Thread: Broken hip :(
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Old 04-15-2024, 05:35 AM
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...and now 6 broken ribs, but 8 fractures, so 2 ribs broken in 2 places

Technicolor,

Now for me, the right hip is secondary - 6 weeks post surgery and all seems fine except some persistent swelling at the incision site and the foot.

However, at about 2:30am in the night on Friday/Saturday, I fell on my way to the bathroom to pee and landed on my left side ribs on a small table. The CT scan in the E.D. on Saturday showed 6 ribs broken, but 8 fractures because 2 were broken in 2 places - another set back and one that is painful beyond belief.

I don't sleep well and was trying Relaxium Sleep, which is advertised as being very effective - well, they are correct. Although I only took half the recommended dose, I think when I got up to go to the bathroom, I was still half asleep and disoriented from the Relaxium, and as a result, went down. Needless to say, I am not using that product any longer. It's been a rough spring.

Dave

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