skibum4ever
Angel Diva
I've just read through your posts in this thread to catch up on what's going on with you. It sounds like you have a real dilemma deciding what to do about skiing in the future. I found the reply you posted from the knowledgeable knee surgeon on that other forum quite thorough... and sobering. I also looked up what a distal femoral replacement is.
What are you thinking you might do as ski season approaches this upcoming winter? Do you have numerous options in mind?
Is not skiing one of your options? If so, what would you replace it with?
My options are to ski, to defer my IKON pass to the following season, or to give up skiing.
Unfortunately my focus on skiing has been such that I don't really have a different option. My seasons are skiing and looking forward to skiing. The thought that I couldn't ski again has overshadowed all my other thoughts in the past months. It has even sapped my motivation to continue strengthening the leg, which is currently almost strong enough for normal non athletic activities.
I'm considering other activities that will get me to the snow in the winter. I might try snowshoeing. There's always cross country skiing, but as a newbie I would still have a risk of falling, though probably at a lower speed. There is also sit skiing, though I don't quite see myself doing that.
I'm not quite ready to clarify my plans for next season, but even the possibility of skiing has brightened my outlook.