In that case, I might just go for the knee replacement.
But thanks for making me feel warm and fuzzy!
But thanks for making me feel warm and fuzzy!
So, About That New Bike Day...
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OK, so the prognosis is fairly grim. Blew out ACL, MCL, PCL, and I have a contusion/fracture on the top of my Fibia. I have to let the Meniscus heal (~6 weeks), and then I am getting a total knee replacement on January 27th. The good news (according to the doc) is that I’ll still be able to charge as a cyclist (but likely my days of getting dh Strava trophies are over).
The worst parts are the timing (will have to pay for this early next year, our deductible will be 10k before insurance kicks in at 50%). Also, I have a México Mt. Bike/surf trip all planned and paid for March 20th, not sure what the hell will happen with that.
He took one look at the results and immediately prescribed 50 Oxy, so I got that going for me....
The worst parts are the timing (will have to pay for this early next year, our deductible will be 10k before insurance kicks in at 50%). Also, I have a México Mt. Bike/surf trip all planned and paid for March 20th, not sure what the hell will happen with that.
He took one look at the results and immediately prescribed 50 Oxy, so I got that going for me....
Booooo........
Double-boo.
That sucks -- and here I was feeling sorry about myself for my lack of biking days this year.
I suspect you're covered but reach out if you need any non-opiate pain meds
-- that shit will literally kill you (when you can't buy it anymore and switch to black tar...)
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I suspect you're covered but reach out if you need any non-opiate pain meds
-- that shit will literally kill you (when you can't buy it anymore and switch to black tar...)
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I’m still planning on coming down and dragging you around next summer sometime...Double-boo.
Man that sucks 
hope time passes quickly and you're back riding by the summer.
hope time passes quickly and you're back riding by the summer.
Might be able to keep up if you're a total gimp at that point.
Ruth had a full knee replacement a few years back. She was biking, horseback riding and off trail hiking pain free in 4 weeks post surgery
Once again, it could have been MUCH worse.
It’s kind of a complicated trip.
Hotel in Cabo, rental car, air b n b in Todos Santos, surf lessons for kiddo, hotel in Cabo, fly to puerto Vallarta, meet my. Bike guide, and ride/surf with him for 5 days in Mascota and Sayulita, (his choice of hotels and taco joints), fly out of PV. Still planning on going, maybe kiddo will get a shitton of shuttling in!
Hotel in Cabo, rental car, air b n b in Todos Santos, surf lessons for kiddo, hotel in Cabo, fly to puerto Vallarta, meet my. Bike guide, and ride/surf with him for 5 days in Mascota and Sayulita, (his choice of hotels and taco joints), fly out of PV. Still planning on going, maybe kiddo will get a shitton of shuttling in!
This is the guide company
www.mascotaride.com
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Wow, good luck!
sorry dude-hang in there!
Triple boo
Ugh, sorry to hear that. Heal up soon!
Woof, that sucks more than living in Texas. Although if it's a total knee "upgrade", you may surprise yourself by March 20. Oddly, a total knee re-do seems to recover a lot faster than a exploded tibia head...there I go again, bringing optimism and good cheer.
Seriously, get a euro monkey to send you some HGH and get right moar quicker.
Seriously, get a euro monkey to send you some HGH and get right moar quicker.
Get a second and maybe even third opinion. Seriously.
That's too serious of a diagnosis / prognosis to take one MD's word for it. You are about to spend north of $10k fixing something that is going to affect you for the rest of your life. Make damned sure you are talking to the best Ortho / Sports docs that you can find / afford. Also, make sure you go with the best surgeon and PT-outfit you can find.
The answer to "How many times have you seen this situation, seen this injury, made this diagnosis, done this operation?" is key!
That's too serious of a diagnosis / prognosis to take one MD's word for it. You are about to spend north of $10k fixing something that is going to affect you for the rest of your life. Make damned sure you are talking to the best Ortho / Sports docs that you can find / afford. Also, make sure you go with the best surgeon and PT-outfit you can find.
The answer to "How many times have you seen this situation, seen this injury, made this diagnosis, done this operation?" is key!
My guy is doing 10 of these just the week I have scheduled. He has done hundreds.
Say what you will about JH, but the ortho care is no joke.
I don't think he is questioning the surgeons ability but the diagnosis of needing a replacement. Someone who is proficient in a solution will often have a bias towards said solution.
Aha.
My wife’s sister is also an ortho, she basically said nobody would attempt a reconstruction anymore with this level of damage, the TKR’s have a MUCH better recovery track record for continuing with any athletic pursuits.
I will get a 2cnd opinion from another local hotshot first, though.
My wife’s sister is also an ortho, she basically said nobody would attempt a reconstruction anymore with this level of damage, the TKR’s have a MUCH better recovery track record for continuing with any athletic pursuits.
I will get a 2cnd opinion from another local hotshot first, though.
Bound to happen sometime. Have fun, go rent a house with no stairs until your healed up.
Haha, the cheapest house for rent right now here would be about $8000 a month (if there even is one)...I’ll just hobble up and down on my ass if I have to!
When my wife went through ACL reconstructions, I set up the first floor for her to stay 24/7. Having a bathroom on every floor helps.
We have a split level, so I get hit either way. Tommy Moe just saw the pictures and said "that looks painful, dude!"
Just put a cot in the mud room!
The teeter that got me was way smaller than that.
Wisdom right there
Yup. Small teeter I thought was a ladder drop. Went in blind. My air 888 was under inflated and it compressed heavily as my weight transferred, and it couldn’t rebound, so I flipped over the front after a long nose wheelie.
Why I (almost) always walk, often several times, before I commit my tired old ass (or just say fuck, no...). I'll still eventually get my comeuppance...
Bonus, the bike shop said that if they sell mine off of the floor before March, they will split the profit with me.
That was kinda cool.
That was kinda cool.
The trail split after a fire road break. My buddy took the B line and saw it. He called out a ladder to small drop, so I figured it was easy enough to hit Blind. He knew my skills and gave me the green. I was having a blast and feeling like I had been riding strong all day on much bigger/tougher features.
If I had pumped my fork up, then I’d be rolling a lot less crippled these days.
I will say that the ABS hydraulic cone in my fork has saved my a$$ more than once, as in when I have wildly overshooted doubles/TTs or taken some crazy new line that threw me off trail and into the forest, landing on my front wheel. It comes into play a lot on real big hits, but all of that stuff is expected and easy to usually tune/prepare for. It's the unexpected shit where it seems to pay off in spades.