No way, bro! You're just saying that now but I know you'll be back... you're just too good. Sucks getting injured, but you'll heal and you're gonna be itching to ride your bike again. I can bike-sit for you in the meantime. =)
thanks for the healing vibes all... it's not me so much that wants to give it up, it's convincing my wife to allow me to do these crazy things... right now she is having none of it.
the official mri results:
"Joint effusion posterior soft tissue T2 signal abnormality seen.
There is full-thickness tear of the MCL and PCL. There is partial
tear or sprain of the proximal fibular collateral ligament. Bone
marrow edema is seen.
Possible tear of the root of the medial meniscus."
i'm in a hinged knee brace now and on crutches for the next 4 weeks.. at the end of this month I have another ortho appointment to determine if my PCL is able to heal itself or not.. otherwise i get the knife. not really happy about the fact that i have to wait a month to see if surgery is needed, but i would much rather rehab my knee without it if possible. anyone have advice/experience with this?
on the bright side of things i'm really happy my ACL is not blown up amongst all the damage...
i crashed on the last jump in the joyride park. i didn't get enough air and i landed a whip (silly me, of course i try to throw an oppo whip too) sideways.. when i landed it snapped back and started to highside me... when it snapped back i put my foot down to try and plant and prevent the explosion - and i literally watched my knee/leg give out and heard the pop.. i wish i had the rewind button.. i would have rather gone otb and taken my chances now...or even smarter, just straight air'd it on my way back to the lodge and save it for the next day.. ****.
funny thing is, i crashed on wednesday... friday was the last day of my trip. i said **** it, bought a mueller brace from the village pharmacy, sac'd up and rode Top of the World with my buddies. after a couple minutes warm up i was able to get full pedal strokes in, and managed to ride the whole trail without any pain and still shredded just as hard as usual. i didn't want to push my luck and crash on an already trashed knee so i called it a day.. i'm wondering if that'll be the last ride i ever went on.. *tears*
it's going to be a long time before i can get into downhill again, honestly i don't know if i'll ever be back. i know my wife wants me to have nothing to do with it, hopefully with time things will chill out and i'll be riding again.. probably focusing less on jumps and drops and more on DH speed.. who knows.. i just know the next half a year or more is going to majorly suck, but i'm going to do a good job on making sure i strengthen up my knee during the rehab process. i think my body heals pretty well, so i'm hoping i'll be back in less time... if possible!
i have the crash on go pro.. super depressing to crash on such a stupid small jump after shredding crabapple literally minutes before.. and thrashing the double blacks all day at mach 7.
Def. do NOT get rid of your bikes!! I've had both ACL's replaced, 1st was in '96 and the 2nd was 1 year ago/ Surgery procedures are much better now and I was back doing real riding in under 3 months this time. I had my surgery on Aug 8th, 2011 and did a big ride called "Flight Of The Pigs" only 3 months later (it's held the day after Thanksgiving, approx. 75 miles with 50% on road and the rest on the rocky trails of South Mtn, PMP and Papago...). Just be focused on rehab and you'll be back before you know it.
Man, you sound EXACTLY like me just before surgery! Wife was not happy with the injuries (I ruptured a kidney earlier that year and promptly imploded at Whistler as soon as I got back on the bike, then tore the ACL a month later). I've basically backed off on some of the higher risk stuff (bigger jumps, high speed tech sections) but that's it. Focusing more on having fun at the pumptrack, long rides, digging (secondary addiction) and mellow jumps.
Your a great rider man and i feel your pain .. July 14th is when i messed myself up and now i can start going to the gym to do extremely light weights and also start my physical therapy ..
I had a R AC separation and 3 fractures on my Scapula .. I was lucky enough not to have to go under the knife for it but my right shoulder looks funny now since i had a type 3 separation .. Just ride a bit more laid back , remember its just a hobby for most of us
Dude, between hitting CrabApple hits the way you did, InDeep while wet and the Joyride jumps the way you did, you have nothing to be ashamed of. That's some awesome riding. Get well soon and get back on the horse.
So sorry you had to crash on that last one. I know what it feels like when you do something so simple, but funk yourself up so bad. I crashed on the entry to the Boneyard really hard this year in a place I totally shouldn't have crashed on Day 3 of my Whistler trip. While I was banged up pretty bad and am still sore after a couple weeks, I luckily avoided major damage. Still mad at myself for crashing though.
Good luck on your recovery...
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thanks for the healing vibes all... it's not me so much that wants to give it up, it's convincing my wife to allow me to do these crazy things... right now she is having none of it.
the official mri results:
i'm in a hinged knee brace now and on crutches for the next 4 weeks.. at the end of this month I have another ortho appointment to determine if my PCL is able to heal itself or not.. otherwise i get the knife. not really happy about the fact that i have to wait a month to see if surgery is needed, but i would much rather rehab my knee without it if possible. anyone have advice/experience with this?
on the bright side of things i'm really happy my ACL is not blown up amongst all the damage...
i crashed on the last jump in the joyride park. i didn't get enough air and i landed a whip (silly me, of course i try to throw an oppo whip too) sideways.. when i landed it snapped back and started to highside me... when it snapped back i put my foot down to try and plant and prevent the explosion - and i literally watched my knee/leg give out and heard the pop.. i wish i had the rewind button.. i would have rather gone otb and taken my chances now...or even smarter, just straight air'd it on my way back to the lodge and save it for the next day.. ****.
funny thing is, i crashed on wednesday... friday was the last day of my trip. i said **** it, bought a mueller brace from the village pharmacy, sac'd up and rode Top of the World with my buddies. after a couple minutes warm up i was able to get full pedal strokes in, and managed to ride the whole trail without any pain and still shredded just as hard as usual. i didn't want to push my luck and crash on an already trashed knee so i called it a day.. i'm wondering if that'll be the last ride i ever went on.. *tears*
it's going to be a long time before i can get into downhill again, honestly i don't know if i'll ever be back. i know my wife wants me to have nothing to do with it, hopefully with time things will chill out and i'll be riding again.. probably focusing less on jumps and drops and more on DH speed.. who knows.. i just know the next half a year or more is going to majorly suck, but i'm going to do a good job on making sure i strengthen up my knee during the rehab process. i think my body heals pretty well, so i'm hoping i'll be back in less time... if possible!
i have the crash on go pro.. super depressing to crash on such a stupid small jump after shredding crabapple literally minutes before.. and thrashing the double blacks all day at mach 7.
Get well soon and get back on the bike. I can imagine what's going through your head, I blew my lumbar out last week and still can't walk so I know the short term feeling of being off the bike in the best part of the year.
Healing vibes ustemuf. Do NOT have surgery unless absolutely necessary - TRUST ME on this one. Even if it really looks bad on the MRI but isn't torn thru it will usually heal - may take up to seven years but it WILL heal (usually in two years). Surgery = pain/arthritis later. I have a frozen shoulder now as proof.
Keep the Faith!
G MAN
"There's two shuttles, one to the top and one to the hospital" I LOVE this place!!!
Sorry to hear that homie, I'm getting out of the hospital today. Going on on 4 days. At Ravens on the last drop I broke my collar bone, 1 rib, right scapula and collapsed a lung. this has been a tough season for my riding group. Gene had a class 3 shoulder separation and Dan broke his forearm and torn crap in his wrist. He is on his 2nd surgery. All the best dude and I hope you heal up well.
I never heard a pop, I actually stood up and pulled my bike out of the trees. Knee buckle trying mount, so I decide to try the other side. That knee buckled and I went rolling down the mountain. Everybody thought I was crazy for DH at my age (not that I'm old, it's just ppl think you should stop living past a curtain age.) let alone doing it after the crash, but it was all I could think about. I agonized over the "what ifs" considering that the crash was all me fault. I did would others have said, " sell the bike and build a new to motivate you". The was a mistake. I should have kept the bike, because I would not have had to spend cash I didn't have (because of time lost at work) to building another bike.
Watch some vids to keep the passion alive. Stock up on a season worth of tires, make some upgrades, but do not sell. For one reason and probably the biggest, you won't have to explain, justify, rationalize, or argue with the wife about the purchase. You can spend that time showing her how you are going to be safer by wearing more PPG to prevent farther injury.
thanks for the healing vibes all... it's not me so much that wants to give it up, it's convincing my wife to allow me to do these crazy things... right now she is having none of it.
the official mri results:
i'm in a hinged knee brace now and on crutches for the next 4 weeks.. at the end of this month I have another ortho appointment to determine if my PCL is able to heal itself or not.. otherwise i get the knife. not really happy about the fact that i have to wait a month to see if surgery is needed, but i would much rather rehab my knee without it if possible. anyone have advice/experience with this?
on the bright side of things i'm really happy my ACL is not blown up amongst all the damage...
i crashed on the last jump in the joyride park. i didn't get enough air and i landed a whip (silly me, of course i try to throw an oppo whip too) sideways.. when i landed it snapped back and started to highside me... when it snapped back i put my foot down to try and plant and prevent the explosion - and i literally watched my knee/leg give out and heard the pop.. i wish i had the rewind button.. i would have rather gone otb and taken my chances now...or even smarter, just straight air'd it on my way back to the lodge and save it for the next day.. ****.
funny thing is, i crashed on wednesday... friday was the last day of my trip. i said **** it, bought a mueller brace from the village pharmacy, sac'd up and rode Top of the World with my buddies. after a couple minutes warm up i was able to get full pedal strokes in, and managed to ride the whole trail without any pain and still shredded just as hard as usual. i didn't want to push my luck and crash on an already trashed knee so i called it a day.. i'm wondering if that'll be the last ride i ever went on.. *tears*
it's going to be a long time before i can get into downhill again, honestly i don't know if i'll ever be back. i know my wife wants me to have nothing to do with it, hopefully with time things will chill out and i'll be riding again.. probably focusing less on jumps and drops and more on DH speed.. who knows.. i just know the next half a year or more is going to majorly suck, but i'm going to do a good job on making sure i strengthen up my knee during the rehab process. i think my body heals pretty well, so i'm hoping i'll be back in less time... if possible!
i have the crash on go pro.. super depressing to crash on such a stupid small jump after shredding crabapple literally minutes before.. and thrashing the double blacks all day at mach 7.
for your viewing pleasure:
I've torn both of my PCL's from riding - multiple consultations and never needed surgery - its incredibly rare that they operate. Both have scared / healed down and major PT and some good Don Joy braces have done the trick. Confidence - that takes a while. . . Start back on a trail bike and get your flow back! You can / should be able to be on a spin bike pretty quickly!
Daaaamn!!!! Get better man. If you need to sell your bike for bills so be it, but not because of the wife
And you can hear your heart beating in the vids which I think is pretty sick
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