Kathie Lee Gifford, 70, rushed to hospital after horrible fall – “unbelievably painful”

After suffering a fall during her recuperation from hip replacement surgery, Kathie Lee Gifford was admitted to the hospital lately.

The media-facing TV personality revealed that she had broken her pelvis in two places after suffering a tumble.

She had just recovered from hip replacement surgery when this happened.Shutterstock

According to her, the incident occurred when she moved too many books in preparation for a Nashville book signing event. She just tripped the day after when she went to answer the door for her friends.

Regarding her fall, Gifford remarked, “I was weak in that spot, so it didn’t take much.” “The following instant, I find myself back in the hospital, suffering from a front and back pelvic fracture.” That hurts more than anything my hip has ever experienced. The agony in the pelvic is unbelievable.

The former Today show host stated, “You think you know your body and the next thing you know, your body changes as you get older.” “I am thinking about it, even though I don’t want to.”

Gifford visited her former spot on the Today show earlier this month, where she had a sit-down with 59-year-old Hoda Kotb. While promoting her new book Herod and Mary: The True Story of the Tyrant King and the Mother of the Risen Savior, she stated in the interview that she was still recuperating from hip replacement surgery.

She disclosed that Gifford had “one of the worst hips” her doctor had ever seen and was in “agonizing pain” prior to her operation. She claimed to have Her hip replacement procedure was performed one month prior.

Before her operation, Gifford remarked, “I had been in such agonizing pain,” adding that her level of physical suffering “was terrible.”

“After the procedure, my doctor told me everything went well and then asked, ‘Kathie, how have you been living all this time?’” the patient recalled. “It’s one of the worst hips I’ve ever seen,” he remarked.

Her hip problems could have been caused by her lifestyle.

“You’re constantly moving,” Kotb said to Gifford. Before Gifford retired and moved to Nashville in 2019, the two of them co-hosted Today for eleven years. “No matter how long you were in the car, I never once saw you stop. I recall that you would be taking notes. You’re always the one who Your body is in constant motion.

In an interview with Rachel Smith in April of this year, Gifford discussed her decision to leave Today and Live, two of the most watched morning shows on television. Kathie Lee and Regis together.

You know, there’s simply that element of pure instinct. Having worked in this industry for 60 years, she remarked, “I’ve experienced both incredible and unimaginable success.” “As of right now, you’re seated beneath four Emmys that I never thought I would win. Although I’m appreciative of them, that counts less and less as I age.

“I look at [my Emmys] and I’m grateful, thank you, Lord,” she continued. However, the individuals I’ve impacted in life and the people [in] both of those locations. I’ve worked for Hoda for eleven years and Regis for fifteen. You know, the awards we receive in life that really count are human.