What’s your winter riding/fitness strategy?

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11-28-22, 06:51 AM

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So let the second guessing and the should a could a I would a begin. Me? I just think that Shlomo the Wise was spot on: Time and chance happen to all, and All included me.

Yep. Sooner or later. Heal up!

11-28-22, 09:09 AM

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Time and chance happen to all, and All included me.

oh man, tough luck, eh? sympathies, sounds like you are dealing with it. don't feel too bad, I once broke my leg peeing ... but shhh don't tell anyone

get well soon.

11-29-22, 12:43 PM

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Then, later in the week I was walking to the gym and I fell on some black ice. Femur was broken at the head and the neck.

It sounds like you have a rod in your femur now and another screw or 3 connecting to the rod to keep the head and rod itself in place. I think you’ll be surprised just how quickly you’ll recover. It’s not a bad system at all.

If you needed a partial hip replacement from it, that takes a bit longer but is still a pretty quick recovery.

I probably wouldn’t recommend mountain biking or skiing this winter but I bet you’ll be doing pretty well before you know it.

11-29-22, 06:46 PM

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Fast skis, fresh snow, fresh corduroy, nice weather. Things don't get much better.

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11-29-22, 06:53 PM

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Fast skis, fresh snow, fresh corduroy, nice weather. Things don't get much better.

11-30-22, 02:56 AM

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If you needed a partial hip replacement from it, that takes a bit longer but is still a pretty quick recovery.

The Orthodox called it a partial hip replacement. I was prepared for the pain, but not the weakness in that leg. Now that I have wrapped my head around the facts, I think I will be OK.
The goal now is to be back at work before the end of the year and to be back to a decent level of fitness by May.