 Poster: A snowHead
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Just home today after spending 6 days in hospital in Moutiers after breaking my femur whilst skiing in Val Thorens - ouch ouch ouch! All the people involved, from the stretcher guys to the staff at the hospital (with the exception of one nurse!) were all great. Obviously, I feel a bit raw at the moment and don't know if this would put me off skiing - I certainly don't like the aftermath of an accident. Been skiing for 10 years with nothing untoward and it happened on a blue run!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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jb1970, Ouch indeed. I hope it all heals well and it doesn't put you off.
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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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jb1970, Sorry to hear that - get well soon
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jb1970, soory to hear that. Good luck with the recovery. Simple fracture or complications?
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Nasty, nasty. That is a big bone to break. All the best for a quick recovery.
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jb1970, Very sorry to hear it. Hope it doesn't put you off
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| rob@rar wrote: |
| jb1970, soory to hear that. Good luck with the recovery. Simple fracture or complications? |
Simple fracture - I think - I have metal rods in place. Was supposed to be going to Les Deux Alpes on 25 January and Bulgaria on 2 March!
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| geepee wrote: |
| jb1970, Ouch indeed. I hope it all heals well and it doesn't put you off. |
+1
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Bloody hell, is your middle name Lucky!
Seriously, sorry to hear that  . Get back on the horse as soon as you can.
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jb1970, ouch! I'd class anything that required metalwork as being a least a little bit complicated! Full recovery is probable, I think. I know a couple of guys who have fractured femurs and returned to skiing the following season.
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| halfhand wrote: |
Bloody hell, is your middle name Lucky!
Seriously, sorry to hear that . Get back on the horse as soon as you can. |
Lucky?
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jb1970, Joke mate, apols if in poor taste. 
I'm minded, though, of holidayloverxx's accident which resulted in "crushed bone at the top of the fibula and a mushed up joint where it meets the femur plus a lateral meniscus rupture.
Edit: a lateral condyle comminuted/compression tibial plateau fracture."
Not sure how this compares to your injury but she is back up and skiing. http://snowheads.com/ski-forum/viewtopic.php?p=2273161&highlight=snowhead#2273161.
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jb1970, sorry to hear that. I hope your recovery is quick and uncomplicated.
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You know it makes sense.
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jb1970, what a shame. Sounds very sore. Glad you've had good treatment. Hope you make a good straightforward recovery. Was your insurance company good? I remember you were a bit concerned about your cover before you travelled.
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Owie! Good luck with the recovery and I hope this doesn't put you off.
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Poster: A snowHead
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| pam w wrote: |
| jb1970, what a shame. Sounds very sore. Glad you've had good treatment. Hope you make a good straightforward recovery. Was your insurance company good? I remember you were a bit concerned about your cover before you travelled. |
My insurance company were brilliant.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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jb1970, Blimmin eck!! How do you fracture a femur while skiing? That's a big strong bone.
Anyway, get well soon and you'll be back skiing by next season.
Last edited by Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person on Wed 15-01-14 21:05; edited 1 time in total
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jb1970, good to hear. 
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jb1970, Wishing you a speedy recovery 
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jb1970, ouchie.
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| ALQ wrote: |
jb1970, Blimmin eck!! How do you fracture a femur while skiing? That's a big strong bone.
Anyway, get well soon and you'll be back skiing by next season. |
Yes, a big bone but a bone nevertheless!
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jb1970, I'm really sorry to hear about this. Hopefully you can find some solid mental resilience and bounce back from it. Don't shirk your physio!
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Ohh, nasty... Whereabouts is the break? This thread is useless without gore. We need pictures!
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| adithorp wrote: |
| Ohh, nasty... Whereabouts is the break? This thread is useless without gore. We need pictures! |
The break is just above the knee on the right leg.
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sore one, will your insurance cover losing out on your other two holidays. get well soon
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| mikeelsa wrote: |
| sore one, will your insurance cover losing out on your other two holidays. get well soon |
I'm going to phone them and ask them.
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Oh and BTW a big hands up for the Carre Neige thingy!
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jb1970, Was this the holiday with colleagues that you had been unsure about taking?
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You know it makes sense.
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| genepi wrote: |
| jb1970, Was this the holiday with colleagues that you had been unsure about taking? |
Yes and was having a great time until my fall!
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jb1970, Well, remember the fun you had & you'll get back to it again 
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Poster: A snowHead
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i broke a collar bone and opposite hand in one fall with some stitches and bruises thrown in and still love it
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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jb1970, crikey, that's a proper injury. Hope you get well very soon.
How on earth did it happen?
Glad carre neige and insurance sorted you out.
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if it makes you feel better when i crashed my motorbike I broke my left tib and fib, left ankle, left thumb and wrist and four left ribs. I was lucky but got back on the bike four months later. Not got one now so took up skiing for thrills and I am loving it. only a broken thumb so far and hope it stays that way.
out of interest how did you fall as the femur is a tough old bone to snap
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Get well soon! What happened to cause such a bad injury?
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jb1970, Inspirational statements seem to have kicked in, if it's any help I broke my back falling off a horse, but still ride them.
Ditto about the toughness of the femur - I've treated and seen broken femurs, but they have been in older ladies - the typical injury group. I'm betting you landed on something uneven on the way down.
Last edited by Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do. on Wed 15-01-14 23:49; edited 1 time in total
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jb1970, oh BUMMOCKS! Get well soon. And as everyone's saying: work on the rehab and get back to the slopes asap!
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| mikeelsa wrote: |
if it makes you feel better when i crashed my motorbike I broke my left tib and fib, left ankle, left thumb and wrist and four left ribs. I was lucky but got back on the bike four months later. Not got one now so took up skiing for thrills and I am loving it. only a broken thumb so far and hope it stays that way.
out of interest how did you fall as the femur is a tough old bone to snap |
I don't know - i just fell!
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jb1970, oh no! Get well soon  x
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Ouch! Bad luck, get well soon.
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jb1970, sorry to hear it! A good friend of mine--a fine ski racer--fell and blew up his femur last week during training on a rainy day in PA (USA). It can happen to anyone. Rehab it and get back out there!
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