Done wakeboarding for this season

[viking]

Summer is in full swing. Here's our forcast:
http://kulr.bimedia.net/8day.jpg

It's too bad that we are burning up though with no moisture and all the fires
Not been to Bighorn yet but will before summer's end. Don't know if we'll make it to Northwestern MT this year. Spent some time on Tongue River Reservior and will be Making a 2 week trek to Minnesota to Boat for the whole time

[jimmobius]

Good for you , we hope to make it to Montana last 2 weeks in August . Darn ankle needs to heal up , only had a
couple of screws put in it.

[pmoomba]

Obviously do what your doc says first, but when you're moved to the boot, spend as much time out of it as you can. Resting on the couch, sleeping when he says it's ok to, whatever. I was in one during the summer a couple years ago and since nobody said anything, I had it on pretty much all the time (aside from showers, etc). I think the bottom of my foot could have been used as a stand in for a zombie movie, looked terrible and felt worse. Finally called to get it checked out and they said oh, you should be spending more time out of it and that I didn't need to be sleeping in it anymore.

Also, buy a couple of spare oversized socks so you can rotate them pretty frequently instead of using just the 2 or so they give you.

[jimmobius]

Thanks for the advice . I haven't put any weight on it since the accident so hope the bone heals up good. Doc says just one week for the cast instead of 2 which is good news for me . He seems to think it's healing up well , it's been almost three weeks since the break and 2 weeks since the surgery.
Jim

[pmoomba]

I didn't need pins but was still in the boot maybe ~6-8 weeks not bearing any weight. It was pretty slow going when they finally said to try to start walking on it. I still used the crutches for a day or two and progressively added weight instead of going straight to walking. Hurt a lot the first time I tried to stand on it. Did get back to 100% though.

[jimmobius]

Wow, I hope it doesn't take that long for me. I would really like to get back to a normal life again, oh yea work also.
Cast is coming off tomorrow !! yea for me .
Jim

[jimmobius]

Little update since it has been a while, I am out of the cast was only in it a week. Doc says wear the "boot" till August 17th then x ray again, now just in a small ankle brace and can walk and wear both shoes !! Feels good to do that , back to work next week light duty after being off for 8 weeks. Also can't do any water sports till after the Sept 14th appointment . I hope I can at least get the boat out one more time before the season is over.
Jim

[wolfeman131]

Well, guess that's a pretty good update, all things considered. Hope the weather holds out thru Nov for you.

[kaneboats]

Screw the dang Dr. What did he ever do for you?

[jimmobius]

Well I hope to get out here at the lake I belong to then maybe a trip to Arizona for a week or longer. At least I can try out my new to me wake skate . I really am apprehensive about wake boarding again, if I do it won't be flying across the wake.
Jim