Home again and resting...
Though I am taking it easy as best as possible, I am still very sore from the turbulence incident. My shoulders both are still sore and my left thigh has increasingly become painful. It really goes to show how easy it us to hurt yourself in a situation like that. I have been taking 30 minute walks at night to keep my exercise up, but I have found that it helps warm up the muscle in my left leg and it hurts less for that time. I just need to make sure I don't over do it and I don't go up any hills. The stairs in the house are what's killing me the most.
I am supposed to return to work tomorrow, but under the discretion of a manager, I've been instructed to stay home and rest and file injury-on-duty paperwork. I suppose this means I will be home for a few days. We'll see. I called my supervisor today only to find out she was out for the day, and then I tried to call the manager on duty and that didn't even work...it's supposed to. So, I am not sure how this process will evolve. I imagine there will be some hoops to jump through. However, I shouldn't be pushing around 300 pound carts or attempting to evacuate an airplane with these injuries. I could end up exasperating them if I attempted my everyday duties on an airplane. And, I am not a fast mover right now with my leg.
Looking back on the incident it is still very frightening. Not knowing what was going on was the worst part. The G-forces we experienced seemed to go on for a long time. I remember having time to think about what was happening and analyzing what might be wrong, even though the incident was over in a matter of seconds. It's amazing how quickly your mind enters survival mode. I really didn't know what was going to happen next. It's hard to put into words the experience. It happened so fast, but was so tramatic. I guess what upsets me the most is no one was waiting in San Juan or later in Boston to make sure the crew was allright. That's a little disturbing.
Though I am taking it easy as best as possible, I am still very sore from the turbulence incident. My shoulders both are still sore and my left thigh has increasingly become painful. It really goes to show how easy it us to hurt yourself in a situation like that. I have been taking 30 minute walks at night to keep my exercise up, but I have found that it helps warm up the muscle in my left leg and it hurts less for that time. I just need to make sure I don't over do it and I don't go up any hills. The stairs in the house are what's killing me the most.
I am supposed to return to work tomorrow, but under the discretion of a manager, I've been instructed to stay home and rest and file injury-on-duty paperwork. I suppose this means I will be home for a few days. We'll see. I called my supervisor today only to find out she was out for the day, and then I tried to call the manager on duty and that didn't even work...it's supposed to. So, I am not sure how this process will evolve. I imagine there will be some hoops to jump through. However, I shouldn't be pushing around 300 pound carts or attempting to evacuate an airplane with these injuries. I could end up exasperating them if I attempted my everyday duties on an airplane. And, I am not a fast mover right now with my leg.
Looking back on the incident it is still very frightening. Not knowing what was going on was the worst part. The G-forces we experienced seemed to go on for a long time. I remember having time to think about what was happening and analyzing what might be wrong, even though the incident was over in a matter of seconds. It's amazing how quickly your mind enters survival mode. I really didn't know what was going to happen next. It's hard to put into words the experience. It happened so fast, but was so tramatic. I guess what upsets me the most is no one was waiting in San Juan or later in Boston to make sure the crew was allright. That's a little disturbing.
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