Driving my car down Interstate 70 with a wounded knee from a skiing accident
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Uploaded by zeekzilch on Mar 7, 2009
I seriously injured my left knee while backcountry skiing on a Saturday afternoon near the Continental Divide in early March. It hurt and bled so much, on the trail, that I almost vomited (I don't know why I'd have that kind of reaction to an injury but I did...). So, as you can see from all of the associated videos, I made my way back to Denver over a slippery and congested Interstate 70 to Kaiser Permanente's after-hours clinic in Lakewood (the only one I could remember the location of that was close to the highway).
The medical staff at Kaiser gave me immediate attention and spent a lot of time and effort cleaning, prepping, and suturing the wound. You can see all of their efforts in the associated videos I've posted. I ended up with seven (7) stitches after making it to their after-hours clinic.
Here's my personal web page about backcountry skiing (I still enjoy it despite the injury...):
http://www.rogerwendell.com/skiing.html
03-07-2009
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@zeekzilch lol
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ouch....Looks painful!
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Dude.... did you drive with an injured knee....in less than good road conditions.....while you were filming? You are truly lucky and tough for that one
uyguyg65 3 months ago in playlist More videos from zeekzilch
@uyguyg65
Thanks! Yes, I did all of that while driving back to the hospital in Denver. Can't say it was the smartest thing I ever did...
zeekzilch 3 months ago
I've seen much worse. Accidently cut a 13cm wound with a chainsaw, near my footing and drived to the hospital too. But i had certainly a shorter way to the hospital than you. Like three miles but then i was 17 and had no driver licence...
Hope you'r knee is okay:) It's always bad to get injured near the knee.
Anyway, how is your knee?
Tihvit 2 years ago
My knee is okay now, 3 months later, but will never be the same as it does bend as easily//freely as it did before...
zeekzilch 2 years ago
Filming while driving, are you kidding me
JEFFONCHIPPEWA 3 years ago 2
Good point! Be safe and don't ever, EVER video record or film while you're driving! It's dangerous - especially when it's slick and snowing like in this video!!
- Roger J. Wendell
Golden, Colorado
zeekzilch 3 years ago