Thank you for sharing your story with us. Yes, we must be careful not get ourselves into a hurry like that when we don't need to, falls (and worse) can happen.

Knock on wood, most of my falls have been at home and so far have got nothing worse than a bloody nose.
I live alone with no close friends or family in the state.
73, disabled, unsure of the future.

Broken wrist, right one taking out the trash can. A lesson I never forgot.

Take care and be careful, both of you if you do not have a Security button, carry cell phone in pocket at all times.

...even stairs I wont go down without holding onto a hand rail.

I have something called Charcot Marie Tooth disease. I can't pick up my feet enough when I walk. If I don't wear my braces and look at the ground, I'm either on my face or my ass. Fortunately, I have alot of cushioning on my ass.
I hope your hand feels better soon. It's such a pain when using your hand is painful. Sending good vibes your way.

When she was in her mid-sixties she tripped on a rug while running to answer the phone. She fell hard into a doorway breaking her arm in three places and dislocating her shoulder. Of course, the answering machine picked up so she missed nothing and gained a long, painful recovery period.

I remind my wife of this every time I see her running to get her phone when it rings.

And broke her nose both times.
Her response was to say that she might have really gotten hurt had she not broken her fall with her face.

Thanks for the reminder - these days I am always mindful when I go up or down even one step. Suffered a fractured ankle in 2009, and I'm still paying for it.

I'm a klutz. And the older I get, the klutzier I get. Mostly tripping over things, or getting my feet tangled up in something around the farm. I try not to fall on my right, because I've already broken that arm/wrist twice.

I resisted out of pride because I saw canes as the undeniable acknowledgement that I was old and embarrassingly in need of assistance. Well, as the old saw goes, "pride goeth before the fall".

When I finally relented and bought a cane, I realized how helpful they are in saving me from tripping, falls or being off balance. Just as you would put your arm out to break your fall, the cane serves the same purpose with the added benefit of NOT falling. My cane keeps me balanced, steady and mobile, and now I feel silly for resisting getting one and I haven't had a fall since.

Maybe my shared experience will give you another option. Take care.

We hurry 'inside.'

So.. we do not experience anything.

My mom has broken both wrists in falls a decade apart. I'm glad she didn't break anything else, but her bones aren't up to the stress of reflexively catching herself.