I am so glad for you that you had no serious injuries. The only thought I have to help prevent future falls is to reorganize your home so that you do not need to go to the basement very often.

Yikes! What a tumble - relieved you are okay. Yes, going to the ER was probably the smart thing. You are also lucky to have a caring daughter.

Lucky indeed! Glad it wasn't worse.

OMG! So glad your alright. I always think of the movie "Flash Dance"...she has a hard butt! That's kinda what they said....:0) In your case...a hard head. So happy for you!

Yes, there is something. I tore an ankle tendon slipping off just one step. Granted both my ankles are compromised with past sprains.

You need to be mindful of going slowly up and down stairs and always using the railing.

I am thinking you are in good physical shape overall to not be injured worse.

Knock on wood, I have fallen through the years but get up and move on. I know at 70 this can change on a dime so again, mindful of where you walk, mindful of stairs etc.

You absolutely did the right thing by going to the ER.

You were very lucky! I've taken a few tumbles down the cement stairs at work, ending up with lots of scrapes and bruises, but nothing broken. Both times I was in a hurry, distracted and carrying things. I can't avoid those stairs, but with 24 years seniority, I can now refuse to carry the "things".

Wishing you speedy healing!

I'm sorry about your accident and so glad you got checked out! Better safe than sorry.

Oh my! So glad that you're not seriously hurt. I fell down my stairs from 2nd floor to first floor a few years ago. Just a stupid mis-step. There was nothing for me to grab, and i ended with my head smashing into the wall at the end of the steps.

Laid on the floor for about 10 minutes trying to assess any damage. I had some bruising and black eyes for a few days but I guess I was lucky, too.

You were smart to go to the ER. I didn't, but probably should have because I hit my head so hard.

Falling is scary and I do it more often now but have done it since I was in my 20s. Glad you weren't seriously hurt. You did the right thing by going to the ER.

Oh, dear . . . sounds like it could have been so much worse! Maybe "bouncing" up and down the stairs isn't the best approach these days. I've learned to proceed with caution--extreme caution sometimes.

Speaking of backwards, at a college reunion some years ago, where the class was more than a decade older than I, I saw several men walking backwards down the stairs. One of them explained that this method was much easier on the knees. I've been doing that more and more lately.

Dedtired, my basement stairs are a death trap too. Eventually I had to move the laundry machines up to the first floor. I hardly ever venture down there now.

You're lucky that you didn't suffer more damage from such a fall. I agree with others that we need to take more care as we age and our bones are more brittle.

As someone who has five staircases in my house, this is a real fear for me. You were very lucky to not have been injured. But your daughter made the right call by insisting you go to the ER just to be sure. According to my watch, I do about a dozen steps up the staircase every day but it's the nice big winding one with a great old walnut railing and wide treads. Days go by and I don't use the other five except today I need to get Xmas stuff from the attic. But I never hurry and hold on to the railing. I think I read many more falls occur inside the home. I'm sure you will be sore but this was a really lucky thing for you not to have sustained significant injuries.

Glad you were not hurt.

Going up and down stairs becomes a serious danger for many as we age. Especially when carrying things that can throw off normal balance.

Many people decide to move to single level homes from homes with stairs as a way to be more safe. It's a good idea.

I thought of you as I carefully carried two small Xmas trees down from the attic. It's my husband who should read this. Years ago he fell off a two-story ladder holding a running chainsaw and barely missed the concrete bench. He broke both arms and was taken by ambulance to Hershey Med where he was for a few days. Concussion too. Fast forward a few years when he was on another ladder on our porch roof going up to a higher roof without putting something under the ladder to balance it. This time he fell, crashed through my wooden arbor, and landed on heavy metal porch doors. This time he punctured his lung and broke his back.

ladypat -- Amazing that you were not seriously injured!

I know my scoliosis has changed the way I walk. Add a little inner ear trouble, and it's dangerous. I feel that my kinetic sense has deteriorated -- I'm less able to judge distance between 'me' and an object/stair/shelf. Maybe part of shrinking several inches.

Oh Lily how awful!! I hope that there is no next time for him and a ladder.

Oh my! So glad your fall wasn’t worse. I swear, this has been the worst year for falls! In June I broke my femur when I was moving along pretty fast (my usual pace), tripped and hit hard on my right side. Not a scratch or bruise anywhere else, but boy my upper femur was a mess. I’m still dealing with the effects or having a rod implanted in my hip and leg. Two people I know have also had falls and sprained or broken ankles. And a few here (Lynn for one) had injuries to her ankle and both wrists I believe).

oh boy yes I'd say you were lucky-- so sorry you had that adventure. It's always wise to get checked out. Concussions are no joke.

I hear all too many times about just one bad step and the rest is a nightmare. I try to be as careful as possible, always holding the railing like a toddler but it works.

Glad you are not injured worse. Heal well.

So sorry to hear this! Hope you feel better soon!

That is scary - very glad it wasn't worse - and it certainly could've been!

And yes, agreeing with all the comments about being extra super cautious about doing things with the potential for falling.

Wow, you were lucky for the outcome of an unfortunate fall! Glad you are ok. And Lily! I'm glad you still have your hubby...he's used up 2 of his apparent 9 lives!

Awful about your fall, and I am glad you were no seriously hurt. Lucky.

My good friend just texted our group last nite that she fell in yard and broke her wrist! one day after she was talking to me about my fall. best comment in our group was a gal who said she wasnt getting off her couch. some voo doo going around. I'm glad i can help her the next few days.