Madonna: I was a terrible patient
Madonna was a terrible patient as nurses tried to keep her calm after her horse fall 10 weeks ago - because she refused to stop "freaking out".
The pop superstar was thrown from a pal's polo horse on her birthday and knocked unconscious. When she came round she attempted to get up and passed out again.
As well as her fainting spell, Madonna cracked her scapula and broke four ribs - and couldn't believe she'd ruined her summer by falling from a horse.
She recalls: "I had to be rushed to the hospital and have a thousand X-rays and I was totally in denial. I was screaming at the nurses; they weren't very happy with me.
"I just thought: 'Oh God, the rest of my summer's ruined, I won't be able to dance anymore, I won't be able to do yoga anymore. How long will I be an invalid and incapacitated?' I just freaked out."
Madonna is well on her way to making a full recovery but she's still in a lot of pain: "One of my ribs hasn't gone together. I broke four ribs and so they're sort of waving around; they haven't joined up yet. It's very complicated and very painful."
