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RogoW

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  1. Boa's are the bomb. Feel broken in when new. 6 weeks into my first pair skiing 10 sets per week. No issues. Suggest cotton/Kevlar liner underneath. Remember to go up one size of glove to accomdate the liner. I wear large liner with XL BOA glove.
  2. Been skiing with Horton and tried his gloves - 2013 Strada Boa Glove - Black / Glo Orange. They've got a dial that cinches down around your entire palm. I've been skiing 30 years and these are by far the best gloves I've ever used. Out of the box they feel like they're at that "one month old but broken in" stage. Horton wears them as is but I like a Large Kevlar liner underneath with XL gloves. Either way they are incredible. Very pricey but how important are your hands when you're trying to run passes? They will thank you.
  3. 1st ski ride last weekend. Surgery was a success.
  4. You have two bicep tendons at the top (your shoulder). The longer one is the proximal. I completely ruptured it skiing June of is year. If you rupture the bottom one (distal) you must have surgery as there is only one. Proximal is optional but you lose 10% strength and about 20% supination (turning a screwdriver clockwise). I elected surgery four weeks ago. Recovery is going well. Surgeon estimates 6 months full strength. No skiing till then. The popular name is "Popeye" bicep as it balls up when it ruptured. You should get the surgery done within 30 days as the tendon will atrophy and disappear after a while. If you have good insurance do it. But if you decide not too, you can ski, but your muscle will look a little odd.
  5. Surgery last Thursday. No rotator cuff damage so pain is almost non existent. Attachment of proximal bicep tendon is strong according to doc. 6 month recovery, done skiing for the year. I skied hard prior to surgery. ( okay'd by doc). Should be 100% after rehab. Can lift no more than 1 kilo. Starting with 12oz for now. Going quite well!
  6. Total detach. 50 years old. doc says to have it done within 30 days as the tendon and muscle will atrophy. Asked him about September and he said it was too long to wait, now or never. He'll do the surgery, just doesn't think it will make any difference skiing.............which is all that matters. I'm running into 35 off and would like to run it before I'm 60. Some of the string above indicates people have done well without it. I wish it was more cut and dry!
  7. MRI in. Otho says to leave it alone as there is no other damage. Should not impact skiing at all. Unless I need to turn a wrench or screwdriver hard (I have a nice Makita), I'm going to pass on the surgery.
  8. Inured mine two years ago. Ran over 2 ball with right arm extended. Arm hit the water. Oddly enough on Friday, also at 5 ball 32 off heard a pop and finished it off. Looked down, saw the bulge, pulled out, got back in the boat. There was an orthopedic surgeon at SWV this weekend. He examined me, told me I could ski. It was completely detached so I couldn't make it worse. He also said Brett Favre has not has his for years too. Thing is if you do elect surgery, doc said you should do it within 30 days of the rupture. He suggested MRI to check it out, rotator cuff too, then decide. Skied today but bicep felt weak. Will post again after MRI, to let you know what I do.
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