Kathie Lee Gifford gives health update after fracturing her pelvis at 70

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Kathie Lee Gifford is giving an update on her health.The 70-year-old, who revealed last month that she had fractured her pelvis while recovering from hip replacement surgery, is now on the mend.

Gifford shared the news while appearing on Tuesday’s episode of “Today.” The talk show alum also recounted her health journey over the past few months.“I had a hip replacement needed because my hips apparently were down to the absolute nubs,” Gifford detailed. “And I said, ‘Why?’ He said, ‘Because of the life you’ve lived because you’ve always been on top.

You’ve been climbing mountains, you’ve been dancing on top of all kinds of stages, you’ve been running for airplanes. You know, you wear your body out.’”The famed anchor agreed with her doctor’s sentiments, explaining, “I had been in pain for over two years, and it was really, really a horrible time for me.”But in other areas, Gifford was excelling in health. “My bone density is up almost to 10% more than it was five years ago,” the star confessed. “I just did really, really well with that, thank you Lord.”From there, the author went to physical therapy and recovered when she encountered a roadblock. “I was running down my stairs here in my home in Tennessee because my friend was locked out of my back door, and it was 100 degrees outside, and I live in a four-story brownstone,” she recalled, “so I just went too fast, and it was stupid shoes, and I went tumbling.”While using a walker to stroll around her farm, Gifford noticed something peculiar despite her pelvis being cracked in the front and back.“I was in no pain at all, and I was off painkillers.

I was off all that stuff,” she exclaimed. “And I called my doctor, and I said, ‘Shouldn’t I be in a lot of pain?’ And he goes,.