Club Arnage

Well, I guess Le Mans is over for me before it all started.
Slipped away this morning and had a nasty fall. Felt like something snapped right above my knee.

Called an ambulance, off to the hospital and worst case scenario : the ligaments (or how do you say that in English ?) of my knee are torn off. Result : got a huge brace around it right now and I'm being picked up tomorrow to get back to home, almost right into surgery. 

No 24h, guess the Classic won't be an option either. Sucks bigtime :(.

Hi Kristoff,
              Well that sucks. Hope the drugs are keeping the pain away.
Get well soon. I miss the great pictures already >:(
Phil

As Phil says - that sucks...

Sorry to hear that; hope that it doesn't hurt too much.. could be as short as 6 weeks recovery which *might* work.


I guess my source of fantastic photos from this years event has gone as well :( :( :(

Hope you get better soon....

Hi Kristof,

now that really sucks! I hope you get better soon - please let us know. And all behalf of all of Club Arange a big, big Thank You for all the pictures you have provided for the Club Arnage Guide this year!!! Pity I cannot say this to you in person at Le Mans :(

I still hope you can make it to the Classic then

All the best

Werner

Hi Kristoff,

You obviously started on the Duvel too early in preparation for the coming week ;D

I hope you have a speedy recovery and hopefully will see you in a field somwhere in Europe soon!!

All the best.

Andy

Sorry about that!!! Get well soon  buddy

Having had to cancel my trip last year at the last minute, I can feel your pain  >:(  All CA members will be thinking of you, and wishing you a speedy recovery.

All the best
Jason

Get well soon.

That is bad news, hope you recover in time for the Classic.

Having just torn the cartilage in my knee, I can as they say, feel your pain. Sucks big time about missing the 24hr and the classic but health comes first - just have to do it bigger and better next year. Good luck with the surgery.

Very bad luck. Was looking forward to more great pictures.

Bad luck Kristoff, That not only sucks, it's gutting.

To make you feel even more worse, I doesn't leave you much time to rearrange the lounge in your house so as to have the recliner chair, toilet one side, beer fridge the other......... >:D

Wishing you a speedy recovery

Kristoff,

As everyone says that sucks big time.   

Hopefully it will be better for the Classic.   

Get well soon.

t.

Oh bloody hell, that is crap news!  :(

Get mended soon Kristof!

Sad news.

Good luck for a speedy recovery.

terrible news indeed for you... I wish you a speedy recovery!

Kristoff,

Sorry you're injured and will be missing LM, wishing you a speedy recovery. Take it easy and rest up as much as possible. Been there, done that to my knee, so know how much it sucks right now.

I suggest watch qualifying and the race on TV, (I hear theres a good guide out there to help follow from home ;) Has some great photos in it too)

What a shitter.

Hope the recovery is not too long.

That sucks, sorry to hear the news Kristoff.

A speedy recovery.

Jules

all the best and wishing you a speedy recovery.

That really bad news.

Hope you get better soon and recover totally.

Will raise a glass in Le Mans, won't bother raising my camera, yours are so much better, will miss seeing them this year

Cheers
Neil

Thanks for all the kind wishes everyone, feels to good to read them right now.  At least something to keep the moral a bit on a high.
Still waiting for repatriation service to get home, have to be at the surgeon in Friday.  

We'll be heading to the campsite tonight with the motorhome, so I'll still have a bit of the atmosphere down there.   Might get a ride home tomorrow or Wednesday, quietly hoping on Thursday, so I could get a glimpse of the training on Wednesday (even when someone has to carry me to a grandstand).

That is awful news Kristoff

As a long time damaged knee sufferer I know how bad that will feel

I hope it doesnt take too long to mend




All the best

thats really bad news Kristoff hope you have a speedy recovery

Bad Luck Kirstoff, speedy recovery.

Oh crap, not now... that is not good at all! I hope it heals very well so that at least the Classics get on target. There will be some beers drunk on you in the LeMansZone compound. Make a quick recovery.

Never mind your bloody knee you selfish man! What about our photographs!! What are we aupposed to do now??  >:(




Seriously, that is bad news old boy, comiserations.  :(

Bad luck! All the best with the recovery.

At least you will in the dry, with cold beer and coverage via Eurosport / Audi TV whilst we are in the mud bath on the campsites!   

All these negative vibes, its going to be dry and sunny 8), well it is on Saturday.

Bad news indeed, best wishes for a speedy recovery

Hopefully you will be able to keep us company at virtual Le Mans (stayathomes) :-[

Ouch ouch ouch!  Like many others on here I've had my share of ligament damage in my knees so feel your pain.  Good luck with the surgery and the recovery.

It totally sucks that you're going to miss LM.  Take heart knowing you'll be in good company - there's going to be a lot of us about online.

Dx

Really sorry to hear that Kristoff. here's wishing you a speedy recovery and I hope that you got home ok

oh no!!  :o  Sorry to hear that Kristoff. 

Just remember - nothing beats beer and diamorphine combined  >:D

What a pisser. Focus on getting well again Kris. There will be lots of other races, that's one of the only 2 knees you get.

But but but, how about my Seefbier???  :-[ :-[

Seriously, that sucks big time! Hope all goes well with the surgeon on friday.

Bugger!  Definitely not pleasant.  But as you are 'Dottore', I am sure you can self medicate pain killers and beer from a comfy chair in front of the TV.

Hope you are back 'in action' for the Classic.

What a bummer.  Knees are the pits - hope it heals properly, that 's the main thing.  Don't try to rush anything as you don't want to bugger it forever.  Do you have a wheelchair etc fixed up?  Sounds dumb I know, but you can hire them from pharmacies here so that could help you to get to a viewpoint for practice on Wednesday.  The end of the MB grandstand is open to wheelchair users so you can still get a few good pics for our delectation!

Whatever, keep safe and see you at the Classic with luck. :)

Just got confirmation, ambulance is picking me up tomorrow afternoon on Blue Nord.
Called around a bit, Classic won't be an option just as Silverstone Classic and 24h Spa.  Hopefully back up and running again or the Petit at Road Atlanta  8)

@ Langtall : I'll put some in the fridge, we're standing across the Brethren  ;D

Kristoff,

That's just dreadful. We shall miss your photos - they are the best.

Get well soon!

Ouch! Very sorry it hear about your mishap Kristof, get well soon.  The Mrs ruptured her ACL at Sebring a few years ago, the only evidence of it now are a couple of small scars on her knee from the surgery.  Here's hoping you'll be on your feet and walking around Road Atalnta in October.
Cheers,
Fax

Just got back from the butchers office.  Pretty harsh verdict, quadriceps tore off completely.
Will have surgery on Monday, back home on Tuesday and then a long recovery ... if all goes well at least 4 months untull everything is fully operational again.

Guess the 2012 season will be over for me.  Time to take some rest and hit back in 2013, bigger en better than ever !

Kristoff,

Good luck with the operation next week, and then with the recovery.

Jules

Hope the Op goes well and hope you have a speedy recovery

Ouch - hope it all goes to plan, or better...

Had a check up with the surgeon earlier tonight ... Rehab is going well, brace has been set now so I can bend my knee up to 30 degrees (which is almost nothing, but it's a start).  In the upcoming weeks that will be increased, so by the end of the month I'll be able to bend it up to 90 degrees, but I'm not allowed to use any strenght on the leg.  Will have to use my brace untill mid august, then start with physio.

Good news, puts up the moral a bit.  Complete rehab will take at least 4 months, up to 6, so still a long way to go.

Keep your chin up Kristoff, just keep working on the rehab and keep focusing on Sebring and next season.

All the best with the Rehab Kristoff, slow but sure.

Good to here the news is positive Kristoff, you know where you don't stand and what needs to be done from now on, so good luck with the rehab, the boredom, the frustration and the beer drinking.

Well ... 8 weeks post surgery and physio has finally got started this week.  Walking round the home without brace, but with crutches.
Still can't bend the knee more than 45 degrees, so bit behind on schedule, but nothing to worry about.   Physio means the pain is back, but it's for a good cause  ;D.  Made a schedule to be back on my feet by the end of the year (95 % recovery, the other 5 % could take another 6 months), which should be manageable.


Trip to Sebring confirmed today, 205 days 'till raceday, 200 days to get the leg back up and running  ;D.
(it hurts though not being able to get to Silverstone this weekend, and having to miss the Belgian GP for the first time since 1990)

Every time I read these words I wince.


So I am very pleased to read your latest update.  Stick at the exercises the physio gives you - especially when you think you don't need to do them anymore.

Good luck with the rehab.

Dx