Update: After a visit to the doctor today, here’s the “good” news…I have a sprained MCL on my left knee, moderately severe, requires a thigh to ankle brace that won’t let me straighten my leg for the next 6-10 weeks.
The “bad” news is that I may have done something to my ACL on my right knee, or I may have done some damage to my miniscus on my right knee…had the MRI today and will know more later this week. Best case scenario is the same brace as on the left leg (yes, at the same time!). Worst case scenario is the brace followed by surgery.
And now I’m done…no skiing for the rest of the year. I will have to spend my ski vacation in the lodge, looking helpless and hoping people will buy me “pity drinks.”
With that said…I should be in “working order” in time for opening day of fishing season…at least until I have to have surgery…
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Ski lesson #2 started on a good note this morning. Since I mastered “pizza” and “french fry” in Lesson #1, I was trying to work on my edges for this lesson (i.e. learning to turn with my skis together).
It was a gorgeous day…but the snow was really mushy. I have way more trouble turning left, so I was working on that when IT happened…I turned, and instead of coming together, my skis started pulling apart like I was trying to do the splits. Unfortunately, my knees decided to try to correct things by twisting the opposite direction, until I landed HARD on my ass…both knees twisted the wrong directions…
Ummm…ouch.
Ski patrol to the rescue! Since I couldn’t ski or walk down the hill, the ski patrol came and picked me up in their little ski mobile and towed me down in a toboggan…it was super…super embarrassing, that is! (For whatever reason, but not because of my little incident, they even blew the siren while I was headed down…gah!)
At the ski patrol hut, they made sure I wasn’t dying (or planning to sue). Plus, they made me a fantastic cardboard splint (see picture below), iced both of my knees for awhile, and then put me in this little contraption (called the beetle) so they could “ski” me to the truck and send me home.
Since they never let me stand up while I was there, and literally lifted me into the truck so we could go home, I had no idea I couldn’t walk on EITHER knee until I got home and tried to get out of the truck.
Since that’s a slight problem (I can’t be missing work right now) my friends went and got me some knee braces and crutches. More hilarity…girl who can’t put pressure on her knees trying to walk around in crutches. Good stuff.
Currently I’m thankful for ibuprofen and ice…because as of writing this post, I can actually walk a little…I may look like an old lady, but hey, I am just happy to be somewhat mobile.
My only hope at this point is that I will be mostly healed by the end of this month so I can go on the ski trip I have planned. Sun Peaks is a long way to go to sit in the lodge…
Oh man…You seem to have these issues while starting out new hobbies…Fly-fishing got off to an ugly start for you too but you still had fun!
Seriously, this is…uhh, Can I laugh?
Dude, I was so embarrassed that I couldn’t STOP laughing…it’s a hilarious story.
I think the ski patrol guys thought it was a nice change of pace from the other people who were actually hurt and were crying and moaning…they kept taking turns coming by to check on me…
It’s pretty damn funny if you ask me…Well, at least you can laugh about it, that’s awesome…
Same old Jmac, cutting the day short for everybody because of her malfunctions… (I kid, I kid)!
I really do have a gift…but I only cut short your day once…and I think I was a trooper to keep fishing with a hole in my waders…haha!
Yes, you are the queen of perseverance…I’m still laughing my ass off though…
Oh man what a bummer. I have never been skiing in my whole life, and I never will now – can’t afford to have my knees buckle like yours above.
It’s a bummer, but I know I’ll recover and I’ll end up back on the slopes as soon as I can…
Don’t give up on the whole sport of skiing just because I have no grace or coordination skills. Ha! You are undoubtedly much more athletic than I am and would never have a single problem…
Bummer…I hope that you’re ‘healed’ by opening day!
Jmac-I think I’ll get you one of these for your birthday:
http://www.giftsforgeezers.com/over-the-hill/over-the-hill-cane-logo-600.jpg
Hmm. I’ll have two crutches at my birthday, maybe we can improvise…haha!
Oh my god I saw the update, total bummer! Hope things go OK though. I will never ski.