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taorock
May 13, 2004, 11:43 PM
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H,
Ain't that the truth. He was joking about his latest rib/sternum mishap. Seems he figured out a new technique for sneezing and burping so as to avoid any pain.
At this point the only discernable symptom is a slight tension in posture while driving. I'm sure that'll be gone next time I visit Tucson.
His setting his own wrist break is an interesting story too.
B
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taorock
May 13, 2004, 11:46 PM
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CinChico,
You need to bottle that up and sell it. :)
T
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climbinginchico
May 13, 2004, 11:54 PM
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tao,
Whats even funnier is neither of my parents heal fast at all. I am sure that this list will both grow and come back to haunt me in the future...
Stupid blood bank won't let me donate. Some lame reason about tattoos less than a year old... Otherwise, I would have it bottled up. 8^)
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climbsomething
May 14, 2004, 12:04 AM
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In reply to: H, Ain't that the truth. He was joking about his latest rib/sternum mishap. Seems he figured out a new technique for sneezing and burping so as to avoid any pain. At this point the only discernable symptom is a slight tension in posture while driving. I'm sure that'll be gone next time I visit Tucson. His setting his own wrist break is an interesting story too. B |
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tradbum
May 14, 2004, 12:49 AM
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In reply to: I hope to God that I never beat you in that category, and its hard to beat me for injuries, and I'm 22! You reminded me of my ribs, broken 16 ribs total... In reply to: I think that most of the radical/numerous injury stories tend to come from Californians. Must be something in the water. What do you think is the most important quality to have for healing up?
As for the most important quality for healing - I believe that it's attitude. I worked for a newspaper in Oregon when I was 18. The Publisher's wife and I became good friends, because we both loved the outdoors. She'd had cancer for 20 years when I met her and survived. When the Dr's. first found it and told her it was inoperable, she told them to FCUK OFF! She died about 8 years ago, pushing 70.
As for me, most injuries, broken bones, sprains, cuts, etc., are pretty easy to deal with and if you have attitude you can keep playing. And old rancher taught me that "pain don't hurt son..." When I was paralyzed and my surgeon (Neurologist for the Dallas Cowboys) finally figured out what was wrong (ruptured disks and bone fragments crushing my spinal cord from the back side), he told me that I had to have surgery immediately or risk being permanently paralyzed. He also pointed out that "if" I could ever walk again, I would never do so normally and would never play sports or lead an active life again. I told him to "FCUK OFF". He said he liked my attitude.
The morning after surgery a bunch of buddies came over with beers and good food and I had to go, if you know what I mean. The nurse brought in a bottle. Not having any of that, I had them get me out of bed and help me into the can. The Nurse told the surgeon and he released me the next day figuring he couldn't keep me in bed. I started playing again a few months after that (had to learn to walk again first...) After my last spinal surgery, in 2000, I was climbing 3 weeks later.
For me it's all attitude. I've never spent a day in physical therapy, just out doing it. I've seen a lot of people get fubar'd who just give up and that's just not right. I'll be lucky if I can ever push past 5.11, (I hit 10d last year for the first time in many years), but I'm really happy climbing where I do and teaching kids to climb and to be better than me.
I like using Warren Miller as an example of what can be done.
Take care and understand that a lot of accidents aren't unavoidable, but most are. Of course, I'm one of those crusty old fcuks who has a hard time wearing a helmet climbing, but wear full leathers and full-face helmet on my dual-sport in SoCal traffic.
Smitty
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tradbum
May 14, 2004, 12:54 AM
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In reply to: and as far as I know I am the only former quadripalegic who is a D-II All-American sprinter... I'm particularly proud of that distinction.
Good for you!
Take care,
Smitty
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sarah
May 14, 2004, 1:38 AM
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-tremors
-mood swings
-difficulty breathing
-difficulty swallowing
-hot sweats
-cold sweats
-dead hands
-numb lips
-fingernail sensitivety
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tradbum
May 14, 2004, 2:34 AM
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In reply to: -tremors -mood swings -difficulty breathing -difficulty swallowing -hot sweats -cold sweats -dead hands -numb lips -fingernail sensitivety
Ouch, I now have fingernail sensitivity, as my wife just bashed my fingers with a hammer for saying that.
Take care,
Smitty
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sarah
May 14, 2004, 1:33 PM
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no worries there Smitty it would be the second immaculate conception since Christ
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mutant
May 14, 2004, 3:40 PM
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R.wrist broken
L.wrist broken
R.ankle broken 2x's
L.ankle broken 3x's
L.ankle dislocated
R.foot broken
Dislocated left pinky finger
Broken left hand
lots of stitches
Both shoulders torn rotator cuffs
Torn pulleys in fingers (both hands)
Level 3 concussion
Torn left calf muscle
Broken ribs
Dislocated hip
Did something to my sternum. Idon't know whats wrong with it but it sure hurts like hell.
There are plenty more. Just thought I would name a few.
I am as strong as ever thats why I am Mutant.
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skrewdup
May 14, 2004, 4:32 PM
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Been climbing about a year.
-Ripped up calf on a good fall bouldering
-sprained ankel midding the crash pad
-hyperextended elbow on a spinner in the gym
only thing that slowed me down was the elbow but i was climbing again after a week. wouldnt have stopped but its apparently bad to stretch that out more.
Jake
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jajohnst
May 14, 2004, 4:43 PM
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Been climbing six years.
I have rheumatoid arthritis (12 years) and so have constant joint aches when I climb too much - which is pretty much all the time.
Tendonitus in both elbows and left wrist.
Fell on my neck/shoulder from a roof six feet up while bouldering in the gym - spotter missed - wore a neck brace for 1 1/2 weeks and still hurts occasionally - after 4 months
Right rotator cuff has been injured now for about 3 months.
Left lots of minor blood sacrifices to the rock gods, legs are always beat up and scarred.
All in all I'm having a blast! :D
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tradbum
May 15, 2004, 11:24 PM
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And my mother thinks I'm a hypochondriac. :?
Injuries suck, but battle scars can't be beat (just not for the ladies - as my wife tells me... :wink: )
Take care,
Smitty
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coclimber26
May 16, 2004, 1:34 AM
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climbing 6 years
no climbing injuries except for some flappers and a bruised ego.
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tumult
May 16, 2004, 3:32 AM
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Climbing 4 years
pulled bicep
tendon damage middle finger
back injury from falling upside down off a chimney type stem
scrapes, bruises, flappers, etc
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robban
May 17, 2004, 1:58 PM
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Climbed 12 years
1 badly sprained ankle
1 torn PCL (right knee)
tendonitis in my right elbow
Uncountable minor cuts and scratches
Hmm, thats it when its about climbing. Skiing, that list would be longer...
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skiorclimb
May 17, 2004, 2:24 PM
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4 years, 0 injuries.
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jv
May 17, 2004, 3:41 PM
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33 years climbing. Mostly minor injuries. Some muscle pulls in my neck and back from not warming up. I wrenched my lower back a couple of years ago on a long fall on a steep slab. But it only left me with the sensation that something was out of alignment. Took over a year for that to resolve, but it didn't prevent me from climbing. My joints never swelled until I joined the gym and started going once a week. I pulled the tendon of my right ring finger a couple of months ago in the gym. That is still weak, but improving. I have a weak right rotator cuff, but I blame it on inverted postures in yoga, not climbing. No broken bones; never needed surgery. My worst injuries (back spasms) plague me only when I don't get regular exercise. So overall, climbing has been very good for me.
JV
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bvb
May 18, 2004, 3:37 AM
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sukit up vawter. you're mint-fresh as a teenager. i've gone through this whole thread, and all i've got to say is that when it comes to climbing-related trauma, you guys are a buncha amatuers.
'scuse me, i gotta go hook my picc line up for another dose of antibiotics.
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kris_g
May 18, 2004, 4:01 AM
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been climbing for 20 years
mild tendonitis in both elbows
rotator cuff in both shoulders
the only injury sustained in a climbing accident was a bad laceration to my shin when the ledge i was standing on, getting ready for a climb, collapsed and i fell down 25 feet
so far so good 8^)
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adamfunguy
May 19, 2004, 1:35 PM
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Only been doing it since last year although intensively at times.
But I have a few:
-Right rotator cuff(shot of cort. and a month's(very short month)rest and Back to 95%(4 or 5 times a week, hard slightly too much for a new climber I suppose)
-Fractured Right Talus from 2.5 story fall (un harnessed (actually before I got into climbing so didn't know better than to go over 20 feet w/o being clipped) took about a year to heal enough - two and a half years now and still hurts a little at full extension and compression(scar tissue) but we live and learn - I definitely don't climb unharnessed now!
-the regular strained hamstrings, forarms, calf, adducter/(or abducter(out ward direction)), pecs...
-middle fingertip from too much crimping(damn it hurts as I type this)
-mild tendonitis in elbow
I think that's all so far. It's definitely worth it. Be at the rock this weekend - Thank god summer's here!!!!!
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jumar
May 19, 2004, 3:24 PM
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15 years climbing.
I've had no injuries beyond a few scratches and bruises. Perhaps I'm not aggressive enough. lol
One of my partners broke an ankle taking a 50 foot whipper on ice, catching a crampon on the way down.
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slobmonster
May 22, 2004, 3:32 AM
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Climbing fifteen years.
2 cracked ribs,
sprained ankle,
pulled A2 pulley,
mild elbow tendinitis,
hole in shin from bouldering groundfall,
broken nose,
cuts on face from ice,
wicked gobie scars
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nonick
May 22, 2004, 5:18 AM
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been climbing/hiking/mountaineering 3 yrs.
Zero climbing injuries, except of course minor ones. I've had plenty of minor sports injuries from the gym. Ironic - but i've fractured my wrist and had a concussion playing soccer...
I guess either I'n not aggressive enough as a climber or soccer is more dangerous than climbing!
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maculated
May 22, 2004, 5:21 AM
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Been climbing for almost 4 years, I wish I could remember them all:
1st year: none, mainly climbed in the gym and TR
2nd year: right ankle sprain from a sport lead fall (out for 1.5 months), nerve damage in the left arm (overuse), tendon strain from bouldering sidepull (out for 3 months)
3rd year: back problem, never figured out what it was (out for a month), tendon strain from bouldering (out a few weeks), torn rotator cuff from a sport climb (5 months and still going with a little tenderness), dislocated knee from trad climbing (should be a few weeks)
Man, after reading this thread, I am not going to complain about always being injured.
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