I've Been Falling Lately...

Most of the time I fall on the carpet in the house and that doesn't hurt. I have my cane when I fall on the carpet to help me get back up but can't use the cane in the shower.

@DaddyEvil yes, cane doesn't work in bathroom floor

@Rimps85 Yup! Much too slippery.

@DaddyEvil .......Yes, that is my fear. I fell a few years back and wrenched my shoulder. I've heard stories of seniors being fine, having a fall and going downhill health wise afterwards.

I hate falling down. I'm always scared I'm going to break a bone.

@celticeagle I fell on our concrete front porch a couple of years ago and got a stone bruise on one hip. I limped around for months until that healed.

@DaddyEvil LOL...you still have your sense of humor. LOL

@vandana7 Yeah, I haven't broken that yet.

Thank you. I don't enjoy falling. I'm always scared I'll break something when I land.

Part of the problem is that I have Graves' Disease and one of the fun parts of it is dizziness. Falling on the carpet or grass is not a problem but falling in the tub can be unpleasant.

@xFiacre The eye problems are the worst part of it now.

@DaddyEvil Nasty condition.

The grab bar has big suction cups on each end. I put my full weight on it pulling myself up earlier. That sounds like our back door/stairs outside. We stopped using those after I fell going down them last fall. Pretty said she was going to see about getting a government grant to have new stairs/railing installed back there.

@sallypup We aren't allowed to make permanent changes to this house. The suction cup grab bar works great! The landlady already told Pretty we could build new stairs at the back door. (Anything that adds value to the property is okay to do here.)

@DaddyEvil Oh I hope you will be okay. I tried to put a suction cup bird feeder on my window and it fell right off. The best idea is to have those bars screwed into the studs. I hope your back stairs get fixed soon.

@sallypup Can you upload the pictures of some....

Thanks. No, no serious injuries but I'm glad she bought the grab bar and stool. The grab bar has suction cups that hold onto the wall inside the shower stall. I put my full weight on it climbing to my feet earlier and it held with no problem. I'm glad you didn't get hurt!

@DaddyEvil Oh no. Find somebody to help you install the screw in type grab bars. Those suction cups ones are totally scary.

@DaddyEvil So just the way it hits it leaves. That is one mystery condition. And nobody knows how to treat it.

Thank you. I don't know. One day I woke up and didn't have trouble getting out of bed and was able to walk without pain since then.

@kareng Well, that's not entirely true. When it first happened, I went to a chiropractor who popped my hips and that fixed the sciatica for about a week or so before it started happening again. The problem is that Medicaid will only pay for two sessions with a chiropractor every year so I couldn't get it fixed again

Old age has nothing to do with it... Graves' Disease makes me dizzy and, when that happens, I do grab for a wall, door or furniture to hang onto until I stop being dizzy. Thank you.

@DaddyEvil It doesn't mean she wasn't hurt, her head once hit the blunt end of a door, causing a lump and about 2 weeks then she didn't feel the pain.

I'm glad your mom didn't get hurt. I've fallen in the tub several times but didn't get hurt. Falling scares me so I'm glad Pretty was able to find the tub chair and grab bar.

@May2k8 Oh, my! I'm sorry your mom got hurt!

@DaddyEvil - I noticed recently that my husband often loses balance, I prefer to be there to help him.

@LadyDuck I'm glad you can help him... Pretty often reaches toward me if I get dizzy so I can hold her arm until I'm not dizzy anymore.

Thank you. I always leave the bathroom door open when I shower, just in case I need help but I always hope I won't need to call Pretty for help. I'm sorry your hubby needs help in the shower, too.

Honestly, I don't know how they would help if a person was in the tub. I doubt if we can lift ourselves with just a bar and a hand that has to take on that weight. Showering standing is ideal. Thereafter walking out slowly because soap water can be slippery. I would think grab bars may be useful for getting up from commodes. Don't know. I thought of getting grab bars for Dad, but he wouldn't have it. And I am also confused how it would help. It may instead become an additional object for him to get hurt with when he is falling.

Outside the shower, I use my quad cane to help me stay upright... That doesn't work in the tub/shower, though. Grab bars are a must in elderly bathrooms.

I live with my daughter, Pretty. There isn't anyone else around me.

@DaddyEvil Well in that case you are right sometimes we must do things for ourselves just have a hand some way to ask for help in case you have another accident and be very careful that already everyone They told you so here.

I was happy she listened to me and tossed me a towel instead of yanking the shower curtains open.

@porwest True, just like when she fainted after stepping out of the shower... I'd seen it all before when she was little but didn't need to see it all again.

@DaddyEvil Yeah, that could otherwise have been a rather "compromising" position. lol

Thanks... I had a nice shower this morning using the shower chair and the grab bar.

@DaddyEvil

Thanks. I'm fine.

thank you. With my sciatic nerve doing better, I only need the help when I'm leaning over and can't get back upright or if I slip in the tub.

Thanks... I was afraid I'd fall and get hurt so my daughter ordered the chair and grab bar for me.

Thanks. We already know what is causing the dizziness/falls. Those are symptoms of Graves' Disease and can't be cured.

Thanks. The doctors say the dizziness is just another part of the Graves' Disease and there's nothing that can be done about it.

Thank you. I've never slipped on soap. I'm glad you didn't hit your head.