Chronicles of a Broken Body

The Breaking of the Tibia Plateau (and other body parts)
You know that song by The Rolling Stones, it goes something like “you cant al-ways get what you wannttt, but if you try sometime, you just might find, you get what you neeedddd”. Its one of my favorite songs, (although my favorite rendition if by Rusted Root) not for the tune, nor the melody but …
The Beginning of the Healing Process For Fractured Tibia Plateau
It has been just shy of two months since I have had a plate and 3 screws put into my Tibia Plateau (Knee region) and a titanium plate into my skull to ensure both bones grow back as they should. I went back to my doctor at the 6 week mark and got the okay …
Summer Camp and a Broken Leg
(most of this was written sometime in July, just getting around to editing it and such, check out the rest of Chronicles of a Broken Body for this to make more sense) My hair is growing out quite a bit, funny the way it serves as a clock, keeping track of the passing time with each growing …
Six Months Post Op
Tibia Plateau Reconstruction Well today marks the 6 month anniversary since that fateful, sunny, March Colorado afternoon that I broke my leg. I am doing limited walking, I can bike relatively pain free, my yoga arsenal is increasing bit by bit and yesterday I went rock climbing for the first time since the accident! I …
Specific Exercises and the Why at 9 Months Post Op For Tibia Plateau Fracture
Read here for more information about my journey in realizing how much more needed to be done with physical therapy for my leg. After about 7 months of doing minimal physical therapy (but thinking I was doing a sufficient amount) I reached out to my dear friend John and vented a bit about my frustrations …
Tibia Plateau Fracture Recovery- 9 Months In
In late March 2022, I had a snowmobile accident that left me with a fractured tibia plateau, skull, and wrist. Since then, I have been undergoing recovery and figuring out what needs to be done. In the beginning, I blindly rushed the most important part of my recovery due to a lack of guidance and desire for …
Silver Linings of a Broken Leg
It is easy to be caught up in what one loses when tragedy strikes or when the path strays from what one wants. I am a firm believer in looking on the bright side, in finding that silver lining. There is often a saying that comparison is the thief of joy. It is one of …
A Year (ish) Post Tibia Plateau Fracture
*posted much later than a year- oops- written during that era though* It has been a year and 2 months since I broke my leg. I am back in Salt Lake City, the place I had left in March 2022, after spending 7 months there working in wilderness therapy. I don’t know if time is …