skipro3 wrote:Good luck with mending Jon. If it turns out your doc recommends giving up dirt bikes, I'll be there to take that nasy beast off your hands. No charge, just pay for shipping to California.
Oh boy, you kill me!!

If I pay for the shipping to your place, your gonna have to add a room to your house. Cause the bikes gonna have a big appendage with it...................... me.
I asked the doc in the E room about that. I figured I would not have gotten up and rode the bike out if I'd have torn a ligament. I've seen a few of those happen and they are extremley painful. But I was'nt certain at the time because I have a pretty high threshhold of pain. I'll ride when most guys would hang it up. I could go right out tomorrow and ride but i know I could'nt stay off something nasty or ride to slow. I'd wind up like at Chadwick last weekend and twist my knee again and have to start back at square one whith healing. I put ice on the front of my knee then the back switching back and forth for about 15 to 20 min. Then I put the electric heat pad on high and warm it back up for about 30 min. to 45 min. front and back of the knee after the ice pack. It works extremely well. You have to use the heat right after the ice though. I tried just ice and it just does'nt work as well. The ice will take down most of the swelling and the heat improve blood circulation to help heal. Today was the first day all week that my calf has'nt been swollen all day. It's starting to feel decent. I noticed myself not limping on occasion for the first time in several weeks. But it's still tender in there. I figure I have a at least 3 to 4 more weeks of this to be 100% After today I have noticed big improvements in the knee. I may start working it lightly tomorrow and see what happens. The knee is still week. I think it sprained the ligimants and thats whats making it weak and feel like it wants to give out sometimes. It has'nt put me on the ground just hurts when you catch it wrong.
Guys, I can't thank you all enough for letting me chew on your ear about this. Talking to my wife about it is like talking to my doc about it. They look at you like, you idiot. Stay off the bike an you won't get hurt. They just don't understand. Never will.
I liken it to when I used to drag race cars. I told my wife one time that I hade bought another engine. She's like, why? You just put this one in, why do you want this other one? Well .....dear........ it has twice the power. I just got that blank stare.
