Kimo Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 Almost didn't post this but you guys have always been so good to me. Getting a feel for an Oxygen APX that I picked up in new condition. Really fun board, forgiving in chop & still rails quite nicely. Had been riding all day mostly teaching my daughter. Anyway, I was caught off guard standing relaxed and cruising slow on a cat track. I caught an edge spun around switch & went over the tail length-wise torqued my front (right) ankle. An embarrassing tumble. Contusions and soft tissue damage, can't bear weight. Will be off work a few weeks and the end of my season. The Ortho Doc was real surprised that I sustained ankle damage while in hard boots. Hope the rest of the season is safe and fun for the rest of you.Cheers --Chandler Been there. Done that. Lots of witness at SES. I've felt and I feel your pain. Though it does seem you did more dammage, but I sure hurt for a couple days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
two_ravens Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 omskates, I did something very similar about 3 weeks ago. Had 360 degree boot top bruises, a large knot on one shin and an unhappy ankle to show for it - feel very lucky to have escaped with so little damage. So sorry to hear about your injury - hope you heal well and can move into spring/summer fun in good shape! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allee Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 Geez, K, if you don't knock it off you're going to get a reputation of beating yourself up that's worse than mine! Take it easy out there! We need you in top shape for closing weekend! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colintkemp Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 When I did mine at Okemo years ago, I had heard horror stories about the ride down in the sled being super bumpy so I just rode very cautiously to the bottom. Thankfully it didn't hurt that much until I got to the very bottom, and had to take my shirt off ... that was unpleasant to say the least.Kimo, you are a beast!!! Oh, man, when I got to the bottom at Squaw, the patrollers looked at me and said something like "um, you don't look so good." Best I can recall, I was near passing out from the pain; they had to carry me me into the medical room. (I also recall something about "looking green" [happy St. Patty's day, by the way].) And here I am thinking I'm a tough guy... Clearly not at tough as Kimo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omskates Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 omskates, I did something very similar about 3 weeks ago. Had 360 degree boot top bruises, a large knot on one shin and an unhappy ankle to show for it - feel very lucky to have escaped with so little damage. So sorry to hear about your injury - hope you heal well and can move into spring/summer fun in good shape! Thanks guys, I'm optimistic for spring/summer; have a Roe Mermaid LDP and a Rayne HellCat that needs attention. Speedy recovery to all others many of which are injured far more severely than I; get well soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonzo Posted March 18, 2011 Report Share Posted March 18, 2011 Almost didn't post this but you guys have always been so good to me... I caught an edge spun around switch & went over the tail length-wise torqued my front (right) ankle. An embarrassing tumble. Contusions and soft tissue damage, can't bear weight. Will be off work a few weeks and the end of my season. The Ortho Doc was real surprised that I sustained ankle damage while in hard boots. Hope the rest of the season is safe and fun for the rest of you.r Actually you are fortunate that it wasn't worse. Depending on the twisting forces on your ankle, ligaments could be disrupted and the force can propagate up the interosseus membrane resulting in a broken leg and an ankle that needs a couple of screws to hold everything together until everything heals. Nonetheless, I'm sure it's very painful. You never or rarely see these injuries on recreational skiers. Their boots release before the forces get high enough to do damage. This thread is full of alpine boarders who, at least in part, have been injured for precisely the opposite reason; their boots do not release from the board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C5 Golfer Posted March 18, 2011 Report Share Posted March 18, 2011 Update on the Ankle ----looks like the worst is over... they removed the fiberglas hard cast yesterday and now have a walking boot. With that I can with the aid of crutches start to put a little weight on it, so I am bit more mobile now and can get around pretty good. Wish it was well enough to drive a manual tranny car tho. Damnedest part of this whole mess is this has been one of the best snow years and I could not ride it. hey Kimo -- how goes your recovery? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kieran Posted March 18, 2011 Report Share Posted March 18, 2011 specialist says my x-rays look amazing, given the starting point. i still have a huge amount of callus yet to dissolve, which is holding up wrist retraction. no pushups for me, haha. i'm to take my scent of roses and not do it again. the physio thinks i have nothing left to be concerned about, but i'm getting 6 weeks anyway because the strength just is nowhere near where i want it to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www.oldsnowboards.com Posted March 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2011 Well, it was pretty amazing cord all the way to the bottom. I didn't take any any pain meds until I was discharged after the surgery in anticipation of the surely bumpy ride of Kress driving me back to Boulder. Kimo. How are you doing buddy?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omskates Posted March 18, 2011 Report Share Posted March 18, 2011 Actually you are fortunate that it wasn't worse. Depending on the twisting forces on your ankle, ligaments could be disrupted and the force can propagate up the interosseus membrane resulting in a broken leg and an ankle that needs a couple of screws to hold everything together until everything heals. Nonetheless, I'm sure it's very painful.You never or rarely see these injuries on recreational skiers. Their boots release before the forces get high enough to do damage. This thread is full of alpine boarders who, at least in part, have been injured for precisely the opposite reason; their boots do not release from the board. Ah yes, I re-read your previous threads here as well and I see your point. I keep wondering if my outcome had been different in softies as this was a lateral force along the length of the board however my binding angle is 50 deg. so there's more to it than that. 10 years of boarding and 1st time its injured me, 'course the first 8 years while I was in my 20s (I'm 39 now) Hope you heal quickly. Kimo, that looks absolutely brutal, heal quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael.a Posted March 18, 2011 Report Share Posted March 18, 2011 Youll be surprised how much muscle you lose from not using your leg for a few weeks or month. Literally your calf and thighs will be half the size of your other leg. My golden advice is, besides the physical therapy and equivalent home exercises, invest in a dumbbell bar and some weights and start doing some very light and very slow squats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kieran Posted March 18, 2011 Report Share Posted March 18, 2011 Youll be surprised how much muscle you lose from not using your leg for a few weeks or month.apologies for using my wrist as an example here, but this is true. after 6 weeks of immobility, and 6 weeks of freedom, my grip strength on the left is 25#, compared to 70# on the right.those are small muscle groups. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimo Posted March 19, 2011 Report Share Posted March 19, 2011 2 1/2 in weeks. Doing ok. Can certainly see that atrophy coming on. Otherwise, I'm highly mobile. Just bored out of my mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimo Posted March 19, 2011 Report Share Posted March 19, 2011 I can't recall if I ever gave Snowman full and proper credit for all he did for me after I, well after the other guy, broke my leg. From following me in the meat tray down the slope, sitting at the clinic, at the hospital, posting info and pics of the leg, driving me and my car back to Boulder and staying at my place for four days making sure I was properly set up to be on my own, he was like a mother hen in the best way. Mark, thank you. You are a true bud. Kimo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Gilmour Posted March 19, 2011 Report Share Posted March 19, 2011 Snowman sounds like the right guy to ride with who has your back even when things go horribly wrong.. Hope you heal up ok. I'm back to riding... but throttled it back a bit. Avoiding choppy snow - with shorter days.. and going to resorts with better grooming and less skier traffic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C5 Golfer Posted March 25, 2011 Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 6 1/2 weeks after ankle surgery and Ti plate and screws. - I was able to play 9 holes of golf yesterday... put a smile on my face. Did not play to my usual level but hit the ball about 80% of normal distance. Playing 18 holes next Monday depending on rain or shine status. One has to have someting to look forward to when recuperating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimo Posted March 25, 2011 Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 6 1/2 weeks after ankle surgery and Ti plate and screws. - I was able to play 9 holes of golf yesterday... put a smile on my face. Did not play to my usual level but hit the ball about 80% of normal distance. Playing 18 holes next Monday depending on rain or shine status. One has to have someting to look forward to when recuperating. Are you going to have the hardware removed at some point? One of my docs said many people with my installation eventually have theirs removed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C5 Golfer Posted March 25, 2011 Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 Are you going to have the hardware removed at some point? One of my docs said many people with my installation eventually have theirs removed. Don't know for sure -----That is one of the things I will talk to him about during my next check up... in 2 weeks ( he will probably be pissed that I am golfing ) ... my fear is if I crash again like I did in January – will the plate break loose and cut me apart inside my leg. He originally told me to leave all the hardware in unless I can feel the screws when I tighten down my boots. I am seriously thinking of skiing next year - no hardbooting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigelc Posted March 25, 2011 Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 My wife had a pretty comprehensive fib/tib break in the ankle a couple of years ago. This was repaired with plates screws and wires. At first she was able to ski on it without discomfort, but as the swelling in that ankle has diminished over two years or so she had begun to experience discomfort in ski boots and hiking boots. She had the metalwork removed at the end of November. This was a much easier operation than the original and she was able to weight bear immediately. We have just completed two weeks skiing in Canada and she was fine with a much more comfortable ankle. She did have to have her liners remoulded (by George McConkey at McCoos in whistler - highly recomended) but she enjoyed her skiing much more without the feeling of all the metalwork. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonzo Posted April 2, 2011 Report Share Posted April 2, 2011 It's 57 days post fibular fracture. Had x-rays taken, the break is healing well; the bone is up to approximately 80% of pre-fracture strength according to the doc. He said it would take a significant trauma to re-break the bone. Unfortunately the collateral damage done to the soft tissue (primarily tearing the gastrocnemius due to three weeks of crepitus) will keep me off the board for what is left for the rest of the season due to a fair amount of pain when stressed. The good news that I should be 95-99+% for the 2011-2012 season. To make sure that that I make a speedy recovery so that I don't miss much of the road or mountain bike season, the doctor gave a referral to enroll in a course of physical therapy. There is light at the end of the tunnel, hang in there my brothers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big D Posted April 3, 2011 Report Share Posted April 3, 2011 After reading through these threads I am feeling extremely fortunate for only having sprained my ankle over the last few days while riding the freestyle board. Yet another reason for me to ride the hardboots more often. My best to all those riding the couch for awhile, get well soon. D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim W Posted April 5, 2011 Report Share Posted April 5, 2011 I am almost beyond my ability to deal. Another 10 inches of fresh this morning at MHM. On February 8th if finally started snowing on Mount Hood again. I was having a spectacular day of powder fun at Meadows until I hit that wind blown ice, lost my edge and smacked a tree. Complete rupture of my left achilles tendon. Then it kept raining in Portland and snowing and snowing on the mountain. In 6 more weeks hopefully I will be walking again. Pretty sick of life on crutches, but happy it was not my head/neck etc. To all the other wounded out there- I feel for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www.oldsnowboards.com Posted April 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2011 I am almost beyond my ability to deal. Another 10 inches of fresh this morning at MHM. On February 8th if finally started snowing on Mount Hood again. I was having a spectacular day of powder fun at Meadows until I hit that wind blown ice, lost my edge and smacked a tree. Complete rupture of my left achilles tendon. Then it kept raining in Portland and snowing and snowing on the mountain. In 6 more weeks hopefully I will be walking again. Pretty sick of life on crutches, but happy it was not my head/neck etc. To all the other wounded out there- I feel for you. Sorry to hear this Tim, this happened on Feb 8th , is that correct? PS. The snow was wind effected! No good at all. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim W Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 Sorry to hear this Tim, this happened on Feb 8th , is that correct? PS. The snow was wind effected! No good at all. ;) Thanks. Yes, it was 2/8 and there was lots of wind affected snow. I just happened to be in deep powder in the trees and there was a channel where the wind scoured the snow to rough ice. Hit the ice, then hit the tree. Looks like there is another 10" at meadows today. Oh, well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www.oldsnowboards.com Posted April 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 Thanks. Yes, it was 2/8 and there was lots of wind affected snow. I just happened to be in deep powder in the trees and there was a channel where the wind scoured the snow to rough ice. Hit the ice, then hit the tree. Looks like there is another 10" at meadows today. Oh, well. Yep. I am afraid I have had to "Sit out" a season or two due to injuries. Do what you can do and accept it as a part of the process of life. Adventure has its risks. Hardships can become revelations if you look for the opportunities in them. Heal well!! Bryan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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