When do you start jumping after a injuri?

[Faber]

I still have metal in my leg(been there the last 5,5month),i can walk 1,5km,whith no help.I have no pain,just waiting at the docs to remove the Titanium,so i can fit a pair of pants...
Any experience?

[imported_Tom Aiello]

It may depend on what is most important to you. From my own experience, both waiting for the doctor's ok, and jumping back in waaay too early:

If you wait for the doctor to say it's all good, you'll be far less likely to re-injure yourself, and you'll have a better long term recovery.

You could probably jump right now, but (a) you better be very careful, because even a slightly hard landing could re-injure you, and (b) it'll be much harder (and take longer) to make a full recovery.

My advice: wait it out. There will still be plenty of jumping left when you're completely healed, and you'll enjoy it more if you don't end up back in the plaster (or just hurting on every landing).

--Tom Aiello
tbaiello@mac.com

[Slim]

Faber,

I'd jump now if you want but land into water or sand. There are many objects that are ideal but you may well have avoided to keep your gear dry. Get a crappy canopy and smoke it into the drink.

SLIM

Australian BASE Association

[motherhucker]

I say it totally depends on the injury.
There are definately certain injuries where re-breaking the same bone (with metal in it) would SHATTER the bone instead of simply breaking it in many places. I'm not talking about snapping your bone in seven or eight manageable pieces--think tempered glass. You'll probably lose whatever body part this happens to. But look on the bright side--if this happens, you get your metal out that much sooner!
I say wait it out and knit yourself some legwarmers.

[imported_mknutson]

Michelle still has her metal in after 3 years. You don't need it out unless there is a real reason.

She waited 2 years before she started jumping after a heal, Tib, Fib injury.
But, it was worth every second of healing as she is 100% recovered. Not 50% or 70% or even 80%.

[d-dog]

You mean people stop jumping when they are injured? Damn, wish I'd have know that a few years ago :P

Peace,

D-d0g

[Faber]

Hi all
Sorry ofcours it depends on the injuri.I had some pics at photo-gallery under accidents(cant open it at the time?).The metal is stitcing out of the leg(also called a Hoffman).
I were thinking on a water jump as Slim surgest(it sure is too cold rigth now),but never tryed to land in water,so i dont know how soft/hard ill hit the water(under a flying 0.86 loaded canopi).

EDIT:I got in the photo gallery now but cant attach the links

Note:the pics are 5,5month old now,so i aint bleeding anymore
;)

[NCBASE5]

Faber,

It took me over 6 months to make a jump following ACL replacement sugery. Listen to your doc, but remember you know your body the best.
C-ya
Blair

PS you still want my clamps????

[Faber]

Hi Blair
Yes im interested,but dont know how to pick them up;(
Im soon going to order stuff/same time transfer mony,so i could ask my helper to contact you aswell.Ill get back to ya soon

[Faber]

Blair dont send the clamps!!!
Any one who knows Blair,please tell him not to send the clamps.
I ll cover your expensives