wall on top of you or the beetles that you just deprived of a happy home?
I recommend a brandy and a good night’s sleep.

Have you been checked out by a doctor, in case you have hurt yourself?

Sounds like a very bad fall to me.

mande thanks so much. There's nothing broken as far as I can tell, my family was trying to get me to go to A&E but I don't want to put more pressure on the NHS or risk catching the virus. X

lemongrove I know you're supposed to drink tea but I thought the latte would be better because of more sugar. I am so frightened of beetles.
Marydoll my mother checked me over but I didn't want to cause a fuss by going to hospital.

I'm going to try to sleep now. Night night all. I'll answer subsequent replies tomorrow. Sleep well all. God bless x

I hope you don't live alone, FlyingHandbag, just in case there are any consequences from the fall.

I don't Marydoll I live with my parents. X

A very nasty tumble FH. You should never be afraid of 'causing a fuss' because you could have injuries that weren't obvious at the time. I know hot sweet tea is the traditional remedy but hot sweet anything would be just as good. When I fell and concussed myself, a friend made me hot chocolate. Definitely more soothing than tea!

oh @FlyingHandbag, I don't post much but I had to post to say I hope you'll feel better tomorrow, I had my heart in my mouth reading your story. I'm glad there was no serious injury , but still it would have shaken you up quite badly I suspect
. It's usually the shock afterwards that gets you more than the injury. Get better soon

Oh blimey, FlyingHandbag, that sounds nasty. If you have any symptoms that could mean a broken bone, don’t put off going for an x-ray. I measured my length in the street a couple of years ago and kept thinking the pain in my hand would ease. I gave in and had it checked out 8 days later and I had a broken bone at the base of my fingers. I was told that if I’d left it a day or two longer it would have started to set in the wrong position and could have caused long-term problems.

Oh poor you.
I hope you get a decent nights sleep, then see how things are in the morning. ?

Oh dear, if it continues to hurt perhaps you will need an X ray. Every precaution will be taken to keep you safe from infection, I'm sure.

A&E departments are, in fact, not as pressurised as usual.

I also fell yesterday,out walking my dog,twisted my foot on the way down,it’s swollen painful and going blacker by the minute.

Hope you feel better tomorrow OP.Sounds as if you had a lucky escape as did I.A and E is the last place I want to go at the moment.

I hope you feel better soon. You should take it easy for a few days.

please go to minor injuries / walk-in centre if not A&E.
clean the wound thoroughly, until it hurts, with plenty of water, and finish with antiseptic if possible.
watch out for any signs of infection, heat, redness, tracking, in which case go at once to A&E.
have you had a tetanus injection recently.
what was the nosebleed about. perhaps a general check-up is in order. good luck.
ps who does the wall belong to. is it covered on house insurance. cannot quite understand the setting. is it a flat up a flight of external stairs. are your parents elderly. take care.

Thanks all so so much for your lovely messages. I am still in a lot of pain. The wall is a flat wall up the external stairs. My parents are reasonably old but not extremely elderly. I think I am still slightly shocked but when those beetles came out, it was like a scene from Alien. Oh gawd what will the neighbours think? I live on a cul-de-sac and some of the gardens from the neighbouring streets face into mine. What will they think about me scrambling in with one shoe on bleeding?

You seem to be OK, but what is happening about the wall? It is still a danger. The remnants willbe all over the stairs - your elderly parents won't be safe. Have you or they taken steps to get it fixed? Or to report it to the council? Should they investigate similar stairs in the street?

Had you never held onto that wall before and by doing noticing that it wasn't solid?

My parents are fitter than me. This house is privately owned and rented to my parents. My father just placed the wall back together and is insisting he will cement it. I think we need a stonemason. I was accused of climbing on the wall by my father!! You would think I was about six

If that wall was unsafe - and surely it was - it's the responsibility of the landlord. I hope your parents have a watertight rental agreement.