I fall down - go BOOM!

[Cinder & Smoke]

"I fall down - go BOOM!"

That's the SHORT version ...
It was more like "I fall down, Leg go CRAAAACK!

Medical Assistance ? ... Naw, just let me sit here on the floor for a minute.
OK ...Help me up into the chair. I'm fine! ... Dinner, anyone?
She ate her dinner - even though it prolly hurt to chew!

Time to go home ... "Get Checked?" ... I'm fine - take me home!
Can't walk ... was "assisted" out to her car.

Homeward bound ... Get Checked?" ... HOME, please!
Home at last --- Brudder Bill requests an assist from the BIG Neighbor ...
Carried in and deposited upon her bed for the night.
"It'll be better in the morning ..."

It wasn't.
Several phone calls to/from concerned relatives + threats of impending doom ...
Our Heroine agrees to a visit to the ER ... by CAR. (Don't need no Ambulance!)

Made it to the ER ... one look and an X-ray ... "You're STAYING!"

The Sir Jury Guy was pleased with his pin-job = "Good as New" he reported.
He left out the part about she'd need to re-learn how to walk on it!

I got in on the adventure a lil late ... the P Therapy gang was almost out of new torture games to torment her with.

The big ongoing snafu was calling her ...
The Switchboard's instruction were simple enough: "If you know your
Party's 4-digit extension, DIAL it at any time." ... SOUNDED simple!

The sweet-young-thing that kept answering thought we were "simple"!
In broken English, the greeting was always similar ... "Is no Gini here -
she not live here ... please to stop calling!" ... She began to sound "TENSE"!

After reporting the "problem" to the Switchboard about 4 times ...
the gal said "Wait a minnit ... lemmie check sumpin."
Turned out Gini did NOT have a "Direct Dial" phone; you had to go through
the switchboard to get Gini's room - unless you wanted to bother the
broken English girl again.

"MOM's Hospital Tails" bring back a LOTTA similar memories of MY stay
in the White Coat Lab ... those were The Daze.

Welcome HOME, Mom!!

[caseysmom]

I am so sorry that must have really hurt and I know how hard it is not being able to use your leg, I definetely feel your pain.

[Catty1]

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!

[Pinot's Mom]

I'm so sorry to hear about your fall! I hope you feel back to normal soon!

[Medusa]

Oh my, I've never broken a bone and every time I hear of an accident like that, my bones hurt. I'm sorry that you fell, Gini, especially on your birthday. That just sucks canal water. I do hope that you're feeling better now. Are you able to get around? A girlfriend fell on the ice on Feb. 8, broke her ankle in 3 places and her leg. She has a rod and 3 pins in her now and she's still laid up, can't put any weight on it yet. So if you're able to navigate, this is a good thing. Prayers going up for your healing, Gini. Keep the faythe.

[Queen of Poop]

Ouch, ouch, ouch. So glad you are on the mend. You're a seriously strong woman to have done all that and gone to the hospital the next day. I have no doubt you'll be back on two feet in no time! Kitty love will heal you all the faster. Cali and Diego send purrrrs. Take care and take it easy.

[momoffuzzyfaces]

Gini, I'm so glad you are on the mend!!! What a rotten thing to happen, specially on your birthday!!! Are you sure seeing Slick didn't make you faint from surprise?

Feel better soon my friend!!!

[Karen]

We've been praying for you since a little birdie told us. Gini, you, like me, are not a Weeble! No Falling Down!

Glad you are home with the purrnurses!

[lizbud]

Wow Gini, I am so sorry to hear that. I hope you heal up quickly and
completely. Hope you have plenty of help while you concentrate on getting
better.

p.s. I had to look it up to see if the femur was the top or bottom bone. Can never remember which is which.

[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.

[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.