So i did my first jump on sunday, it cost more than i expected as i had to pay an extra $48 for the 24 pounds over 200 that i weight( guess i need to hit the gym). It was by far the most exhilarating thing i have done, and i loved it. That is until the canopy was deployed, then it was incredibly painful. It felt like i had just done the splits. The part that was interesting was that the pain on my left thigh was just from the pressure from the strap but on the right it felt like i had torn something. I seriously though I was gonna cry from the pain but then the instructor loosened the straps in that helped a lot. On the way down as he turned to get us to the landing spot the pain got worse on every turn and i kept trying to pull myself up to relieve some of the pressure. The landing was not bad, i had no trouble putting my legs up so we could turn our butt into landing gear and the touchdown was relatively soft. I got up and was ok the pain was still there but it was by no way crippling. Im thinking about going back in a few days as i want to do continue through the aff program. What im worried about is that if i do and the time comes to solo the pain will be too severe for me to focus on the landing. The next jump is a tandem so im gonna try to evaluate my ability to do so when i have to guide the canopy. Is this fairly normal? Is there anything that can be done to lessen the pain?
