I fell hard Friday night.

Kate48

Kate48

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I’ve never fallen before. I’m 77 and have no cartilage left in my knees. Surgery isn’t an option financially until I clear some other medical bills.
I felt so helpless and dumb lying there by my bed. I fell really hard on my entire left side. I had to painfully scoot across our 4,000 ft home on my butt to reach my phone. I’m a stubborn person. Independant thinker. My first thought was to get to my phone way in the other end of the house. I’m keeping it with me now! I called my husband who was just leaving work. He called the EMS team and they arrived quickly. Because I might have hit my head they put me in a neck brace and lifted me onto the gurney. A CAT scan and many x-rays later I thankfully have no fractures. I have very good bone density.
This all just made me feel like I’m falling apart. I use a walker and have a heart condition. It’s taking me a lot of focusing now to avoid feeling sorry for myself. This attitude is a big turn around from my normal I Can Handle Anything attitude.
Life has to go on now. I want to get injections for my knees so I can park my walker and just walk by my own power. I’m considering knee repair surgery. I’ve seen a surgeon.
Lying peacefully at my feet is a 3 month old German Shepherd puppy. She demands more than I can give but she’s asleep now. Ssssh. Don’t wake her up!
Anyone have ideas that might inspire me?
 

Im so sorry to hear you fell Kate... it's as much the shock as anything. I fell last year when i tripped over my back door step as I went to leave the kitchen and landed out on the concrete path. I have OA in my knees.. so the pain was horrendous, so I know how you must have felt.

I'm a very independent person, but I really didn't know how I was going to be able to stand up.. I was pole-axed... but I did in the end...

try not to let it get you in a state of fear, just try to ensure you never get into whatever situation it was that caused you to fall..in an effort to get your confidence back..

I hope you feel much better soon...🤗
 
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hollydolly said:
Im so sorry to hear you fell Kate... iit's as much the shock as anything. I fell last year when i tripped over my back door step as I went to leave the kitchen and landed out on the concrete path. I have OA in my knees.. so the pain was horrendous, so I know how you must have felt.

I'm a very independent person, but I really didn't know how I was going to be able to stand up.. I was pole-axed... but I did in the end...

try not to let it get you in a state of fear, just try to ensure you never get into whatever situation it was that caused you to fall..in an effort to get your confidence back..

I hope you feel much better soon...🤗
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Thank you so much for the reply. Yes, fear is the thing to keep far from my reality. I went back into my bedroom and realized how I had fallen so I won’t get in that situation again.
I have time to recuperate and need to lost some weight too before knee surgery.
 

kate48 sorry to hear of your fall,,,,believe me I have fallen several
times these last few years, no broken bones, but very lucky...I get
scared about,then mad, then grateful I came thru the fall okay....i just
try to remember to walk veryy carefully, esp when going in and out
of the house....just taking the extra second to think about what I'm
doing.....take care.....:love:
 
I've fallen several times. It really takes your breath away when you realize you're suddenly on the ground. Each and every time, it was my own fault. I did the same stuff when I was younger so obviously I haven't learned.

The most important thing is that you're OK. We're more resilient than we realize sometimes.
 
Oh, Kate, am sorry to hear of your fall. It's not only frustrating
but a bit scary when it happens imo. Things then change and
in some big ways after a setback due to a fall. But time, healing
and recovery come in their own ways. As you're doing sounds like
a good goal. Managing the pain and while being attentive best
we can to hopefully not falling yet again.

I'm 72 and have taken a fall three times in the past 5 years:

Hard fall on the slick icy snowy hill I was on.

Hard fall down 6 cement steps, losing control of what I was trying
to carry.

Another slip and bad fall on an icy slick snowy street.

Recovery each time took a couple months at the least, including
Physical therapy, pain meds and etc.

The best to you with your journey and recovery Kate.🤗
 
I have fallen twice. Each time involved rushing. One was trying to reach my cell phone in another room before it stopped ringing. The other was visiting a friend in a hospital and following a nurse who was walking too fast. I had to pivot at the elevators and tripped over my own cane.

Lessons learned, I hope. Slow down. Check the terrain before proceding. Holding up others for a few seconds is better than going splat and ruining everyone's day.
 

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