Baller A_B Posted December 25, 2016 Baller Share Posted December 25, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller A_B Posted December 27, 2016 Baller Share Posted December 27, 2016 If any of you guys are having wrist pain when you try to do pushups, you should probably go see an ortho and get a MRI. I have been dealing with this for a few years on my left wrist, and just thought it was old age or arthritis. My grip strength on my left hand had gone down so much, I finally went in and a MRI, which revealed I had ligament damage. After going in, the Doc found one ligament was unfortunately so far gone there wasn't anything he could do with it, other than make the bone surfaces as smooth as possible. Maybe if I went sooner, he could have grafted another tendon in there or something. At this point, if the pain is not alieved by the cleanout work, the next step would be fusing bone to bone, which leads to loss of flexibility, which isn't desirous! He cleaned up another ligament that was frayed and also cleaned out some arthritis at the base of my thumb. The area on my palm had bad scar tissue from my trigger release, so he also cleaned that out and hopefully this won't be a wear point on my gloves as bad! Hope everyone has a healthy and prosperous New Year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Razorskier1 Posted December 27, 2016 Author Baller Share Posted December 27, 2016 @A_B -- OUCH! Hope it feels better! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Shell Posted December 28, 2016 Baller Share Posted December 28, 2016 Fell in a parking lot on ice on Decmeber 17th, limped and iced my left foot till the 23rd, decided to get and x-ray, then sent directly to the Ortho Surgeon who sent me to the OR on December 24th @ 9am. Displacement, another small fracture (not seen on the x-ray) and piece of bone that cracked off. 3 hr surgery, cement and a pin in my foot later, cast and no weight bearing for 6 weeks. Really? Who has time for this??? Very sad Baller at this point! At least its off season! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller A_B Posted December 28, 2016 Baller Share Posted December 28, 2016 Speedy recovery @Shell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Razorskier1 Posted December 28, 2016 Author Baller Share Posted December 28, 2016 @Shell -- that looks like it sucked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Shell Posted December 28, 2016 Baller Share Posted December 28, 2016 @Razorskier1 most definitely, has put a real damper on me :s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ToddA Posted December 30, 2016 Baller Share Posted December 30, 2016 Just had surgery today...Repaired two tears of my Rotator Cuff, SLAP/Labrum tear repair, Acromioplasty, debridement and manipulation. Sitting under an ice pack on meds reading BOS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ToddA Posted December 30, 2016 Baller Share Posted December 30, 2016 @GaryWilkinson have you looked into PRP injections? You might do some reading on I as well as ask your ortho. I am a PT, and have seen some tremendous success in situations such as what you have described in your circumstance. Just a thought and option...Best of luck in moving forward!!! And, I also have to agree...You are not done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Shell Posted December 30, 2016 Baller Share Posted December 30, 2016 @ToddA , i feel for you..ive been nursing a left labrum tear for some years now, at this moment, i have other limbs needing attention, lol, i guess im older than i think i am......best of luck with your recovery :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ToddA Posted December 30, 2016 Baller Share Posted December 30, 2016 @Shell thank you! Life is pretty good living under the nerve block...Fun will come about 6 hours from now when it wears off unfortunately! Yeah, I nursed mine since January 2016, and with the lack of comfortable sleep and it constantly affecting work, it was time to just get it done. Happy new year to you and best of luck with your shoulder!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller xrated Posted December 30, 2016 Baller Share Posted December 30, 2016 @ToddA my wife is currently dealing with what the first ortho thought might be a slap tear, but nobody read it as 100 percent positive on the MRI. Rotator was all intact and she still had pain after the MRI Arthrogram so not in the shoulder. Tried PT for 1.5 months until they said she should have seen some improvement and sent her back to ortho. Biceps Tendon Sheath injection led to 2 weeks of relief but unfortunatly now that wore off. She is seeing Dr 2 next month (poor timing!!!!) but we are worried she is gonna be told cutting the tendon and reattaching is likely. Moral of the story, don't try wake surfing, and if you do make sure the buddy who is teaching uses a surf rope not his wakeboard rope and handle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ToddA Posted December 30, 2016 Baller Share Posted December 30, 2016 @xrated I am sorry to hear that!!! Biceps Tenodesis procedures have come a long way since I became a PT 17 years ago. She should expect a full functional recovery and back to surfing/skiing etc. Wish you all luck in moving forward!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Chef23 Posted December 31, 2016 Baller Share Posted December 31, 2016 I didn't have surgery but I have spent the last 60 days in the hospital and now rehab due to a pancreas issue. More than 50 of those days were in bed in the hospital. The prognosis is good for full recovery but it is going to be a long road back. I lost over 50 pounds and have no muscle tone or aerobic capacity. It has been a scary event but I am happy to be on the road back. The 2017 ski season is probably not a reality but I plan to be strong and ready to go for 2018. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Jmoski Posted December 31, 2016 Baller Share Posted December 31, 2016 @Chef23 - sorry to hear that, is that why I never saw you out on Cochituate late this Fall? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Chef23 Posted December 31, 2016 Baller Share Posted December 31, 2016 @Jmoski my back had been bothering me which lead to discovering the pancreas problem. I didn't ski much this year. Hopefully fixing the pancreas will fix the back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member Than_Bogan Posted December 31, 2016 Supporting Member Share Posted December 31, 2016 Welcome back Mark!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller GaryWilkinson Posted January 1, 2017 Baller Share Posted January 1, 2017 @ToddA yessir going to check it out. I'm giving it a couple of months first without any injections to see if I can go without it but it think it's inevitable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller wawaskr Posted January 5, 2017 Baller Share Posted January 5, 2017 @CParrish43 what finally brought you to the decision to have the C5/C6 surgery? Pain, loss of strength/feeling, or what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skifamily Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 @RichardDoane nice hand surgery photos. Hope you are healing well. what do you think about jumping this season or ever after my hip labral tear repair on friday? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ Jody_Seal Posted January 30, 2017 Baller_ Share Posted January 30, 2017 working in a shop I have plenty self inflicted surgery's!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gt2003 Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 I'm pretty sure my right knee is going to have to be cleaned up soon. I'm going to push through this season and hopefully be able to put it off until maybe next November/December. Had my left meniscus removed over 30 years ago and no big problems/issues with that knee so far. Hoping to have the same results on this one. It currently has limited ROM and will periodically mimic "locking" like the left one did prior to the surgery. Fun times but at almost 48, I'm not ready to stop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ The_MS Posted January 19, 2018 Baller_ Share Posted January 19, 2018 Just got my MRI reuults. Torn ACL and torn meniscus. Happened back in June at Cedar Ridge. I felt a slight pop while going down the bank to swim out to lower a bouy that came up. Thanks @Chad_Scott. (Kidding) Doing a scope to clean up meniscus next week and will do ACL in oct. Plan on graft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller DonT Posted January 19, 2018 Baller Share Posted January 19, 2018 Mohs surgery on a Basal cell carcinoma this past tuesday - on my nose. Hmmm - too much sun from sailing, water skiing, snow skiing and bicycling. Use that sunscreen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ The_MS Posted January 19, 2018 Baller_ Share Posted January 19, 2018 Thanks @Gloersen should be a quick rehab for scope next week and knee feels pretty good now. Not looking forward to ACL rehab in Oct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad_Scott Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 @MS Thanks for putting my safety and the safety of others before yours. Just messing with you. Speedy recovery my friend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller skiinxs Posted January 19, 2018 Baller Share Posted January 19, 2018 Another shoulder surgery in December (#4, all skiing related), should be rehabbed by May and ready to start working on number 5:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ Bruce_Butterfield Posted January 19, 2018 Baller_ Share Posted January 19, 2018 @ms good thing you weren’t doing anything athletic or stressful on that knee or you really would have been hurt. @Gloersen do you have an acl video similar to the Achilles repair, except maybe with a bigger saw and drill? Oh yeah and more hammering into the bone? That would really give @MS something to look forward to. If it was easy, they would call it Wakeboarding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ The_MS Posted January 19, 2018 Baller_ Share Posted January 19, 2018 @Bruce_Butterfield It takes lots of talent to keep from slipping on that Mississippi mud. @Chad_Scott I will swim out any time for ya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ lpskier Posted January 20, 2018 Baller_ Share Posted January 20, 2018 Left shoulder rotator cuff repair and relocation of biceps tendon. @Gloersen You hurt your plethora? I bet that hurts. A lot... Lpskier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sodbuster88 Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 5 weeks post surgery on a C5-6 ACDF. Mine was similar to @CParrish43...used a new polymer spacer with bone growth “encourager”. Man I feel so much better. All the dead spots and pain are gone! Can’t believe how much my body was compensating in those muscles until they could finally relax. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller davemac Posted January 20, 2018 Baller Share Posted January 20, 2018 10/2017, My Fiftieth BDay present to self was a total shoulder replacement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ELDIABLO Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 Broke both legs tib/fib in both, 3 plates and 22 screws between my legs, no ligament or joint damage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ MISkier Posted January 20, 2018 Baller_ Share Posted January 20, 2018 Is anyone willing to share the costs of these procedures? I haven’t had any injuries requiring any reconstruction or replacements, but, at my age, it’s becoming more likely. What does a new shoulder cost? Bicep re-attachment? Hip? Achilles re-attach? The worst slalom equipment I own is between my ears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ lpskier Posted January 20, 2018 Baller_ Share Posted January 20, 2018 My surgery cost about $2600 p/m for a family plan. Cancer cost about the same. Throw in a couple small co-pays and you’re good to go. Lpskier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fraser Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 Found out I have a torn acl, rear leg, and bucket handle medial meniscus tear rear leg. In Canadia the docs are a little more passive. I'm 40 so holding off all surgery and doing phsyio and staying active. lots of balance stuff.. but I bike, run and do lots of intense works outs from the workout trainer app (good app for those looking for efficient hared minutes off fun). Have some arthritis in there and so my focus is more long term. Knee replacement likely. @garywilkinson I'd get a better understanding of the mobility of the new knee and if it aligns to waterskiing I may consider. I know the motion of the new joints not there for sports like hockey. My reason for holing off on surgery is speeding up the arthritis and removing meniscus which gets me closer to bone on bone which equals game over or new knee anyway. The advice I have appreciated the most is "don't treat the image treat the symptoms. You do surgery for pain and stability"....im ok here, but you sound like its getting towards the a decision point. Up here in the north lol, we obviously have a ton of hockey guys and so many regret rebuilding acl's and meniscus injuries once they are over 30 years old. Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Chef23 Posted January 21, 2018 Baller Share Posted January 21, 2018 Mine wasn’t tied to a skiing injury but on 3/9/2017 I had a Whipple for a pancreatic tumor which included removing the head of the pancreas, a piece of your stomach, some of the small intestine, your gall bladder and a bunch of lymph nodes. The good news was it was benign so I am still here. That was followed in June by something called a VARD to remove dead tissue as a result of the pancreatitis prior to the Whipple. That surgery finally let me start to really get better starting in July. There were also multiple small procedures to put drains in to get bad stuff out of me and a filter to prevent blood clots from migrating. All told it only cost me a couple of thousand dollars max out of pocket but my guess is the total bill was close to 500k. Thank god for insurance. Hopefully the only thing happening in 2018 will be getting the filter removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaterSkier12 Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 Had both hips done, hospital bill ~$32,000, Dr bill ~$4700 Insurance paid all but ~$200 on the hospital side, only paid $419 to the doc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sodbuster88 Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 My c5-6 cervical work was something obscene like $70k. Thankfully my part was $2800. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller shoeskiman Posted January 22, 2018 Baller Share Posted January 22, 2018 I am planning to have a partial knee done but it could be a complete knee...help any info on how to get the "best result?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Sethski Posted January 22, 2018 Baller Share Posted January 22, 2018 Almost 3 months out on subtalar fusion of my left ankle (front ankle) and removal of bone spurs. A couple of screws later, working my way back but still not skiing for another few months...late start this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller xrated Posted January 22, 2018 Baller Share Posted January 22, 2018 @MS who is doing your work? I celebrated Christmas by getting a tibial nail. Nothing like @6balls injury but same style of nail. Sadly broke my tibia cross country skiing. Should be good to ski by May though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller xrated Posted January 22, 2018 Baller Share Posted January 22, 2018 Do whoever was asking about jumping after a torn hip labrum, a jumper I am not, but I was a dirt biker and was able to go ride and ski after labrum repair. But when they say 6 months recovery they mean it!!! Heck it still hurt on occasion for a year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller thager Posted January 22, 2018 Baller Share Posted January 22, 2018 @Sethski Were your screws loose? :) Heel up quick! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Sethski Posted January 22, 2018 Baller Share Posted January 22, 2018 @thager they sure as hell aren’t anymore...two of them right up through my heel! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller wawaskr Posted January 22, 2018 Baller Share Posted January 22, 2018 @sethski what got you to the point of fusion? New injury or pain/arthritis from old injury? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Sethski Posted January 22, 2018 Baller Share Posted January 22, 2018 @wawaskr Pain and arthritis from old injuries and surgeries Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ToddK Posted January 22, 2018 Baller Share Posted January 22, 2018 Tore my left bicep tendon in my first tournament last Aug. Came into the 5 ball late with my eyes and the handle pointing directly at the ball. Bit off more than I could chew but held on with all I had then pop! Ended up having three surgeries in Sept and Oct on it. 1st was to reattach the tendon. 2nd was to remove the internal dissolvable stiches that my body rejected (stich abscess) when the incision opened up and spit out one big stich at 3 weeks post opt. The 3rd surgery was to redo the repair that was torn out when a female friend who I hadn’t seen for some time jumped in my arms for a hug late night at the tavern. Finally able to start rehab this week! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaterSkier12 Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Seth, u may need a heel cup/viscospot in ur front binding for a bit. Will b sensitive... OR we can get Kurt to come there and rub it...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller blakeyates Posted February 28, 2018 Baller Share Posted February 28, 2018 I am post-op as of yesterday, 2-27-18 for Left Tympanoplasty (ear drum hole repaired again). I busted my eardrum back about 15/20 years ago at Bareffoot School in Winter Haven, FL. It healed on it’s owen but was weak. Two years ago, I stuck my pinky in my ear due to water intrusion after skiing, Then it blew open and I went to my knees. Had surgery 1 1/2 years ago and it failed after 6 weeks. If you have this done, research for a good doctor........... I assumed I had a good doctor on 1st operation but was told by yesterdays Dr that the initial procedure wasn’t done correctly. Today, I look ugly with a lop-sided wrap around my head. I am on the DL until mid April. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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