Should have trusted those instincts

4 March, 14:11 - thus far 5 insightful comments have been made

I don’t know if you remember, but a while back I showed this picture of Joe board-sliding a rainbow rail and said that I was a bit chicken of it… well, I guess I should have listened to my instinct because 4 days later I was attempting the rail and now look at me:

ACL recovery

So I ended up tearing my ACL (for the second time on that knee!) and also tore my medial meniscus. I had surgery a few weeks ago and I’m now crutching around like a pro.

The saddest thing about the whole accident? I actually LANDED the trick and that impact is what hurt my knee… it seems like when I fall and tumble down the hill I’m totally fine, but as soon as I land something (same thing happened the first time I had this surgery) I get hurt.

Oh well… guess I’m not 16 anymore. Us old folks should take it easy huh?

Anyways, sorry I’ve been out of the loop and not keeping you up-to-date. I’ll be catching up on some PR recaps tomorrow before the finale!

ps… if you’re curious (like I am), my doctor gave me some photos of the surgery while they were inside my knee fixing everything. I’m so fascinated by them that I had to share. Click here if you’re interested and don’t get squimish. (Sorry it’s not currently working… I’m not that web savvy and have to wait for help on this… should be running in a bit)

Comments

Join the discussion.

Awesome! Hahaha. Get well soon.

Ouch! Hopefully this is something that will mend and not become a long and irritating problem. Knee injuries are no fun. :(

Congrats on nailing the trick though! Whoo hoo! :)

Good luck with rehabilitation and crutching!

  • #2 Kendra
    5 March, 10:15

Poor you! That’s painful… More time to sew?

I have a question. Did you ever watch Season 3 of PR yet? I was going through old school BPR and I really miss Season 3. You should try out for season 5. I will give you $10 to go to auditions :).

I would say the saddest part is that it happened on the first run, so we were only there for 10 minutes before we packed up and left.

At least now you have a good excuse to hang out and play Viva-Pinata, and watch the Office …

Not to mention the handicapped parking permit.

Hope everything heals up okay so we can ride more next season.

Leave your comment:

Please keep it polite and on topic. Feel free to show a bit of personality with a Gravatar. Please e-mail with any bug reports. Your e-mail is required, but I promise I'll never give it away to any Nigerian businessmen.

Remember me this is not Spam.

Comment Preview

  • #6
    5 September, 16:27

Want more? Check out the archives.

My latest creations...

Olive hooded trapeze dress
John Klukas Photography
See more →

I'm currently loving ...

America's Best Dance Crew 2 While no one this season can compare to the JabbaWockeeZ, I'm still a big fan of this dance show (always wanted to be a dancer!).

Girl Talk "Feed the Animals" Okay... so the first time I saw this guy live, he was a bit of an a**hole to my friends band who opened for him, but I have to let that slide since I'm totally in love with this mix.

Bats for Lashes Saw this music video at the bike film festival this weekend and loved it. So simple and so creepy...

Flickr photos! lots of photos, especially of cats.

Across the Universe I wasn't sold the first time I watched this, but then I couldn't stop thinking about it and now I'm loving it! Definitely gets you in the mood for some Beatles music.

The Office I know... I'm late to the game, but I can't get enough of The Office right now!

Nortec Collective 5 guys on laptops + 1 trumpet + 1 accoridan... Ranks at the top of my list for best live shows ever, right up there with Radiohead and Flaming Lips.

Knit Book; Basics & Beyond I want to make some hats and I use to know how to knit, but need a refresher. This is a great book that covers a lot of info and has TONS of good pictures (great to learn from).

Bamboo Fabric Store I'm trying to move my Spring '08 collection into the green by using organic and/or sustainable fabrics. I found all my new bamboo jersey fabrics here and I'm totally in love with them!

Project Runway 3 DVD I got this for Christmas and am still too scared to watch it! I've heard that I'm shown on the DVD a lot more than I was on the season... eek!

RSS

Journal Archives →

Can't get enough of these guys