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35. Hip fractures can be very bad but you can fight through it.

Sun Feb 8, 2026, 11:56 AM

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

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Think good thoughts for me [View all] Tree Lady 22 hrs ago OP

Ouch! redwitch 22 hrs ago #1

4:30 am here now Roy Rolling 3 hrs ago #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 22 hrs ago #2

Sending you positive energy and healing thoughts! 10 Turtle Day 22 hrs ago #3

Sending you good vibes and healing energy. Irish_Dem 22 hrs ago #4

Here's to a successful surgery Marthe48 22 hrs ago #5

Best wishes. Heal fast and stronger. Easterncedar 22 hrs ago #6

You're not alone, Dear Tree Lady..we're here for you sending our prayers n best wishes for your healing ((❤️‍🩹)) Deuxcents 22 hrs ago #7

huggggggs. vibes for swift and succcessful procedure and complete niyad 22 hrs ago #8

There's a lot of that going around...the tripping and falling and breaking.. surfered 22 hrs ago #9

Yikes! 2naSalit 22 hrs ago #10

Dear Tree Lady. my thoughts and good wishes are with you, debm55 22 hrs ago #11

Sending good thoughts to you. Hope you have a quick recovery. Fla Dem 22 hrs ago #12

With DU you are never alone. Heal quickly and well. 🥰 Polly Hennessey 22 hrs ago #13

Truly, hip operations are great. You'll be Scrivener7 22 hrs ago #14

I so wanted a dog... Tesha 22 hrs ago #15

Sending you healing 💚 nurturing 🧡 comforting 🩵 energy, Tree Lady Clouds Passing 22 hrs ago #16

Healing thoughts! justaprogressive 21 hrs ago #17

Sending love and healing wishes your way, Tree Lady Grim Chieftain 21 hrs ago #18

Gracious! Hope you are up and about soon. LoisB 21 hrs ago #19

Holding you in my heart, Tree Lady. We're here for you. n/t TygrBright 21 hrs ago #20

I'm so sorry PatSeg 21 hrs ago #21

Hope it goes well for you 70sEraVet 21 hrs ago #22

Healing hug 🫂 to you. mwmisses4289 21 hrs ago #23

Sending Healing Thoughts & Prayers. BBbats 21 hrs ago #24

oh boy. barbtries 21 hrs ago #25

Oh wow..im sorry. Feel better soon BlueWaveNeverEnd 21 hrs ago #26

Prayers and healing vibes for the surgery and recovery to go perfectly, with you recovering quickly. And highplainsdem 21 hrs ago #27

What an utterly frightening experience! Diamond_Dog 21 hrs ago #28

Positive healing thoughts heading your way. snacker 21 hrs ago #29

My heart goes out to you lindalou65 20 hrs ago #30

Good luck! mgardener 20 hrs ago #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 20 hrs ago #32

That was the only thing that got Tree Lady 9 hrs ago #87

Thoughts for healing for you Tree Lady. ShazamIam 20 hrs ago #33

Best wishes for a full recovery orangecrush 20 hrs ago #34

Hip fractures can be very bad but you can fight through it. Botany 20 hrs ago #35

Thinking of you ! KS Toronado 20 hrs ago #36

Sending you some love! pandr32 20 hrs ago #37

Oh no 🙏 I hope you will be ok very soon. Hugs 💙💙💙 TommieMommy 20 hrs ago #38

I hope you get well soon! JoseBalow 20 hrs ago #39

I hope your fixed hip will be even better than before Wicked Blue 20 hrs ago #40

Sending you good vibes and hugs, Tree Lady. I hope you have a smooth recovery. sueh 20 hrs ago #41

Healing thoughts sent... MiHale 20 hrs ago #42

Ow! You'll do fine after the hip surgery. Good excuse to make your husband wait on you, too. Vinca 20 hrs ago #43

How scary. I hope everything goes well. Sending good vibes your way. Lonestarblue 20 hrs ago #44

💐💐💐 blm 20 hrs ago #45

Sending healing vibes your way Lifeafter70 20 hrs ago #46

You will heal well! people 20 hrs ago #47

Sending you 💕 & 🫂 Chicagogrl1 19 hrs ago #48

So sorry about this. mountain grammy 19 hrs ago #49

Be patient and focused, Ms Tree Lady. Safe as Milk 19 hrs ago #50

Healing thoughts and prayers sent for a successful hip replacement virgdem 19 hrs ago #51

Wow! I'm so sorry and hope you have a smooth recovery. QED 19 hrs ago #52

You will be fine! The surgery will be easy! colorado_ufo 19 hrs ago #53

Sending you Seven ♥️ for good thoughts, vibes, prayers . . . Whatever you need to help you through this difficult time! Liberal In Red State 19 hrs ago #54

OMG! So sorry! You're in my thoughts! CaptainTruth 19 hrs ago #55

Wishing you a successful surgery, FemDemERA 19 hrs ago #56

So sorry for your accident...they do amazing work on fixing hips...nt Fresh_Start 19 hrs ago #57

For me, it was lifting a heavy bag of groceries out of a cab Warpy 18 hrs ago #58

Healing vibes on the way to you! SheltieLover 18 hrs ago #59

I'm so sorry you have to experience this pain and trauma. Nevilledog 18 hrs ago #60

I am so sorry this happened to you. MIButterfly 18 hrs ago #61

You got this!! cilla4progress 18 hrs ago #62

Ouch! berniesandersmittens 18 hrs ago #63

That sounds painful and scary senseandsensibility 16 hrs ago #64

Wishing you a very successful surgery hamsterjill 15 hrs ago #65

Sending all the good vibes I can muster. Please keep us posted. Evolve Dammit 15 hrs ago #66

Wow, good luck!!! mahina 15 hrs ago #67

How did it go? Give us an update. Scrivener7 14 hrs ago #68

Thinking good thoughts, hope all goes well and you heal quickly! debsy 14 hrs ago #69

I hope your surgery goes perfectly. I'm sorry Ilsa 14 hrs ago #70

OMG! Since it's now evening here, I sure Hope the surgery went very well!... electric_blue68 14 hrs ago #71

💗💚💗 Donkees 14 hrs ago #72

I'm so sorry you are going through this! HeartsCanHope 13 hrs ago #73

Oh my goodness! I'm sorry that happened to you MustLoveBeagles 12 hrs ago #74

Sending good vibes malaise 12 hrs ago #75

Keeping you in my thoughts! MaryMagdaline 12 hrs ago #76

Hang in there. A similar thing happened to my younger sister, and she did very well. rsdsharp 12 hrs ago #77

Oh no wendyb-NC 12 hrs ago #78

Hope you recover soon ms.pamela 12 hrs ago #79

Happy healthy healing thoughts to you. awesomerwb1 11 hrs ago #80

Sending you healing vibes! Hope you are up and around again soon. skylucy 11 hrs ago #81

Absolutely, my friend! calimary 10 hrs ago #82

sending good Karma mushroomhunter 10 hrs ago #83

Get well soon. Dear_Prudence 9 hrs ago #84

You'll be okay. Just do as the doc says. Figarosmom 9 hrs ago #85

Thank you all for the lovely replies Tree Lady 9 hrs ago #86

Thank you so much for letting us know how things went for you with your hip operation. HeartsCanHope 5 hrs ago #93

Hurry back to your previous self. Marie Marie 9 hrs ago #88

Best wishes for a speedy recovery. applegrove 7 hrs ago #89

Praying all is going well and for your recovery, Tree Lady. summer_in_TX 7 hrs ago #90

Sending you being surrounded by light and love, and that the whole process is peaceful. fierywoman 6 hrs ago #91

Good luck. Heal well! byronius 5 hrs ago #92

Always! OldBaldy1701E 1 hr ago #95

I am thinking about you Tree Lady! Trueblue Texan 1 hr ago #96