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Jenny injures her ankle at Mammoth
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Jenny
Angel Diva
They sound like it, from a lot of other posts I've read, but they're not, thank goodness. I just haven't had my first post-injury fall, yet, and this was as close as it got!Uh, you write this as though collisions are the norm!
VickiK
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
This has been a difficult ski season. (A) I haven't skied yet and (B) I twisted my foot on Jan. 28. And the big weeklong ski trip to Snowmass is coming up in 2 weeks.
I've been soldiering on--mustering fortitude or gritting my teeth at the circumstances responsible for the former, and aggressively treating the latter. I can move with more or less my usual pace and grace (ha), except I still have less range of movement going downstairs with the injury. I switched to pool workouts, and am lucky my Y has hydro bootcamp classes. I haven't had the nerve to go back to regular workouts yet. I can get into my boots, but I'm not sure how I'm going to hold up through the vacation.
I am excited for the trip, but the fact is I've been really sad for months. My consolation for the rest of the ski season is that it looks like my home mountain will have snow into June or even July.
I've been soldiering on--mustering fortitude or gritting my teeth at the circumstances responsible for the former, and aggressively treating the latter. I can move with more or less my usual pace and grace (ha), except I still have less range of movement going downstairs with the injury. I switched to pool workouts, and am lucky my Y has hydro bootcamp classes. I haven't had the nerve to go back to regular workouts yet. I can get into my boots, but I'm not sure how I'm going to hold up through the vacation.
I am excited for the trip, but the fact is I've been really sad for months. My consolation for the rest of the ski season is that it looks like my home mountain will have snow into June or even July.
Jenny
Angel Diva
I feel your pain @VickiK. Did you go to the doctor and get a diagnosis, or wasn't it necessary? FWIW, my ankle feels really good in the boots, and actually a little looser after skiing (at least for a few hours) so be patient on the regular workouts and you don't set yourself back before Snowmass!
VickiK
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
Thanks, @Christy.
I fell when my foot twisted under me on an uneven surface (those shoes are now banished) but the swelling and the pain wasn't bad enough to make me fear a worse issue. Ice and Ibuprofen at night helped a lot in the first couple of days. Recovery has been progressing fairly steady since then--less swelling, soreness going to mild tenderness, and more mobility. So, I did not see a doctor. I might still, fwiw.
Water workouts are fun. So different...I'm sure I'd be sweating if I did similar workouts out of the water.
I fell when my foot twisted under me on an uneven surface (those shoes are now banished) but the swelling and the pain wasn't bad enough to make me fear a worse issue. Ice and Ibuprofen at night helped a lot in the first couple of days. Recovery has been progressing fairly steady since then--less swelling, soreness going to mild tenderness, and more mobility. So, I did not see a doctor. I might still, fwiw.
Water workouts are fun. So different...I'm sure I'd be sweating if I did similar workouts out of the water.
