Fun...

**karpiel** · 08-26-2009, 04:40 AM

Can now hold my leg at 0* and flex it to within ~7 inches of my butt, that's probably as good as it gets. HOLY SHIT does it crunch and pop a lot right now. Still have a funny pain running down through my big toe(nerve damage I was told). Hopefully that decreases.

**jmf** · 08-26-2009, 07:24 AM

^ nice job! It took me almost a month to get to 0* just after doing the meniscus... How exactly did you completely fuck your leg like this?

**karpiel** · 08-28-2009, 10:23 PM

Originally Posted by jmf

^ nice job! It took me almost a month to get to 0* just after doing the meniscus... How exactly did you completely fuck your leg like this?

It's pretty damn stupid. Tried to take a line kinda like that\/\/\/\/\/ and hit it all wrong, overshot and I whacked my knee on one of the trees with a straight leg.

The patrol get there, haul my ass down to the hospital at the base area where I sit for around an hour with no water or painkillers while they make sure my insurance is valid or whatever. They make sure I really want an x-ray, the doctor tells me he's sure it's just a bruised bone. Maybe 10 minutes after he looks at the x-rays they have me loaded with painkillers, on an IV with oxygen and all that crap and they tell me the ambulance is on the way.

Can't imagine what it would have been like without my raceface knee/shin armor.

Surgeon told me I no longer need to wear my brace yesterday and that in two weeks I can start walking in pools. 6 weeks till I can weight it.

Yea, sweet blog.

**karpiel** · 04-06-2010, 09:58 AM

A small update...

They 99% sure I don't have an ACL and that arthritis is setting in, exploratory surgery time soon!!!!111!! Probably knee replacement in my near future.

**RootSkier** · 04-06-2010, 05:24 PM

Fuck dude...best of luck.

**mac19** · 04-06-2010, 07:01 PM

Jesus Fuck!!! THat's why I never complain about my ACLR's... I know it can always get worse! Heal up dude.

**karpiel** · 04-29-2010, 01:31 PM

Originally Posted by mac19

Jesus Fuck!!! THat's why I never complain about my ACLR's... I know it can always get worse! Heal up dude.

Yea, at therapy I'm still just on massage/stim/traction/unweighted movements at what, 9 months out? So much of the area is still painful to touch and I've developed some VERY tight and imbalanced muscles.

They said they were surprised I could stand, let alone walk and do stairs. I try not to complain though, I know there are people much, much worse off then I.

And remember kids, always wear protection!

**karpiel** · 06-01-2010, 11:12 PM

Update kinda.

Feeling much stronger, pain getting worse. I've had two days where I couldn't weight my leg. Had a steroid shot a week ago, not helping.

Recent ct showing the "grand canyon".

**karpiel** · 08-16-2010, 02:03 PM

Well, got scoped last week.

Removed massive amounts of scar tissue from kneecap and meniscus, I guess that doesn't show on a CT. The hole looks healthy, meniscus got trimmed and just a little arthritis. Really happy about it, with zero painkillers it was already less painful to move after a few hours.
Photos to come.

**karpiel** · 08-22-2010, 02:50 AM

No clue what's going on in these, but someone might find interesting.

**karpiel** · 12-07-2010, 10:34 PM

Well, skied 10 days on it so far, skiing>pain. Having to rethink how I ski, like actually in the bumps, instead of GS over them. Back on my 187's, but only for maching groomers. Still on my "new" 159 fujatives, Able to do blue trees and black bumps so far.

I need new skis, any recs for an easy, but capable ski 170-180 for everyday use at loveland?
Bro soft?
Kung fuja?
Jeronimo?