 Poster: A snowHead
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Oh you lucky, lucky people (well, most of you)!
Well I have to admit the title is a wee bit exaggerated but ....
I just got back from 2 days skiing from Innsbruck followed by 8 days in St Anton (to be followed later by 8 days in Gressoney and later still 8 days skiing from Ste Foy and probably a couple of days in Scotland near the end of the season).
Oh no I got that wrong, I had 2/3 of a day in St Anton (to be followed later by Zero).
Yes, I broke my leg. My first broken bones.
I was skiing off piste at the Schindlerspitz with my friends in a flat light and accelerating on flatter ground on approaching the piste, and completely failed to see a sort of wide ditch ahead. I had no warning - I took off from one side and hit the far one twisting slightly, and only one ski came off. I snapped my Tibia at the boot top and Fibula higher up. I knew almost at once it was broken.
An emergency guy was called and confirmed what I thought and called for a helicopter which finally came, dropping 2 medics who prepared me for the flight, moving me onto a stretcher and stabilising the leg (I was shaking strongly with shock). They cocooned me thoroughly and the helicopter returned with a long wire hanging under it which was attached to my package and the harnesses of the 2 medics. We took off with the medics each side of me ( all I could see was the top third of the medics and the cable and helicopter above me since I couldn't move). We landed on a flat area just above St Anton where I was transferred inside the helicopter and the cocoon loosened a bit so I could look around. I was then flown to Landek about 30k away. I think it was 3.30 or so when we arrived. They had a huge list of broken skiers to operate on so they weren't sure if they could do me that night, but luckily at about 10.30pm they were able to take me into theatre and operate.
Afterwards I found they had drilled into the tibia at the knee and down its full length, and then pushed in a long steel rod, fixed at top and bottom with screws through the bone. It makes for very minimal cuts. 5 and a half days in hospital.
I must confess I am a bit proud of the X-ray print outs (though they are a bit crumpled). They gave me a CD of the X-rays but neither my iMac nor Mrs snowball's laptop can open it properly.
Today I had my staples out.
Last edited by Poster: A snowHead on Fri 24-01-14 14:50; edited 6 times in total
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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snowball, Ouch, hope it all heals well and you get back on skis soon.
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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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Awesome metalwork and a free heliride. What's not to like? Moral of the story? Stay away from pistes.
Heel up strong. The missed skiing is kinda irrelevant.
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6 weeks in total till I can put my full weight on it (there is no plaster) and about 4 months or so to full healing.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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fatbob, 
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Nasty, get well soon. Hopefully it won't be too complicated.
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snowball, so sorry to hear. Hope the rehab is swift and 100% successful. Good luck!
Beautiful x-rays!
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Cool, X-Rays snowball, you know chicks dig scars and all that. I'm not sure flashing your x-rays is quite the same though? Unlucky time to do it though, but like others have said above probably the right season to do it. Heal up well.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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snowball, ouch. Re the CD's and getting the x-Ray pics, when I broke my ankle in St Anton (happened before I even got chance to go up the slopes) the CD the doctor gave me had the reader on necessary to view the pictures. Hope it heals well and good luck with the recovery.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Best wishes for a speedy recovery, snowball.
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Bones do heal well and fairly quickly. Good luck with the recuperation.
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You know it makes sense.
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snowball, airport security will never be the same again. Double ouch.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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snowball, ouchy, get well soon snowball 
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Poster: A snowHead
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snowball, ouch and more ouch. Here's hoping you have a speedy recovery. Neat metalwork though.
We should have an x-rays thread. Hubby has some interesting ones of his neck.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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ouch again - sounds like a very unpleasant episode. But the worst is now over and the bones should soon be as strong as ever. 
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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ouch again - sounds like a very unpleasant episode. But the worst is now over and the bones should soon be as strong as ever. You'll enjoy your skiing even more next year.....
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Impressive x-rays. Best wishes and heal soon...
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Never nice to see!
Wishing you a speedy recovery, snowball
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snowball, more ouch from me! sorry to hear about it...but cool pics. rehab, reahab, rehab will get you skiing next season. I skied 5 months after coming off crutches after my break but I really underestimated the amount of muscle loss and the time it will take to get back.
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Nice metalwork!
Get well soon 
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snowball, Eeeek. Looks nicely mended tho. Hope you've not had to have any génépi for the pain 
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Ouch snowball,sorry to hear this, swift recovery. Love the xrays.
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snowball, Ouch ouch ouch. Hope you have speedy and good recovery
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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snowball, sorry to read this. Good that you got such expert help, though.
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the woman holding my foot was grimacing with disgust at the wobbly feeling of it with no proper bone connection in the leg
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You know it makes sense.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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snowball, very sorry to read this and best wishes for a speedy recovery
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Poster: A snowHead
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snowball, Bad craic, wishing you a speedy recovery.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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snowball, I had just heard the day before in emails from the group members...really sorry this happened to you. You'll be back next year, and listen to fatbob, no more skiing near pistes!
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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snowball, Hope the recovery goes well but as everyone says, if you're going to do it, this is the season to do it.
In the second x-ray, what are those little rings at the top of the metal rod?
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Get well soon.
I'd guess the "rings" are staples, you can see some more to the left of the screws.
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Hi Snowball, Ouch! Very sobering first thread to read in the morning. I hope that it heals well and you are back skiing as soon as possible. Best wishes
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the helicopter returned with a long wire hanging under it which was attached to my package
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must have have made your eyes water. Get well soon.
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