going under the knife

Nothing big, but my well spent youth finally caught up to me.  See mea culpa below of my history of being an idiot.

Four or five breaks, numerous sprains and strains on my right ankle over a few decades caught up to me in Bali last month, where i rolled it three times in a week.

Wife got me to go to the ankle doc on return ("idiot you have awesome health care!").
His words were, "The good news, you have ligaments.  The bad news, they're not attached to anything. I'll go in and fix that, plus clean up all those bone fragments and spurs floating around in there."

Sep 26th it starts, then Six weeks no weight, six weeks in a boot. Coupla months PT.

With a little luck i'll be able to yak by the '14 salmon opener!

my recollection of my history of idiocy is:
winter '86 - break and ligament tear: drunk night bouldering
summer '86 - sprain: jumping bergschrund with stupid heavy pack
summer '87- break/sprain: hit by car on motorcycle (car's fault)
winter '89 - break and ligament tear: snowboarding fall in chute, by myself, in a whiteout
spring '93 - break: mtbing crash
summer '95 - strain: mtbing crash
summer '00 - sprain/strain: bouldering fall, caught my ankle on the pad in the gym
fall '04 - probable stress fracture: running (training for a half)
summer '13 - sprain hiking down steps (trying to take a pic a same time)
summer '13 - sprain hiking  (trying to take a pic a same time)
summer '13 - sprain/strain (walking on a FLAT a@@ lawn, but stepped into a sprinkler hole- again with the camera in my face!)

Good luck bro, I wish all goes well

Grin and bear it, Steve-O....

Don't get fat like me...

Bushy

Damn monta ellis! 

you should moonlight at NASA during your rehab.

https://bedreststudy.jsc.nasa.gov/

Since you'll be laid up and atrophying for several weeks, maybe we can go for a rehab ride where I can actually stay on your wheel

Dude you own a camera? 

I'd avoid the high-impact sport of photography from now on

   Well wishes on the surgery!

Damn bro that's a long list of mishaps. For some reason reading that list reminds me of the bubbleboy movie, haha get well soon bro.

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Dude you own a camera? 

It was my wife's!

Time for you to get a head mount go Pro! 

Dude you own a camera? 

   

Best of luck.  Heal well.   

my recollection of my history of idiocy is:
winter '86 - break and ligament tear: drunk night bouldering
summer '86 - sprain: jumping bergschrund with stupid heavy pack
summer '87- break/sprain: hit by car on motorcycle (car's fault)
winter '89 - break and ligament tear: snowboarding fall in chute, by myself, in a whiteout
spring '93 - break: mtbing crash
summer '95 - strain: mtbing crash
summer '00 - sprain/strain: bouldering fall, caught my ankle on the pad in the gym
fall '04 - probable stress fracture: running (training for a half)
summer '13 - sprain hiking down steps (trying to take a pic a same time)
summer '13 - sprain hiking  (trying to take a pic a same time)
summer '13 - sprain/strain (walking on a FLAT a@@ lawn, but stepped into a sprinkler hole- again with the camera in my face!)

history of idiocy

Steve, I dont see it that way. Your passion for getting out there and doing all that stuff is admirable.  Heal fast my friend 

Thanks Mooch...though i don't see "drunk night bouldering" as i highpoint in smarts!

Thanks Mooch...though i don't see "drunk night bouldering" as i highpoint in smarts!

ya, being drunk - not good  Nothing positive happens when your drunk. Unfortunately some people learn, some don't.

they can rebuild you, faster, stronger, peddle-farthererer?

Dude you own a camera? 

beer just came out my nose i laughed so hard

heal well steve, if i were to go get everything fixed from my years of "fun" i would be laid up 2.5 years  , cameron