My grand dog pulled me down [View all]

[Marthe48]

I was walking the dogs, coming back to their house. The big dog is on a extension leash, little dog is free. They both got the zoomies. The big dog is always good on the leash, but today, he took off 0-60, and I fell. I haven't fallen for years. I landed mainly on the my left side. The side of my hip and thigh took the brunt, but also my left elbow, arm, hand, luckily not like I was trying to catch myself. And I cracked my head. I got up, which means I can probably wrap presents on the floor. The dogs came right back to me and we all walked to the house, prob. a couple hundred feet. I'm keeping an eye on myself, and if I notice any worsening, I'll go to e.r. I supposed to give my granddaughter a lift and I hope I'm doing the right thing by waiting a little while to decide whether to get checked. My friend fell a couple years ago, and it led to her final illness. I see other DUers post about mishaps, and I really try to avoid falls. I think I dodged a bullet.