YAY injury

Jan. 12th, 2006 11:17 am
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Tuesday night was snowboarding night. The snow SUCKED the first few runs, and then they grooomed it. Then it was AWESOME.
I was flyin'. I was jumpin' off the rollers. It was much fun.

There's one section on a trail where there are two pretty steep drop-offs, you can get some air just by going pretty fast over them, no real need to jump. I was doing so, I'd already done it once on an earlier run. I cleared the first one fine, and I needed to make a slight adjustment in direction before the second one... whoops.... Hmm I appear to have caught my front edge a little... Uh oh, I'm airbone... and I'm upside-down and backwards... this is gonna *WHUMP ROLL ROLL ROLL THUMP* ....hurt....

I felt my ankle get jammed as I rolled over, because the edge of the snowboard got dug into the snow, and I couldn't get it out fast enough before my body weight pushed on SOMETHING. I rolled over, and noticed I'd stopped about 1 foot from going off the side of the trail into the nice little brook that ran alongside it, that woulda been chilly. At this point, I started laughing, because I knew how funny that musta looked to other people. Amazingly, no one saw me. Also, my ASS HURT. That was my first impact spot.

I got back on my feet, and rode down the rest of the way to Mr. Ajax who was waiting for me. He laughed at me. :)

I took one more run, because I wasn't sure if the ankle was really just *tweaked* or if I'd done something to it. While it was in the boots, it wasn't swelling, but by the time we reached the top of the lift, I could definitely feel it was WARM, which means "swelling!" which means !Good. Oh well. I made that last run fine, and we packed it in. It didn't hurt that much driving home, but I know it's always worse for me the next day, and indeed it was. I could walk gingerly on it, but I figured staying home was a better idea, and so that's what I did yesterday. REST, ICE, COMPRESSION.

Today's definitely better. It seems like "minor sprain" type of damage. I've definitely sprained my ankle worse than this before, so while I'll *probably* miss next week's snowboarding, I should be fine for the week after. OK, that's it, my one injury for the year!


P.S.: Always wear a helmet while snow-sporting. I would have hurt a LOT more had I not been properly lidded. :)

Date: 2006-01-12 04:27 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] wavemaster.livejournal.com
this doesn't enthuse me into snowboarding.

Date: 2006-01-12 04:35 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] scirocco.livejournal.com
Hah, this is totally not something that could happen when you're first learning. You have to become a completely insane moderately decent moron like me first. (On the snowboard, I mean.)

Date: 2006-01-12 04:31 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] volare.livejournal.com
mighty glad to see you had a bucket on. ^_^

if you're into such things, arnica gel or cream is excellent for reducing those kinds of injuries. we use it with the Imp all the time. good stuff... even the "hippie" health&beauty sections of mainstream supermarkets have it sometimes, can also be gotten in several forms at wholefoods.

Date: 2006-01-12 04:34 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] scirocco.livejournal.com
I'll look into it, thanks. I'm a pretty quick healer. :)

Date: 2006-01-12 04:37 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] stevie-stever.livejournal.com
Dude. Way to be blessed with the nigh-invulnerability there. Could have gone a lot worse, from the sound of things.

Date: 2006-01-12 04:53 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] scirocco.livejournal.com
Yeah, I usually come out of these things alright, luckily, beause I get INTO them pretty often. :)

Date: 2006-01-12 05:05 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] gala.livejournal.com
/me points and laughs. "Ha ha!"

Dude. Way to get injured on the third trip of the season! :)

Man, do I miss getting my ass hurt by hitting the snow.

Date: 2006-01-12 05:31 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] siercia
You muct be crazy =)

There's always next year, right?

Date: 2006-01-12 06:05 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] scirocco.livejournal.com
Awww, it's only a little injury. And we had enough fun for the rest of the trip that it all balances out. Besides, they're saying "50 and rain" all next week! :P

Date: 2006-01-15 11:41 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] jaiwyn.livejournal.com
All I can say is, Ow. I would have loved to see that on America's Funnies Home videos.

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