Would you live in fear?

[ACMESkydiver 0]

Just a random thought...here's the situation. What would you do?

You break your leg, let's say. They have to put titanium in the thing, bolts, screws, blah blah blah. It's healing, and you're out of action -whatever you choose to do, skydiving, exercising, whatever- for several months.

After you heal, you get back into it.

You break it again. This time, you fall down the poorly-maintained stairs of a department store. -The store's insurance will cover your surgery, rehab, etc.

You're in PAIN but you want to skydive. You want to play volleyball (or whatever), and get back to an active life. But do you?

THE DOC SAYS YOU MAY DO PERMANENT DAMAGE AND NEVER WALK AGAIN. INVESTIGATORS FOR THE STORE ARE FOLLOWING YOU TO MITIGATE OR ERADICATE ANY SETTLEMENT YOU MAY CLAIM. IT IS PAINFUL TO PARTICIPATE LIKE YOU USED TO. WHAT DO YOU DO????

I'm terribly curious. Would you live in fear? Would you keep trying through the pain? What if you had a spouse and kids that depend on you? Does that change things? Is it noble to suffer for what you love, or is it selfish to take your physical ability to care for your loved ones in the best manner possible if you're in a wheelchair the rest of your life?

I'm not in that situation personally. I just started feeling sorry for myself and my ouchie then I thought 'holy crap it could be a WHOLE LOT worse'. -And I have 2 hours to ponder deep thoughts, and one leads to another...

~Jaye
Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action.

[turtlespeed 226]

Meh - Just do what makes you the happiest.

Life is too fucking short to do otherwise.

I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama
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[Amazon 7]

Wow I resemble this thread... I had a really bad car accident 12 years ago and I HAD to give up SOOO many things I loved. I gained WAY too much weight while I healed and felt sorry for myself. I got reallly tired of being followed for 4 years so finally I just freakin settled to get those assholes out of my life.


I skydive I go skiing.. I go sailing( yes it can hurt you as well) .. I really shouldnt but hey.. life is too short and I want to enjoy what I have left of it... but MAN I hate the drugs at the end of the day to make the pain go away.

[ACMESkydiver 0]

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... but MAN I hate the drugs at the end of the day to make the pain go away.

I just keep a steady stream of OTC anti-inflammatories (Ibuprofen) and Tylenol to keep stuff manageable. -Of course, I have heard that it damages the liver, but sometimes we have to take the lesser of two bads...

~Jaye
Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action.

[selbbub78 0]

No absolutly Not. Actually that sorta happened to me. Granted it was 2 skydiving accidents, but I broke my femur, got the pins, and rod in my leg, went back to the sport, a little over a year later, i broke my arm after an awful landing (basically without a main parachute attached to me), and was out of commission for 6 months. The way I look at my injuries is that they were 2 unrelated occurances, that happened for 2 different reasons, and they aren't likely to happen again. EVER! Like i said, mine were both skydiving injuries, but even if i decided that i didn't want to jump again, i'd have to get back in the sky one more time, just to make sure that it's for the correct reasons. I was actually just talking to someone on the phone about this. sorta ironic...

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[SkyGuyIIx 0]

I have had rods in each of my femurs since 1995. I have hooked in an Icarus and hit the ground harder than the '95 incident....and got up and walked away. I doubt I'll ever take mine out, but if you're gonna live in fear on every landing ... take'em out.....

[lawrocket 3]

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THE DOC SAYS YOU MAY DO PERMANENT DAMAGE AND NEVER WALK AGAIN.

So, do you avoid this by not walking again? Just to make sure that you don't?

Insurance people followingyou around to figure out your capabilities can be dealt with, too. I break a leg and they see me out rollerblading 9 month later? Well, what would they expect? I'm not going to malinger. "Oh, he's rollerblading. He shouldn't do that!"

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INVESTIGATORS FOR THE STORE ARE FOLLOWING YOU TO MITIGATE OR ERADICATE ANY SETTLEMENT YOU MAY CLAIM.

Here's a suggestion, folks. Let's say you claim you can no longer play volleyball. They take video of you playing volleyball. That defeats your claim, right? Well, you should not have made it in the first place.

You say, "I was unable to play volleyball for 6 months." There is no evidence to suggest that this was not the case, and therefore it's got a better chance of sticking, doen't it?

You will NEVER live in fear as long as you are honest and forthright. If thy say, "We caught you skydiving last week." You say, "No shit. I was skydiving last week. So what?" They say, "Well, it shows you were not impaired in function." Then you say, "Really? Well, look at that canopy - a Sabre-190. I used to jump a 120, but considering my limited function, I can no longer do so. Sure, I still get all enjoyment that I can, trying to make my life more normal. But have you ever tried sitflying something with that pack volume?"

That sends a message - "You guys don't know what you are talking about, and it'll cost a fortune to find someone to tell you I am not bullshitting."

Be honest. Don't overplay, and you'll be fine. Let your doctor say, "Medically, she CAN do this, but not at the same level and not without significant discomfort." There's so much "No, shit, Sherlock" in law that it'samazing.

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[popsjumper 2]

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...But have you ever tried sitflying something with that pack volume?"

Maybe that's been my problem all along!

I had an insurance investigator come to my house asking about the neighbor behind us. Turns out the neighbor had some sort of lower back problem but was cutting his own grass in the yard.

My reality and yours are quite different.
I think we're all Bozos on this bus.
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[darnknit 0]

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You will NEVER live in fear as long as you are honest and forthright.

the above quote is inaccurate, and this entire thread is out of context. on a website that was designed around skydivers, i would think 'living in fear' would mean constantly battling rabid badgers to prevent them from eating my offspring or myself. worrying about an insurance company's position is not fear.

pulling is cool. keep it in the skin

[Flygurl 0]

I've been there.

My advice is to do the things you're physically able to do and work diligently on your rehab. If you don't, you'll be a lot worse off and have no one to blame but yourself.

It still hurts to skydive and I have to recognize that I have limits I didn't used to have. As much as I'd like to, I can't jump 10 times a day. So I jump 3-5, do my PT and take my drugs. Life is pretty good now days.

Good luck with your choices.

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[cocheese 0]

Why in the world are we here ? Certainly not to live in pain and fear.
~John Lennon
I know a guy who fit that scenario. He stopped jumping a little and jumped here and there but he kept on crashing and needing repair.

[ACMESkydiver 0]

-It was just a hypothetical question; I don't have a broken leg, and I haven't fallen down any department store stairs.

-But good advice.

~Jaye
Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action.