Sorry to see this, Raven. No there is never a good time, but you have the right attitude. Hope your healing goes quickly, without pain and life returns to normal asap!

My excitement for the week wasn't pretty either, but that is a whole 'nother can of worms.

As one who is gimping on her broken ankle, you have my complete sympathy. Heal fast!

Oh no!!! Good thoughts to you (and Annie) that everything heals fast and completely.

Yikes! I chipped the bone on my ankle 18 months ago and had to wear an air cast. Caused my other foot to get a bone spur.... :( I got off a ladder at work in November and took a step back not realizing boxes were behind me and I fell over those boxes and landed hard on my butt and slightly banged my head on the cement floor. I tensed up so badly knowing the head would hit so my head was fine, but oh my tail bone! No breaks but it took me a good three to four weeks before I could bend over properly again. The pain was so bad. I hope you heal quickly and don't need any surgery.

Not a good day, indeed. Good wishes for fast healing to all.

Oh my, I am so sorry. I pray you are quick in healing, and no surgery is needed. A

terrible day indeed. Hugs.

Oh my! Adding you to my prayer list for comfort and fast healing for your leg and your tailbone.

Rusty

Ouch! I hope surgery isn't required and that your fracture heals well. Take care!

So glad you don't have any pain. When I broke my ankle the swelling. and pain was terrible. Take it easy and heal quickly.

I have broken both my fibula (same spot as yours) and my tailbone. Tailbone was definitely more painful. Fibula was bad because my kids were very young and I had no help. Speedy healing to you.

Raven what awful news!! I hope you take it easy and stay put and that the break heals with no problem.

I didnt see your xray when I posted. Ouch, you split the top of your lateral malleolus. You are lucky you didnt tear the holy hell out of your ankle. That causes mass swelling.

Oh boy! Hope for a speedy recovery! How did you land on the ground? There are some techniques on how to fall safely. I googled it after my hard fall on ice a few weeks ago. Luckily I had a fluffy fur coat and fur hat on at the time, the thick fur helped me from breaking any bones on the hard driveway. But my tailbone, lower back and neck muscles were sore for a few days.

Oh Raven, I am so sorry that you fell and got hurt. Praying your leg will heal without the need for surgery. Thanks for popping in. I miss seeing you here. How is little Mia doing?

Yikes, Raven. I am so sorry. What an ordeal. I wish you a speedy and easy recovery.

Best wishes for a complete speedy recovery with no surgery.

Oh no! I'm so sorry, hope it heals with no surgery needed.

There's never a good time. Hope you are a quick healer.

Gosh, Raven, I’m sorry for your fall and broken bone. Wishing you a pain-free recovery and speedy healing.

Ouch! Sending healing wishes for a quick recovery

Oh my goodness! Sending you prayers & wishes for an easy recovery.

And a knee scooter!

Hoping for no surgery and a luxury recovery. That pain in the butt hurts just hearing about it.

Just reading this makes me want an ibuprofen. Good luck with your recovery.

Thanks everyone! I really don't know what happened. I was reaching down for Mia and suddenly I was slammed against the wall with my back and collapsed down hard. My left leg folded under me and my right leg went out backwards behind me and my ankle twisted around. Only reason I know is because my husband was standing right next to me. I think I might have kind of blacked out. I looked up and said what the heck happened! I am fortunate I didn't go forward on my face and head!

Yikes! Best wishes for a speedy recovery!

Ouch! Maybe you just lost your balance for a second on a slippery spot. I have to wear slippers with good rubber soles indoors, socks are too slippery on hardwood floors.

Ooh, I am so sorry, my friend. I hope that every day brings some improvement.

((((((RAVEN))))))

Sorry about your accident and I hope that you heal well and fast.

Well crap. Sorry to hear this Raven. I really hope you heal quickly and completely. Take care!

So sorry about your unhappy landing! Sending prayers and good wishes for an uneventful recovery.

Dear Raven....I'm so sorry to be reading this! As far as picking a better time, is there such a thing.

I hope you recover uneventfully, fully and quickly. My endo keeps telling me 'at our ages' we should be doing stretches regularly for our balance. Maybe I should be listening to her. ((((hugs)))

I'm sorry to read this. It seems many of us are falling and having sprains or broken bones. I hope you heal quickly.

Raven so sorry that happened to you. That sounds very scary. It's one of the worst thing in the world at least to me to break a bone.

Also pretty scary to not know what happened and to black out.

Fortunately I haven't blacked out in years. I hope you heal quickly with no issues. I'm so glad you can take it easy.

Raven I am so sorry to read this. I hope you heal well. Slow but steady wins the race.

We'll be here to keep you company.

Definitely too much excitement. I'm just glad you didn't hit your head. Falls are no fun. Hope you have some egg-crate (or similar) foam for sitting on the bruised tailbone.

Ouch! I hope it all heals fast.

Oh Raven, you are one of my favorite personalities through the years. i so sorry this happened to you. i look for comments from you and this is your up date? take care. hope you have lottsa help.

There is a program in my area that loans medical equipment (wheelchairs, crutches, etc.). There might be one near you for a knee scooter.

I'm so so, so sorry this has happened to you, Raven. I've had a bruised tailbone from a fall and I know the terrible pain you're suffering. Prayers for a quick and clean recovery with no surgery necessary. Hope you find a knee scooter soon. Perhaps your doctor's office, or the hospital can help you find one.

Oww! That x-ray! See if you can find donut pillow on which to sit. I broke my tailbone rollerskating when I was a kid and found that helpful. It's more painful than one would think, and there isn't much that can be done. I remember asking the doctor, "Aren't you going to x-ray it?" He said, "Why? Do you want me to put a cast on it?"

so sorry to hear this. shall be sending prayers your way.

Well I just went ahead and ordered a new knee scooter from Amazon and it will be delivered Monday. I know I have been putting weight on my foot but unfortunately I don't have the power of levitation! I mostly stay in the recliner with leg elevated or in bed with it elevated on a pillow. But there's no way to go to the bathroom without putting weight on it. The knee scooter will be a great help. I am managing well with the occasional Tylenol. It may help me lose weight! I can't easily go get a snack. 😊 I'm also not cooking. Which is a nice break (heehee).

Luckily since my husband was standing there when it happened he told me that I didn't hit my head at all.

I didn't think I had because it didn't hurt.

Thanks again for all the well wishes and prayers! Always appreciated! 👍😊

Oooo, I hurt just reading this. I’m sorry about your spill, Raven, but I wonder what precipitated it? Heal quickly!

My little Mia dog did! She screamed like she was in pain and we both jumped up to see what happened. She apparently was having stomach cramps, that's what we are guessing. So it's all her fault! 😁

(((((Hugs))))

Sending wishes for a quick recovery!

ohhh, we can blame our broken bones on our dogs?? this is great news, for future reference because i think i've come close a time or 2 or 3 when the danes get a case of house zoomies!

kidding aside, so sorry this happened and i hope you heal quickly!! the knee scooter will be a big help.

I just now saw this thread about your mishap. I'm so sorry to hear about this happening. I also hope and pray you heal quickly.