anyone with a broken leg

[sleddin pete]

someone said not to smoke when i have a broken bone i dont but was wondering what that had to do with anything never hurd that before?

Doctors asked me if I smoked,I don't but questioned why.They told me it had something to do with oxygen absorbtion and bone healing.Get well soon and keep positive.
Pete

 

[xcr800man]

We had an employee with a broken heal that smoked a ton. For some reason, the smoking slows the healing process and it can take significantly longer. He had an open sore from the surgery that was needed that took forever to heal. Once he stopped smoking, the sore closed up in short order.

 

[travydog]

cool you learn something new everyday. thanks

 

[turbolover]

Patellar Tendon

I blew my patellar tendon 14 April 07. They had to drill 4 holes in my knee cap and tie the tendon back to the bottom of my knee cap.
My PT guy asked me what I wanted to get out of the sessions. Told him I was going to ride my sled next year. It hurt like he!! but what ever he told me I had to do, was a minimum for me to reach that day.
Back riding this year, been a couple of times I have slammed pretty hard on it a couple of times and it hurt like he!! but I am riding again. Took some time to be able to really pull a left side hill but its coming back.

 

[M1200]

Broken tib/fib 12/4, Dr said could start putting a little weight on it 1/18, went riding that day. Am at 90% right now and the only PT I did was riding!

 

[undergroundrmk]

Got crushed on Nov. 4 1999 broke pelvis in 7 places right side broke completely off needed 3 titanium straps and 16 some odd screws to put me together went riding March 4, 2000. Not the normal kind of riding but I was riding Oh what a feeling nothing like a good powder ride to heal you up. Good Luck