Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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BMF_Skier, By 6pm she will telling us that she was in da park testin' her new sick twintips
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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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BMF_Skier, ankle up with a bag of snow on it? Could help the beer's medicinal qualities.
Assuming the French fishermen do not blockade the tunnel, I hope we train EOSBers still see you guys on Sunday.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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BMF_Skier, just quote "RICE" at her and take charge of the situation.
Good luck
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Hope it doesn't spoil the rest of your holiday....beer and rest, I'm sure that's what St John's would advise!
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BMF_Skier, Best wishes to her for a speedy recovery.
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Hope she heals quickly so you both can get out on the fresh
It's always a mistake to stop when it's going so well.
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BMF_Skier, give her my best - and tell her to behave properly as a patient
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Nick L, I'll probably have to threaten to cut off her beer supply before I get any co-operation !
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Megamum welcome to the world of the park skier Hope it heals quickly for you
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BMF_Skier, wish her a speedy recovery. Sounds like an excuse for early beer to me!
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You know it makes sense.
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BMF_Skier, beer is almost certainly contraindicated. Weak beef tea would be more like it.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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pam w, killjoy, She's on holiday.
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Poster: A snowHead
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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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OK, the beer has worn off sufficiently for me to type. Gutted at the waste of good snow this afternoon
The annoying thing was I was doing so well All off a sudden I was getting rather better acquainted with the snow that I would normally had done so, the ankle went 'ouch' the toe rolled out of the binding and I was doing an impression of an undignified heap in the snow rather than the very picture of competent 'shooshy' person I had felt like a moment before Everything finally came to a dead stop, and to begin with I thought it best just to lie still and cope with the pain whilst I decided whether it was bloody painful because something very diabolical had happened or whether it was bloody painful, but I'd probably not done anything irretrievable to it. Luckily in the finish I decided that the latter applied and after swearing at it decided that I could probably still do vertical so gingerly got up (not easy in a foot of fresh deep snow). BMF_Skier, had done the 'safe stuff' and I discovered that we were protected by crossed poles and skis and were probably the centre of attention of everyone that skied past I clipped into the skis and decided that I could just about still ski if I took it very carefully, it was plenty 'Ouch', but I limped back to the appt.
I RICEd it on returning took painkillers and sat with it up and put an elastic bandage on it - luckily its not swollen (however, it is definitely 'ouch'). I tend to think its best to keep it moving a bit and later on this afternoon I put some ankle support walking boots on and we meandered around town - I took the ski poles and limped. On the strength of that performance I'm hopeful that, even if it is 'ouch' that it will still do what it should and hopefully if I take painkillers tomorrow I might still be able to ski, afterall, only two more days to last and if painkillers will let me ski a bit I'm soddin' well going to do so. I can get it better at home.
Thanks for all the best wishes folks - still hopeful that I can catch up with some of you on Saturday. We are checking out here at 0930.
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keeping my fingers crossed for you, can't let you waste all that snow.
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Megamum, hope it's calmed down by the weekend. Good excuse for everyone to wait on you for a couple of days...
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Beer, gin, ibuprofen, sheer bloody determination, no hint of a doctor .... Is this Megamum or, remembering another thread, Megamum's Mum?
Hope you are skiing again soon.
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Megamum, take it on the chin......and little dings like these are statistically good for you over the years..
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Megamum, Healing vibes.
Can't help wondering though how you can sprain an ankle inside a ski boot, was it very loose?
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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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Megamum, Healing vibes.
Can't help wondering though how you can sprain an ankle inside a ski boot, was it very loose? |
Must say I wondered about that too. It is really important in all that deep soft ski-grabbing stuff to make sure your top clips are tight enough to hold your boot closely round your leg (though not to the extent of your toes turning blue and falling off )
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the ankle can be sprained in a boot the same way a leg can be broken.
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You know it makes sense.
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Poster: A snowHead
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It sounds like the sort of thing which could feel worse tomorrow.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Frosty the Snowman wrote: |
the ankle can be sprained in a boot the same way a leg can be broken. |
Yes, of course. My posting wasn't clear. What I wondered was if Megamum's boot had been at all loose around the leg, not how you sprain an ankle inside a ski boot. My advice stays though: an ankle injury is more likely with a loose-fitting boot so keep these clips firm.
For what it's worth, if it's a stretched or torn ligament, it's a sprain: if it's tendon or muscle it's a strain. Which pedantic contribution is of course no consolation or help to Megamum - so just keep drinking the beers, dear.
Last edited by Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person on Thu 16-04-09 20:25; edited 1 time in total
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It can be easy to twist the ankle round and wrench the joint inside the boot. Much easier to get over than twisted knees though
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Ah right I see, Mrs NBT had a similar fall in Fernie some years back, she tore a calf muscle. SHe was on crutches for a day or two but was skiing within four or five
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PMSL at the OP.
Get well soon girlie!
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bar shaker, judging by the beers swilled, you may be right
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Megamum, good luck tomorrow and hope to see you on the slopes on Saturday
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Woke today and ankle had done the 'swelling' thing. Was bloody painful, but would take weight although it wasn't keen on a feet in one place with the body rotating above, or the action of rolling forward as part of a walking action. Decided to strap it up, pop some painkillers and see if it would ski. Once I had them on my ski boots seemed to hold everything in one place, which I think helped overall - certainly less painful than walking in my trainers. The Retour certainly tested my resolve at 0845 this morning - rock hard corduroy for most of the length and beyond all the way down to Moutiere chair. Was in two minds whether to bottle it and sit in 2 lacs restaurant whilst BMF_Skier played with his new toys, but he dangled Orelle under my nose and suggested that the recent snow might make it a doable proposition for the first time this week. Mindful of that ruddy red that got the better of me last year I thought, well nothing ventured etc. and we went over. I skied most of the red, but that section that I had problems with last year looked like an icy billiard table and with the dodgy ankle I thought it would be silly to try it (though these days I could have skied it on good legs), then we went up the Peyron chair and had the blue which made a change. Then came back via Niverolle and Rhodos (which today had lost its pussy cat tendancies of earlier on in the week ) I then picked the kids up from ski school and returned with them via Cascade chair and Dalles. This afternoon, we did Dalles again with the kids, and picked up the Moraine chair to ski the scene of the original accident just to wipe the slate clean. The ankle protested until suitabley kicked into touch with pain killers, going through various connotations of 'ouch', pins and needles, pain, and then blissful numbness when the drugs kicked in
Needless to say the ankle is still swollen and it hurts across the outside of the ankle joint and down the front of the foot (I wonder why ) and having spent all evening loading the car which was about 1/4 mile away I now have it propped up on some pillows and a chair with fingers crossed that I can ski with folks tomorrow in the same way. I still don't know if I have done anything critical to it, I'll have to see how things go once I get home when if necessary I can go and see my GP to see what they say.
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Megamum, keep it up, only one day to go then you can rest it up for the year until it snows again
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