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4fishin

04/27/2012 11:11AM

Tore my achilles tendon a couple weeks ago. I have a long road ahead of me and there will be no trips up to my favorite spot to travel to this summer, the BW. This sucks!

Hope everyone enjoys it a little more after reading this. Sometimes we don't know what we have until it is taken away from us. Take care and catch some fish for me this summer.

"Anything worth doing is worth doing right" - Hunter S. Thompson

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ryebread26

04/27/2012 12:07PM

man that sucks i will catch a few for ya in a few weeks when i head up north!

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fitgers1

04/27/2012 12:30PM

Not sure of the healing process. When can you walk on it? I'm sure your tripping partners will haul the gear as you hobble along behind.

ps Bummer man. Sorry to see it. Mind if I send the picture to my girlfriend? It'll gross her out!

“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” Ralph Waldo Emerson...and...“Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading".

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Jackfish

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04/27/2012 01:06PM

Ouch! That gives me the heebie-jeebies just looking at it. Hope you get well soon!

It's only a spot on the map... until you go there.

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rookie in 03

04/27/2012 01:45PM

That hurts to look at. Hope it heals well and fast. More trips are still in your future.

rookie in 03

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YaMarVa

04/27/2012 03:27PM

quote Jackfish: "Ouch! That gives me the heebie-jeebies just looking at it. Hope you get well soon!"

Diddo.

"Miller owns that field, Locke that, and the Mannings the woodland beyond. But none of them owns the landscape." - R.W.Emmerson.

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RaisedByBears99

04/27/2012 03:32PM

quote 4fishin: "Tore my achilles tendon a couple weeks ago. I have a long road ahead of me and there will be no trips up to my favorite spot to travel to this summer, the BW. This sucks!

Hope everyone enjoys it a little more after reading this. Sometimes we don't know what we have until it is taken away from us. Take care and catch some fish for me this summer. "

Will be praying for a quick and complete heal.

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Woods Walker

04/27/2012 03:35PM

That stinks..... I hope all heals quickly & well!

A road is a dagger placed in the heart of a wilderness. -William O. Douglas, in Ghost Grizzlies

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Spartan2

04/27/2012 03:49PM

Wow! I think I won't complain about my arthritis pains tonight!

Sorry to see that, but glad you have it fixed and hope you heal well and as quickly as possible. I know, from friends who have had the injury, that it takes a long time and is a painful healing process.

Best wishes and a prayer or two.

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Frenchy19

04/27/2012 04:59PM

Yikes; that is one nasty and painful looking picture. I wish you a quick and full recovery.

"He hits from both sides of the plate. He’s amphibious." Yogi Berra

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Unas10

04/27/2012 05:11PM

I have been nursing a bad case of tendonitis in my Achilles since January. It has kept me out of one marathon already and I will most likely forfeit my entry fee for Grandma's also.

I can sympathize about missing the trip. I missed one in '04 because of a broken ankle.

That will be one cool scar though. A little work with a Sharpie and it could be a zipper or a huge centipede.

Do what your Physical Therapist tells you, even when he is not there to watch.

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Dbldppr1250

04/27/2012 06:14PM

Walking School Bus

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chesapeakes

04/27/2012 07:30PM

That does stink. Hope your rehab goes well. You'll be more excited on your next trip.

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Savage Voyageur

04/27/2012 08:15PM

That is too bad, maybe you could take a trip on one of the lakes that allow motors in the fall?

"So many lakes, so little time."

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blutofish1

04/28/2012 05:44AM

Get healed and you'll be in the B-dub before you know it.

blutofish

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Frenchy

04/28/2012 05:50AM

Good luck with the recovery. We will keep a spot next to the fire for you.

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Lemieux

04/28/2012 08:51AM

If your not going on a trip this year that's less money spent so maybe think about upgrading some of your gear with the money your saving.

Next year will come soon enough, hang in there!

Pack Lite!

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4fishin

04/28/2012 10:40AM

Thanks everyone for the kind posts and the prayers. They will be answered even if we don't see it in our eyes.

"Anything worth doing is worth doing right" - Hunter S. Thompson

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dicecupmaker

04/28/2012 10:52AM

Bummer! Be pushing everything off to the right on the golf course.

Joy is a great teacher, but so is dispair. Wonder is a great teacher, but so is confusion. Hope is a great teacher, but so is disillusionment. And life is a great teacher, but so is death. To deny yourself any of those in any aspect is not experiencing life totally.

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Kevlar

04/28/2012 12:29PM

Not Good! Hope you recover fully and hit the trails late this season or next season for sure. Do the therapy !

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msray53

04/28/2012 03:00PM

So sorry to see you are out of commission this year. It will undoubtedly be a long, slow rehab process. But you have a goal to aim for and that's a healthy leg capable of withstanding strenuous portages for many years to come, beginning in 2013. Best wishes throughout the recovery process.

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bwcadan

04/29/2012 04:15PM

If you are going to be mobile at all, then a border lake for base camping might work. Let your traveling partners do most of the work. Plenty of secluded bays to pick from. Best of luck.

the greatest come backs are reserved for those with the greatest deficits.

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