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Story and Decisions(Not being able to ski)

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Ian_Fitz
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I'll start from the beginning just so everyone can know what kind of situation im in and also what decision I should make.


6 days ago I went cliff jumping with some friends. The cliff was 50 ft tall and it went into a deep slow moving river.
I decided to front flip in first try because I thought it would hurt if I messed up but I would not get seriously hurt if i landed weird. (The cliff didnt look as high from the top.) So I front flipped,over rotated, and sprawled out onto my head. I smacked my back and I felt like I had whiplash after getting out of the water. I iced my back and neck and my neck started hurting alot. I knew I did something bad like I tweaked out a nerve or something like that. I drove home soon after and went to urgent care. The doctor X ray'ed me and said everything looked good and said just ice my neck and back...I was relieved. When I got home my mom called me saying they found something later on the X ray and I need to lye down right away. An ambulance came and took me to the hospital. After lots of X rays they saw that I had a bone out of place by a little like 1 half a milimiter but it wasnt out if place enough to worry and they later found i had fractured my c5 virtibra after a catscan. The doctor there said get a follow up appointment with a new nero doctor around a week from the fall and she sent me home with a neck brace also saying if theirs no pain you can get it off in a week. I have had no pain after the first day. I just got back from the follow up appointment and the new nero doctor said I have to wear the collar for 2-3 months I was annoyed but thought "hey I should still be good for ski season or most of it....." The doctor said the bone will fully heal within 2-4 months. I was bummed but not to upset cus I thought "hey as long as I can ski in the winter then its ok!" We then asked the doctor how long do you recommend i wait till I ski or play ultimate frisbee again?......."1 year"....... he said there is a chance the ligaments are damaged and there is no way to tell if they are besides a MRI and thats not 100% perfect so im not changing what I say even if you get an MRI. So he said I recommend one year before you ski again or can do sports like soccer,ultimate,basketball, or football just to be safe. This hit me so hard........to be honest I cried.... I haven't cried in 3 years... I literally cant explain how hard this effected me but some of you would know how I feel. My question is do I ski and take it easy? I feel like in the winter especially if I dont have the collar on and its 3 months since I got the collar off and I feel 100% I will want to be dead if I cant ski. Thats how much I like to ski...... Its crazy how hard and upsetting it would be for me to not ski in the winter especially after 5 months of not skiing.... Should I take the risk? I really want to.... honestly I love skiing more then anything....More then friends...more then food....more then pussy.... or should I take it easy even tho I know I will suffer...This is so frustrating because I know I will be fine in 5 months............... Should I find another doctor? I would take any surgery or pain to be able to ski in the winter.... the way it seams I will be fine in five months...... he just doesnt want to take any chances but honestly I feel ill be fine and I recover really quick.
Jul 9 2015 4:28PM
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OregonDead
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Around here you can ski for free once you're 72. You have to last that long to be able to take advantage of it. Be careful man. It's not like you messed up your hand or something you can ski without. If it were me I wouldn't get too set on skiing this season and I would try to prepare mentally to take a full year off like your doctor advised. When winter comes around have the docs check you out again and see if they still have the same advice.
Jul 9 2015 4:47PM
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Ian_Fitz
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OregonDeadAround here you can ski for free once you're 72. You have to last that long to be able to take advantage of it. Be careful man. It's not like you messed up your hand or something you can ski without. If it were me I wouldn't get too set on skiing this season and I would try to prepare mentally to take a full year off like your doctor advised. When winter comes around have the docs check you out again and see if they still have the same advice.


It's just hard because when I'm gonna be 100% healed I can't ski just to be safe. it's gonna be so hard for me....maybe in the winter they will think better about it.
Jul 9 2015 5:19PM
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gapersarefriends
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First of all, you're a fucking moron for front flipping something first try.

It's your neck man, if you take a risk before your doctor says it's safe, you could end up In a wheelchair. I definitely would take it easy
Jul 9 2015 7:11PM
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-notch-
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Ebola: ....more then pussy.... [/quote]



hahahaha
Jul 9 2015 8:03PM
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Mingg
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^^Dude, really? Why do you have to be a fucking dick. Save that shit for NSG or whatever.

OP, I'm sorry to hear that and it's pretty tough. If I were you I wouldn't worry about it now. There is nothing you can do so worrying about it is pointless. Just rest as much as you can and let yourself heal. When winter comes you can make your decision but right now just take it easy. Happy your injury wasn't any worse and that you'll make a good recovery. Sending good vibes your way man. (:
Jul 9 2015 8:20PM
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Ian_Fitz
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gapersarefriendsFirst of all, you're a fucking moron for front flipping something first try.

It's your neck man, if you take a risk before your doctor says it's safe, you could end up In a wheelchair. I definitely would take it easy

"didn't think I could get seriously injured" it was only 15-20 ft higher then a cliff I kept trying doubles on and I was fine no matter how bad I landed.
Jul 9 2015 8:21PM
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Ian_Fitz
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Mingg^^Dude, really? Why do you have to be a fucking dick. Save that shit for NSG or whatever.

OP, I'm sorry to hear that and it's pretty tough. If I were you I wouldn't worry about it now. There is nothing you can do so worrying about it is pointless. Just rest as much as you can and let yourself heal. When winter comes you can make your decision but right now just take it easy. Happy your injury wasn't any worse and that you'll make a good recovery. Sending good vibes your way man. (:


Thanks Mingg!
Jul 9 2015 8:23PM
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CHU-TANG_CLAN
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heal up good homie. see how you feel by winter. i bet if you went for constant appointments with the doctors and did vigorous training things could turn around by winter
Jul 10 2015 10:27PM
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Ian_Fitz
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CHU-TANG_CLANheal up good homie. see how you feel by winter. i bet if you went for constant appointments with the doctors and did vigorous training things could turn around by winter


Ya that's what im hoping......I actually cant think about not skiing this winter.....I get to upset when I do... im gonna play it by ear and do a ton of physical therapy! Im praying man! Thanks man
Jul 11 2015 1:01AM
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profa_212
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Ebola"didn't think I could get seriously injured" it was only 15-20 ft higher then a cliff I kept trying doubles on and I was fine no matter how bad I landed.


That's quite a bit bigger. But shitty. Always take a test hit, looks like you learned that the hard way just like i did. Haha
Jul 11 2015 1:46AM
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kalle.
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dude that sucks.. but i'd suggest taking your time with healing. no playing around with spinal/neck injuries! i know it's going to be hard but would you sacrifice like 20+ seasons for one season?
sending vibes to you man!
Jul 11 2015 2:55AM
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BungHole.
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Neck injuries sent to be fucked with lightly.
Jul 11 2015 3:04AM
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Chubz.
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I dont wanna be a dick but youve made like 4 threads about your injury..

Anyways play it safe, neck/back/spine/head injuries are nothing to play with. You'll thank yourself in the long run
Jul 11 2015 3:09AM
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theabortionator
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I cracked a vertebrae and I went out in a few weeks instead of taking a couple months off. Got it xrayed for something else years later. Doc says it "looks like what they find with old ladies with osteoperosis".

So kind of wish I was less of an idiot. That said you might be able to get out, maybe not. With shit like that I feel like it's best to be careful honestly. And if you do get to ski, you might have to take it real easy/stay out of the park. That's tough, but if that happens try not to think about it as "OMG I CANT SKI PARK" but instead as "Awesome, Im just glad I get to ski right now".

Prepare for not going, and if you can, take every day, even if it's carving down groomers as a blessing and wait for your stuff to heal. If there's any pt you can do, exercises on your own, things to avoid you can do to speed it up, ask your doc and follow the instructions.

Bad shit happens, but you came out of this one alright. You're down for a bit, it's not going to be fun, but it sounds like you should make a full recovery which is great. I can't say I've always taken this advice, but it might not be a bad idea to roll on the safe side and make sure you heal up 100% proper.

Just be careful man!
Jul 11 2015 3:39AM
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PsychedelicMoose
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vibes dude but you should be good for late or mid season if you just take it really easy if you're ok with that. Injuries suck
Jul 13 2015 2:21AM
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TACO-DOG.exe
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think about it this way: you can ski in 5 months against your doctors will, fuck up on a 5 or whatever, land on your back in a bad way and then boom, you're paralyzed from the neck down for the rest of your life. any kind of sport you did will never be the same.

if it were me, i'd take the 5 months in a neck brace over possibly a lifetime in a wheelchair
Jul 13 2015 3:25AM
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Ian_Fitz
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xX*TACO-DOG*Xxthink about it this way: you can ski in 5 months against your doctors will, fuck up on a 5 or whatever, land on your back in a bad way and then boom, you're paralyzed from the neck down for the rest of your life. any kind of sport you did will never be the same.

if it were me, i'd take the 5 months in a neck brace over possibly a lifetime in a wheelchair

I'll be out of my neck brace with in a month to two months . Bone is predicted to be healed in two-three months fully. But because I broke a bone in my neck with a compound break (bone gets smashed togeather) there's a chance I did ligament damage and that's what the year is cus ligiments take longer to heal. Although when you damage ligaments its supposed to be super painful and I didn't encounter much pain....
He's just being super careful because it's my neck even if I landed wrong I'll probably be fine unless I land directly on my neck with a lot of pressure. I've already decided I'm gonna play it by ear but if I did much ligament damage I will not do park. Thanks a lot -Ian
Jul 13 2015 6:17AM
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-notch-
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inb4 Ebola posted on every thread about his injury
Sep 22 2015 6:13PM
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