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TrevorJ
Trad climber
Aberdeen Scotland
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May 19, 2010 - 09:36am PT
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Hey John,
Glad to here your OK, pretty epic. I took a 5' leader fall last year and shattered the talus bone in my ankle. Lucily I only had to butt slide a few hundred feet down to the car. Took about 9 months to be fit enough to get climbing again. Pay attention to your physio as it will be well worth it. Get a goal to focus on, it will make your rehab easier.
Rock on,
Trevor
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rlf
Trad climber
Josh, CA
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May 19, 2010 - 10:03am PT
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"As a note, nausea/vomitting associated with morphine doesn't constitute an allergy. It is in the side effect profile of the drug along with respiratory depression, and a drop in blood pressure for some. The antiemetic may have been something along the lines of IV gravol. The mechanism of action for gravol isn't completely known.
There is another post from somebody who did have an allergic reaction (rash, itchiness, etc) With any kind of airway involvement being the cardinal sign that it warrants treatment with epi as a temporizing measure for IV antihistamines to do their thing."
Thanks for the clarification. I should have been more specific!
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JohnRoe
Trad climber
State College, PA
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Topic Author's Reply - May 19, 2010 - 01:26pm PT
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made it safely back home again today. Here's a photo of the damage:
thanks again to all
JohnR
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Lambone
Ice climber
Ashland, Or
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May 19, 2010 - 01:37pm PT
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Ouch!
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Gene
Social climber
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May 19, 2010 - 01:41pm PT
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John,
Glad you made it home OK. OUCH is right. Who was your surgeon at DMC? I have friends who cut there.
g
EDIT: This thread is right under the Hilti vrs Bosch thread on the front page. After that X-ray, it seems appropriate to add Makita vrs DeWalt.
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High Fructose Corn Spirit
Gym climber
Full Silos of Iowa
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May 19, 2010 - 01:56pm PT
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Spend more time on Super Topo. It'll help you through. Climb vicariously and participate at the fire. Philosophize your beliefs. Time well spent!
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JohnRoe
Trad climber
State College, PA
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Topic Author's Reply - May 19, 2010 - 02:15pm PT
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Gene, the surgeon was Dr Casey. Seemed pretty familiar with injured climbers being shipped in from the Valley.
JohnR
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Gene
Social climber
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May 19, 2010 - 02:26pm PT
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John,
Casey is in the same practice as the guy who rebuilt my shoulder a year ago. Good folks.
g
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, Ca.
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May 19, 2010 - 02:27pm PT
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Heal up, John!
And, yeah, YOSAR kicks ass! (but everybody already knows that...)
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Brokedownclimber
Trad climber
Douglas, WY
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May 19, 2010 - 04:36pm PT
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My special walking-wounded regards and best wishes for a prompt and COMPLETE recovery!!
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JohnRoe
Trad climber
State College, PA
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Topic Author's Reply - May 19, 2010 - 04:42pm PT
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Woken from a nice nap by my daughter, just back from school, with her loving greeting
"Sit up so I can slap you."
my family are great, I am so blessed
JohnR
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Lambone
Ice climber
Ashland, Or
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May 19, 2010 - 06:20pm PT
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Nice John, enjoy your family during the recovery, they will be your saving grace.
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shipoopoi
Big Wall climber
oakland
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May 19, 2010 - 06:41pm PT
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john, glad your experience with yosar was positive. i spent ten years with them in the 80's and 90's. this reminds me of when my wife and i were doing the salathe a few years back and i pulled a single piece on the right double crack and impaled my ribs on the arete 20 feet below. we were just able to self retreat, with me rapping first, and little heather wrestling the bags down.
also, my motto on rescues
IT'S OK TO HAVE ONE, BUT TRY NOT TO HAVE ANOTHER!
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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May 19, 2010 - 07:14pm PT
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Wow. That is a great account. I hope you recover well.
It seems lately there is a new approach to the accident reports on the forum. I have seen too many reports which are intended to protect the reputations of those involved.
Now, and perhaps Japhy really got the ball rolling with this although there were a few before, we are seeing really valuable and honest accounts.
I understand this cannot be easy but I applaude y'all.
Interestingly, I've taken some big flyers (almost 40 years climbing and only interested in doing it at my limits) but I have only been injured in short falls.
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Lambone
Ice climber
Ashland, Or
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May 19, 2010 - 07:25pm PT
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I'm sure Arron could have gotten you to the deck on his own, but with the pain it probly wasn't worth the risk. That must have been funny when Yosar was grilling him on his experience and if he fixed the rope right.
Getting from the base to the bikepath must have been epic.
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Karl Baba
Trad climber
Yosemite, Ca
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May 19, 2010 - 10:56pm PT
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I got a call from John on the phone.
It thought "Cool, hey Bro, Wassup?"
Fortunately, I didn't start with "Yur gonna Die"
He told me he was on anchorage ledge and broke his ankle ...Dooh!! Too sad to miss his visit this time.
I acted appropriately compassionate, and maybe I even was, but I still like the family response
"Sit up so I can slap you."
Love you J-Roe Math Bro
Make the best of it, cause there's little choice
and pardon the irreverance, but such a sincere guy probably gets too much sincere sympathy and this is for balance. At least I didn't make any joke about "Being screwed"
Peace and good healings
Karl
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JohnRoe
Trad climber
State College, PA
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 3, 2010 - 10:17pm PT
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6+ months progress report...
July - goodbye to crutches, using cane
August - started riding bike again. Fell off.
September - PT getting aggressive
October - climbing again at Seneca, need trekking poles on approach
November - meet with crimpergirl, brassnuts, tarbuster, stevew and others in Boulder
December - running again.
thanks to everyone on the topo for support, & be careful out there!
JohnR
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Captain...or Skully
Big Wall climber
leading the away team, but not in a red shirt!
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Dude.....I heard a couple stories about you.
Glad to hear you're getting it all back together, man.
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