Torn ACL *edit*

Must be in great condition, will trade for a cast iron bath tub. You have to haul it though. Could get $400-$500 for it at a scrap yard.

I went to the IUPUI library rails yesterday by myself, set up my video camera on a tripod, and proceeded to warm up with a royale halfway down the bottom rail till it stuck and threw me onto the stairs that were covered in rock salt, once again blowing out my right knee. i had to limp 1/4 mile to my car with skates and video equipment in a backpack weighing me down.

i drove to the east side Medcheck and had some xrays. no fractures, but I have to get an MRI done this coming week to see if i tore my Meniscus or any ligaments. the doctor told me i have good mobility and range of motion in my knee, considering what happened, so it may just be a severe sprain. I'd prefer that to torn anything in my knee.

I have some crutches and Vicodin to see me through the tough times. And one last personal day from work that I'll be using.

the skates are still coming, and I am going to work on them while i recover. but it looks like i'm not skating for a few months.


here is my first editing attempt in almost 10 years. these are mostly old clips, but some are recent, including my fall yesterday. this is for shits and giggles, and it was something that really helped me understand Premiere.

Song is Misunderstood by Krizz Kaliko.

http://www.vimeo.com/8155033


***update***

I have to get ACL surgery.

I was in for the cast iron tub but i can't haul it.

That looked painful man, hope it doesn't turn out to be too bad.

wtf when were u there yesterday?... i was on campus!!....

Ouch Vince, sorry to hear about that. At least it's the off season, I guess

I hate, HATE joint injuries. They take so long to heal and hurt

At least you will have all winter to recover!


-Also on the edit, that chick walking by as you did that rail was hilarious lolololol

aghhhhh!!! How you feeling bro? Sorry to hear the bad news but cool edit...let's see a comeback edit once you're healed.

use the winter to get some well needed rest!....us old folks just cant bounce back like we could 10 yrs ago sorry to hear about this

It's still not as bad as when I tore my MCL over 2 years ago. I can walk, but my knee is really stiff and it's hard to fully straighten it out. i guess I don't really need crutches to get around.

My doctor hasn't confirmed whether I need an MRI yet, so maybe it's not too bad. I'm taking off tomorrow and resting.

i hope you get better, take it easy.... use icy/hot or hot oil... it helps the joints heal quickly...

Thanks for the kind words, everyone.

OK, so I have to get ACL surgery. Fuck.

It'll probably be in mid-January. No Bitter Cold Showdown, no skating until summer at least. And I just got those K2s in the mail today. Fuck.

Oh well, thank God for insurance.

most definitely sadness... :'(

I have ACL reconstruction surgery scheduled for January 8th, which is next Friday.

I will be off my feet from the 8th to the 17th. I have no intentions of rushing the recovery time, so it may not be until October when I will skate again. FML.

If you are curious about what the surgery entails, go here: http://www.arthroscopy.com/sp05018.htm

Hey man hope the surgery goes well tomorrow. I tore my ACL about 2 years ago and the first week was a bitch. But just keep at it and you can get back in a couple months. Do everything youre supposed to in rehab because it will really help. The first time you do something risky again though it is kinda nerve racking.

Who is doing your surgery? My doctor was klootwyk at Methodist sports med.

mine is Arthur Rettig at the same place.

did you give him a signed picture of you skating to put up on the walls with the thousands of other pictures from patients?

pic from the hospital yesterday:







this morning:





my meniscus also had a small tear, so the surgeon took care if it while he was in my knee.

I am in for one hell of a rough week

Damn dude

they give you any good pain stuff

vicodin for pain, 2 different anti-inflammatory meds, and an anti-biotic.

whoa buddy... have a good recovery and get well soon

I tore mine playing volleyball in highschool and gave him one of me playing volleyball. Your incision doesnt look too bad. somehow mine got infected and the incision in the front is about an inch wide now because they had to go back in a week later and clear out some blood that had pooled. good luck with it hopefully you will be in therapy in no time.