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  • ScarletArrow
    • Jul 2005
    • 330

    • Ohio

    #1

    The doctor called...

    and confirmed my ankle is fractured...will probably have to wear a boot.

    Anyone know how long these things take to heal? This is the first bone I've ever "broken".
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  • surroundsound64
    1,000 Post Club Member
    • Jul 2005
    • 2147

    • Longview, TX

    • 2018 230 1981 Ski Nautique
    #2
    RE: The doctor called...

    That blows.

    I'm no doctor, and don't know how bad it is, but maybe 6-8 weeks? I'm sure your dr. could tell you.
    2018 SAN 230
    1981 Ski Nautique
    Sold - 2011 Sport 200V
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    • ScarletArrow
      • Jul 2005
      • 330

      • Ohio

      #3
      RE: The doctor called...

      I have to go to the Orthopedic Friday...will hear then. Stupid turf monster in my soccer league grabbed me and threw me down.

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      • ihaveansv211
        • Oct 2005
        • 163

        • New England

        #4
        RE: The doctor called...

        u should be go to go by the summer if u stay off it and treat it the way ur dr tells u.
        www.shredcandlewood.com

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        • pj
          • Oct 2003
          • 323

          • Rochester, MN

          • 1991 SN 1996 SN
          #5
          RE: The doctor called...

          I love when you go to the doctor to try and get help with pain you are having, and he's like "Well, quit skiing on it". I mean seriously, that's the answer for everything. Quit skiing. That would be like me telling him to quit golfing. Get real.
          Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward. For it is there you have been and there you will long to return. - Leonardo De Vinci

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          • Andrew
            Senior Member of PLANETNAUTIQUE
            • Aug 2005
            • 891

            • Tuscaloosa, AL

            #6
            RE: The doctor called...

            probably about 3 mths depending on the type of break

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            • ScarletArrow
              • Jul 2005
              • 330

              • Ohio

              #7
              RE: The doctor called...

              Tendon pulled a bone chip off...got the boot on today...physical therapy starts Monday...should be ready to go when the weather breaks.

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              • nautique95
                Senior Member of PLANETNAUTIQUE
                • Apr 2005
                • 420

                • Michigan

                • 1987 SN 2001 1994 SN 1995 Signature Edition 2005 206 Air Limited 2007 SV211 Team
                #8
                RE: The doctor called...

                Scarlet, hope all goes well! Get that ankle back in shape before the warm weather gets here, which is hopefully before too long!

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                • todda
                  • Jan 2005
                  • 281

                  • Granite Falls, WA

                  • 1999 SNOB
                  #9
                  RE: The doctor called...

                  Hey Scarlet! Being a physical therapist, I wish you the best of luck. You will be back to skiing in no time, just tell your PT that you want your treatment to be very "functional based" with as much closed chain exercise as you can tolerate. If they have a pool, get in and start walking, squating etc. The buoyancy unweights the ankle fx, and yet will put light loads against it to help it heal. When you can, get into your slalom stance and start doing mini squats in the water too. Let me know if I can pass along any info to you. I am really fortunate, I manage an outpatient PT clinic here north of Seattle, in a 40,000 sq ft gym, am a PT and Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist and Coach, and get to have a 94 degree rehab pool in my clinic as well. God has blessed me with the ability to work with professional tour skiers, so I get to mix my love of skiing with my job. Let me know if I can help out-

                  Todd
                  Todd Aalbu
                  1999 SNOB
                  66.5" HO S2

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                  • OldFart
                    Senior Member of PLANETNAUTIQUE
                    • Jun 2004
                    • 401

                    • South of North & East of West

                    #10
                    RE: The doctor called...

                    Sounds similar to a "crack" on my ankle bone, tho a bit worse; tendon didn't separate from bone but actually pulled on the bone causing a "crack". After about 6-8 weeks of no bball (but NO cast), I purchased a KALLASY brace. UNlike any brace found, the strapping causes my foot to slightly rotate "inboard". This prevents further flexing "outboard" & eventual discomfort...pain...hobbling. FWIW.
                    \"The voices aren\'t real...but they have some good ideas.\"

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                    • ryanandrews
                      • Nov 2005
                      • 233

                      • chippewa lake ohio

                      #11
                      RE: The doctor called...

                      scarlet- roughlt10-14 weeks, depending on rehab.......similar accident about 2 yrs ago, tried clearing a triple up at the summit indoors, and came up a little short.....i highly recommend the crystal clinic for rehab/doctors in montrose.....were exteremly great!

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                      • ZachR
                        • Mar 2006
                        • 59

                        • San Diego

                        #12
                        Re: RE: The doctor called...

                        Originally posted by pj
                        I love when you go to the doctor to try and get help with pain you are having, and he's like "Well, quit skiing on it". I mean seriously, that's the answer for everything. Quit skiing. That would be like me telling him to quit golfing. Get real.
                        I hear you. I have shot knees from wrestling and wakeboarding, so when I went in to see what was wrong - many things it turns out - and the doctor told me I should stop wrestling for the year, and not ride that much, if all during the summer, or my knee would just be shot for good. Upon seeing my soul die, the doctor, who has been fixing my brother and I for years, told me he was just joking, and gave me some rehab exercises to help my knee. It was pretty funny, he was completely serious at first, and juiced it as long as he could before telling me he was joking. My knee will never be 100% again, something is just wrong with the cartilage, but it does feel better now. Also, I haven't been wrestling or riding in college, so this is the break he wanted me to take.
                        Against All Odds - 2001 Super Air Nautique, Liquid Force\'s old team boat.

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                        • ScarletArrow
                          • Jul 2005
                          • 330

                          • Ohio

                          #13
                          RE: Re: RE: The doctor called...

                          Yo! I'm back in the saddle...

                          Took about 8 weeks...foot/ankle is weak from inactivity, but I'm ready to go.

                          I had to wear a plastic boot (a real pain) for several weeks, but I followed the doctors orders and didn't have any set backs.

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