well you all saw this in the photo caption comp. the big incident at the ocean classic at lano.
well on Friday i had surgery, and i thought i'd share some pics
surprisingly I'm off the painkillers and feeling pretty good. what you don't see is that they had to steal tendon out of my left knee ( the nurse got the dressings on too quick). apparently they peeled my skin back past the scar from my old surgery in jan to fix up the cock up that was made.
might be back on the water in 9 to 12 months if it all goes ok. not bad considering i had 3 ligaments replaced, multiple bands tightened and over $4000 worth of metal inserted into my knee.
Best of luck - sounds like a bit of rehab ahead of you.
On a good note we had a couple of the local lads off last winter with a knee recon and another with a snapped achilles - the good news is they were back out spock'n and loopin and carving it up over summer.
Get a good video/camera and start filming the crew while your out of action and sell the good shots back to them to pay the medical bills!
Don't they say chicks dig scars
After 3 reconstructions all hockey related I feel for you.
Best of luck on the recovery.
The rehab is the fun bit, take it slowly and gain power before water starting on a windsurfer.
I paid in time, 8 weeks, for going back too early.
Slippery floors are my biggest fear - nightmare material 
I forgot, staple removal doesn't hurt 
Can't say the same for the drain removal. 
I sat there, my knee moving up and down on a traction machine when the nurse came in to remove the drain, she said the staples were a bugger to get out, she LIED, so I wouldn't scream.
The next time I was ready for the drain removal, morphine drip or magic pill.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!
It hurts just looking at the photos!!!!! Best of luck, hope you make a full and speedy recovery.
That drainage thing looks grim - is that what usually happens?
Can you talk us through how you crashed landed onto the beach?
drains work wonders had no swelling at all until the drain was removed. didnt hurt when removed just felt like some thing was crawling around under my skin. didnt even hit the magic button. the swelling that has occurred since the drain came out is pretty big, knee has prolly doubles in size.
the crash was just me coming in to the beach too fast to do the dismount into run through the air thing. left foot hit sand an slid, right foot which had a bootie on coz of a cut gripped up and knee popped. if i didnt have the bootie i would have just fallen on my ass and been winded me thinks.
ouch 
some great pics there bertie!
as a matter of interest how far back was the next sailor?
You lucky lucky lucky lucky B.......d - the drain didn't hurt, I want the name of your nurse.
Were you in an induced coma?
Oh and we did not have the magic button just the "If you stop whimpering I might arrange another Morphine injection in the bottom or thigh with this huge needle to help you feel better"
I know of 3 good friends who have passed out when the drain was removed by the vicious nursing staff (Dr watching on - not being brave enough to get in reach), nurses were attractive tho.
I think the "I'll hold your jatz while you remove the drain" came from knee drain removal word of mouth.
I know 2 otho's who have long retired scared of meeting patients after drain removal
prolly had somethin to do with the fact they cut like all the nreves that give me feeling and sensation to my knee. got a massive area i cant feel at all.
its all black blue and yellow now from bruising. looks well funky.
A massive shoutout to the nurses at Mercy hospital is definitely required.
