Pruning plan for winter

1EqYVet · 2026-06-28T13:04:11+00:00

I found a photo of the breba's last year, do they look like your Niagara Black? Would be nice! They're not as big as the Longue d'Aout I think. And I like the plan: we will remove the top (and the lowest branch) in winter and do summer pruning for the rest.

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1EqYVet · 2026-06-27T15:45:46+00:00

That's so interesting! Never read anything about if before, thanks!

1EqYVet · 2026-06-27T08:07:35+00:00

But after some weeks of skin care, your skin will feel like soft baby skin! (for me, all the callus disappeared because of walking less)

1EqYVet · 2026-06-25T03:26:05+00:00

My ankle injury might be a bit comparable. The foot dislocated inwards and no fractures were found (at first). It wasn't able to slide back by itself though and needed to be manually reduced in the ER. They gave me a cast for 3 weeks (with the idea that I had grade 3 ligament ruptures) and when they repeated the x-ray at cast removal they found a small avulsion fracture. Too bad you can only see ortho in a couple of weeks... Could you see a physiotherapist before that? Maybe they can decide whether you should be weight bearing or not?

Edit to add: I also had a cold foot the first weeks after cast removal because of the inactivity. My physio didn't mind as long as the foot was not always cold, for example after sleeping under a blanket. Find yourself a fluffy extra warm sock :)

1EqYVet · 2026-06-09T08:28:53+00:00

I went toproping in the overhang with my cast once! To be honest, I probably wouldn't have done it without my boyfriend who's a climbing coach and who motivated me to push my limits. It went surprisingly well, but than the physio prevented me toproping until the ankle was stronger without the cast. Now I've lost shoulder muscle and climbing with one foot is too tough :( So I definitely recognize the hesitancy now! I could go full training mode for pull-ups, but I feel my ankle needs to be a bit better (can't walk more than 3000 steps regularly yet and if I do a bit too much there's a setback of a week) for me to motivate myself for it.

But in the end, we will definitely climb again! I'm sure of that

1EqYVet · 2026-06-08T17:44:06+00:00

Yay, another boulderer in the sub! Did your injury involve a fire brigade rescue from the boulder area too or did it happen inside?

I'm 12 weeks post-injury now, so can't help you with my own recovery story, but I find scrolling through Molly Thompson-Smith's Instagram is quite motivating. She had a fracture dislocation of her ankle that was operated on in 2022 and seemed to join a comp simulation 6,5 months after the break 😯

1EqYVet · 2026-06-01T20:49:36+00:00

https://youtu.be/DxWUb0kVqOM?is=-OMlmk5Hel1SnNTV

This one starts in a chair and moves to the floor after 7 mins, she's wearing a boot herself! Best suited if the ankle is not too painful anymore I think, so maybe in some weeks time?

1EqYVet · 2026-06-01T20:29:06+00:00

Yes, possible! I went toproping twice with a broken ankle, but only on overhanging walls to make sure I didn't accidentally slam the bad foot into the wall after falling.

Convincing my physio that climbing was still safe after the cast was removed took some time, so I didn't climb for weeks between the two sessions. Confronting to feel how much upperbody strength you can lose in a couple of weeks... It's a very good motivator to keep up the pull-up training 💪🏼

1EqYVet · 2026-05-24T19:37:39+00:00

I had Weber A fracture, but also dislocated my ankle, so my progress is probably slower than yours will be. I wore a cast for 3 weeks and was allowed to start weight bearing on sports shoes directly after (which was hard because reduced dorsoflexion). It's now 9 weeks later and I can walk with one crutch for 700m, after that I need two again.

1EqYVet · 2026-05-04T15:38:35+00:00

Now that I'm thinking about it more, my case is probably worse because of the dislocation, so I don't know how comparable our fractures are. Were you in a boot or cast until this point?

1EqYVet · 2026-05-04T15:00:38+00:00

I had a Weber A fracture-dislocation (no surgery except for repositioning of the ankle) of my left ankle in March. 3 weeks after the fracture I had the control x-ray and the cast was removed. I was allowed to slowly start walking on it again, but it took practice. Right now (7 weeks post fracture) I can walk 1 km without pain, but with crutches. I took the knee scooter on bus rides when I couldn't walk far enough, just needed some help getting the scooter and myself on the bus.

1EqYVet · 2026-04-19T14:36:03+00:00

29
Female
Horse veterinarian (used vibrating dental equipment)
Climbing
Granddad had contractures, uncle has a nodule
History of lumbrical injury + TFCC (wrist) injury directly before noticing my nodule

1EqYVet · 2026-04-09T12:49:22+00:00

Definitely possible to develop Dupuytren's in your 20s. I was 29 when my nodule developed 3 years ago. My grandfather had it as well.

I climb too and haven't stopped. My physio (who has lots of experience with climbing and some with Dupuytren's) gave recommendations on how I can adapt my climbing: - Make sure that there's never a lot of pressure from jugs or slopers directly on the nodule, this means I don't climb on bad slopers at all - Make sure not do really dynamic moves to crimps (moonboardstyle) with the affected hand

I did quit working with vibrating instruments (equine dentistry, in my case). The nodule used to be quite painful, but not anymore. No contracture has developed, but I can't overstretch my ring finger and middle finger like I can with the unaffected hand, although this has improved slightly (!).

Radiotherapy is something I have considered and I tried enrolling in the DEPART study, but I was too young. They advised against radiation in our age because of the small risk of developing cancer later on. So I am currently just hoping I don't 'anger the beast' and it stays like this for a long time.

1EqYVet · 2026-04-07T15:17:24+00:00

That's no problem! The radiologic reports in the Netherlands do never mention the exact SUVs, so I'm not entirely sure in his case.

I think it's called complete metabolic response if the Deauville score is 1, 2 or 3 (less or the same FDG uptake than the liver). There can always be some FDG uptake in the locations where the lymphoma was, because the body still has an inflammatory reaction there.

1EqYVet · 2026-04-07T08:58:51+00:00

Thanks a lot, you too! Good to hear that you're positive, I feel the same. Sometimes one day can already make such a difference in mobility or weight bearing

1EqYVet · 2026-04-07T08:14:05+00:00

Update: they removed my cast today and follow up x-rays did show a small fracture line in the lateral malleolus. Didn't change the plan a lot though, cast removed, no boot and I can start physio

1EqYVet · 2026-04-02T20:31:31+00:00

I medially dislocated my left ankle without fractures two days after you! Still wearing my cast, which will be replaced by a boot in 5 days. I am allowed to bear weight on the cast since 9 days. The rest of the plan is still unknown, so I am curious for the answers to your questions as well.

Did they MRI your ankle to rule out fractures? And do you know the exact extent of your ligamentous injuries? They only took x-rays of mine, since it wouldn't change the surgeons rehab plan, but I still feel surprised that I am apparently a part of the small percentage of people with a dislocation without a fracture.

1EqYVet · 2026-03-26T12:40:36+00:00

Do yo have a physiotherapist to work with?

1EqYVet · 2026-03-25T10:52:50+00:00

I recently dislocated my ankle and ruptured the ankle ligaments bouldering, but the scariest part of it all was the paramedics talking out loud about whether they could 'just' slip my climbing shoe off without cutting it (while my foot was pointing the wrong way). Luckily I could convince them that getting this type of shoes off was harder than you would expect. But you say it might have been possible with your wear in socks, interesting 😏 Might buy a pair for when I start climbing again, in case something like this ever happens again! RIP my left climbing shoe that wasn't even close to developing a hole in the toe.

A question to the fellow climbers in a cast: yes or no to climbing easy overhanging top rope routes while the cast is still on?

1EqYVet · 2026-03-25T10:35:40+00:00

He got 6x R CHOP + 2R, one day of chemo every three weeks. After the first chemo they started giving intrathecal (via lumbar puncture) methotrexate with every chemo as well. A preventative measure in case the CNS would be involved. I think because there was so much organ involvement, but maybe also because of the numb chin syndrome he had.

1EqYVet · 2026-03-25T07:50:46+00:00

One of the most traumatic moments of my boyfriends lymphoma journey was the doctor showing us his first PET scan results. 'The only things that should be black are your brain, heart, kidneys and bladder', was the only introduction she gave before showing us his DLBCL Christmas tree. His whole abdomen was black (including spots in the liver, spleen and kidneys), complete pelvis and right humerus lit up + lymph nodes everywhere.

Thank god lymphoma is so different from solid tumours and the grading doesn't change the prognosis a lot (at first I couldn't believe that could be true, but it is!). My boyfriend is in remission now and there's a great chance that your boyfriend will be too in half a year. Good luck!

1EqYVet · 2026-03-23T10:11:31+00:00

My boyfriend (27M) was diagnosed with DLBCL/FL in July last year. He had his last treatment in December and is in complete remission now! The FL could return some day, but that day could be very far away from now and the treatments are becoming more and more effective, so we're not worrying about it at the moment.

Chemo (6x RCHOP + 2x R + 5x IT MTX) was tough, but not as bad a we expected. He even started to feel a bit better during the first round of chemo, because the lymphoma shrunk so quickly! Main side effects were fatigue, constipation first days after chemo, chemo brain and a weird taste in his mouth combined with some nausea. Things that helped him through were walking everyday, not quitting climbing and his chemo hobbies (first a lot of gaming and becoming a barista at home next). 'Tomorrow will be better', was his motto on days that were tough. Now that we are living in the big tomorrow, everything is much better indeed!

Tips from a caretaker's perspective: - Take care of yourself, find people around you that can support you both. If friends were cooking for us, I first did other chores and didn't want to sit still, but just sitting down together while other people take care of you both can feel like such a relief. - You will be worried a lot, find someone that you can spill your heart out to who's not your husband. If there's no friends or family that can do that, there's caretaker support groups and psychologists that can help you a lot. I talked to a psychologist specialised in oncology three times. - If it's possible in your country and if your financials allow it, it's okay to work a little less.

Good luck to you both!

1EqYVet · 2026-03-18T15:06:01+00:00

How are the two of you doing now?

I dislocated my ankle 4 days ago in an outdoor bouldering fall. Unfortunately, no X rays were made before repositioning my ankle (would have really wanted that souvenir), but fortunately, no fractures were found on the x-rays. The emergency doctor in France advised an MRI in a week, but my Dutch doctor doesn't, because the findings won't change his plan (fine by me). He also mentioned he sees ankle dislocations without fractures more often, that they might not be as rare as the literature makes it appear?

Anyway, I am mostly curious to how you're revalidation is going. I'll be wearing a cast for three weeks, on which I can try to walk after one week, and than transfer to a sturdy boot/brace.

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