Baller Gloersen Posted December 19, 2017 Baller Share Posted December 19, 2017 (edited) . Edited April 10, 2023 by Gloersen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller dave2ball Posted December 19, 2017 Baller Share Posted December 19, 2017 Love the pictures wish you a speedy recovery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller mwetskier Posted December 19, 2017 Baller Share Posted December 19, 2017 thats definitely gonna leave a mark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ Wish Posted December 19, 2017 Baller_ Share Posted December 19, 2017 Not sure that image is for adults..geeez. Second the speedy recovery. Prays your way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ Bruce_Butterfield Posted December 19, 2017 Baller_ Share Posted December 19, 2017 Ouch! Hope it was some of your trusted buddies doing the cutting and providing the proof:) Good luck with the recovery. So....Turtle soup for Christmas dinner? If it was easy, they would call it Wakeboarding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller jetpilotg4 Posted December 19, 2017 Baller Share Posted December 19, 2017 @Gloersen God speed to a quick recovery!! That looks like it hurt!! Whats the recovery time on that? Ive been dealing with insertional Achilles Tendinitis, any relationship to what you had going on previously?? Merry Christmas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Chef23 Posted December 19, 2017 Baller Share Posted December 19, 2017 Good luck for a speedy recovery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Jordan Posted December 19, 2017 Baller Share Posted December 19, 2017 I thought the picture was going to be of the turtle!!!! Yikes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaterSkier12 Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 Speedbridge is great! Arthrex's best invention. Good luck with ur rehab Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller skierjp Posted December 20, 2017 Baller Share Posted December 20, 2017 Right back at you, happened July 29th, this year. Tail of ski blew out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller liquid d Posted December 20, 2017 Baller Share Posted December 20, 2017 Duct tape that right up, and you're good to go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller epnault Posted December 20, 2017 Baller Share Posted December 20, 2017 Oh man, that looks so painful. Speedy recovery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller daryl Posted December 21, 2017 Baller Share Posted December 21, 2017 @skierjp And here I thought my Achilles scar was bad - you win.... Speedy recovery @Gloersen ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Kwoody51 Posted December 21, 2017 Baller Share Posted December 21, 2017 Here I thought I was going to see a smashed turtle... those pics are why I couldn’t be a person mechanic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Gloersen Posted December 24, 2017 Author Baller Share Posted December 24, 2017 @jetpilotg4 – insertional Achille’s tendonitis if repetitive can lead to calcific tendinosis which, over time, can lead to Haglund’s syndrome. So it’d be advisable to conservatively treat the acute tendonitis with stretching/strengthening routines until symptom free. Otherwise the sudden, high load, repetitive stresses of skiing likely will make it worse. If the AT acts up when first walking in the morning, that’s a tell-tale sign of needing more rx/rest. In my case the Haglund’s had flared up (after several years of dormancy) about 7 weeks prior to rupture but I just continued to ski through the discomfort. @skierjp – nice incision Jim, hope you’re all healed and back on the water. Bet you’ll be thinking more about going to a deep/short fin setup. @Bruce_Butterfield – turtle soup for Christmas dinner is a great idea! Everyone should keep a roll of duct tape in the boat and vehicle; couldn’t have driven home without taping it. Thanks Ballers for the well wishes. Merry Christmas to everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ lpskier Posted December 24, 2017 Baller_ Share Posted December 24, 2017 Peter, did you use the same Doc as KLP? LaPoint Ski Park wishes you a speedy recovery and a blessed and merry Christmas. Just because you are on injured reserve, don’t be a stranger. Come down and do some driving. Lpskier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller harddock Posted December 24, 2017 Baller Share Posted December 24, 2017 Get well soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Gloersen Posted December 25, 2017 Author Baller Share Posted December 25, 2017 @lpskier - John, Kevin Murphy is definitely the go-to guy but only performs knee or shoulder procedures, I was referred to one of his group partners. Soon as partial weight-bearing is feasible I'm looking forward to getting down there, hanging with the LaPoint Ski Park denizens; driving and soaking up pointers. Hope everyone rips well on a Merry Christmas Day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted December 27, 2017 Administrators Share Posted December 27, 2017 Goode ★ HO Syndicate ★ KD Skis ★ MasterCraft ★ PerfSki Radar ★ Reflex ★ S Lines ★ Stokes ★ Baller Video Coaching System Drop a dime in the can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixball Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 Speedy recovery! I hit something years ago and could never find anything. It crushed my Goode 9500. Sent me flying! Never thought about it but we do have some big turtles. Oh ya Goode gave me a new ski. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixball Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 Oh no stitches just bruised ego. Dammer that looks bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaterSkier12 Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 Sixball, wife broke her Goode 9500 years ago between the bindings, ski was babied to the max and she couldn't recall hitting anything. Luckily no injury. Dave was gonna give us $100 off of a new ski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ Bruce_Butterfield Posted December 28, 2017 Baller_ Share Posted December 28, 2017 @horton Now that would make some good turtle soup! If it was easy, they would call it Wakeboarding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted December 28, 2017 Administrators Share Posted December 28, 2017 Turtle photo courtesy of Mike Erb. @teammalibu Goode ★ HO Syndicate ★ KD Skis ★ MasterCraft ★ PerfSki Radar ★ Reflex ★ S Lines ★ Stokes ★ Baller Video Coaching System Drop a dime in the can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller teammalibu Posted December 28, 2017 Baller Share Posted December 28, 2017 Yeah we got lots of them hiding under the dock! They keep the gator population under control! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Gloersen Posted December 30, 2017 Author Baller Share Posted December 30, 2017 Holy turtle soup dip! @Horton @teammalibu - that must be the one I thought was hit. That monster would yield enough daily turtle soup through rehab and until back on the water! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller teammalibu Posted December 31, 2017 Baller Share Posted December 31, 2017 200+ lbs 100+ years old! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller DaveD Posted December 31, 2017 Baller Share Posted December 31, 2017 @teammalibu They probably keep the skiing population under control too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller MDB1056 Posted January 3, 2018 Baller Share Posted January 3, 2018 YIKES! @ horton @teammalibu Where is the lake that beast came out of?? I've seen some big alligator snappers but that's a monster! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Gloersen Posted January 10, 2018 Author Baller Share Posted January 10, 2018 Winter sucks, can't ski, can't even weight bear enough to bike. But can show it's wise to keep your AT (or any other body part) at a distance from one of these...and I thought skiers did dumb stuff... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ Bruce_Butterfield Posted January 10, 2018 Baller_ Share Posted January 10, 2018 just one more data point for the old saying that the difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has limits. If it was easy, they would call it Wakeboarding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller MuskokaKy Posted January 10, 2018 Baller Share Posted January 10, 2018 Wishing the ballers a speedy recovery! @teammalibu sweet turtle pic. Absolute Beauty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Fatroll Posted January 11, 2018 Baller Share Posted January 11, 2018 I use Arthrex Fibertape in my dog ACL surgeries. I use the leftovers, to repair torn ski gloves, bindings, etc. Stuff is great material, strong and flexible even when wet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Roger Posted January 11, 2018 Baller Share Posted January 11, 2018 April 18th for mine. Doctor cleared me for athletic activity right at 6 months (early as he predicted 9 to 12 months). Achilles rupture due to probable earlier slight tear that calcified over time. When it let go, it took the tendon all the way up to the calf muscle with it. Repair was tendon transfer from big toe to heel and fold down of strip of calf muscle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Gloersen Posted January 11, 2018 Author Baller Share Posted January 11, 2018 Nice looking wound closure (I assume at 2 weeks post-op). @Roger - you're LFF? Did you strike a buoy? Braced for 9-12 months, hoping for 6. Pushed the left rupture in '13 too quickly, ended up with elongation; trying to be more compliant for this right side. Cool 9' vid from Arthrex for those curious engineering types... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller UWSkier Posted January 11, 2018 Baller Share Posted January 11, 2018 Yikes! Good luck on the recovery! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller tap Posted January 12, 2018 Baller Share Posted January 12, 2018 @Gloersen Neat video! After watching that 12 months doesn't seem quite as long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Roger Posted January 12, 2018 Baller Share Posted January 12, 2018 @Gloersen - Didn't hit anything. Got in a little deep on off side turn and crushed about half way down on the ski and it let go. The doctor said I could have been doing anything, even just stepping off a curb due to how bad the calcification of the previous tear was. Yes LFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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