14414122:.bo. said:
You're not the only one. 8-9 years ago I came up short on a disaster on a dfd with no wood supports underneath. Ended with a compound fracture of my right tib/fib. Similar to you, season ended early and had to have emergency surgery.
The Good: Broke the leg in March, was skiing again at a rail jam in October. Fully healed from my injury with virtually no residual pain now. Took some time, but worked back to the same level that I was pre injury and have continued to progress as time goes on. This injury specifically gave me so much perspective at a young age. Have to be more serious now about what I'm doing off the hill (eating habits/gym/etc) to be sure that I can do what I want on the hill.
The Bad: This style rail still sketches me out. I was super bummed for a long time because of minimal progress on recovery and honestly took me about 2 years before I really felt comfortable on skis again. Ended up needing additional surgeries to clean up an infection and get the screws out. Screws came out last year, they randomly started hurting about 5 years after the surgery. Leg can swell up sometimes from ski boots but I don't notice until my boot comes off.
Hoping your recovery goes well and take PT seriously. Feel free to reach out anytime if needed.
