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KENO
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Since you're on the site right now, how'd the operation go today?
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tryathlete
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Oh Todd, seeing the bottom of your ski says a lot! I’ve always wondered how wrong things can go if the back foot comes out and the ski helicopters on ya. Scary to think of it and worse to see it actually happen.
I truly hope you’re a fast healer so you can get back to helping the rest of the family and put this behind you! |
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Morfoot
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Damn Bro... Hurts me just thinking about it and makes my knee twinge just a little bit. Pete might be able to get you a discount on the stainless hardware if you ask him nicely. Good tip on having a knife in the boat with you. I keep a leatherman in the glovebox for cutting ropes of the shaft and prop but never a binding. Many of us are blessed and lucky to have each other as ski partners as when things go wrong they're there to help and know better how to handle a situation. Heal quickly Todd and Hey; look at the bright side of this accident........ It happened in the fall instead of the spring.
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NCH20SKIER
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Sounds like a nasty one. A buddy of mine had a similar sounding crash on a local private lake - a couple of surgery's later that ski (and the double high wraps) were sold.
Hoping for a speedy recovery |
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Orlando76
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Yeah dual high wraps
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TRBenj
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Yikes, that sounds like no fun. Hope you have a speedy recovery.
Dual highwrap Wiley’s? |
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MrMcD
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Wow, that is a really tough break at a really hard time for your family. I hope both you and your son get home soon and can start mending. You will laugh about this someday but it will not be soon. That is great that you had a good and qualified friend in the boat, it could have been worse. Hang in there.
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JoeinNY
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God Bless Todd - hoping for the best for you and your Family. Try and get some sleep...
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Orlando76
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Thanks for the thoughts guy. Pete, thanks for the chuckle I needed it. I have Dr. Guru (yes that’s really his name) getting in touch with Pete tonight to verify the quality of stainless hardware is up to spec, I don’t want any backyard hack job 410 SS. Shattered my RFF tibia, broke the fibula, and the top part of the ankle plate, whatever the heck that’s called. I’m not sure where I went wrong, Not knowing where I went wrong has me a little nervous. I was feeling good and wasn’t in trouble then when I crossed the second wake it’s like the tail blew out and the ski helicoptered my foot in two. In the fall I felt my back foot release but could never get my front to pull out. When I looked at my foot I was staring at the bottom of my ski. I calmly told Ted I need help. Luckily my ski partner Ted is an anesthetist with lots of trauma experience and he knew what to do. He had to cut the binding off. I got on the trunk and idled back to the house where he had the ambulance waiting at the dock, he already called the leading trauma surgeon for the area and told him what happened and he was waiting for me at the ER. I owe a lot to Ted, I hope everybody has a friend like him. This hurts like hell and has hit at a really bad time as my 45 day old son has been in a different hospital since birth and has another 6 weeks or so to go, which is 50 miles away from me. My Wife needs a medal.
One advise I’d like to give is always make sure in your boat you have something to cut a ski binding off in emergency. My boat doesn’t but luckily Teds did. |
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KENO
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One good dig deserves another If you're reading this Todd, I'd say it was bad karma for getting a dig in on Pete, but we know that can't be the case otherwise every bone in my body would be broken............... probably multiple times Good luck and a have speedy recovery but don't rush it. |
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jimsport93
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Sorry to hear of your injury Todd.
Praying for a successful surgery and your speedy recovery ! |
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Gary S
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Ouch that hurts! Good luck Todd. I had the same break many years ago and was off work from November til Christmas. Every month my doctor would say well you can go back to work. I’d say you mean I can climb poles and ladders? He go oh no come back in a month. Spent the whole winter in the office, co workers would ask when you coming back outside, I’d say when it’s above 40. Stayed in until April 😀. Again good luck Todd
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8122pbrainard
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Todd,
Best wishes on the operation tomorrow as well as a speedy recovery. Stay in touch with the progress. BTW, maybe they can wrap it with some Flex Tape to hold it together. I hear that Autozone is even carrying it now. |
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DVskier
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Our friend Orlando 76 had an accident coming off 5 ball yesterday morning and broke his leg. I'm sure he'd appreciate your thoughts and prayers during this critical time. Due to be operated on tomorrow for a spiral fracture, his back foot came out of his Wiley high wrap and the front foot stayed in. Show him we care please.
Thanks. |
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