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Certified Ski Diva
By the end of October 2018 I slipped and fell outside my apartment resulting in a spiral fracture of the fibula. Surgery was discussed at urgent care, but the doctor ultimately decided to leave it be. It was, his words, a highly unstable break but nothing moved so if you don't put weight on it, not pinning it will make heal it faster. Recovery was slow, accidentally put weight on it twice ( I am not good with crutches), but luckily everything looked OK at every X-ray.
Was allowed to walk with an aircast right before Christmas and the aircast came off January 6. PT decided I could try skiing IF I could get my boots on and off. The 14th I was back on ski's in my brand new boots (bought them right before I broke my ankle). Things were going well as long as I stayed on the groomed runs and took enough breaks. After 4 days of skiing and an ankle slimming down, I realized my boots were too big! Ha, that is how I managed to squeeze in an ankle that was twice the size of my old ankle! Went back for a proper boot fitting, got new boots and they are perfect. I don't even notice my injury while on groomed runs, anything other than that is still a challenge though. Any impact on the ankle still hurts a little and that makes me scared to venture anywhere off-piste or bumpy... Goal for this season is to get back on the more bumpy and variable snow with confidence. It is a challenge, part of it is physical but a big portion is mental as well. I am afraid of pain, afraid of falling, afraid of re-injuring myself. BUT I am not letting that stop me, I said it in another thread too. I am pushing myself but taking it slow at the same time. At the same time the PT and I are going all we can to get the flexibility and muscle strength back to what it was. Every time I go out I am a bit better than the last time. So yeah it is frustrating, but I am still improving every day so I know why I am doing endless drills and exercises, haha.
Maybe some of you Diva's had the same confidence issues after a pre-season injury? Any tips and tricks besides taking it slow, pushing yourself and taking a class?
Was allowed to walk with an aircast right before Christmas and the aircast came off January 6. PT decided I could try skiing IF I could get my boots on and off. The 14th I was back on ski's in my brand new boots (bought them right before I broke my ankle). Things were going well as long as I stayed on the groomed runs and took enough breaks. After 4 days of skiing and an ankle slimming down, I realized my boots were too big! Ha, that is how I managed to squeeze in an ankle that was twice the size of my old ankle! Went back for a proper boot fitting, got new boots and they are perfect. I don't even notice my injury while on groomed runs, anything other than that is still a challenge though. Any impact on the ankle still hurts a little and that makes me scared to venture anywhere off-piste or bumpy... Goal for this season is to get back on the more bumpy and variable snow with confidence. It is a challenge, part of it is physical but a big portion is mental as well. I am afraid of pain, afraid of falling, afraid of re-injuring myself. BUT I am not letting that stop me, I said it in another thread too. I am pushing myself but taking it slow at the same time. At the same time the PT and I are going all we can to get the flexibility and muscle strength back to what it was. Every time I go out I am a bit better than the last time. So yeah it is frustrating, but I am still improving every day so I know why I am doing endless drills and exercises, haha.
Maybe some of you Diva's had the same confidence issues after a pre-season injury? Any tips and tricks besides taking it slow, pushing yourself and taking a class?