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    So this morning I was skiing and slammed my head into some hard packed ice and snow. All I remember is my head hitting, blacking out for a second, then seeing my friend a little ways down the hill calling to me. The next memory I have is sitting at the lodge talking with paramedics. I don't remember skiing the rest of the way down the mountain or taking off my skis or anything. I couldn't remember the date or where I was, I was honestly very lost and confused. My friend drove me to the ER where I was on watch for 3 hours and started to feel better.

    It was my first ever serious injury and was quiet honestly the scariest moment of my life. For 15 minutes I was suffering from amnesia and felt like vomiting. The crazy part of the experience was that I was wearing a helmet. If I wasn't wearing it I think that I would of been knocked out cold for a lot longer than a few seconds and probably worse.


    I hope everyone reads this and remembers to wear a helmet at all times. I feel like my helmet saved my life today.

    Here's a picture my friend snapped while I was in the hospital.



    -Ryan
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  • #2
    Ryan , glad you are ok !! good point about helmets
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    • #3
      Glad you OK man! Glad I was talking into buying a hemlet from folks on here too. Get better soon!
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      • #4
        Hope you are feeling better!
        Be happy everyday of your life!

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        • #5
          Glad you are ok, and good thing you were wearing that brain bucket. Like you said it could have been a lot worse with out it!

          Jay

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          • #6
            + vibes dude get well soon


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            • #7
              oh man, glad you will be OK, and everyone, please wear helmet, ya jst never know what will happen.
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              • #8
                sjeesh, got scared as I read that. I ever wore a helmet in 18 years of wintersports; but I promised myself to get one for this season (already before I read this thread)


                But did you slam your while riding with high speed?
                I mean a concussion through a helmet sound to me like a hell of a force that was there.

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                • #9
                  Saw your status on Facebook but never realized it was this bad man. I have gotten small concussions through helmets so I personally would never ride without one. Just heal up fast man.
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                  • #10
                    TheTickz,

                    I'm glad you are doing well. Please just do whatever the doctor tells you in order to fully recover. If you think your doctor is a quack then get another one and do exactly what he/she tells you to do in order to fully recover.

                    Oh, and if memory continues to be an issue feel free to PM me with all your pertinent bank account and credit card information. Whenever you need it just ask. I fully understand that you will not remember your balances and that can be scary. I'm here for you, dude.
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                    • #11
                      Hey man, i did the same thing last weekend, and i was back out there within a week, so hopefully you get better like i did
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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by str33t View Post
                        But did you slam your while riding with high speed?
                        I wasn't even going that fast, just bad whiplash into the ground when I crashed.

                        Originally posted by mahatma View Post
                        Oh, and if memory continues to be an issue feel free to PM me with all your pertinent bank account and credit card information. Whenever you need it just ask. I fully understand that you will not remember your balances and that can be scary. I'm here for you, dude.
                        haha, awesome. thank you!
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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by TheTickz View Post
                          I wasn't even going that fast, just bad whiplash into the ground when I crashed.



                          haha, awesome. thank you!
                          Oh, yea, and PM me after July, assuming I pass the bar we will file some frivolous law suits and maybe I can get you one of those giant 3 foot by 4 foot checks and you can make a bad late night commercial for me. It’s a win-win really I need to come up with a catchy name for my law firm like “The Snowplow” or The Ice Man.
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                          • #14
                            Just picked up a helmet. Thanks for the post and makin me open my eyes and realize "better safe than sorry."
                            Cheers
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                            • #15
                              Well the past two days since the crash I've been having slight headaches and felt a little dizzy sometimes, but I'm definitely feeling better. I plan on getting back out there this weekend, (slopes should be empty because of the superbowl, and I can't pass that up) I will just have to take it slow and not go crazy.
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