A MUM has told how she shattered her hip when changing positions to get comfy on the sofa while watching Netflix. Kimberly Fullerton was sitting at home on the couch watching her favourite show Virgin River when she heard two loud snaps while rearranging her legs on August 10. 8 Kimberly Fullerton broke her hip while watching Netflix Credit: Kennedy News 8 The mum told how she heard two loud snaps while shifting her legs Credit: Kennedy News 8 She was in agonising pain while sitting on her couch Credit: Kennedy News 8 Mum-of-three Kimberly has osteopenia - a health condition that weakens bones, making them fragile and more likely to break Credit: Kennedy News 8 X-ray scans eventually revealed a snapped hip Credit: Kennedy News The 41-year-old had been experiencing pain in her left hip for around a week after tripping over a suitcase while cleaning - but believed the agony was just muscular.
Mum-of-three Kimberly has osteopenia - a health condition that weakens bones, making them fragile and more likely to break - but had never broken anything in her body before. After calling 999, Kimberly said she was assessed by paramedics who deemed her pain as ‘muscular-related’ and ‘probably sciatica’. Kimberly said emergency staff dismissed fears she had broken her hip - and told her that her injury ‘was not a priority’.
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