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Tree Lady

(13,226 posts)
Sun Feb 8, 2026, 10:10 AM Feb 8

Think good thoughts for me

I was walking from living room to kitchen and looking up and didn't see my dog a golden and tripped over him. Came down so hard I couldn't move. Called abulance and have hip operation in a hour, I fractured it bad.

I am alone hubby left to sleep last night and I am scared and nervous so thought I would write my family you all.

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Think good thoughts for me (Original Post) Tree Lady Feb 8 OP
Ouch! redwitch Feb 8 #1
4:30 am here now Roy Rolling Feb 9 #94
You have our support. Please let us know how it turns out and I hope it's not too painful. I can relate. Walleye Feb 8 #2
Sending you positive energy and healing thoughts! 10 Turtle Day Feb 8 #3
Sending you good vibes and healing energy. Irish_Dem Feb 8 #4
Here's to a successful surgery Marthe48 Feb 8 #5
Best wishes. Heal fast and stronger. Easterncedar Feb 8 #6
You're not alone, Dear Tree Lady..we're here for you sending our prayers n best wishes for your healing ((❤️‍🩹)) Deuxcents Feb 8 #7
huggggggs. vibes for swift and succcessful procedure and complete niyad Feb 8 #8
There's a lot of that going around...the tripping and falling and breaking.. surfered Feb 8 #9
Yikes! 2naSalit Feb 8 #10
Dear Tree Lady. my thoughts and good wishes are with you, debm55 Feb 8 #11
Sending good thoughts to you. Hope you have a quick recovery. Fla Dem Feb 8 #12
With DU you are never alone. Heal quickly and well. 🥰 Polly Hennessey Feb 8 #13
Truly, hip operations are great. You'll be Scrivener7 Feb 8 #14
I so wanted a dog... Tesha Feb 8 #15
Sending you healing 💚 nurturing 🧡 comforting 🩵 energy, Tree Lady Clouds Passing Feb 8 #16
Healing thoughts! justaprogressive Feb 8 #17
Sending love and healing wishes your way, Tree Lady Grim Chieftain Feb 8 #18
Gracious! Hope you are up and about soon. LoisB Feb 8 #19
Holding you in my heart, Tree Lady. We're here for you. n/t TygrBright Feb 8 #20
I'm so sorry PatSeg Feb 8 #21
Hope it goes well for you 70sEraVet Feb 8 #22
Healing hug 🫂 to you. mwmisses4289 Feb 8 #23
Sending Healing Thoughts & Prayers. BBbats Feb 8 #24
oh boy. barbtries Feb 8 #25
Oh wow..im sorry. Feel better soon BlueWaveNeverEnd Feb 8 #26
Prayers and healing vibes for the surgery and recovery to go perfectly, with you recovering quickly. And highplainsdem Feb 8 #27
What an utterly frightening experience! Diamond_Dog Feb 8 #28
Positive healing thoughts heading your way. snacker Feb 8 #29
My heart goes out to you lindalou65 Feb 8 #30
Good luck! mgardener Feb 8 #31
Good thoughts to you Tree Lady. Try 4, 7, 8 breathing to calm. 4 counts in, hold for 8 and 7 to exhale. c-rational Feb 8 #32
That was the only thing that got Tree Lady Feb 8 #87
Thoughts for healing for you Tree Lady. ShazamIam Feb 8 #33
Best wishes for a full recovery orangecrush Feb 8 #34
Hip fractures can be very bad but you can fight through it. Botany Feb 8 #35
Thinking of you ! KS Toronado Feb 8 #36
Sending you some love! pandr32 Feb 8 #37
Oh no 🙏 I hope you will be ok very soon. Hugs 💙💙💙 TommieMommy Feb 8 #38
I hope you get well soon! JoseBalow Feb 8 #39
I hope your fixed hip will be even better than before Wicked Blue Feb 8 #40
Sending you good vibes and hugs, Tree Lady. I hope you have a smooth recovery. sueh Feb 8 #41
Healing thoughts sent... MiHale Feb 8 #42
Ow! You'll do fine after the hip surgery. Good excuse to make your husband wait on you, too. Vinca Feb 8 #43
How scary. I hope everything goes well. Sending good vibes your way. Lonestarblue Feb 8 #44
💐💐💐 blm Feb 8 #45
Sending healing vibes your way Lifeafter70 Feb 8 #46
You will heal well! people Feb 8 #47
Sending you 💕 & 🫂 Chicagogrl1 Feb 8 #48
So sorry about this. mountain grammy Feb 8 #49
Be patient and focused, Ms Tree Lady. Safe as Milk Feb 8 #50
Healing thoughts and prayers sent for a successful hip replacement virgdem Feb 8 #51
Wow! I'm so sorry and hope you have a smooth recovery. QED Feb 8 #52
You will be fine! The surgery will be easy! colorado_ufo Feb 8 #53
Sending you Seven ♥️ for good thoughts, vibes, prayers . . . Whatever you need to help you through this difficult time! Liberal In Red State Feb 8 #54
OMG! So sorry! You're in my thoughts! CaptainTruth Feb 8 #55
Wishing you a successful surgery, FemDemERA Feb 8 #56
So sorry for your accident...they do amazing work on fixing hips...nt Fresh_Start Feb 8 #57
For me, it was lifting a heavy bag of groceries out of a cab Warpy Feb 8 #58
Healing vibes on the way to you! SheltieLover Feb 8 #59
I'm so sorry you have to experience this pain and trauma. Nevilledog Feb 8 #60
I am so sorry this happened to you. MIButterfly Feb 8 #61
You got this!! cilla4progress Feb 8 #62
Ouch! berniesandersmittens Feb 8 #63
That sounds painful and scary senseandsensibility Feb 8 #64
Wishing you a very successful surgery hamsterjill Feb 8 #65
Sending all the good vibes I can muster. Please keep us posted. Evolve Dammit Feb 8 #66
Wow, good luck!!! mahina Feb 8 #67
How did it go? Give us an update. Scrivener7 Feb 8 #68
Thinking good thoughts, hope all goes well and you heal quickly! debsy Feb 8 #69
I hope your surgery goes perfectly. I'm sorry Ilsa Feb 8 #70
OMG! Since it's now evening here, I sure Hope the surgery went very well!... electric_blue68 Feb 8 #71
💗💚💗 Donkees Feb 8 #72
I'm so sorry you are going through this! HeartsCanHope Feb 8 #73
Oh my goodness! I'm sorry that happened to you MustLoveBeagles Feb 8 #74
Sending good vibes malaise Feb 8 #75
Keeping you in my thoughts! MaryMagdaline Feb 8 #76
Hang in there. A similar thing happened to my younger sister, and she did very well. rsdsharp Feb 8 #77
Oh no wendyb-NC Feb 8 #78
Hope you recover soon ms.pamela Feb 8 #79
Happy healthy healing thoughts to you. awesomerwb1 Feb 8 #80
Sending you healing vibes! Hope you are up and around again soon. skylucy Feb 8 #81
Absolutely, my friend! calimary Feb 8 #82
sending good Karma mushroomhunter Feb 8 #83
Get well soon. Dear_Prudence Feb 8 #84
You'll be okay. Just do as the doc says. Figarosmom Feb 8 #85
Thank you all for the lovely replies Tree Lady Feb 8 #86
Thank you so much for letting us know how things went for you with your hip operation. HeartsCanHope Feb 9 #93
Hurry back to your previous self. Marie Marie Feb 8 #88
Best wishes for a speedy recovery. applegrove Feb 9 #89
Praying all is going well and for your recovery, Tree Lady. summer_in_TX Feb 9 #90
Sending you being surrounded by light and love, and that the whole process is peaceful. fierywoman Feb 9 #91
Good luck. Heal well! byronius Feb 9 #92
Always! OldBaldy1701E Feb 9 #95
I am thinking about you Tree Lady! Trueblue Texan Feb 9 #96

redwitch

(15,255 posts)
1. Ouch!
Sun Feb 8, 2026, 10:13 AM
Feb 8

I’m sorry this happened to you and I hope you recover quickly. I nearly wiped out yesterday when my cat Turbo got underfoot.

Roy Rolling

(7,583 posts)
94. 4:30 am here now
Mon Feb 9, 2026, 05:34 AM
Feb 9

I hope your surgery brings you relief and more pain-free years. Please accept my thoughts, good vibes, prayers, and a DU heart.♥️

Look how many of us are all singing from the same song sheet! If you want support, tell hubby to get his rest—we got this. 😉

Walleye

(44,466 posts)
2. You have our support. Please let us know how it turns out and I hope it's not too painful. I can relate.
Sun Feb 8, 2026, 10:13 AM
Feb 8

10 Turtle Day

(1,164 posts)
3. Sending you positive energy and healing thoughts!
Sun Feb 8, 2026, 10:14 AM
Feb 8

I hope your surgery goes well and you’ll be back on your feet soon. Scary stuff, regardless.

Irish_Dem

(80,815 posts)
4. Sending you good vibes and healing energy.
Sun Feb 8, 2026, 10:16 AM
Feb 8

I have been in a similar situation and it is scary.

If you are in the hospital, you are in good hands.
They will take good care of you.

I lucked out, the doctors, surgeon, nurses, physical therapists were fabulous.
Let them take care of you.
Relax if you can.

Deuxcents

(26,475 posts)
7. You're not alone, Dear Tree Lady..we're here for you sending our prayers n best wishes for your healing ((❤️‍🩹))
Sun Feb 8, 2026, 10:19 AM
Feb 8

Keep in touch to let us know how things are going for you 🌺

niyad

(131,618 posts)
8. huggggggs. vibes for swift and succcessful procedure and complete
Sun Feb 8, 2026, 10:20 AM
Feb 8

recovery and healing. You DU family is here for you. Lean as hard as you need.

surfered

(12,936 posts)
9. There's a lot of that going around...the tripping and falling and breaking..
Sun Feb 8, 2026, 10:26 AM
Feb 8

All I can offer is do the therapy. When they say it’s ok, get up and move. Marching in place with a walker is a good start. Even lying in bed, move your legs. It makes for a faster recovery . Good luck🙏

Tesha

(21,126 posts)
15. I so wanted a dog...
Sun Feb 8, 2026, 10:32 AM
Feb 8

but I know I might find myself right there in the next bed.

I'm sorry, TreeLady - good that the surgery is over now, sad this happened, good that the the hospital was there and they aren't waiting. My husband had a "right now don't wait" hip replacement last year, I hope what they do for you is as good as that.

Grim Chieftain

(1,589 posts)
18. Sending love and healing wishes your way, Tree Lady
Sun Feb 8, 2026, 11:01 AM
Feb 8

Please take care and keep us posted when you can. You're in my thoughts and prayers.

BBbats

(301 posts)
24. Sending Healing Thoughts & Prayers.
Sun Feb 8, 2026, 11:20 AM
Feb 8

From the Divine Mother Goddess.
That's just my personal belief. I joke about this but that energy has really benefited me the last few years.
Let's extend this to you.

barbtries

(31,283 posts)
25. oh boy.
Sun Feb 8, 2026, 11:22 AM
Feb 8

that's terrifying. All good thoughts for a successful repair and rapid recovery. keep us posted!

highplainsdem

(61,445 posts)
27. Prayers and healing vibes for the surgery and recovery to go perfectly, with you recovering quickly. And
Sun Feb 8, 2026, 11:27 AM
Feb 8

I hope you'll have the best doctors and nurses and aides to help you through this.

Diamond_Dog

(40,323 posts)
28. What an utterly frightening experience!
Sun Feb 8, 2026, 11:29 AM
Feb 8

Here’s hoping all turns out OK with a speedy recovery!

lindalou65

(390 posts)
30. My heart goes out to you
Sun Feb 8, 2026, 11:43 AM
Feb 8

I am glad to hear you are in good hands now. I had a hard fall too recently and was lucky not to have any broken bones. It's so scary though. We're all with you now. Please take care.

c-rational

(3,178 posts)
32. Good thoughts to you Tree Lady. Try 4, 7, 8 breathing to calm. 4 counts in, hold for 8 and 7 to exhale.
Sun Feb 8, 2026, 11:44 AM
Feb 8

Keep your spirits up...this too shall pass.

Tree Lady

(13,226 posts)
87. That was the only thing that got
Sun Feb 8, 2026, 11:25 PM
Feb 8

Me through the pain last night. I found some meditative guided for pain on YouTube. The breathing and listening to relaxing voice was wonderful and took away some of the fear I had.

Botany

(77,052 posts)
35. Hip fractures can be very bad but you can fight through it.
Sun Feb 8, 2026, 11:56 AM
Feb 8

Start exercising as soon as you can and exercise parts of your body that can with stand the
movement.

I got very sick in the fall of 2023 but D.U. once I got a pad and started posting it made me feel
better. Do you want me to mail you some Mexican food and retriever treats?



Wicked Blue

(8,819 posts)
40. I hope your fixed hip will be even better than before
Sun Feb 8, 2026, 12:03 PM
Feb 8

Good vibes to you, and speedy healing

(((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((( ))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))

Vinca

(53,772 posts)
43. Ow! You'll do fine after the hip surgery. Good excuse to make your husband wait on you, too.
Sun Feb 8, 2026, 12:20 PM
Feb 8

Safe as Milk

(236 posts)
50. Be patient and focused, Ms Tree Lady.
Sun Feb 8, 2026, 12:50 PM
Feb 8

Recovery is never easy, but it’s doable. And I know— Goldens aren’t eager to move once they plop down. I rammed my foot into ours in the dark bedroom at night more times than I can count. The hazard is always there. But if you’ve got a modicum of good health, you’ll fully recover. Best of luck.

virgdem

(2,313 posts)
51. Healing thoughts and prayers sent for a successful hip replacement
Sun Feb 8, 2026, 12:51 PM
Feb 8

and a speedy recovery. I know what you are going through. I tripped over my kitty in the hall and hit my head. I went to ER and x-rays and thankfully no problems.

QED

(3,340 posts)
52. Wow! I'm so sorry and hope you have a smooth recovery.
Sun Feb 8, 2026, 12:53 PM
Feb 8

This is something I worry about - tripping over my little wiener dogs.

colorado_ufo

(6,230 posts)
53. You will be fine! The surgery will be easy!
Sun Feb 8, 2026, 12:57 PM
Feb 8

However, you absolutely must do the physical therapy they recommend and get on your feet as soon as possible. Also, you need to look at your diet! Be sure you are getting the proper amounts of calcium, magnesium, vitamins, protein, and more. And hydration! And once you are healed, please consider resistance training with weights. You can increase your bone density! You don't want this to happen again!

54. Sending you Seven ♥️ for good thoughts, vibes, prayers . . . Whatever you need to help you through this difficult time!
Sun Feb 8, 2026, 01:04 PM
Feb 8

Remember you are not alone . . . Ever!

Warpy

(114,547 posts)
58. For me, it was lifting a heavy bag of groceries out of a cab
Sun Feb 8, 2026, 01:43 PM
Feb 8

Heard/felt a big pop and my leg went out from under me. I didn't have the dignity of falling and breaking my hip, my hip broke and then I fell.

Four years later, nobody can tell which one I broke. My hands and wrists are trashed from RA, so I had to learn how to walk on my own. If your balance is decent and you are willing to work at it (pain and all), then you have the same potential.

Recovery will hurt, especially in the beginning, but the nasty twinges will get farther apart as time goes on. I can't give you a schedule for that, everybody is different, just realize it won't be forever, especially if you pay attention and do the exercises physical therapists tell you to do.

Nevilledog

(54,982 posts)
60. I'm so sorry you have to experience this pain and trauma.
Sun Feb 8, 2026, 02:06 PM
Feb 8

Please let us know if you need anything, the light is always on here.

Healing thoughts headed to you, my dear.


MIButterfly

(2,553 posts)
61. I am so sorry this happened to you.
Sun Feb 8, 2026, 02:27 PM
Feb 8

Dear Tree Lady:
I extend to you my best wishes for a successful surgery and speedy recovery. Please know that you have many friends here. Take good care of yourself; do what the doctors and therapists tell you to do; and let us know how you are doing when it's convenient for you.

I will keep a good thought for you. Best regards,
MIButterfly

berniesandersmittens

(13,135 posts)
63. Ouch!
Sun Feb 8, 2026, 02:38 PM
Feb 8

That sounds incredibly painful!

Healing vibes and prayers to you. Hope your surgery goes well and that you have a fast recovery

hamsterjill

(17,470 posts)
65. Wishing you a very successful surgery
Sun Feb 8, 2026, 05:09 PM
Feb 8

And a speedy and gentle recovery. Keep us updated, please.

Ilsa

(64,222 posts)
70. I hope your surgery goes perfectly. I'm sorry
Sun Feb 8, 2026, 06:03 PM
Feb 8

a fall has caused so many problems for you. I hope your dog is okay as well.

electric_blue68

(26,710 posts)
71. OMG! Since it's now evening here, I sure Hope the surgery went very well!...
Sun Feb 8, 2026, 06:05 PM
Feb 8

I sure hope your recovery will be free from setbacks, and proceed as well as possible!!!


As a "treelady" myself; think of your favorite kinds of trees, and beautiful trees you've seen in person, or on photos. The joy it'll bring will help your healing process!

Keep us posted!

HeartsCanHope

(1,629 posts)
73. I'm so sorry you are going through this!
Sun Feb 8, 2026, 07:18 PM
Feb 8

Sending healing vibes and love to you and your family. I'll be thinking of you, Tree Lady.

rsdsharp

(11,946 posts)
77. Hang in there. A similar thing happened to my younger sister, and she did very well.
Sun Feb 8, 2026, 08:13 PM
Feb 8

Sending best wishes for a good result and speedy recovery.

skylucy

(4,021 posts)
81. Sending you healing vibes! Hope you are up and around again soon.
Sun Feb 8, 2026, 09:10 PM
Feb 8

You know whose fault it is that you tripped? Trumps. (I just blame everything on him these days.)

calimary

(89,716 posts)
82. Absolutely, my friend!
Sun Feb 8, 2026, 10:07 PM
Feb 8

You are being flooded with good thoughts and healing vibes, judging from all the affectionate notes here! Just know that means we’re all here, riding this choppy wave with you.

Tree Lady

(13,226 posts)
86. Thank you all for the lovely replies
Sun Feb 8, 2026, 11:18 PM
Feb 8

And hearts.
Hip operation went well. It will take 3 months to rehab it because of the injury not just repairing I got all new hip socket.

After operation pain went way down. I am not standing until tomorrow. But I think taking out the part where fracture was crushed on my socket took a bunch of pain away

It's so weird I have now taken a bunch of drugs I hoped never to have Fentenal, oxy, and a derivative of morphine.

I am determined not to become weak over this and get back to my active lifestyle.

HeartsCanHope

(1,629 posts)
93. Thank you so much for letting us know how things went for you with your hip operation.
Mon Feb 9, 2026, 03:22 AM
Feb 9

Sorry you have a long recovery ahead of you, and I'm so glad the pain is much better. Will keep you and your family in my thoughts.
Lots of healing vibes and love!

summer_in_TX

(4,116 posts)
90. Praying all is going well and for your recovery, Tree Lady.
Mon Feb 9, 2026, 01:20 AM
Feb 9

I suspect the surgery is over? I hope it is behind you and you are now on the mend.

When it comes to go to a place to rehab please seek expert advice on the best place to go. A lot of nursing homes are not equipped but they make it very hard to leave. A rehab hospital is likely to be best, not a nursing home – although some well-run ones are.

Trueblue Texan

(4,369 posts)
96. I am thinking about you Tree Lady!
Mon Feb 9, 2026, 07:32 AM
Feb 9

Sending healing vibes for your successful surgery and recovery. Peace.

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