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Broken tibia

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gnar_whal
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Hey guys, so life sucks right now. Yesterday I broke my tibia skiing. I understand it can be 3-6 months for recovery but the doctors have not told me yet. I'm looking for tips/helpful suggestions for recovery and rehab. Suggestions/tips from those of you who have done this before are greatly appreciated.
Jan 2 2014 1:20PM
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corona
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stock up on kleenex. it's going to be a long 3 months.
Jan 2 2014 1:28PM
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Mids
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They gave you painkillers right?
Jan 2 2014 1:31PM
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skibumnow
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Just let it heal.... i broke mine on St. Patricks day and was able to ski on greens again by the last two weeks....never thought i would be so happy on a green slope! Basically RICE (rest ice compress and elevate) is the best thing you can do...take your time now and you will be happy later
Jan 2 2014 1:36PM
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speedin
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Story time. How did you break your leg?

Jan 2 2014 1:36PM
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gnar_whal
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Yup they gave me painkillers, which somewhat help. I'm not that great in the park, so I've been trying to improve, as I'm a great skier on the other hills(if I do say so myself). I had 360s pretty much down, but I threw one off a small jump, and I landed I think on my left foot weirdly(I don't exactly know what I did). I actually have broken this bone before. Apparently I had a cyst on my bone which weakened the one spot, and of course I hit that exact spot. It wasn't too bad of a crash, and it didn't seem like enough to break a bone, so I think the cyst had a big part in it.
Jan 2 2014 2:16PM
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Mids
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sucks to hear that, only thing you can do is deal with the pain and watch a bunch of edits. Get amped for the next time you go out so you can throw something big right away.
Jan 3 2014 10:44AM
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