I have just had a disaster. I was just accepting my mobility limitations and trying to make the most of it when I fell over outside on the patio and have ended up in hospital havin broken my femur on my stroke affected left leg that already had a hip replacement. The treatment is very conservative and involves just resting and waiting for it to heal. I am very despondent of ever walking again. It’s my own stupid fault all the hard physio undone in a moment. Take care everyone!
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Janet1. Oh no bless you. I’m so sorry. Falling is my nightmare. These things happen so easily and quickly. Are you in hospital? Fingers crossed you heal quickly and can soon get back to being active again. Keep in touch and good luck x
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You have my sympathy.
Mobility plays such an important part in everyone’s life.
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Hi Janet so sorry to hear that you have had a fall and have broken your femur. Try to rest and give yourself time to heal and I’m sure you will soon be back on feet.
Regards Sue
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Oh no! So sorry to hear that. It must be so discouraging for you right now but you will heal and get back to where you were before the fall. It’ll just take a little time. As @Apple has said, these things happen easily and quickly. We can all fall foul of them however careful we are.
Praying for patience and a speedy recovery. Don’t lose hope. x
Trace
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@Janet1 so sorry to hear you’ve had a fall. Sending get well soon wishes your way. It is so easy to fall over even if you have never had a stroke.
Hope you are soon back on your feet & don’t have to start again with your rehab.
Rest up and take care.
Ann
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Sorry to hear you’ve had a fall @Janet1 and I hope you’ll be up and about again soon. Rest up and take it easy for a while.
Anna
Sending you big hugs and hoping you will get back to mobility soon.
It must feel so disheartening but hang in there, you’ve come through before and will again 
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Janet - how can you even say that?
Accidents happen - they happen all the time. You can’t start blaming yourself and thinking negatively, or rather I should say, you shouldn’t start blaming yourself and thinking negatively.
What you have achieved 'til now is not lost. The hard work that you did has made you stronger and you will heal much better and sooner as a result.
It may be that this is your body’s way of telling you to slow down - you mentioned in an earlier post that you are impatient and always have been.
So this might be a blessing in disguise. Body always knows best and you ignore it at your peril.
You have not had a disaster, just a natural reaction to over doing things.
Rest, let the body heal and then continue from where you left off, but remember to slow down a little.
Patience needs practice. Unless you want to be a patient long term, learn to be patient.
Remember, your dog needs someone to go walkies with them
A walk in the park, away from the busy streets …
Takes care
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Geez, you don’t do things by halves do you 
Just break the biggest and strongest bone in your body and the most painful for breaking 
That must really have been some tumble you had. You poor woman, you really do have my every sympathy 
Are you still in hospital or resting up at home? I’d be climbing the walls in either case 
And how is your replacement hip, I do hope that faired far better That was my biggest concern when I broke my ankle a few years before my stroke. I’d had my hip replaced just a year prior and only really getting into walking normally and doing long distances. I feel like I’ve relearning to walk for the past 6-8yrs.
So do as the doctors ordered and rest up and don’t martyr yourself, take all the pain relief they offer you. The rest of your body will thank you for that.
Lorraine
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