J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by clong

Thanks for the replies people.

Where would I get a knee support? What kind of shops sell these?

There's a really nice spa place just up the road, I might go and soak in the jacuzzi for a while...

I tried to go to the doctors but they're not in this town till tomorrow afternoon and my skiing buddy has the car today.

Hi,

I'm in Andorra for the week, and yesterday had a particularly nasty crash in which I accidentally went off a 3/4m cliff at quite some speed, landing on the flat piste below. My left ski hit the ground first and twisted my leg before unbinding.

I initially thought I had broken my leg (not unlikely given the circumstances), but after a minute I was able to stand on it without too much discomfort. We skiid to the bottom and went back up the lift. I felt too shaky and weak to ski much, so I made it cautiously down to the bottom, where I sat in a cafe waiting for my skiing partner.

I haven't seen a doctor as EHIC doesn't work in Andorra, and I also doubt my HSBC insurance will cover me for a skiing injury.

My question is this- assuming I have torn my ACL, will I be okay to wait for 1 week before getting back home and having it looked at there?

I am in mild discomfort and moving is very difficult.

p.s. the snow here is terrible.