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karen roseme
Mountain climber
san diego
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 3, 2013 - 10:47pm PT
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There will also be hammering! They will probably have to pound a titanium rod down your leg so they have something to screw your bones too. Icky! At least that is what they did to my shattered tib fib.
Good luck tomorrow! I will be sending all my best MOJO your way!
It is such a miracle how the body can heal itself especially with the help of modern medicine!
You are indeed a lucky man!
XO
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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Figured you might have visitors and if not ..well cold pizza leftovers ain't so bad. Gotta be a nice break from hospital food. Glad the folks helping you heal up got some too.
Have a perfect surgery tomorrow.
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the Fet
climber
Tu-Tok-A-Nu-La
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The silliest one I could find.
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BASE104
Social climber
An Oil Field
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I typed Ammon's name into Google last night, and the video has gone full blown viral. It had almost 800,000 views, and it is in newspapers on pretty much all continents, typically tabloid type stuff.
I saw the video from below, and he didn't have a chance. He rag dolls down the wall and the sound of him impacting is LOUD. I'm curious if those bones breaking made half of the noise.
I broke my tibia once, and I damn sure heard it.
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Don Paul
Big Wall climber
Colombia, South America
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This thread scares the crap out of me. I just think, would I have been fast enough to stop the bleeding in time? Can't help imagining myself in that situation. Compared to that, the bone drilling and hammering sounds easy.
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ElCapPirate
Big Wall climber
Reno, Nevada
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Just a few hours away. So psyched for the next pitch.
Ron, no that is not me. If nothing else the canopy colors prove it. That is an Aussie guy on Tombstone that happened a few days prior. I heard he only endured three dislocated toes. Lucky guy.
Looks like similar situations, though. My brake lines were set too short opening in a collapsed stall. Like I said on my first post, I take full responsibility and should have jumped something more overhanging and forgiving after the repair.
I'm putting on my game face, strapping on my armor (all mental of course) and preparing to march out on the front line.
YYYYYYAAAAAAAARRRRRRR!!!!
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sempervirens
climber
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Ammon, !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! With an attitude like yours you'll kick ass in the next challenges too. And inspire the rest of us along the way. Hope you heal up soon and strong as ever. THere's no doubt you will.
BASE104, can you post the link to the video you mention. The only video of the actual flight that I could find was the one from the Kiwi news.
Thanks.
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Nilepoc
Big Wall climber
Tx
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The video is indeed viral. I met a paramedic on my flight last night that asked me if I had seen it. This was after he was talking to me about climbing. He was really impressed with your composure Ammon. This guy is a medic in Baltimore city, and has seen a ton of crazy stuff.
Good luck on today's surgeries.
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Largo
Sport climber
The Big Wide Open Face
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Tomorrow I go into battle at noon where construction, carving, drilling and screwing will take place for six hours. They will also remove the external fixator and plug the flap patch, aaiighh!
Yo, my brother, if they do all that in one go those doctors deserve medals. the plastic muscle graft work usually takes much longer if they have to harvest the tissue from your upper leg (like they did on me). Hope they can figure out something easier for you. But either way you're well on your way and that's a great thing.
JL
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crøtch
climber
Whale's Vagina
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Best wishes for speedy healing, Ammon.
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Good Luck today Ammon!! I hope surgery went well!!
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SCseagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz
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Thinking of you Ammon, as you are under the knife.
Hang in there too, The Mom.....you are one incredible person!
Susan
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dirt claud
Social climber
san diego,ca
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good luck today, hope all is going well :)
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Wade Icey
Trad climber
www.alohashirtrescue.com
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Leggs
Sport climber
Tucson, AZ
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Positive vibes to you, Ammon...
Keep that spirit up!
~peace
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Ammon, you strike me as the type who always has his game face on.
Yarrrr!!!
Positive vibes sent your way, dude.
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Gene
climber
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Looking forward to hearing about a very successful surgery.
g
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klk
Trad climber
cali
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wow. missed this--
hope surgery goes well, that's a lot of time on the table.
guess this'll end your chances for working part=time as a foot model.
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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hey there say, ammon.... hoping to hear that things went at there best today...
may the good solid work and skill from these doc, do you that good that you
need for the long haul...
god blesss....
wow--i think your mom needs some more hugs from you, or anyone there...
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chappy
Social climber
ventura
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Ammon you are one strong dude. Hope the surgeries go well and you are out there again soon doing what you love.
Chappy
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