dove 0 #1 March 29, 2002 Wow! I've been here for a year and a half... arrived right after my tandem in August 2000... and I finally just reached "old hand" status! If I don't start jumping again soon I will surpass my jump numbers!!!! Either that, or post less! Hmmmm, my hands don't LOOK old! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
n2skdvn 0 #2 March 29, 2002 keep posting you will pass the jump numbers regardlessif ya can't dodge it RAM IT !!!!!!click me Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
QuickDraw 0 #3 March 29, 2002 And you have a very nice left knee too ..Billions of people living out their lives..Oblivious.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TEB6363 0 #4 March 29, 2002 Keep posting, you will be jumping soon. BTW, I also broke my right knee a few years ago. Right lateral tibial plateau fracture - outch. It did get better and did not need any pins or reconstruction. Now it does get a little stiff on cold days, but it is back 100%....:::OK, Canopy is Open, No Traffic Around, .. Why are these "Extra" Lines Draping Down??, Damn! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dove 0 #5 March 29, 2002 Tom -Rock on! Great to hear about your knee! That is awesome. I can cope with it gettting stiff every now and then. I just dont' want there to be too much pain to jump. Like that'll ever happen. I was SO ready in the ER to say "amputate" if they would have said no more jumping. But they seem to think I will get 100% and I am so active and work out so much I will keep it well oiled! ;o) The only complication I have to worry about will be to see if my minisci are intact when I walk on it in May. That will be when I find out if there are pieces in there. They were gonna remove most, if not all of it (for those who don't know, your miniscus (i) are the shock absorbers in your knee) but since all the little pieces of bone pulled together like a puzzle they figured the miniscus hadn't fallen between the pieces and gotten torn like usually happens with injuries of this sort. So what did you do to your tibia? How long were you out? Thanks again for makin' me smile!dove Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TEB6363 0 #6 March 29, 2002 Landing with a Tandem student in a soft field. My right foot stopped in the loose/soft soil and me and the student did a belly flop over my knee. The student got a couple of grass stains on her arm, I had a direct impact fracture within my knee. It was a "clean" injury with no tearing or twisting - that is what helped the most.I was in a brace for 6 weeks and no weight bearing. I had 5 weeks of physical therapy after that. From the date of injury to my next hop and pop was about 12 - 13 weeks.I hate to jog and do not miss running on a hard surface. I will run on the streets every once and a while, but keep mostly to the exercise bike and elliptical runner. You will recover fine, I did have some partial crushing of the miniscus, but my Orthopedic said that he could not fix it any better during surgery and we will just watch it for now.:::OK, Canopy is Open, No Traffic Around, .. Why are these "Extra" Lines Draping Down??, Damn! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dove 0 #7 March 29, 2002 OUCH!!!!!!! But this just happened last year? So conceivably you could still get even better? Thanks for posting your story!dove Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #8 March 29, 2002 Thanks Dove.....ever since I read the title of this post I can't stop whistling "Dead" tunes....."I only have 145 jumps so I always carry a JM so he can pull for me."-Clay Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dove 0 #9 March 29, 2002 Hehe! Let me know if there is any other way I can be of service to you!dove ;o) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #10 March 29, 2002 QuoteLet me know if there is any other way I can be of service to you!Ummmm......I could think of several.....Do you like hot tubs? "I only have 145 jumps so I always carry a JM so he can pull for me."-Clay Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TEB6363 0 #11 March 29, 2002 QuoteOUCH!!!!!!! But this just happened last year?No, it happened in May 1999. On jump #998. I was bummed.:::OK, Canopy is Open, No Traffic Around, .. Why are these "Extra" Lines Draping Down??, Damn! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dove 0 #12 March 29, 2002 Glad to hear you have overcome Tom!Clay - I do like hot tubs (ooooooo that tickles!) but I am NOT gonna put my $1,000 brace in hot water! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #13 March 29, 2002 QuoteI am NOT gonna put my $1,000 brace in hot water!Geez....for $1000 you'd think you COULD put it in hot water...We could always just fill it with jell-o and whipped cream....."I only have 145 jumps so I always carry a JM so he can pull for me."-Clay Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dove 0 #14 March 29, 2002 Geez....for $1000 you'd think you COULD put it in hot water...Ok Clay - you just made me laugh out loud! Good point!!! I like jello. It was my sole source of nourishment after the whole tongue severing thing. God, do I have a lot of battle scars or what?! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #15 March 29, 2002 QuoteIt was my sole source of nourishment after the whole tongue severing thing.Are you sure you should be skydiving? Maybe you stick to something safer. Like sex..... The tongue works OK now...Right?"I only have 145 jumps so I always carry a JM so he can pull for me."-Clay Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dove 0 #16 March 29, 2002 The tongue is better than ever and has a super-sensual ridge as a result. Really want me to stop skydiving now? And for the record - the first accident was someone else crashing into me (my lesson was don't jump with unknowns!... I have video to prove it!) and the last one was a decent landing if I hadn't locked my knee. Crap - if I broke every bone in my body I'd keep coming back to this sport. But I think I have met my quota for now!dove Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChromeBoy 0 #17 March 29, 2002 Bobby used your accident at the Orange Safety Day during his freefly safety meeting. Did that happen at Orange or Delmarva Dove? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #18 March 29, 2002 QuoteI think I have met my quota for now!Lets hope...."I only have 145 jumps so I always carry a JM so he can pull for me."-Clay Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dove 0 #19 March 29, 2002 Happened at Delmarva. Are you kidding? The freefliers at Orange would never have let that happen! Not that it was anyone's fault but ours... but Delmarva is a belly flyin dz. So I mostly flew solo or with one other guy (Tony - you probably see him at Orange now) I had never flown with this other guy but was told he was very good. I should have insisted on a sol with him but went along with the 3-way. Some lessons you learn the hard way! dove Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
QuickDraw 0 #20 March 29, 2002 Quotenot religious - just a skydiver. How about uploading it to Pilotdaves ftp site ?..Billions of people living out their lives..Oblivious.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
QuickDraw 0 #22 March 29, 2002 Do you have it on video tape or do you have it on your computor ? (mpeg/quicktime etc.)..Billions of people living out their lives..Oblivious.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dove 0 #23 March 29, 2002 Oh - the VIDEO! I have it on tape. I have promised not to show it as a condition of getting a copy from him back when it happened. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
QuickDraw 0 #24 March 29, 2002 Ok no probs, just being nosey. ..Billions of people living out their lives..Oblivious.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dove 0 #25 March 29, 2002 No nosey at all! I wish I could post it. It is a learning tool. It used to freak me out to watch it cause seeing yourself unconscious on your back in freefall is a little unnerving. But at least it has a happy ending (and opening!)dove Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
