Goodbye mobility!

[atlantiqueen]

So, it's a great day at Sunday River today - not super crowded. I've just done 3 days of lessons with another this morning. I was on my favourite black trail doing drills and I stopped hard (practicing aggressive stance hockey stops on steeps) and BOOM I was down. Left knee exploding in pain.

I limped down the slope to get to the lodge where I had all my gear - basically skiing on one foot.

I can bear weight and straighten the leg without difficulty but stairs were a B*&ch!

After dancing for so many years, I know my knees and I am out for at least 3 or 4 days. I have strained, stretched and twisted my LCL too many times to not recognize the symptoms. Just when we're getting 14" of snow too!!!

Cross you fingers for me that I can continue to bear weight - if I can then I'll be okay but when that stops...it's lights out for me.

Home for RICE now and lots of vitamin I.

 

[snowbunny1976]

Oh no!! Get better soon!

 

[Jilly]

I'm staying out of Maine!!

 

[NannyMin]

Jeepers Divas! What's going on around here? Is there something in the "water"?

Best wishes for a speedy recovery atlantiqueen!

 

[alaski]

Crap :(

Take care of yourself!

 

[Jilly]

Jeepers Divas! What's going on around here?

That's why - I'm staying out of Maine!!

Look after it please!!

 

[atlantiqueen]

thanks gals

It was such a random (read all my stupid fault) accident. My left leg was downhill as I made the stop and it just seemed to arrest. So my forward momentum continued down but my leg was already stopped. It wouldn't have happened if I had been skiing properly but I was lazy after lunch and totally in the backseat sitting over the back of my bindings instead of where I should have been.

There's no swelling and the pain in moderate but I've got to take it easy for a couple days for sure.

Where's that skidiva pool boy when you need him??:Cry: :Cry: :Cry:

 

[num]

Oh man, atlantiqueen! So sorry to hear that. Best wishes for a full and speedy recovery.

 

[fatoots]

thanks gals

It was such a random (read all my stupid fault) accident. My left leg was downhill as I made the stop and it just seemed to arrest. So my forward momentum continued down but my leg was already stopped. It wouldn't have happened if I had been skiing properly but I was lazy after lunch and totally in the backseat sitting over the back of my bindings instead of where I should have been.

There's no swelling and the pain in moderate but I've got to take it easy for a couple days for sure.

Where's that skidiva pool boy when you need him??:Cry: :Cry: :Cry:

Oh man. And tomorrow's going to be a powder day for sure. I'll cry with you. I am definitely skiing with care there this weekend!

 

[ski diva]

Wow. What is it with Maine????

Maybe you should have that checked out??? By a doctor????

 

[atlantiqueen]

Wow. What is it with Maine????

Maybe you should have that checked out??? By a doctor????

I've done this kind of thing before in other sports and I'm fairly confident it's a mild stretch/sprain of the LCL. I'm also a qualified urban and wilderness medical tech so pretty familiar with this type of injury. BUT if I am still in pain or lacking mobility after an evening of RICE and ibuprofen then yes, I will see an MD.

 

[ski diva]

GOOD!

I just brought it up out of concern, you know.

Take care of yourself. Hope it's nothing serious!

 

[MaineSkiLady]

OH NO, AQ, NOT YOU TOO!!!
SOOOOO sorry to read this! Will shoot you an email asap. Just got back on the site after doing some other stuff (slowly) and YIKES!
Listen, you take care of yourself, friend. WE NEED YOU.

I don't drink, but what the hey - let's go get DRUNK.
Healing thoughts -
MSL

 

[MaineSkiLady]

p.s. What kind of knee brace might you like? We're about the same size, and I have possibly every kind and strength of brace ever manufactured.

 

[volklgirl]

Ok you guys, stop that!!!!!

No more injuries allowed. We're at our quota.

Take care of yourself!

 

[ski now work later]

Bummer! Didn't you just arrive in Maine for a month of skiing! Hope you heal quickly and are back on the slopes in no time....

 

[MaineSkiLady]

Yep, she's in Maine til around mid-March, THEN has a trip to Park City!! Talked to her by phone, and we commiserated on our respective mishaps. We are motivating one another to GET BETTER

 

[alta_gal83]

Oh man! Wishing you a speedy recovery so your trip to shred PC isn't delayed!

 

[Telluride Ski Babe]

No more injuries allowed. We're at our quota.

Geez...I'm feeling a little responsible here...

I'm healing, so everybody else better catch up with me!

 

[MaineSkiLady]

Responsible?? Nah, I think you thus far are vying for the Diva Injury of the Ski Season award!! AQ and I are just tweaked - not even CLOSE to what you've been through! How are you doing?? That was one major injury and fix - and will be a long rehab. Told DH about it and he totally winced (guys can't handle gore, blood and pain, no matter what they say they watch on tv & movies). AQ's deep in the acute stage, I'm just an old whiner, mine's 3 days ago - you're the one with The True Biggie.