F***** Surgery!!

Nate,

You're looking at this all wrong.

This surgery is not preventing you from wakeboarding for 3 months - it is enabling you to wakeboard, snow ski, lift weights, play softball, whatever it is you do, for the rest of your life.

Good luck. I wish you a speedy recovery. BKH

Just went under the knife a month ago to remove a 1/2" off my left clavical to eliminate level 3 arthritis... Nate, this is full inclusive surgery.. It will take at least three months to heal and another 3 months to rehab.. I wouldn't make any ski resort reservations just yet.. It's gonna hurt like a sum-bitch for some time, but you'll be fixed up the right way, so look on the bright side like Brian said...

Best of luck to you...

Moj'

Sorry to hear about your shoulder injury. Just make sure you are all healed up before you push to hard. Like the others said, there will be more time for the water when you are better.

Good luck with the surgery!

I gotta agree with the rest of the guys here Nate. I sorta had the same thing happen to me except I blew out my ankle. I knew if I took off that boot that sucker would have swollen up like Barry Bonds on steroids. Went as long as I could till I couldn't go anymore. Boarded on it the next day but just sinched it up tighter. Probably a dumb call as I'm paying for it now and probably will for the rest of my life. Never had it looked at until 6 months later and now left ankle lets me know it's there daily. It's always sore bothered and I can't put alot of weight on it for an extended period of time with it REALLY hurting. Don't push it and press your luck. Let it heal properly like the guy's suggested. It may be worth a few months instead of a lifetime.

Foot

Yeah, I'm definitely not going to rush it & screw my self over some more, but like you said backfoot when rehab starts, just dont cross the line, but work my ass off.

Nate

Nate,

I really didnt' want to turn to a discussion about my injuries, but to add some credibility to my advice: I, unfortunately, have more experience than most at doing what the doctor's say, and at ignoring injuries. I have given up multiple summers to injury and if I had it to do over, I would have given up more.

Spent my infant years with braces on my legs and special shoes.
By age 8 I had both feet reconstructed.
Between 16 and 20 I had seven knee surgeries.
At 42, two spinal surgeries because I was going paralyzed from the chest down.
This is not to mention, broken hand, broke every finger, multiple ankle breaks, broke every toe, multiple shoulder disclocations, broken ribs, torn muscles and tendons, and at least 5 discs in my back which still need repair.

All total, I've spent over a year in wheelchairs, about 3 years on crutches, and over 5 years in casts, splints or braces.

Still, at 43, I can't be sure how long I'll be able to ski with my kid. I have trouble even carrying her. I can do most things I want to do, albeit much slower than I used to, but again, I can't be sure how long that will last.

As I said, if I had it to do over, I'd gladly have given up more summers.

Take the best care you can now. If not, you will likely regret it later. BKH

now you know why god gives men 2 useable hands.... just in case we injure one we gotta back up, wouldnt want you getting lonely

BK.. i was starting to feel bad for the guy, i still do

That's funny Joe. One of my back surgeons broke his leg wakeboarding about 2 weeks after my surgery. Obviously, he's not trying to talk me out of water sports, but he does remind me that "we" aren't getting any younger. BKH

Nate look at it this way that dry suit will still be brand new for the fall runs and early winter.

Let the shoulder heal the right way, both my wrists are screwed up from wrecking a motorcycle when I was 18. They both hurt like hell from time to time. Half a summer is no big deal. Oh yeah if the doc say no skiing he means it. I skied for 5 weeks with a broken hand, the doc told me I was lucky that I didn't screw it up.

nates78ski wrote: ... Ive got a labral tear and a fractured glenoid (Socket part of the shoulder). Nate

if the fracture is around the edge of the glenoid then it will heal quickly if the fracture is threw the center or 1/3 towards the center then take your time and let it mend or it will create a ridge/bump which will require more surgeries as in plural as you grow older leading to a need to resurfacing and/or replacement of the glenoid. It's going to be artritic (sp) regardless

so just play it safe and take it slow you'll have plenty of time to ski later in life.

That's the ticket, cold pop's not the weight/exercise room.

You still have to do range of motition and strecthing type exercises but not heavy/medium lifting that would strain the joint and spread the glenoid. You have to have some micro motion for the bone to heal quickly but nothing excesive.

Hollywood wrote: 79nautique wrote: You still have to do range of motition and strecthing type exercises This is where the hook shots come into play discarding the empty curling weights.

Right on .. Who needs therapy,, well that is unless the therapist was 22, blond and curvy....

BKH: Holy Cow! I'd like to hear more of your story... duderama@gmail.com

Nate: Follow what the Doc orders. Ya got lots of years left if ya can use 'em. So ya gotta be in the proper shape.

Brian: What a story. Now my 56ish aches and pains don't seem so bad.

Dude: Nice to see you on. Haven't noticed much from you lately.

john

Good luck Nate.
Hit the physical therapy as hard as they let you.
I had an ACL replaced in April of 2002. Doc said no skiing for the summer. The therapist (Blond, 24, smokin) worked me hard and I was skiing and footin at the end of July (Doctor said I could ski if I took it easy). Tore a Labrum in the left shoulder in July, 2004 and after therapy, was on the water end of Sept, with the doctors blessing. It's not the end of the world and the sympathy that you get from those in bikinis is great. And, being the designated boat driver, you won't have to fetch your own drink for a while.
Good luck and let us know how it goes.