TT Injured Reserve List

“Good morning. My sacroiliac is much better today, only a little bit sore. In fact, I did not notice it until I thought about this string. So tonight I can return to bouncing around on the mats.”

“I go Thrusday to have an MRI on the hips.”

“Hope it turns out OK.”

“I take her hiking with me and she is fine.....send her out with the gang and she comes back all crippled up.



I am so thankful we have a "what happens on the hike, stays on the hike" rule.



;-)”

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I am so thankful we have a "what happens on the hike, stays on the hike" rule.
chili36

Or in the trip report!

LOL.”

“I go hurt the night before I took off on this trip. Chili do you not remember?”

“No, you said you went to the Doctor the day before this hike for cortesone injections. You were gone most of the day.”

“I've tweaked my knee. I can walk on it, nothing broken or torn, just some strain. Nothing too bad, but I haven't gone alpine skiing in 10 days...I'm really jonesing for some skiing. I go to Sugarbush this Thursday to give it a test. I went to the doc a couple of days after and he said I was doing all the right things and prescriped a knee brace for awhile when doing "activities". I went cross-country skiing for a few miles this weekend with the brace and it was sore for about a day after. I sure hope this is going to be OK.”

“I got the results from the doc yesterday afternoon. Not good but not bad either. I have torn ligaments and tendons with fluid in my left hip. I can not do anything for 2-3 weeks. We have a trip planned this weekend and I will have to base camp. I still will get to go to Ocala I hope. Still waiting on the doc to call this morning b/c I have questions.

Has anyone ever had this happen to them before? If so what can I expect and really how long does it take to heal?”

“Did they give you anything for the fluid buildup? WHen I had a similar problem as a tennager the doctor gave me feldene which worked wonders. A torn ligament or tendon takes longer than a few weeks to heal, especially in the hips. I think you're out of action for a few months Cottonsocks.”

“TB that just sucks. He told me yesterday that it would only be a couple of weeks or so. I am taking Methylprednisolone. Not sure if it will take the fluid away.

I hurt it again last night. I turned around and fell over the damm dog. I caught myself on the bad hip. So again today I am in pain.”

“Take the time to heal cottonsocks. It's hard, but better to heal totally and work your way back than to try and rush it and put yourself out of action for an even longer time.

I made it through a broken leg and blood clot to the pulmonary artery in the fall of 2002. Thought I'd never make it back, but I did. It took most of last year for the leg to heal completely to the point where I could start hiking longer distances.”

“What did you do?



















Slip on the plastic and butter flavored crisco?”

“Yea Chili pushed the leg back to far!!!








MOOOOOhaaaaaaaaaa”

“oh man socks that sucks big time.

try to have fun this weekend


ummm Geo, thats what you get for trying to take the short cut down the mountain!”

“It makes me wanna cry!!! This really sucks! I had some many trips planned I wanna go on.”

“Oh cottonsocks...sorry to hear the bad news. Take it easy and get plenty of rest.”

“i am afraid to ask too.
how did you do it?

wearing a rabbit suit?”

“I was in the same boat CS. Sometimes you need to shut it down and heal right rather than try to push it, and you are in that boat. If you risk going back too early, you could put yourself into a longer healing time.”

“see geo, woman are not ment to look like rabbits.

it has claimed another life!

poor cotton, i feel your pain.”

“I hurt it hiking. I'm sure it was one of the 1st trips I took over the fall. It had been hurting but I just didnt listen to the pain and keep on doin the trails knowing I should have stayed off of it.”

“cottonsocks - Good luck letting it heal properly. If you don't make it to Ocala, I'll keep an eye on your man.

In reference to my my previous post, my bruised hip is now OK. However, our class is now spending some time on Toide (Okinawan aiki jutsu). It's a real killer and used to be reserved for black belts and above.

My cardiologist made some notes on my letter and sent it back. (I can't read his handwriting!) It looks like I'll have to wait until my March appointment to learn more.”

“THANKS everyone for your support. I am really going to need it now.”

“Be very careful with oral steroids especially one named prednisone. They will make the pain & inflammation go away but they can also cause what I have in my hips. Make the Dr. tell you ALL of the side effects.”

“Well F_Me!!!!! ;-)
Sorry about your hurt hips.”

“You have mail.”

“Hi de ho neighbors! I'm reporting for ir duty! I had a little get-together working for my Dad today. I got together with the floor, a big sharp edged piece of polycarb I was carrying, and the stupid metal bit I tripped over. I have some really nice scrapes on my forearms; one has swollen like an egg. I have a big hole punched through my right NB shoe (damn, my faves!) and a bruise forming at the base of the nail on my second toe. Hopefully that won't affect me this weekend or I'm out on the Ocala trip. Injured arms are one thing, but injured feet are bad news.”

“takes some vitamin I and lots of it! You will be ok, its only 18 miles in three days :)”

“Dang it treebait! The whole reason I am coming to Ocala this year is to meet you! ;-)

Get well enough soon!”

“OUCH, hope you get better soon”

“you sure there wasn't a tree involved here somewhere - maybe a root or something???”

“No trees, just steel and a freshly painted rather bright blue floor. I think the trees may have put a hit out on me though. They missed on Cumberland.”

“"Hi de ho neighbors! I'm reporting for ir duty! I had a little get-together working for my Dad today. I got together with the floor, a big sharp edged piece of polycarb I was carrying, and the stupid metal bit I tripped over. I have some really nice scrapes on my forearms; one has swollen like an egg. I have a big hole punched through my right NB shoe (damn, my faves!) and a bruise forming at the base of the nail on my second toe. Hopefully that won't affect me this weekend or I'm out on the Ocala trip. Injured arms are one thing, but injured feet are bad news."

Other than that, how was your day?”

“Pretty good, barring only 4 hours of sleep last night. The weather was clear, 63, and breezy. Good for moving lots of heavy objects.”

“Did I mention my Dads company is a machine shop? Thats the kind of stuff I was moving.”

“Went to the doctor today and I have fractured my left hip and have osteoporosis in both hips. He told me that I would never hike again. I am very depressed and Chili is not ever here to comfort me. I am glad he is having fun. I really miss him today. I will be off the hip for 2 months to see if it heals on its on. If not then it will be off to have pins put in it.”

“oh man, I am soo sorry to hear that.

when is he due home?”

“Late Sunday night or Monday morning.”

“did he say hike or backpack or both?”

“Both at this time. I am sooooo bummed out. All I have done is cry. That is the last thing I wanted to hear. Ya know that is never going to happen I just cant stop.”

“no more crying!!

time for a kayak!


maybe if you do take a couple of months off, be a good girl, then maybe by the summers end you can try it again. taking off 6 months is hard, i had to do it last year. it was the worst in the world. i was so sick...but i made it!”

“That sucks cottonsocks, I'm sorry. Maybe you can convince chili to carry you up and down the trails.”

“you need to start looking into a kayak!

thats what my doctor said.

ok not really but it worked!”

“wow cottonsocks, how awful for you!

Take it easy and concentrate on healing.”

“Can a doctor prescribe a kayak?”

“There's only a $10 co-pay on a doctor prescribed kayak, right?”

“as far as tree is concerned


YES”

“Don't laugh at that doctor prescirbed thing.

My friend, who has Lupos (sp ?), had her doctor prescribe a hot tub for relaxing her muscle aches and such.

The insurance company payed for it.”

“No way Chief.”

“Way!!!”