Injury advice when in Andorra! Oops...

Hi Clong, sorry to hear you have hurt yourself :cry:

OK, first off I am not a doctor, nor medically trained, so take this however you wish, I will not be offended :lol:

Last season whilst skiing in Wengen, one of our party managed to tear his ACL. He did see a doctor, who bandaged him up tightly after giving him some ice treatment, gave him some crutches and sent him back to the Hotel with the instructions to keep it raised and to be as still as he could. Basically he was told to spend the rest of the holiday reading and not walking (read that as hobbling) around. He was simply instructed to see someone when he got home for further treatment. They did make some arrangements for the flight (in terms of where he was to be seated), but nothing special.

From the above example, I would suggest that as long as you are sensible, it should not be too much of an issue for you to hold on till you get home. But do consider your return trip. If you are flying, will you be able to sit in a standard seat? Not sure if the airline will allow someone who has impaired movement to sit by the emergency exit, so you may need to arrange somewhere else on the plane with leg room.

As I say, I am not an expert, so someone may come along with different and better advice.

In the meantime, I hope it does not hurt too badly, and I hope it does not turn out to be too serious.

All the best. FQ.

Argh this siesta thing is a joke, docs isn't open for ages!

clong wrote:Thanks for the replies people.

Where would I get a knee support? What kind of shops sell these?

There's a really nice spa place just up the road, I might go and soak in the jacuzzi for a while...

I tried to go to the doctors but they're not in this town till tomorrow afternoon and my skiing buddy has the car today.

Most ski shops will sell Knee supports

Okay, so I visited the docs who had a look and told me the ACL was okay (if a little stretched) but it was the Medial Collateral Ligament, He stuck on some colourful strips, gave me a prescription for anti-inflamatory pills, and sent me on my way. Had to shell out 104 EUR for the priveledge, but probably worth it!

I've emailed insurance to see if they'll get me a knee support too.

The doctor seemed to be of the opinion that it'd be repaired in a matter of days, and when I asked whether I'd be okay to ski in January he just laughed it off and said of course.

I'm still slightly hesitant to assume he's right, I guess I'll give it another week or so before deciding whether to cancel my January trip to Tignes.

Thanks so much for all the messages, it was nice support when I was pretty bummed out!

:D Glad to hear it does not sound too serious Clong.

Best send your letter off to Santa with the new skis at the top of the list.

clong wrote:The doctor seemed to be of the opinion that it'd be repaired in a matter of days

Excellent news.

My wife tore her MCL (on a poxy dry slope...) but with decent physio was skiing 6 weeks later. See how you go and if you're still in pain in a week then see your GP and/or a physio - sounds like you're OK though.

Result. :thumbup:

Glad to hear it is not acl. As you had not ballooned up or been in agony, it was looking hopeful.

Far Queue- I already have the new skis, bindings and boots! This was the "tester week"!

Hopefully I actually get to use them. We'll see how it heals up!