StarSong
Awkward is my Superpower
- Location
- Los Angeles Suburbs
Define "really senior."
US Senior Citizens Increasingly Dying from Falls
- Thread starter VaughanJB
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Michael Z
Senior Member
- Location
- Northern Wisconsin
Serious falls pave the way to immobility. Also, they result in an overload of inflammation, which can pave the way to serious illnesses.
Babs2u
Senior Member
I have been hospitalized three times in the past 14 months for GI bleed while on blood thinners. The last time doctors were surprised that my PCP had given me Naproxyn for pain. Now I have nothing for pain but I could really use something. He is dragging his feet about prescribing Tramadol. I have pain from last weeks CPR.
Sorry to hear that. Please Google "medicine to protect stomach while taking painkillers".
hearlady
Basic Member
- Location
- N Carolina
I heard this somewhere else recently. Huh, I never knew this but it makes sense.
hearlady
Basic Member
- Location
- N Carolina
Your right, Gilda. It's always something.Thanks, but I'm never ok anymore. Doesn't feel "right," I don't feel right anymore.
Babs2u
Senior Member
Thanks. I will check it out. I do take pantoprazole.
gamboolman
Member
- Location
- Spring, Texas
ms gamboolgal and I have seen several relatives and friends who fell and broke their hips and sadly passed away not long after.
It just seems to happen to folks as they age.
In my work in the Oilfield, men falling was a real hazard and over the 44 year I worked - several deaths and bad injuries occurred as a result of falls.
So, in retirement we have done several things to help with preventing falls around the house.
Grab Bars in Showers and Bathtubs and also for the Toilets.
Lighting all over the house and our Stairwell. This was a major noticeable improvement as folks get used to what they have regarding lighting and if you put in bright lights - at least for us it was a huge improvement.
We also put in motion LED lights on all our Stair Steps in the Stairwell. This was a very good thing as the Stairwell was always kind of dark and not well lit. It is bright now!
When we found out #Daughter was in a family way, we immediately had a Stairlift installed as there is no way that ms gamboolgal and I would/will risk carrying our baby Granddaughter up and down the Stairs. #1 Granddaughter is now 18 months old and Grandma and her ride the Hotrod daily as we keep her several days per week while our daughter works.
We both know that one day, the Hotrod will be good for us to have. In fact - I used it when my Back went out for a couple of weeks and it was very painful / difficult for me to go up/down the stairs. So there's that also....
We have Walkers for if/when I get down in my lower back.
We have a high setting bed / mattress. So we had the Amish store make us 2 X long step stools made so ms gamboolgal and I can climb up into bed - right after I get done chasing her buck neckid around the old 4 Poster.... ha !
Here's a pic of ms gamboolgal and #1 Granddaughter when the baby was ~4 months old riding the Hotrod. Now at 18 months old, she'd got a head of hair and about half the time baby girl gets strapped into the Hotrod by herself and Grandma walks besides her as she "drives" the Hotrod up and down the Stairs.... ha ! It also shows the motion activated LED lights on the Stair Treads.
Thank goodness ms gamboolgal is still limber and flexible enough to get down on the ground and play with our Granddaughter.
It just seems to happen to folks as they age.
In my work in the Oilfield, men falling was a real hazard and over the 44 year I worked - several deaths and bad injuries occurred as a result of falls.
So, in retirement we have done several things to help with preventing falls around the house.
Grab Bars in Showers and Bathtubs and also for the Toilets.
Lighting all over the house and our Stairwell. This was a major noticeable improvement as folks get used to what they have regarding lighting and if you put in bright lights - at least for us it was a huge improvement.
We also put in motion LED lights on all our Stair Steps in the Stairwell. This was a very good thing as the Stairwell was always kind of dark and not well lit. It is bright now!
When we found out #Daughter was in a family way, we immediately had a Stairlift installed as there is no way that ms gamboolgal and I would/will risk carrying our baby Granddaughter up and down the Stairs. #1 Granddaughter is now 18 months old and Grandma and her ride the Hotrod daily as we keep her several days per week while our daughter works.
We both know that one day, the Hotrod will be good for us to have. In fact - I used it when my Back went out for a couple of weeks and it was very painful / difficult for me to go up/down the stairs. So there's that also....
We have Walkers for if/when I get down in my lower back.
We have a high setting bed / mattress. So we had the Amish store make us 2 X long step stools made so ms gamboolgal and I can climb up into bed - right after I get done chasing her buck neckid around the old 4 Poster.... ha !
Here's a pic of ms gamboolgal and #1 Granddaughter when the baby was ~4 months old riding the Hotrod. Now at 18 months old, she'd got a head of hair and about half the time baby girl gets strapped into the Hotrod by herself and Grandma walks besides her as she "drives" the Hotrod up and down the Stairs.... ha ! It also shows the motion activated LED lights on the Stair Treads.
Thank goodness ms gamboolgal is still limber and flexible enough to get down on the ground and play with our Granddaughter.
OMG. I need
OMG. I need to wear my sunglasses while walking this stairway.