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Believe me when I say this!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Have you had a nasty fall?
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Yep.
Slushy moguls, ski twisted under me and got stuck in the slush-pocket.
I went over the top.....double spiral fracture of left tibia and fibia..
Blood wagon.
Helicopter.
Sion hospital.
Operation: pin down the middle of tibia, srews galore. No cast.
Few days in hospital.
Got home yesterday.
Lots on pain still, very immobile, many weeks recovery time.
Not reccommended!
Very imreseed with Swiss care system at all stages. Nobody every mentioned money (unlike France....I heard some horror stories at the airport from fellow wheelchair injuries)
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rungsp, Oh, bu@@er 
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I think it depends which bone you break and how severely...
I skied for two days with a fractured fibula without knowing it. A few weeks recuperation and I was back to 100%...
If you were to snap your femur in two, now that would be a different story!
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rungsp, Yikes, sorry about that. Do you have a lap top...we will try to keep you amused?
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rungsp, uurghh - sorry to hear that, sounds painful 
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rungsp, sorry to hear that. Hope you heal fast!
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One word rungsp, AIYA! That does not sound clever.
I'm not for a second suggesting it would be a good idea to break any bone skiing but if there was a 'least worse' place to do it, it may be a ski resort. In my experience (French and Austrian) care for ski injuries was top-notch. I could not fault it in any way... Plus, they deal with similar injuries frequently and will generally know the best course of action. The only difficulty, i suppose, is getting your injured bod down the mountain.
I wish you a speedy recovery.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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rungsp, I agree with the thread title 
Seriously, best wishes for a speedy recovery.
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rungsp, Very ouch. Best wishes for a speedy recovery.
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You know it makes sense.
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rungsp, Plenty Ouch - very sorry to hear of your mishap - I think I will think myself lucky I've only got a sore ankle! Glad to hear that you got home OK, and hope that you do you make a full recovery as quickly as possible.
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rungsp, ouch indeed! at least it's nearly the end of the season. hope you heal up fast!
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Poster: A snowHead
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rungsp, really sorry to hear that Sounds a bad one as well, but at least you've got the summer and autumn for rehab. Best of luck with the recovery.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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rungsp, commiserations.
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Oh bad luck! At least it's the end of the season. Hope you make a full recovery ready for next winter.
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rungsp, really sorry to see that. The very best of luck for your recovery.
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Ouch hope it heels soon
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rungsp, that's really bad luck. Still I'm sure you will recover quickly. I had a similar double compound fracture type of break of tib and fib 20+ years ago in France and got the pin down the tibia too. Bourg St Maurice hospital were superb. When I woke up after the operation I thought they had put the bottom half of my leg on wrong as my foot was sticking out oddly. As I had never really looked at my feet before I discovered then that I walk like a duck. I don't know which was more of a shock - having the pin or discovering I waddle. 
Did the swiss surgeons say whether you have to keep all the metal work or can it be removed at some stage?
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rungsp, Sounds horrible. I met an 8 year old girl with a fractured leg two days ago (slushy bumps....). It was a very simple fracture and she was leaping around with one leg stuck out, grinning, and telling me it wasn't sore. Yours sounds much worse.... hope it heals without complications.
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Ouch! Hope you mend quick and it doesn't put you off...
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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rungsp, Bad news... hope you get better soon.
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You know it makes sense.
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sorry to hear that
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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| If you were to snap your femur in two, now that would be a different story! |
you mean like this? I was up and skiing the next year rungsp so keep your chin up and do the physio stuff...
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Poster: A snowHead
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rungsp, ow dude! sorry to hear that. hope your recovery is swift and smooth.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Wow. Healing vibes, dude.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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rungsp, nasty things those slushy moguls, hope your recovery is straightforward and speedy.
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rungsp, bad luck, I'm also sofa ridden with a cast (non skiing event) for the next 2-4 weeks then a further 2-4 weeks with a "boot" on so you have my sympathy. However, every cloud.....discovered today that easyjet have released their winter timetable already for next year so I booked flights for Christmas and New year ski trip. Looking forward 
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rungsp, Good luck with the quick healing and rehab.
I'll take your advice... I'm down for 2 slushy mogul clinics next week 
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rungsp, sorry to hear about that, hope the physio goes well...
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rungsp, oops .... glad you got good care and hope the mending and physio goes good - get well soon
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rungsp, awful !! Hope the recovery goes well.
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rungsp, ouch. Hope it mends quickly.
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rungsp, what bad luck Hope you mend well.
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