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FrikkenSkydiver

BikerBabe & femur

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Hi all...

I broke my rightr femur on a low turn this past weekend. I had surgery on Monday, was up on crutches on Tuesday, and I flew home last night.

Thanks for all your kind words.

What happened was I was an idiot. LOL! I was doing a 90 degree front riser carve to land. As I was setting up, there was a little bit of crosswind, so I was taking that into account. Unfortunately, that died and I didn't notice until I was lying on the ground.

Also, I was doing the canopy school there at Perris, and I won't lie: I definitely had a little performance anxiety going on. I wasn't into showing off, per se, just I really really wanted to do it right, and I was definitely overthinking the landing. If I had done landed the same way I always do, I would have been fine, but I was definitely in the "gotta do it right" mode.

I consistently turn too high, so in this case, I overcompensated. A little lower, and it would have been a lot worse.


As for nationals...I'll defintely still be there! Plane tix are bought and paid for, and by that time I should be walking around pretty well.

When they let me out of the hospital, they said I should be able to put 100% of my weight on the leg already, since the rod bears the weight. Now I just have to get past the mental block that is telling me there's no way they could be serious!

I'm going to go lie down now...the vicodin makes me a little nauseated...
Never meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup!

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Andi!!! I'm sorry to say welcome to the club! That's great that you can walk on it right away. If I hadn't also broken my pelvis I'd be way more mobile, instead they said no weight bearing for 6 weeks! Take it easy!

peace
lew
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