I'm going back. With Mike Manara. Anyone who wants to come along, just get in touch with me. The tour will run August 22-29.
This photo is Dawn Manning ripping up Ohau.
Details to come
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Monday, May 18, 2009
Recovery
I am out of the cast, thank god. I felt it was overdue, but when it actually came off I felt very fragile, that it needed to be back on. I went straight to the Trail Aquatic Centre, where I had a 30 minute shower, no exaggeration, and then a swim. It was heaven! The pool closed a couple of days later; something about their filters being clogged up
Now that the cast has been off for about a week, I am used to it and am working on getting movement back into it. I do not recognize it as my leg, it seems to be just a stick that is coming out of my hip. The doctor expects a full recovery in a year, and that I should be able to do what I want to do (SKI) in six months (from March 9). I am challenging this time line and have been progressing faster than expected. My physio has put me in check, effectively communicating to me that there is a danger in pushing myself to hard. My doctor set a goal to be able to bend my leg to 60 degrees in 6 weeks. I got to 60 in one week, stretching pretty much continuously. I have now taken the focus off trying to improve movement am working on getting the swelling down and rebuilding muscle. My knee is huge and my leg in tiny.
Now that the cast has been off for about a week, I am used to it and am working on getting movement back into it. I do not recognize it as my leg, it seems to be just a stick that is coming out of my hip. The doctor expects a full recovery in a year, and that I should be able to do what I want to do (SKI) in six months (from March 9). I am challenging this time line and have been progressing faster than expected. My physio has put me in check, effectively communicating to me that there is a danger in pushing myself to hard. My doctor set a goal to be able to bend my leg to 60 degrees in 6 weeks. I got to 60 in one week, stretching pretty much continuously. I have now taken the focus off trying to improve movement am working on getting the swelling down and rebuilding muscle. My knee is huge and my leg in tiny.
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