Near season ender yesterday

Yesterday was a zero-wind day on the course. The lake was a mirror from about 7 AM to well past 10 AM, so we skied our brains out. At 32.xx mph I could feel myself starting to come forward through the wakes on my off side through the course but kept skiing and skiing. Sure enough, I had to have that one last run... Going from 1 to 2 on my off side I blew out the front so hard across the wake I couldn't believe it. I felt pain in my knee, face, and felt the ski hit my helmet (which I wear for ear protection) really hard. Turns out the face pain was just the water hitting it, but the knee is still bugging me. I can put weight on it but it hurts to bend it all the way. No major swelling but there is slight swelling. I can walk around OK, climb stairs, etc, just slowly and with some pain. I've never had a knee injury before so I'll take any advice you can give me on the knee... hopefully it's just a strain/sprain if that's even possible. I can't imagine what kind of gash I'd have in my head if I did not have the helmet on.

BK...I'm at 6. both acl's (in the 80's) and 2 scopes on each. Way to top me!

m3, I don't think it would be a bad idea to wait a week to let swelling and pain go down. You'll have a better idea of exactly where the pain is from and how it feels when you move in certain ways or directions. Ice...30 on, 30 off for a couple days at least. Then, I agree with bkh, have it checked out at a sports med ortho. Call now to get the appt and plan to sit and wait a while.

Sorry about your injury.

Nice fall. Little tough when the body is in front of the ski. I don't envy you guys with the ACLs. I broke the knee socket a couple of times (3 pins still in there) and of course the obligatory cartilege damage. Really only 2 of my knee surgeries were serious. I think you've got me beat. Now, if you want to talk backs . . . BKH

Wow you guys got me beat. 2 knees-acl's, in the 80's Dude and 1 on the back. But you guys have been rough on yourselves. I always had a physical job, climbing phone poles and crawling around in the underground. Lucky I never got banged up as much as you two, I would have had to find another line of work. I always told people that I never wanted a "real" job. I had to much fun on the job.

Dude: I could not get the movie to run. You guys always make me jealous with your computer skills. You are putting on movies and here I sit typing with 2 fingers.

john

Hi Dude
I love that movie clip.
I thought you were going just scrap through that turn.

Rob

Ok, it's now Tuesday and the knee feels much better. Still tender, but improved. I'm feeling a bit more optimistic now.

Alan that's great advice. As I get older, I just realize a bit more easily that there will be another day. I used to just kill myself. This morning I only skied 4 pa$$es and was done for the day.

M3, glad it's feeling better, it should feel significantly better by the weekend.