# I fell down-

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-fell-down/745410>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [February 7, 2016, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-fell-down/745410 "2016-02-07T14:06:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![catflea12](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f6c823/32.png) [@catflea12](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/catflea12)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2016, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-fell-down/745410/1 "2016-02-07T14:06:21Z")

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and broke my right wrist. :mad: The bad part is that I had knee replacement surgery on Jan 11 and am still recovering from that.

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**Author:** ![LurkerInNJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ed655f/32.png) [@LurkerInNJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkerInNJ)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2016, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-fell-down/745410/2 "2016-02-07T17:43:30Z")

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My SO laughs at me, but I have a walker that I bought and have used after every single surgery I have had. You can get one for about $50 on Amazon. They are so worth it. I bought a little basket to go in front of mine so I don’t have to fumble around trying to carry something while being off balance and on painkillers with my foot in a boot, arm in a sling, etc.

I look like someone’s granny wheeling that thing around in front of me, but I am convinced it has saved me from taking a bad spill.

Hope you feel better.

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**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2016, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-fell-down/745410/3 "2016-02-07T18:47:47Z")

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I am so sorry. I had a broken ankle last June that I am still recovering from. I sympathize.

Are you trying to crutch it around, or do you have a scooter?

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**Author:** ![Calla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Calla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Calla)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2016, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-fell-down/745410/4 "2016-02-07T19:31:00Z")

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Ouch! I hope you heal quickly.

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**Author:** ![DeepLiquid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/deepliquid/32/14893_2.png) [@DeepLiquid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeepLiquid)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2016, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-fell-down/745410/5 "2016-02-07T20:18:40Z")

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That must’ve been terrifying! I’ve had my new knee for a year now and the idea of falling still scares the crap out of me.

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**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2016, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-fell-down/745410/6 "2016-02-09T02:44:22Z")

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Ow!!! ☹

Because fate is perverse, I’d bet the wrist you broke is on the side you’d use a cane with, right? As in, injured left knee, broken right wrist? Because of course you use the cane on the good leg’s side… :smack:

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**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2016, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-fell-down/745410/7 "2016-02-10T22:34:10Z")

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Ow! I did the same thing–fell down stairs and snapped off my left wrist bone!

I hope you heal fast!