I have been on the medication for the thrombosis now for 7 weeks and I was hoping that once the clot went then I would be able to stop the medication and be able to race again. Yesterday I saw a doctor that deals with sports medicine and also thrombosis and was not given clearance to race this weekend in St Moritz or any races before the World Games. The good news is the ultrasound showed no sign of the clot so the medication is working and the clot has gone. But I cannot come off of the medication just yet because if their was a recurrence their is a risk of it going to my lungs. I can however stop the medication about a week out from the World Games, so I will be able to race without the risk of bleeding heavily if I was to fall.
After seeing the doctor at Diepoldsau which is about 1 hour from Weinfelden I then drove 30 min to St Gallen for physio and stabilization therapy. My ankle was massaged and it was amazing to see how much more range of motion I had after the treatment. I also worked with a trainer doing various exercises to help stabilize my ankle.
Each day things are improving and looking better, it's just something that takes time. Although it's frustrating not being able to race I'm still able to train for the World Games and World Championships and as they say it's not over until the fat lady sings.
2 comments:
Wish u speedy recovery
....challenge to you....
Its too common to see you winning competition with just helmet/glove on....no big deal..
...would it be an impossible task for you to win a competition with knee/wrist guards on too ?
I wish you could be the first speedskater out there who could win competition with protection on too.....
Hi Ken
The main reason why top skaters do not wear knee & elbow pads is because they can restrict the movement and the ability to bend down low.
Unfortunately sometimes when the top skaters crash we are going at such a high speed that it gives us less time to react and we can fall awkwardly. Last year I broke my jaw and I don't know what protection I could have worn to prevent this. This year when I fell I hardly took any skin off of my body at all but twisted my foot awkwardly in my boot and tore the ligaments. Again I don't think I could have prevented this.
I think knee pads are great for the majority of skaters out there and I encourage people to wear these.
If there was something to protect myself without restricting movement at all then I would look into it.
Nicole
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