snowski/swimmouse
Angel Diva
After battling severe ski & boot issues my first couple days in Vermont I was finally enjoying my first full day of skiing Feb 28th. I followed another lady to the "Face" of the mountain (groomed black). They were holding Northeast Regional Masters races on the part I usually choose to ski so I was going to turn way before that. There was the usual "Race In Progress" sign about 20 feet after where I went to turn. But they must have had Friday's races farther over and I hit a 20 non-stop sheet of ice, which accelerated my careful speed. I got turned only enough to miss the sign with my right leg. The left hit it like a brick wall-I was still standing and the skis were still on. In Crescent and everywhere else I've been, such signs are "break-away" and would have crumbled and then stood themselves back up. The skier crumbles, gets up and skis away, never to think of it again. My thigh bone broke on impact, a spiral fracture.
The orthopedic surgeons at Dartmouth University Medical Hospital in New Hampshire, said this is ~not~ a typical skiing accident. The only usual causes are plane crashes or rolling a vehicle four or five times. It's the largest bone in the body and the most painful to break with a typical 5 month recovery time, 3 of those on crutches. I was actually better off in the motel in Vermont as housekeeping brought me ice and ice packs every morning. The microwave, fridge & toaster over were three feet from the bed. Both Ski Patrol (who delivered my car to the motel) and the motel manager offered to pick me up from the hospital after surgery, though a day earlier than they expected (my discharge papers mentioned "patient adamant about immediate discharge"i
A friend from the Charlotte Club, was to ski with me this past week. She flew up and skied with my friends anyway and then help me pack everything back into storage and drive me back to the Manchester NH airport where going through TSA with a titanium rod in one's leg was an absolute pain and a long process. Most importantly, Bert fished Lily (m y sedan)out of long term parking in Charlotte, before she drove herself north. It's ~much~ easier to get in/out of and drive Lily than that rental I had. The rough part is the three steps to my back door and getting ice to my bedroom.... Pain is the key word.
So, is there anyone else who's had this lousy experience that can share improvement time frames? This mouse needs lion-sized encouragement!
The orthopedic surgeons at Dartmouth University Medical Hospital in New Hampshire, said this is ~not~ a typical skiing accident. The only usual causes are plane crashes or rolling a vehicle four or five times. It's the largest bone in the body and the most painful to break with a typical 5 month recovery time, 3 of those on crutches. I was actually better off in the motel in Vermont as housekeeping brought me ice and ice packs every morning. The microwave, fridge & toaster over were three feet from the bed. Both Ski Patrol (who delivered my car to the motel) and the motel manager offered to pick me up from the hospital after surgery, though a day earlier than they expected (my discharge papers mentioned "patient adamant about immediate discharge"i
A friend from the Charlotte Club, was to ski with me this past week. She flew up and skied with my friends anyway and then help me pack everything back into storage and drive me back to the Manchester NH airport where going through TSA with a titanium rod in one's leg was an absolute pain and a long process. Most importantly, Bert fished Lily (m y sedan)out of long term parking in Charlotte, before she drove herself north. It's ~much~ easier to get in/out of and drive Lily than that rental I had. The rough part is the three steps to my back door and getting ice to my bedroom.... Pain is the key word.
So, is there anyone else who's had this lousy experience that can share improvement time frames? This mouse needs lion-sized encouragement!
When ski patrol ordinarily is padding anything that could cause serious injury?
