Re: how long till you can resume physical activities?

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HI Jer

I totally understand, I ski and snowboard a ton every winter, and not

getting to this winter due to surgery on Jan. 14 was really rough.

My surgeon told me at two weeks that I could start doing some cardio,

and really light weights at the gym. Anything where I might hit my

jaw, or cause muscle strain on my jaw was (and still is) out though.

I went skiing at 5.5 weeks, on some slopes that I knew for sure there

was no risk of me falling on. Haven't been snowboarding just because

I " m not as good as was worried about falling. I think falling, even

if not on my jaw would be very unpleasant for me still. I figure

skate as well, and have been leery of trying anyjumps agains because

the muscles of my jaw can't hold things in place very well yet, and

there would be a definite crunch if I fell. It probably comes down

to how much you're willing to risk things, and how confident you are

on your snowboard -- my surgeon probably wouldn't have ok'd my

skiing, but I knew I had as much of a chance of falling doing that as

walking down the sidewalk, so I felt, for me, it was an acceptable

risk. It takes 10+ weeks for your bones to heal fully though as I

understand it, so any sports you do before then are somewhat risky.

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> ok, its looking as though i will be under the knife sometime early

next winter ( around christmas sometime). what im wondering is if ill

be able to snowboard next winter after surgery. how long do the

doctors suggest to take off from this type of activity? i have been

riding for 10 years now and really only ride halfpipe. i can

understand having to take off from this for the whole season since

there is a good chance of landing hard from 10-15ft ( which i do on a

regular basis when learning new tricks) but ill have a hard time

taking off completely and not even getting to just do some free

riding. im planning to head out to tahoe with some friends for spring

break next year and i really hope that i dont have to back out due to

surgery.

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> any comments would be appreciated.

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> thanks.

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> Jer

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