chris_girard
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- Location
- Gilmanton, N.H.
Well, it’ll be 5 months tomorrow since I had my elbow reconstructed and I just thought that I’d share a little of my experience with it.
First, this surgery and rehab really tested my patience and self-discipline. I realized that if I wanted to continue to climb for years to come, I needed to have the tendon repaired and then to do my rehabilitation work daily.
Long story short, I did as my doctor and therapist told me to do, and have recovered fully. The elbow strength isn’t there 100% just yet, but I know it will be in time. The key thing is, there is no longer any daily pain, which makes the quality of life that much better.
Below are a few pictures of a simple Oak tree job that I did last week. They don’t get much easier than this: The tree was leaning (slightly) over the power lines and my job was to go up, set a pull line, and then cut it down from the ground. I know that I could have wedged it over, but felt the time in the saddle would be good for me, without having to push it.
Everything went fine and the doctor has given me the green light to get back into it without any restrictions. It was definitely a LONG winter though.
First, this surgery and rehab really tested my patience and self-discipline. I realized that if I wanted to continue to climb for years to come, I needed to have the tendon repaired and then to do my rehabilitation work daily.
Long story short, I did as my doctor and therapist told me to do, and have recovered fully. The elbow strength isn’t there 100% just yet, but I know it will be in time. The key thing is, there is no longer any daily pain, which makes the quality of life that much better.
Below are a few pictures of a simple Oak tree job that I did last week. They don’t get much easier than this: The tree was leaning (slightly) over the power lines and my job was to go up, set a pull line, and then cut it down from the ground. I know that I could have wedged it over, but felt the time in the saddle would be good for me, without having to push it.
Everything went fine and the doctor has given me the green light to get back into it without any restrictions. It was definitely a LONG winter though.
