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post #16 of 27
2/9/09 at 9:01pm
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I know one guy who fractured his tibia running a marathon, just by virtue of being 6'1" and ~190 lbs, and that was bad enough for him. I can't imagine fracturing the whole leg all the way down, that's extremely severe. JAY CUTLER EATS PIE SO YOU SHOULD EAT PIE
Yeah it was pretty horrifying. Theres multiple plates and screws running down the lower half of my leg and into the ankle holding the whole mess together. Lower down the talus shattered and fragments tore apart the cartilage of the joint, so I'll also have trauma induced arthritis for my trouble. EDIT- And what you said is also why the surgeon said I wont really be able to run anymore. I'm 6' 6", 210 pounds and there would just be too much stress.
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post #17 of 27
2/9/09 at 10:02pm
Not everyone is meant to be a runner, you can be plenty healthy without it. Just keep your high impact exercise to a minimum, and lift heavy weights to build bone density.
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post #18 of 27
2/9/09 at 10:25pm
Sorry man, that's rough. Sounds like you have the mental toughness to get through it though, and that you're not going to give up. As others have said, if you want to get back to where you were, you can. It's on you.

One of my best friends had his ankle explode while playing hockey. He got his skate stuck between the ice and the boards on a really weird angle, and his body just kept going as he was being hit and twisted around at full speed with his foot stuck in place. He was out of commission for about 8 months. He still has a couple rods and several screws in his leg keeping it all together. He was never a runner, but he's back playing hockey again this year and hasn't had any problems so far. His doctors basically told him the same thing, i.e., he'd never be able to skate properly or be active at the same level. So far he's proved them wrong, and I hope you can to.

Good luck!
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post #19 of 27
2/9/09 at 11:23pm
I swim NCAA, but that aside, I have been swimming since the age of three and I must say I am about 200 lbs but I look like I could pass for 170 lbs... Swimming is a great workout physically and mentally... It speeds up metabolism, burns calories like crazy, and you can still eat anything you want. It is a perfect workout in-vitro cycling, running, boxing, and dancing. It helps the muscles, bones, and strengthens the body as a whole.
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post #20 of 27
2/10/09 at 1:09am
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Again, thanks alot guys. I'm relieved to see that swimming should work for me, and honestly I'm excited to start. I'll be doing my PT through the spring and summer here in Pittsburgh, and hopefully some of my universities pools will remain open for use. Just need to get through the next few months of casts and no weights before I can get to it.
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post #21 of 27
2/10/09 at 1:14am
random thought but I highly recommend you get your bone density tested. Cyclists and swimmers both have markedly lower bone densities and higher incidents of osteoporosis than any other athletes due to the lack of weight bearing exercise- it could have been related to your fractures. My father is HUGE on cycling and he fractured his fibula tele-skiing because he's so osteoporotic. He still hasn't started strength training. edit: tibia, not fibula
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post #22 of 27
2/10/09 at 1:16am
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random thought but I highly recommend you get your bone density tested. Cyclists and swimmers both have markedly lower bone densities and higher incidents of osteoporosis than any other athletes due to the lack of weight bearing exercise- it could have been related to your fractures. My father is HUGE on cycling and he fractured his fibula tele-skiing because he's so osteoporotic. He still hasn't started strength training.

Thats a good idea, thanks! I'll bring it up when I meet with my doctors next week.
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post #23 of 27
2/10/09 at 2:08am
Sorry to hear about the injury, man.
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post #24 of 27
2/10/09 at 2:49am
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Its not the bending of the ankle, but the impact that my surgeon said I wont be able to handle. At least I hope. I'll find out more from my therapist when I get one.

Bending of the ankles is like applying the pressure opposite of the pressure exerted when you are running. Consulting your therapist is a good idea.
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post #25 of 27
2/10/09 at 5:55am
Consulting a terapist is ofcourse always a good idea, but I think the stress on the ankles will be far less than with running. Then you put 5-6 times your bodyweight on every step. Perhaps it's a bit more with the push off at the turn, but I don't think that gives the same impact as running does. If you want to be sure ask Eason, he knows. Good luck.


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Nope, he asked me specifically. After all, I have a hero complex!

FTFY
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post #26 of 27
2/10/09 at 6:06am
I prefer the term Imaginaut.
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post #27 of 27
2/10/09 at 6:52am
I would to
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