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Doc just told me I won't be able to ski this season.

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.MintBerryCrunch
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This sucks.
Oct 30 2013 2:17PM
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Benson.
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Because of what?
Oct 30 2013 2:17PM
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LoathesRaisins
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That was a awful damn story. Jesus Christ.
Oct 30 2013 2:19PM
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.MintBerryCrunch
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Tore my meniscus. What's even worse is that I am graduating in December and was planning on spending my entire winter in the Utah/Colorado area.
Oct 30 2013 2:20PM
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Spagett+
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Atleast you didnt have dynamite in ur boots.
Oct 30 2013 2:21PM
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Bachto
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My dad told me the same thing because he is tired of paying for my hospital bills. Stupid shoulder dislocations.
Oct 30 2013 2:22PM
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SkierPT
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Get surgery or a job to pay for the bills? No health instance?
Oct 30 2013 2:26PM
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Willgum
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Youll be in my thoughts, mintberrycrunch
Oct 30 2013 2:27PM
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louie.mirags
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Damn..
Oct 30 2013 2:28PM
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first_rodeo
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my parents are tired of paying for my dental bills.

i knock teeth out at least once a year in the park or on dirt
Oct 30 2013 2:30PM
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Bachto
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already had surgery helped for liked a year then dislocated it 2 more times. I do have a job but I currently pay for my college so i'm kinda broke. and I have health insurance but it doesn't cover emergencies 100% which in the last 2 years i've been in the ER like 3 or 4 times plus surgery which still cost like $1500 with insurance.
Oct 30 2013 2:33PM
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DockEllis
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Really? I'd go get another opinion ASAP. If you really did just tear your meniscus and nothing else (ACL, MCL, PCL etc) it's really not that serious. The meniscus is just like a shock absorber, it does nothing structurally for your knee. I tore mine up last fall, rode a few days on it, had surgery in December and was back on the snow the first of March. It's a really easy surgery.
Oct 30 2013 2:42PM
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CaptainObvious.
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I'm curious about this injury. How much pain are you in? And how much trouble walking?
Oct 30 2013 2:44PM
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appa
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wow and my hip flexor just hurts a ton and i'm super bummed about it. you will be back before you know it and it will be so fucking awesome.
Oct 30 2013 3:33PM
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bout_it
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repost.
Oct 30 2013 4:03PM
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snowpocalypse
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2nd opinion stat!
Oct 30 2013 4:23PM
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snowdon
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Agreed - I'm no doctor but I do know that generally meniscus tears are pretty mellow. They're not like ACLs which take ages and ages to heal. It surprises me that tearing your meniscus in October would take you out for the entire season. Get a second opinion and who knows, maybe you can get out west after you graduate after all.
Oct 30 2013 4:43PM
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deleted5
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quit crying op I went skiing for for 3 whole runs last year until......https://www.newschoolers.com/ns/forums/readthread/thread_id/725880/
Oct 30 2013 5:05PM
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Ponch
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you should just get surgery now... i had surgery last year at this time and was on snow by christmas
Oct 30 2013 5:09PM
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Blurst
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sooo move to Canada?
Oct 30 2013 5:13PM
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Blurst
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3 runs is better than none. Which is what apparently op will be getting.
Oct 30 2013 5:16PM
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deleted5
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He's not I've had the same injury he'll make it in time for spring skiing if not sooner.
Oct 30 2013 5:20PM
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deleted5
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so stop going to the hospital, and just pop it back in yourself. Click for larger image (hey that's not a dislocated shoulder that's a AC separation, I know but I never took a picture when it's been dislocated.)
Oct 30 2013 5:29PM
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Blurst
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just stop being a douchebag.
Oct 30 2013 5:32PM
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CashmereCat
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Fuck the doc. Tore mine, skied all winter on it and then played high school baseball. Wear a brace and take it mellow.
Oct 30 2013 5:57PM
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El_Barto.
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Its not a contest queer
Oct 30 2013 5:59PM
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Bachto
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first time I did it I had no idea what i did all i knew was that my shoulder was in excrusiating pain. 2nd and 3rd time i was with family and they wanted me to go to the hospital. 4th and 5th time got it in by myself no hospital needed. but this last time I tried and tried to get it back in but it wouldn't. the doctors at the ER couldn't get it back without sedating me. I'm just gunna start hitting the gym pretty hard and seeing how much that helps.
Oct 30 2013 5:59PM
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deleted5
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Be careful benching, I've re-thrown it out twice once while regular (flat don't know the term) benching, and the second time was on a decline.
Oct 30 2013 6:45PM
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straightlining
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If you keep dislocating your shoulder, tape your shoulder up.




Oct 30 2013 8:26PM
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TheGreenBastard
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must be a pretty bad tear in your meniscus or your doc is a fat vagina
Oct 30 2013 11:02PM
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daannnnieel
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Your dad and country are both dicks.


money tight dicks.

tight dicks.
dicks.
Oct 31 2013 1:16AM
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.MintBerryCrunch
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So to clear things up, this doc is one of the best orthopedic surgeons in the area so I trust his opinion. He told me there were esentially two types of meniscus tears, one in which there is a "flap" of the meniscus and they can just cut it off and be walking in a few days, or it can be a tear which they repair it and the recovery is much longer. I had surgery last Wednesday and when he cut it open he ended up doing the latter repair, which has a recovery time of 6 weeks on crutches, but in turn it saves more of my meniscus for 40 years down the line. Anyways he suggested that I don't ski until march but we will see how my recovery goes.

I literally could not walk at all after I tore it, so I knew it was pretty bad. Some people have had less serious meniscus tears and been able to go without surgery at all, so it's really situational apparently. Anyways I have some pictures of the surgery scope so I can post them later.
Oct 31 2013 3:39AM
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Bachto
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Now will this help that much if I have a history of dislocations or will is it just supposed to help prevent from doing it in the first place?
Oct 31 2013 3:43AM
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NSwidow
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Dude, I'm sitting on the couch right now nursing a busted meniscus. Old mate up there is right^ you have surgery on that bad boy and it's 4-6 weeks recovery. Nothing!! Did you find your doctor in a back alley?
Oct 31 2013 4:15AM
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--ski--
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I know how you feel. I went from back-to-back seasons to only skiing three days in the last two years - Damn knees. Shit sucks.
Oct 31 2013 6:17AM
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CashmereCat
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I got my meniscus repaired in July and I was on crutches for a couple days. The whole recovery took about 3 months with 6 weeks in the full leg brace. It's not as bad as it seems
Oct 31 2013 8:42AM
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Kazabazua
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DO YOU THINK TANNER LISTENED TO A DOCTOR AFTER SOME ASSHOLE PUT DYNAMITE IN HIS BOOTS? THE ANSWER IS NO.
Oct 31 2013 8:49AM
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.AR6rider.
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To all the people suggesting the doctor is an idiot or a pussy...he has to recommend the longest possible recovery time to cover his own ass. If he said, "Yup, you'll be good to go in 3 weeks" and then OP reinjures his knee the first day out, it calls the doctor's judgment into question. Whether or not the injury was OP's fault is irrelevant at that point, because it looks like the doc gave a poor recommendation and is opening himself up for a suit.
Oct 31 2013 9:09AM
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Lemuel
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I had my meniscus and ACL repaired end of May, it was 4 weeks on crutches no weight bearing due to the meniscus. It sucked but 4 weeks isn't a whole long time in the grand scheme of things. It is different for everyone though.
Oct 31 2013 9:16AM
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Z-Juice
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What type of surgery did you get? Was it an AC repair or was it a Bankart repair for a torn labrum?
Oct 31 2013 9:52AM
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theabortionator
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Leave it to ns to turn this into a dick measuring contest. Might not be a skier but Matt Hoffman is more hardcore than all of you.
Oct 31 2013 10:23AM
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Blake.P
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that seems really extreme. 4 months for just a meniscus is almost as long as a ACL recovery, and the meniscus is supposed to be 2 months max. if they repaired it, its no weight on it for 4 weeks, then normally like 2-4 weeks until you are back at 100%. plus if you tear it again after they just remove the torn part and you are good in like a week.

if you already had surgery, i am assuming you are going to pt (if you aren't, START. it's crucial to the recovery). ask them for a second opinion. when i fucked up my knee i was initially told a meniscus tear and the first orthopedic i went too told me it would be 2 months max until im 100% if it was repaired. it ended up i didnt have a ACL too so they just took out about a quarter of my lateral meniscus, which isnt that big of a deal. and i was walking on it after like 4 days
Oct 31 2013 12:24PM
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Ghini
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work, safe up money and spend the whole summer in NZ/South America..
Oct 31 2013 12:31PM
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BLADEE
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Damn that sucks, but the time you doc said does seem a little extreme. I suppose better than sorry.
Oct 31 2013 12:31PM
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CashmereCat
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I got my surgery July 18th. They repaired it and I spent 3 days on crutches. The total recovery was three months though. Definitely keep up on pt though. I still go in weekly to maintain.
Oct 31 2013 12:46PM
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taylornicky
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i skied on a torn meniscus all of last season and plan on doing it again this season!
go for it (you might die idk tho)
Oct 31 2013 12:54PM
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Mids
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I sprained my ankle and i missed opening day... I feel your pain... UNTIL MONDAY!!!!!!
Oct 31 2013 12:55PM
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.MintBerryCrunch
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They didn't take out any of mine, they just repaired it, which is why im on crutches for 6 weeks instead of 4 days. I start PT in 4 weeks.
Oct 31 2013 1:10PM
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Bachto
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I can't quite remember. I know that the doctor went it and tightened my shoulder muscles, restricting my range of motion. Bankart repair sounds most familiar though.
Oct 31 2013 1:29PM
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