Ok so I have only actually been boarding 4 times so far. 2 sets of lessons and then a 1 hour recreational board and, last night, a 2 hour recreational board.
I love boarding and although I am only just starting (at 31 - all those years I have missed!) I can't get enough of it.
However last night I was seriously getting the hang of it and getting faster and faster as my confidence and skill grew with each run. That was until 15 mins before the end. I caught a toe-side edge at speed and face planted - big time. Luckilly it was on a part of the Cas slope that has a big build up of snow so it didn't hurt. It must have looked really comical as I actually had to sit there and scrape the snow out of my eyes before I could see.
Now I said I didn't hurt myself - well I was wrong. As soon as I got on my feet I felt a real twitch of pain in my left knee, on the inside just to the side of the actual kneecap. I got to the bottom only to find that the pain really was getting worse.
I called it a night at that point and went to the bar for a couple of beers. After finishing the beers my knee had stiffened up a great deal. I can actually now remember hearing a "click" from my knee when I fell.
Well it is safe to say that I didn't get much sleep as I woke up at 2.00am in total pain and the Mrs complained of me tossing and turning all night so I slept on the sofa. I am 6'3" so have to sleep with my knee bent. That alone was a real task as my knee was very painful and very stiff. This morning I was unable to straighten my leg to get up.
So I am sat here typing and have noticed that my knee is proper goosed and it stiffens up after 10 mins in any position. Going to the Docs in a min but I was wondering what part of the knee I may have hurt? A ligiment maybe? MUscle strain?
I just know that I can't climb stairs properly and twisting it is excruiating pain.