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kerrlakelover

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  1. Thanks Mark. While I still love my TRC, I have upgraded to the laced bindings over the years. I'm familiar with Wiley, but do like the lace up style bindings.
  2. Let's get this out of the way now, so I'm 64, been skiing on a 1989 O'brien TRC since it was new (the black, gold & red one that Camille Duvall use to advertise) and I DON'T LIKE CHANGE. I'm an advanced (old) recreational skier who likes to turn and burn. With that said, my 4th set of bindings just died last week (literally both bindings had the same failure). So, I'm looking for a new set. I have one very weak ankle so I feel most safe in a high wrap binding. I'm not brand loyal but I am money loyal. I've been looking at the new Connelly Tempest. The price is pretty good and it appears to be a higher boot. Since there aren't many retail outlets for ski stuff anymore (local Overtons store closed here in Raleigh after Gander Mountain raped and pillaged it.), it's really tough to order this kind of product from a picture and descriptions. Example, I ordered a set of the O'brien Division bindings from Overtons (on sale) and when I received them, I did not feel they were tall enough for me. But, most important I could barely get my feet in them even after wetting/soaping them in my bath tub. So, they are on their way back to Overtons. (These bindings are made way small.) Any insight would be greatly appreciated.
  3. Tuna, great to see another "seasoned" skier. There aren't many of us out on the water these days. And sorry to hear you blew out your achilles too. Hang in there us "ole" guys can heal and hit the water again. You'll love this, the first thing I ask my Dr when he confirmed the rupture was "can I ski again". His response was, "Well, you have to remember you are 58..." HAHA, I interrupted him and said, "And your point is". He laughed with me, got on the same page and proceeded with an action plan to get me back on my ski. Saw the Dr Monday morning. He was outwardly surprised at this ole guy's progress and my focused commitment to get back on the water. 32 days post surgery and he took me pretty much out of that nasty air boot around the house! Wow, have I slept good the last couple of nights without that thing. I still have to wear it when moving around a lot and/or going out. Still no driving, but I'm ok with that. I'm getting a really good ROM as well. It's amazing how much just doing the ROM and rubber band exercises will do for your recovery. I still have a long way to go...but I'm feeling more positive everyday. Only issue I have is that the Dr found some infection in my incision. So, he's pumping me up with Septra DS. WARNING: you guys who recently had surgery, watch that incision very closely. And if you see any redness, swelling or weeping/non healing areas, get to the Dr asap. My wife had infection after hip replacement surgery, and the infection exploded just over night (not literally). Don't play with anything that looks like an infection. Get on top if it quickly.
  4. Two Tylenol PMs work pretty well for me T8skier :-). 3 weeks and 3 days since surgery now. Been doing my ROM since Monday and I really feel that I'm making progress with little to no pain still. I can certainly tell that my ROM is improving. Side to side and poing toes down were not much of a challenge. Of course, the biggest challenge is pulling my toes/foot up and stretching the achilles. It's not really painful, but I can for sure tell when it's stretched to the max. Back to the therapists tomorrow morning and we will see how he thinks I've progressed.
  5. Thanks Zman and T8skier!!! I'll check into the scale to monitor my progress. I guess I'm fortunate, but my swelling is very minimal. The PT informed me that while my Dr got me started PT early, he is still conservative. I'm ok with that, but in my discussion with the PT, the only thing I felt that might be more conservative than I'd like is wearing this nasty boot for 5-8 more weeks (mainly having to be taxi'd around by my wife). He was impressed with my range of motion already and gave me the basic ROM activities. IT FELT SO GOOD TO MOVE MY FOOT! He warned me not to push the ROM activities too much because I could very easily pull the achilles repair apart....right now it is all about letting the tissue heal and grow back together. More to come. Thanks again! Larry Matthews
  6. How fortunate am I to have found this site with your discussions!!! I'm 58 and have been an avid skier for 40 years. And I plan on skiing until my heart stops. I tweaked my achilles during a run in late August. I took it easy and iced it as prescribed by the orthopedic for several weeks. Just when it was feeling much better, I stepped wrong the first week of October and I felt, and heard, that infamous "achilles snap". I had corrective surgery Oct 11 and got the stitches out just yesterday. The Dr put me in a boot and I'm starting PT next week. I'll continue reading the forums on Ballofspray as I try and figure out the best course of rehab for me. Every time you talk to a Dr you understand the statement that Dr's "practice" medicine....haha. So, I know it's up to me to drive my own rehab. Thanks for all your comments on this post. If you guys don't mind, I'll share my rehab here and will continue to appreciate anything you guys share. Kerr Lake Lover in Wake Forest, NC (otherwise known as Larry)
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