 Poster: A snowHead
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Metalwork only counts if it stays in. Best of luck with 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?
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Oof, hope it mends well.
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Ouch. Sounds horrible but I'm glad you're on the mend already.
Cool photos.
I hope all goes well from here and a successful rehab.
Mike
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Wow - heal up fast!
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Wow. I have no idea how much that must have hurt. Hope you heal up fast.
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Rofl at tiffin. Wow what an adventure you had, bummer that your skiing is finished for this year though.
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snowball, ouch! hope you have a speedy recovery.
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Possibly the worst moment (though not that bad) was getting my very tight boot off (I struggle normally)!
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did they take the boot off intact ? don't know what would be normal in this situation but cutting the boot off would surely minimise risk of further damage to the leg whilst getting it off. Would be a double bummer though - busted leg and trashed boot.
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Very sorry to hear this, hope it heals fast and you have a good rehab and get fit for next winter.
It's no consolation now, but when I was recovering from a major op the thought of getting fit for skiing was a huge motivator when it came to physio and rehab. When it ached or when I couldn't be ar5ed the thought of not skiing again as soon as possible soon kicked in and I got on with it!
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Blimey, that's a nasty break. Get back on your skis soon!
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Ouch!
Nice bit of engineering (or is it just carpentry? ) though. Is the other bone just being left to heal naturally? Can't see any screws in it. Unless your very unlucky that'll heal and you'll be back next season with scars to boast about at apres'.
ps.All other "I broke XYZ while skiing" posters please note, gore pictures in the first post are the proper way to start such a thread 
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You know it makes sense.
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adithorp, quite right! (but he'll only have little scars, which is a shame when there's so much on the inside
snowball, please continue to let us know how you are getting on
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snowball, oh shit, I'm sorry to hear about this, sounds like you got well looked after which is good, I always harboured a thought that hospitals around ski areas must have staff skilled with breaks working for them, so hopefully you have had a good job done. What do they do for the fibula, the x-ray shows the rod in the other bone, but the break in the fib appears un-mended? Will it heal up itself?* Anyhow, look after yourself, and be diligent with your physio and I hope you make a good recovery.
* just noted a parallel post above asks the same question!
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Poster: A snowHead
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snowball,
So sorry to hear this. You'll be gutted. Best wishes for a speedy recovery.
(I often wonder as our skiing careers get longer how the odds against such common injuries stack up)
tiffin, Now that is quite some mental image...
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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?
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get well soon
but it doesnt get you a team place for Sochi...
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snowball,
That is rotten luck. I know from some of your previous posts that a lot of your skiing is somewhat adventurous, yet it is so often simple terrain where accidents happen.
Best wishes for a speedy recovery.
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snowball,
The bruised rib injury picked-up in Les Arcs (first day / first hour) in March pales into complete insignificance.
Get well soon and hope the recovery / physio process is not too painful.
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snowball, sorry to hear about your break, another get well soon and looking forward to your tales of derring-do (sp?) next season.
The bit about the boot just made me cringe!
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Yikes....those X Rays look very familiar to me, the pre and post op.
I did mine in the April and was skiing the following Christmas, albeit a bit tentativly at first.
Don't stint on the movement and physio, but at your (our) age do be realistic about the speed of healing, as the doctor said to me "you are not 17".
Getting the screws out is not too big a deal, off games for a week or so after that, and the screws should be gone by next season.
If you want the pin out don't do what I did and leave it until the end of next season on the basis that the recovery time from that will put a stop to skiing for at least a few weeks. My pin got left too long and got stuck in place, at 3 hour operation involving a lot of pulling and tugging didn't shift it and it is with me for the rest of my life now.
I had some residual pain in my ankle for a year at least, but these days it is 100% fine, the only lasting effect are the memories.
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Ouch!!! Looks very painfull, but as others have said, your now on the road to recovery and getting back onto those skis. Keep us updated with your progress!!!
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rungsp, what would the reasoning be for taking the pin out? Nobody has said anything about that, though when I asked I was told that I could have screws out later if they were a problem.
Megamum, yes, they decided to leave the fibula as it will probably mend itself (especially being a high break).
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snowball, I hope they are right, I just wondered how simple a fracture the fib was? I don't know sweet sod all about such things, but it just looked fairly damaged on the xray. Fingers crossed that it heels up fine for you.
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100% sure you want the screws out....the ankle ones are VERY uncomfortable with a ski boot on! Took me all of 25m to figure that out....I had to abandon that day and down lift all the way....unskiable.
The short term solution was to hack some cavities in my boot liners for the screw heads to recess into.
Recovery time for screws is quick...couple of days on crutches, few more days of being careful.
I would strongly advise you to get that sorted before you ski next season (assuming all heals well....I'm sure it will)
The Swiss surgeon told me that pin out is better, though not such a bad thing if it remains.
Your natural bone has an elasticity which alows it to flex a surprising amount before breaking. He said that retaining the pin makes the leg stiffer than normal and under load it does not flex, that is all well and good, but under extreme load where your leg would have broken already it may simply shatter....and shattering is NOT good!
Can I also suggest that you are very attentive for any sign of a DVT.
Usual symptom is a specific point in your calf that is very painful to any pressure.
Your are very vulnerable to a clot breaking off from the bone break site in the first two to three weeks.
I was warned in Switz and felt one when I had been home a few days. My GP seemed very unconvinced but wrote me a letter to take to A&E. A quick ultrasound confirmed it...DVT. They put me on warfarin for a few weeks and all was well. A DVT is something you DO NOT want to leave to fix itself...if you are unlucky it could kill you.
I'd be flippin surprised if I ever put my leg under that kind of stress....but I don't ski the mega couloirs of La Grave like you do!
Last edited by snowHeads are a friendly bunch. on Fri 24-01-14 18:40; edited 1 time in total
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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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My fibula was broken up high and was left to mend itself...it did so.
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rungsp, that sounds good news 
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You know it makes sense.
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Bügger! Sorry to hear that. Good wishes for a speedy recovery.
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Poster: A snowHead
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snowball Hope you have a speedy recovery and these damn screws don't give you hassle.
Here's mine.. My Tib was smashed to bits! Took three attempts to 'set' it. This xrays is after the second attempt, the previous xrays make me feel funny when I see them as they're such a mangled mess!
Obviously the xray on the right is the finished product. I have problems with circulation in my foot now, and screws hurt like £$£"^ from time to time. They could be removed if I wanted though.
It's cool you don't need plaster though.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Wow that looks painful. It has certainly given me something to think about as I'm currently in Chamonix and the visibility is really poor. Ditto re comments that bones heal better then ligaments and double ditto re DVT. Ask about using aspirin as that make mitigate some of that risk. Hope you get better soon.
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After op in France I was given a full month of self injection drugs for DVT - spoke to a friend/GP back home who said I was OK to forget them as I'd flown home and used them for a week - but I wouldn't make a good diabetic...........
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adithorp, We need to start a mutual appreciation society! I think I bored people ages ago 
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snowball, Get well soon. I confess I wasn't so far from doing something similar this week. Less snow = more ditches. 
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snowball, I had injections to bring home from Austria. although the uk consultant said they weren't necessary I completed the course.
How are you managing. Have you seen the uk consultant and got a physio referral? There are some exercises you'll be able to do while non weight bearing to try and keep some quad strength. Also, if you haven't already looked into it, check to see if your travel insurance will cover private physio when you are fully weight bearing.
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holidayloverxx, oh yes, so did I, so I injected twice out there, but the doctor here said didn't need to carry on with them.
The hospital gave me a physio referral and the Physio Department tried to give me an appointment but gave up and said they would phone me.... but haven't.
Private physio on the insurance? Never occurred to me. Hmm.
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I WAS, for the first time, wearing a helmet but forgot it doesn't protect the legs.
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Yes, the self-injection drugs to guard against thrombosis seem to be par for the course in France - and have tiny, sharp, almost painless, needles which only the veriest wimp could possibly grizzle about. Compared to the sort of pain which a nasty fracture like that causes, it's not worth even mentioning.
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