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dantheman212
Aug 3, 2007, 2:53 PM
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Ok, it's been 13 1/2 months since my brush with death last summer. I fell about 20 ft off a highball shattered my ankle. 2 surgeries, 2 screws, and a year of pt and now it's time. I'm headed up for the first time since them. I'm pretty nervous so I'll probably stay low but at least I'm on the rock again.
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rocloco
Aug 3, 2007, 3:04 PM
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Yer lucky, I fell 20ft once - shattered both wrists and ruptured my spleen. I also have a buddy that fell 20ft and hasn't walked in over 10 years. As a result I'm much more careful and don't solo anything I am POSITIVE I won't fall on.
Glad you're back at it - be careful!
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fraggle76
Aug 3, 2007, 3:07 PM
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Congrats on the recovery... that's a long haul! I'm just back at climbing after a 3 month recovery from a severe break inside of my knee, but I only had one surgery...
3 months was brutal on me... 13 - 1/2 is unimaginable. Welcome back! Climb safe!
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chainsaw
Aug 3, 2007, 4:08 PM
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breaking your ankle doesn't really count as a "brush with death"
sac up you puss
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dantheman212
Aug 3, 2007, 4:14 PM
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it was the 20ft fall and concussion that put it there
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rudolphluciani
Aug 3, 2007, 4:34 PM
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I once fell twenty feet with no injury at all and a month later fell like four feet and tore an ankle ligament. 6 month recovery. lots of firgerbord work, but so sad.
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winglessangel
Aug 3, 2007, 5:06 PM
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dantheman212 wrote: Ok, it's been 13 1/2 months since my brush with death last summer. I fell about 20 ft off a highball shattered my ankle. 2 surgeries, 2 screws, and a year of pt and now it's time. I'm headed up for the first time since them. I'm pretty nervous so I'll probably stay low but at least I'm on the rock again.
congrats man, been there, know the feeling, was only 4 months, but any wait with uncertainty is bad.
Now go for it, go slowly, take your time, and enjoy each moment, no rush, but no need to go bellow your capacity either. Important is to do what you like, enjoy, man, enjoy...
(This post was edited by winglessangel on Aug 3, 2007, 5:07 PM)
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