Just a little laid up for a few days after having my achilles tendon repaired yesterday. They had to use a graft to make a good repair so now I'm part dead person! (Many thanks to the person with the organ donor card.) Will be back in the gym in 2 weeks or less. Riding is probably 6 weeks away. Got a great sports doctor who is working to get me back going. I did see other typical ortho doctors who said 6 to 8 weeks on your butt because "that's the way we do it" and wouldn't even answer questions.
My doctor at University of Washington Sports Clinic had a page of questions from me and went over every one in detail. He knows how to get athletes back on their feet as quickly as possible. Not a typical HMO "cutter" paid by insurance companies.
(http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb442/adidasguy/DSC00840a.jpg)
(Yes, that is an adidas pilow, shirt, shorts and even glasses. Leg splint by University of Washington Sports Medicine Clinic.)
thats just a flesh wound
if you can go to the gym im sure you can flick a little lever an inch up or down
I wish only a flesh wound.
Will have a boot on 2 weeks. Will be able to do upper body work.
Sewing ends of a tendon together with a graft is a bit much.
Not until I get a more flexible boot will I be able to ride. But we'll see. Depends on how fast the skin and graft heal.
I did get the good "happy pills" and no, the extras are not for sale.
So you have a bit of someone else inside you now?
Does that mean you now need to be on immune suppression drugs?
Michael
You will be ready long before the weather here in Seattle is :thumb:
I usually don't start riding regularly until March and then it's with a bike that has full frontal protection, being cold and wet sucks all the fun out of it. :mad:
No. Tendon grafts are very common and have been done for a long time. Tendons, when processed for a graft, are just "stuff" with no cells or DNA. Similar to a bone graft, which is just calcium stuff. Thanks for asking. The doctor explained it all to me and there was nothing to worry about except a 1 in a million chance of infection, par for surgery.
Ahhh, come on you wimp! I had a partial menisectomy and clean out of a lot of clutter in my knee on the 21st of Dec. I was back to riding six days later. I start PT on my knee this week. nah, listen to the doc mine had a few words to say to me this week but fell silent when I told him if he wanted me off my bike bad enough he would pay the gas in my car. Still two more weeks off of work though. I gotta have rotor cuff surgery soon too right now it is scheduled for 3-5 but if there is a cancellation sooner. YAY me!
If you are anything like me though it actually hurt less to ride the bike than to drive the car. When I tore three ligaments on my ankle that occured I primarly braked with the front and used the left leg for balancing. I strapped a cane to my bike for walking when I got off the bike. Everyone shook their head but it helped me.
Mary
I think my dog is gonna have to get that surgery :icon_sad:
Least you will be able to spend more time trawling eBay for us to find all those GS goodies :thumb:
I reckon you could still swing that over a motorbike. Is it still classed as resting sitting on a footpeg? :dunno_black:
If right leg, could operate a brake. Being the left leg - just a bit hard to shift until it gets switched to a smaller boot. But I can drive a car.
I remember JB848 has lots of spare time to spend on the message board. Maybe I should read his past postings and take lessons on what to do with my spare time,. :bs:
It was a complete break of the achillies tendon - a very important tendon in the foot - that thick tendon on the back of your ankle. You know - the one that keeps you from falling forward and connects the heel to your calf muscle. Kinda serious. So recovery will be a while. Fortunately I have a doctor that treats the UW sports teams so I'm in good hands.
I appreciate the support and all the ribbing about it. S**t happens - its all in how you deal with it. When healed, I'll be more man than I am now - probably about 1.00006 if that's the right amount a tendon graft amounts to. I have dead people in me :icon_lol:
And ebay is my friend! :kiss3:
Mary: What about a handicap sticker for a bike? I'm amazed to see a big ars monster truck at Home Depot with a handicap plate. Must be mental handicap :icon_rolleyes:
Just as long as you can do this after your graph ;)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pc9Ne7WJN2Q (sorry, couldn't find an English version)
Hope it all goes well for you.
You mean like this
(http://i490.photobucket.com/albums/rr264/Toogoofy317/P1000394.jpg)
Mary
BTW I think you've drank too much Adidas kool-aide. Nike has good stuff too!
That made my day :woohoo:
Handicap motorcycle plate :D
And yes I can assure it is real cause that is my plate LOL!
Think I'm gonna have to head to the surgeon tomorrow. I broke out in a rash around both incision sights. They are warm to the touch and one has a lump underneath. I don't have time for this!
Mary
Quote from: Toogoofy317 on January 09, 2011, 09:20:31 PM
And yes I can assure it is real cause that is my plate LOL!
Think I'm gonna have to head to the surgeon tomorrow. I broke out in a rash around both incision sights. They are warm to the touch and one has a lump underneath. I don't have time for this!
Mary
:icon_confused: damn, that aint good. hell if you didnt have bad luck, youd have no luck at all Eh?
Update: Splint off and now a plastic boot with heel raisers. (Tuesday) Doctor said to wean off of crutches by the 1st. Well, I weaned myself off in 2 days. Now I just gimp along with the left leg in the high boot. Back at the gym for a while every day. That seems to help the most - gets my circulation going to get more fresh blood to the injured ankle.
Now I need to do easy stretching in the evening to get the calf muscle to stretch out again.
Main concern is the incision because the skin is so thin at the ankle. Dr. is less worried about the tendon - they're pretty tough.
I'm glad I've got the same doctor that treats these problems with the Huskies' football, basketball and track athletes.
(Got yelled at for using my stitches as my avatar. Full gross-out leg photo is on my photobucket page. Dr's assistants thought it fun to take photos. After all - it is the back of the leg and I can't see that too well. Go there and search for adidasguy or follow a link from one of my photos. Now go and gross yourself out!)
Quote from: adidasguy on January 09, 2011, 12:23:38 AM
I remember JB848 has lots of spare time to spend on the message board. Maybe I should read his past postings and take lessons on what to do with my spare time,. :bs:
:bowdown: You're awesome haha nothing like some laughs at quarter past 1 in the morning.
I saw that pic......and I thought it was a chunk of sushi or something.
Hope your leg heals up ok man.
Well, at least your chest doesn't look like this! It hurts like hell and the doc said either I can wait a week or so and see if my body can fight it or have the surgery now.
WARNING not a pretty pic!
(http://i490.photobucket.com/albums/rr264/Toogoofy317/IMAG0034.jpg)
That is as close as you guys get to seeing my boobie!
Mary
(http://cdn.pnwriders.com/images/smilies2/head_hurts_kr.gif) oohhhhhh booooooobies hurts!
Link to full leg gross out:
http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb442/adidasguy/Assorted/IMGP0924a.jpg
Should I add a poll for the best gross out?
( (http://cdn.pnwriders.com/images/smilies/wtf.gif) PS: Noticed Tard farm is locked out - can't start new threads there. Gross out body parts would be a cool one! (http://cdn.pnwriders.com/images/smilies/BangHead.gif) )
Dang mary. lol hell ive got one that will top all the above. but wont post it, ( gnarly looking :( )
We could start a thread in the Tard Farm and have a gross out contest (http://cdn.pnwriders.com/images/smilies/stir.gif)
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Quote from: adidasguy on January 21, 2011, 02:01:36 PM
We could start a thread in the Tard Farm and have a gross out contest (http://cdn.pnwriders.com/images/smilies/stir.gif)
( (http://cdn.pnwriders.com/images/smilies/wtf.gif) PS: Noticed Tard farm is locked out - can't start new threads there. Gross out body parts would be a cool one! (http://cdn.pnwriders.com/images/smilies/BangHead.gif) )
can start one topside, and REQUEST itbe moved there
BTW, mary might i ask what happened? :o
Last March I was working out doing some exercises of holding a bench and jumping over it from one side to the other.
Technically, your legs go up, over and down. When they went up at a 45* angle, well, they didn't go up and over but hit the underside (steel) part of the bench. Ergo the achilles tendon got snapped. Sort of a freak accident. had to hit just the right part of the bench in just the right (ok wrong) way for it to happen.
We weren't sure of the extent of injury and I did see a doctor. After a month or two of not getting better I saw a standard orthopedic doctor. Stock answer: 6 weeks in a cast. "That's how we do it." When I asked about exercising and cleanliness in a cast, he said "Your body. Do what you want". BAD BAD doctor.
Didn't want to farkle up the summer and since it wasn't done right away, it really didn't matter when I had it fixed. So I planned to do it in January when riding season here sucks and I finished all my travel to insure Gold Elite status for another year (free baggage, upgrades and special shorter lines).
With the injury, I was able to walk around and ride - even a bicycle - because the other muscles in my leg were in such good condition that they took over. Since I wasn't crippled, just a slight limp, no need to rush surgery with a bad doctor during riding season.
I was told to see the sports doctors at University of Washington. What a change! Dr. Green said "Well, after we do the surgery, I have some bad news. You won't be able to go to the gym for at least ONE WEEK." Yes! I can live with a week's break but not over 6 weeks on my butt like the other "cutters" said. So 10 days in a splint and now in a plastic boot for a few weeks. NOT 6 weeks in a cast on my butt. I'm now back at the gym and gimping around without crutches. I have to be careful, but can still work up a good sweat with upper body work.
Maybe I can't ride for another month because of the plastic boot, but I am active and nearly back to a normal life - 2 weeks after a major surgery (had to put in a tendon graft). Had I seen Dr. Green first, I would have had the surgery done right away. Recovery would have been a couple weeks shorter.
Dr. Green even took the time to answer a full page of questions I had written up before seeing him. Now THAT'S a GOOD doctor! Some answers weren't what I wanted, but he clearly explained why. After that, I was confident and really anxious for him to get the surgery done.
It pays to find the right doctor!
Here's the bio on Dr. Green. He treats the UW Husky's athletes and is a professor. Much better than your standard ortho surgeon.
http://www.orthop.washington.edu/uw/tabID__3374/ItemID__37/mid__10294/Default.aspx
Oh, Thanks for asking!
Ugh, well it put me in the hospital! Been in since Friday and had to have emergency surgery. Will have to be on IV antibiotics for a few weeks :embarrassed: The incision is going to have to heal from the inside out. I haven't even seen this wonderful thing!
Mary
This thread makes me wish I had pictures from the craniotomy I underwent back when I was 16.