Did my ribs landboarding & was out of action for about a month.

Got my toe skewered by a piece of dirty wood through wetsuit boots & all - got infected, out of action for about a week.

Split open my heel & got 6 stitches missing a step at a friends house - out of action for about 3 weeks (totally sober too!)

But the worst of all was getting chicken pox in my early thirties...man that is a serious bummer - like the worst hangover of your life for 2 weeks straight.

hey all,
i did my lower back in 5 weeks ago kiting at swansea,didnt feel to bad when i did it & slowly started getting worse,so i went for a mtb ride which totally stuffed it,cant even put my friggin socks on, starting to get better now but i have a bulged disc too,2 good exersizes i was given by the physio are helping.ihe said ive got another month left till i can stress it again,i also put on 6kg in 3 weeks from not doing anything but work.glad to hear im not theonly one...
cheers
daz
newcatle.

Hey Bertram,

I once tried to lift too big a rock and ruptured some cartilege between my disks in my lower back....well right leg goes off, sweat, big pain etc....6 month munching pain killers and supine.

End of story is key hole surgery to suck out the broken bits sitting on nerve. I was scarred ****less thought I would never do a rotation again....imagine, no more sports! Anyhow, I spoke to my Dr. friends who said it does heal....I didn't believe it, but my back is very good after 10 years. It is a VERY slow recovery...but it does heal....good luck.

You are very young and being part of the "scene" as Alby says, will be your speediest recovery

I tore my R pectoral [big chest muscle] clean away from my arm surfing in at Lakeys 2 months ago. The thing was I wasn't even kiting and the surf was the smallest it had been for a week. All I did was fall off my surfboard trying to make a barrel and being low tide I stretched my arm out and it ruptured on impact with the water surface.

The muscle was sagging down and the arm was totally useless, so I got it fixed as soon as I got back to perth. 3 bio-absorble bone anchors screwed into the bone securing the tendon against it with super strong threads apparently. Was told stay off the water for 9 months but John Geyer has been praying for me [I leant him my surfboard on that condition] and I think its working! and its looking good for Christmas!

God it sucks being injured but at least I can wait around while everyone sorts out the C vs Bow arguments! Also the gardening is starting to come together and my family know who I am now.

I'll pray for you too...what a bummer.

Yea, photos would be cool.

Get well soon...no wind at the moment anyhow. It those damm rocks freak me out...sharks are nothing compared to reef.

Hey Hammer, I had the same problem 6 months ago. Had the problem disc removed and 2 vertebra fused with a titamium cage, back on the water in 3 weeks.
No pain, wouldn't even know it was done. Beats having those pins and needles down my arm.