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Not Just Another Day's Skiing .. Men In Tights |
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Written by Kerry
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Wednesday, 25 March 2009 12:18 |
I'm sitting here in our apartment with my left knee heavily strapped and my leg in an anti-dvt stocking, and my skiing is over for this holiday. Last Friday was not just another day's skiing. Just before lunch I was coming down a steep ungroomed section in poor visibility and had a fall but couldn't see enough to know where to swing my skis, and then I felt my left knee go.
So I got down to the bottom (another 4km), got the bus and hobbled home in pain with Merryn's help. Next day and a trip to the hospital. The doctor who happens to be the orthopaedic surgeon gave a preliminary diagnosis of a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament (not good!). He wanted to do a diagnostic arthroscopy and immediate repair to which our travel insurance case manager said no. The insurance company started talking about a return to Oz in 48 hours time. |  |
 | Luckily for me, the next day I returned to the hospital and the doctor drained some blood and fluid from around the knee, tested my knee further, and decided that the knee was stable, so no serious ligament injury, and had me up and walking (gingerly) without the crutches. He now suspects that I may have a rupture or tear of the meniscus. The knee has slowly been progressing since then. We are still in discussion with the insurance company about a possible MRI scan in a neighboring town, and intending to continue on to Devon as planned on Saturday.
To be continued ..... |
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 25 March 2009 12:18 |
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