Injured

Well, I can no longer say I've ridden for 20 years and never got hurt
despite lots of falls. On the weekend I tried to gap onto a steep
slope above a drop, lost control, and piled up below the drop tangled
in my uni. If I hadn't got tangled, it probably would have been OK.

But the result is a completely torn ACL, and a tear through the
posterior horn of the medial meniscus.

This sucks!

Kris


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Sounds really painful. I think. Hope you get better soon.


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Whats an ACL? That sounds pretty bad

And you've never gotten hurt before, or just never gotten hurt really
bad?


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It's not actually that painful. More painful is the knowledge that
this requires surgery and quite a few months of rehab. =(

Kris


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danger_uni wrote:
It's not actually that painful. More painful is the knowledge that
this requires surgery and quite a few months of rehab. =(

Kris



Oh, that sucks...


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noooo! I thought you were invincible

as with all uni injury sufferers, I hope you recover fast and fully


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ouch. thats bad. i wish you a speedy recovery and hope it doesnt stop
your geology too much though it probably will. will you need surgery to
repair it? my mum said something about they use part of the hamstring
tendon to replace the ACL because they have the same properties. keep
us updated

edit: just saw your post saying it needs surgery. a family friend of
mine that plays hockey tore her ACl and she has been told she cannot
play competitively for a year.


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thejdw wrote:
noooo! I thought you were invincible


so did i... then he got hurt.
how long will you not be riding?


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danger_uni wrote:
Well, I can no longer say I've ridden for 20 years and never got hurt
despite lots of falls. On the weekend I tried to gap onto a steep
slope above a drop, lost control, and piled up below the drop tangled
in my uni. If I hadn't got tangled, it probably would have been OK.

But the result is a completely torn ACL, and a tear through the
posterior horn of the medial meniscus.

This sucks!

Kris



Dang, that's a tough break. I suppose it was inevitable; your ability
to fall gracefully is legendary, but at some point the law of averages
(and the aging of joints) has to catch up to us. Was there a lot of
pain when it happened?

What kind of prognosis are they giving you? ACL and meniscus both take
a while; 3-6 months before resuming activity, 9-12 months before full
function, something like that?

I suppose that'll give you time to train for Ride the Lobster; big
wheel riding is probably one of the easier things to do with a blown
ACL.

I'll miss riding with you at CMW; hopefully you can be back on one
wheel in time for Moab next year.


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I'm sure I speak for all and say Get Well!

If it's all snowy on the North Shore when you get recovered you can
make plans to take a riding vacation in California to get your muni fix
back.

Did the accident happen on the North Shore trails? Were you able to
get back without calling rescue?


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