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Broken humerus=not funny

You would think with that name it would at least be a little funny..but isn't. Two weeks ago I broke it right under where the ball goes into the shoulder socket--too high of a break to cast, and the ortho confirmed it is a clean break and healing well--surgery not needed, but 5 more weeks in a sling and 4-6 weeks of rehab afterwards. Sleeping sucks.

Sucks since it is my right arm and am right handed.
Bike is put on hold, I have all my parts, but it is currently half-assembled.
I am also getting married this summer....

ski and snowboarding for the year is done....I was really loving my Christrmas present extreme K2 ...so much that I broke my cardinal rule and jumped without doing a scope-out jump first. I always try jump prior to trying a trick..but got ahead of myself after pounding the bumps..saw the jump. Hit it with some good speed prepping for a tip-cross backscratcher--got thrown at a funny angle--landed hard on my shoulder and right side.
Thought I was okay--rotated my arm a few grabbed my poles and got back on the lift--on the way up couldn't move arm. Buddy drove me home- Hit the emergency room--broken humerus.

First injury in 22 years of skiing...oh well some pics... so pasty




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