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[Rockycoast]

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Pretty sure the crossbody purse suggestion meant to wear the bag while in the car, not to just have a different type of bag on the floor to trip over 

@Shorty2U I am glad you're okay, and I hope your aches and scrapes go away soon!

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BTDT, wearing your crossbody in the car is uncomfortable and annoying. Once the seatbelt strap is on it tugs on the stap and the purse portion is at your side or in your lap. No thanks. Best on the floor, and now in the back seat out of the way.

[cherry]

I am so sorry to hear you fell. Falls are nasty things...feel better soon

[happycat]

So sorry you fell and I hope you are not too terribly sore this morning, @Shorty2U.

[SeaMaiden]

@Shorty2U    I am so so sorry about your fall.  I took two bad falls last winter on the ice  so I know what a jarring thing it is to fall.....  It just happens...   and not always because we are older... even young people take a spill depending on the circumstances.

  But being a bit olde,r we need to make sure our fall did not cause an injury us as we do not bounce back like a 20-30 year old.  Especially if you hit your head, getting older causes more brain bleeds.  So a head injury should be looked at EVEN IF YOU THINK YOU ARE ALL RIGHT.  I did not go to the doctor last year when I slammed my head on the sidewalk hard as I did not know the dangers of hitting your head after age 60. I just learned about this!

I hope you are resting and feeling better soon.  It really does take a lot out of an adult to fall. My back side was sore for weeks after my fall last year. 

Take care and wishing you well. ~Sea Maiden~

[puttypiesmom]

I too have been told that the secret to a long life is not falling.  Those clunky shoes that supposedly make you walk better don't let you feel the ground as was stated here and I have never felt secure wearing them.  

Take care @Shorty2U and hopefully you have not gotten a hairline fracture somewhere in the body.  I think getting checked out is a good idea but I understand the reluctance. 

[glb613]

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Pretty sure the crossbody purse suggestion meant to wear the bag while in the car, not to just have a different type of bag on the floor to trip over 

@Shorty2U I am glad you're okay, and I hope your aches and scrapes go away soon!

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BTDT, wearing your crossbody in the car is uncomfortable and annoying. Once the seatbelt strap is on it tugs on the stap and the purse portion is at your side or in your lap. No thanks. Best on the floor, and now in the back seat out of the way.

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It's not annoying for me.  It's always with me, I don't trip over it and I don't leave it in the car or shopping cart.  I take it off when I reach home or at a restaurant.  Putting it on the floor is not a good idea for a lot of reasons.  

[webbgarner1]

@qualitygal  good suggestion for that crossbody purse

[blueroses47]

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Oh, dear@Shorty2U, I am so sorry you were hurt trying to take your cards inside the post office. I wouldn't have used the dropbox outside either, especially in the rain. The mail could get damp. I can relate to everything you described. I not only took a spill I plunged from several feet in the air to a concrete floor. I was literally stunned by the impact and pain and momentarily blacked out. I ended up in the ER at the hospital. Thank goodness for my nextdoor neighbors who knew what to do when I managed to ring their doorbell while clutching my broken arm and going into shock. 

It is almost Valentine's Day and I haven't been able to drive until last week. This happened at night on December 8th. I've been in physical therapy three days a week since January 10th. Thank goodness for friends to get me back and forth to my orthopedic surgeon and physical therapy. My son is several hours away but has been a saint. 

I normally look and feel young so it has been a bit hard to have become a statistic about falling. My tendons, muscles and blood vessels were injured along with the broken bone. Pain and bruising like you're experiencing. It's going to take a while to heal. Take care. You are so sweet to have gotten the cards mailed in spite of having fallen and soaking wet!

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Silver lining,   that's the same day and time I took a bad fall.  I was carrying my dog down the front porch steps, and lost my footing.  She went flying out of my arms, and I fell on a concrete slab, badly spraining my foot.

it took weeks and weeks, but seems totally healed now.

I, too, felt that it aged me ( mentally speaking) to be a statistic about falling.

We just have to be extra, extra careful now.  Hope you continue to feel better.

[homedecor1]

@Shorty2U  a little well wishes to feel better!

[Lindsays Grandma]

Shorty2U I am so sorry but relieved you didn't suffer any serious injury.  I fully understand about your back issues as I too live with the same problem.  When a passenger in a car I keep my handbag on my lap and place it on the console between the seats when getting ready to get out.  That way, once I am solidly on the ground I just reach in, grab the bag and am ready to go.  The alternative is waiting for my daughter to come around to my side, hand her the bag and than  I get out.  Since my hip surgery in 2015 I am very, very cautious. 

We all care about you, please be careful.  And your family is lucky to have someone like you who cares so much about them.