I fall down - go BOOM!

[shais_mom]

OMG. The femur can hold the weight of a small compact car! You must REALLY have hit the ground!

I hope you are feeling way better - are you in a cast?

Get healed SOON!

Hip and High Femur fractures are generally not in a cast. They are pinned (or replaced) and then you almost immediately start weight bearing so you don't lose muscle mass or movement. If you (not you specifically just in general) think about where your hip/femur is - there really isn't a whole lot of room there for a cast. Same as a pelvis, or a rib fracture. Sometimes put in braces or for ribs - girdles, but not casts. Some bones are not casted. I've been doing this for over 12 years and haven't seen a hip fracture in cast yet. Steps off the medical Platform. Carefully as to not end up where Gini has been!

Boy, with the account that Phred gave - you wouldn't think he came into the know late - you'd have thought he was sitting there at the table with all of them!

Gini - I'm so glad you are feeling better!

[zippy-kat]

I think this calls for a round of peeps!

You! Feel better!!

[Asiel]

Omg.....I'm so sorry to hear this and I can feel your pain having gone through that, Must be a thing that hits when we reach a certain age. I can count the number of bones that I have not broken so please be careful and let yourself heal properly before attempting anything strenuous.

[Karen]

That reminds me - I have a batch of peeps, unopened, probably several years old, that I found when moving stuff in the pantry (yes, I am blessed with a large pantry, 'specially for a little house). Shall I mail them West? I know you like them stale, but am not sure how stale is too stale! They aren;t - I dunno - anything that ever expires, are they?

[Marigold2]

Oh I am so sorry to hear about your fall.
Perhaps you can catch up on some great summer reading with a few or many Lemon Drops to ease the pain.

[captain]

Good Grief Gini .............
Glad to hear you are healing up, Thanks to Phred for filling us in on the details.
My Goodness ME!!!!

Slick - it is ALL your fault

[K9karen]

Boy, I'll be that'll be a birthday you'll never forget!
Sending you hugs and wishing you a quick recovery!

[krazyaboutkatz]

Gini, I'm so sorry to hear this. I was wondering where you were. I hope you heal up quickly. Please take care. (((HUGS)))

[slick]

Picture it. It's January, 2009 and my boss has the whole gang together. Apparently we need to pick our dates for 2009 vacation. Well....me, I book 2010 vacation a year in advance. "What if I flew down and surprised Gini for her birthday?" I was looking forward to visiting with her, sharing some much needed belly laughs and hugs. Little did I know what was in store.

The plan was that I was to walk into the restaurant posing as a flower delivery girl. "She'll never know it's me....." "I've lost 50 lbs and I'll wear makeup and a wig and big sunglasses and lots of temporary tattoos. I'll fit right in with the LA crowd."

So there I was....just walked in, presented her with flowers and didn't she know it was me right off the bat, and the rest is history as she tells it. My vacation was spent going back and forth to the hospital, but it was worth it to see that she made it through sir jury successfully.

Apologies to all PT'ers as I had to keep this to myself.

Gini, it's good to see on line again and I promise I won't breathe a word about the "goings-on" when the morphine kicked in.....

Love and hugs
slick xoxoxo

[anna_66]

Oh my, what a terrible & nice birthday all rolled into one

I hope your feeling better soon!

Love and (((HUGS))) Anna

[pancakefoot]

Hi,
Be careful with what you food your cutey. Raisins and nuts aren't good for dogs, are they! He's a cute one. Take care.

[smokey the elder]

pancakefoot, I think you responded to the wrong thread.

Gini, I hope you feel better. Femur breaks are nasty. I hope you're not on osteoporosis meds; one side effect is femur breaks!

[shais_mom]

pancake foot must have had some morphine as well!

[Anikaca77]

Oh my goodness, you are a strong women, more than me I probably would've been crying.

My brother broke his femur in a car accident and then ended up putting a rod in his leg because it couldn't be fixed.

Take your time to heal and be careful and don't be affraid to ask for help.

Melissa

[Killearn Kitties]

Boy, with the account that Phred gave - you wouldn't think he came into the know late - you'd have thought he was sitting there at the table with all of them!

Absolutely! Thanks for the account, Phred.

I hope you are back to normal soon, Gini. Please be careful with yourself.