leg

Hey,
So, wow, i'm definitely not having the best december. My grandpa passed away, i broke my leg, i got pneumonia, and who knows what else is left for me. Hopefully nothing.

So about my leg, i went skiing on the 5th of dec. and ended up breaking my leg. I was just skiing on one of the groomers when i hit a patch of snow from the snowmaker that was a completely different type of snow. It was a lot more dense, close to 30% water where as the snow i was skiing was closer to 10%. When i hit the snow, it was as if i had skied right into a patch of wet cement. The snow grabbed my skis and threw me forward.

When i stopped slidding, my right ski had been thrown off me, but my left ski was still on me. The problem was that my knee was straight up in the air, and my ski/foot was sideways. I immediately knew that my leg (tib/fib) was broken.

I called for ski patrol, and as she was approaching, i saw her even get thrown forward. She was going super slow in a plow skiing with a sled for me, so i knew that it wasn't just me that felt the effects of that damn snow.

I was relieved when i found out who my ski patrol person was. I've known Erika for awhile now (3 seasons) and knew i was in capable hands. She got me down to the clinic and then the real care started.

The most painful thing in the world happened next. They got my ski boot off. It was like they were ripping my foot off it hurt soo much.

They finally got it off and got some morphine in my system. They called for ALS (advanced life support ie. a paremedic unit) and started to look at what they could do for me while i was still there in the clinic. They took a couple of x-rays and immediately knew that i needed to go into surgery. It wasn't life threatining, but i wasn't going to be able to ski again without it.

I got to the ER, and they admitted me into the hospital. The doc gave me two options.

Option 1:
I could be put in a cast that would be all the way up to my groin for 3 months, then a smaller one that would go up to my knee for another 2 months, then plenty of rehab.

Option 2:
Surgery. They would put me under, cut me up a bit, and put a rod in my tibia. I would have the rod in me for the rest of my life, but i would be skiing again in march. I would never have a cast on me.

I choose option 2 obviously.

I have the coolest x-rays showing how big the rod is. It's huge! almost the entire length of my tibia.

Anyways, the surgery was at 10:30 that same night, and i was released the next day. I went to my grandpa's funeral straight from the hospital. I was most definately not ready to leave the hospital.

I was at my grandpa's funeral for a total of 5 minutes and knew that i had to leave. I went up to brighton after that and tried to recover.

I was there for 4 days and got super sick. I couldn't focus on anything. My head was spinning, i couldn't look at anything, i had to get back to the hospital.

I got back to the er and found out that i had pneumonia. I was given antibiotics and sent to my grandma's place. I've been there since, and will be here probably until tuesday. I'm actually feeling human right now.

Hopefully, from here on, things will only get better.

Wish me luck!

tat

So, Monday was the day that i finally got a TAT. I told myself that I would get one if the engine in my car was covered under warranty. I got my car back last tuesday and made an appointment that same day.

It's about F'N time!

So, here it is, November 11th, 2008. I finally got my damn car back. After a new engine block, new cam shaft, new headers, new turbo, new clutch, and a few other new things, I finally have my car back. It's only been one day shy of 14 weeks that they've had it, oh and over $550 out of my pocket, but you know, i have my damn car back. I guess it's alright, but i still think i'm going to write a letter to both the BBB and to Ken Garff SAAB.

stupid saab

So i got a call yesterday from saab letting me know that the engine was in. The bad part is that i now need a new clutch. That's not under warranty and is going to cost me an arm and a leg. Luckily they are going to do the labor for free since they already have the engine out. That's at least going to save me $850ish. Well, now that the engine is in, hopefully i'll have my car back friday.

car

well, here it is, september 21, and i still don't have my car back.
They say that the engine should be at the shop tomorrow. Hopefully i'll have the saabaru back by wednesday. By the way, this wednesday will make it 7 weeks without my precious sally.

Car!

Yay for me doing my oil changes right!
I just got a call today from saab and they're finally coming through with a new engine for me. They've blocked out a huge block of time to replace my engine on Tuesday and Wednesday, so i should have my car by Wednesday or Thursday. Sad thing, Wednesday will make it exactly 4 weeks for me to have been without my car.
Oh well, i'll have my car back for free!

car still sucks

So, it's been 2 weeks and 2 days now since the saabaru went into the shop, and well, i still don't have it! They sent an oil sample in to be tested, not sure what they're looking for, but hopefully they'll see that i did my oil changes with a good oil and finally replace the damn engine for me. I' really starting to get sick of driving the bohemith that is the suburban.
I finally got my little scooter up and running, so i'll probably be riding it a bit more now.