jwitz04
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- Jan 18, 2011
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I completely broke my tib + fib during a game in late July and got a rod installed through my tibia. I wore a cast for a week, then a walking boot with crutches for 3 months. The good news was that my tendons stayed in place, so I just have to rehab my leg due to the lack of use (It's amazing how fast muscle shrinks when you spend 6 weeks on the couch).
I still can't run or jump without pain yet. It should be good to go in a month. I can skate, but I'm not going to do any REAL hockey skating til then.
My recommendations:
1. Follow your doc's instructions and, if you think you can do more than instructed, call and ask him first.
2. Make rehab a priority and do it right. If you rush it, you might hurt yourself OR you might lose strength and mobility which will cause you to hurt yourself once you get back to playing hockey.
3. Get a Green Biscuit puck. Once you can stand on 2 feet again, it'll allow you to practice your stickhandling whenever you want. It felt great to be able to at least do SOMETHING hockey-related even though I couldn't get on the ice. I spent lots of time stickhandling in the garage.
I'm not planning on playing on a team again until the Winter Rec Leagues start up in the fall, just to make sure I don't rush it.
Good luck!
thanks for the advice, glad to hear you're able to skate again...i know what you mean as far your leg shrinking, mine is tiny now ..is it back to its normal size yet? and also i can't wait to be on my feet again just to be able to stickhandle/shoot around again finally, I'm having some serious withdrawals here.