Team Cobalt

July 18, 2004

I've just been approached today by a friend who wants to train for a

mini-marathon. I think Team Cobalt would be a great name for our

team! Any other ideas?

Cindy

C+ 5/25/01 and 6/28/01

July 20, 2004

Cheers Chris!

Cowabunga! I suspect you folks in CA saw the s. swell we saw a few

days prior. Glad to hear you're wet and stoked. My first day back

in the water was a monumental moment in my life as the surfing

factor was probably the largest component in driving my research

into alternatives to THR.

So...where did you surf? How's about a report...size, conditions,

etc... Do you have a spot you consider your 'home break', and if so

where? I'm going to be in CA in a few weeks, if there is any chance

of hooking up for a surf, I would be very stoked to join you for a

session.

Advise on details etc...should you be interested in setting loose

team hippie on your local spot. Let the moms & groms beware, team

cobalt is loose.

Keep shredding.

Dan

> Hi Gang.

> I successfully re-entered surfing today. Hip feels " odd " and

> vulnerable when I take off, but I was careful in what waves I

took,

> and careful how I exited the waves, and had no problems. Surfed

for

> 2 hours and I feel great. I still have trouble getting my surgical

> leg up into position and then standing quickly, but I no know it's

> not going to pop out of the socket and flap around when I get up,

> and that's a big comfort. And I'm 3 months and 2 days post op.

> Anyway, it's a big day for me, and I wanted to share it with you.

> Those who are resurfed, you know my elation. It's too good to be

> true.

> C+ 4-15-04 Amstutz

July 20, 2004

Cheers Chris!

Cowabunga! I suspect you folks in CA saw the s. swell we saw a few

days prior. Glad to hear you're wet and stoked. My first day back

in the water was a monumental moment in my life as the surfing

factor was probably the largest component in driving my research

into alternatives to THR.

So...where did you surf? How's about a report...size, conditions,

etc... Do you have a spot you consider your 'home break', and if so

where? I'm going to be in CA in a few weeks, if there is any chance

of hooking up for a surf, I would be very stoked to join you for a

session.

Advise on details etc...should you be interested in setting loose

team hippie on your local spot. Let the moms & groms beware, team

cobalt is loose.

Keep shredding.

Dan

> Hi Gang.

> I successfully re-entered surfing today. Hip feels " odd " and

> vulnerable when I take off, but I was careful in what waves I

took,

> and careful how I exited the waves, and had no problems. Surfed

for

> 2 hours and I feel great. I still have trouble getting my surgical

> leg up into position and then standing quickly, but I no know it's

> not going to pop out of the socket and flap around when I get up,

> and that's a big comfort. And I'm 3 months and 2 days post op.

> Anyway, it's a big day for me, and I wanted to share it with you.

> Those who are resurfed, you know my elation. It's too good to be

> true.

> C+ 4-15-04 Amstutz

July 21, 2004

Cheers

Glad to hear you made it back to the surf lineup.

I am planning on going surfing for the first time in a year in San

Diego my old stomping grounds before I moved to Boulder. I get to

make a couple trips a year to my favorite surf spots and can't wait

to go on my new resurfed hip. Went last year before surgery and had

some trouble popping up on my bad. Disappointing when you have surfed

for over 30yrs of your life and you look like a grem getting up.

Hope to be catching a good swell at Swamies when I get back for my

trip, slashing and shredding those awesome right peaks.

Keep up the shredding

Mike

> > Hi Gang.

> > I successfully re-entered surfing today. Hip feels " odd " and

> > vulnerable when I take off, but I was careful in what waves I

> took,

> > and careful how I exited the waves, and had no problems. Surfed

> for

> > 2 hours and I feel great. I still have trouble getting my

surgical

> > leg up into position and then standing quickly, but I no know

it's

> > not going to pop out of the socket and flap around when I get up,

> > and that's a big comfort. And I'm 3 months and 2 days post op.

> > Anyway, it's a big day for me, and I wanted to share it with you.

> > Those who are resurfed, you know my elation. It's too good to be

> > true.

> > C+ 4-15-04 Amstutz

July 21, 2004

HI ,

I'm natural, leg left surgical so I have the same predicament as

you. It used to kill me going backside, especially when I would go

up and try to whack the lip. I went out last night and there was a

bit of juice, and it got thrashed around a little. I had some pain

that scared me following a wipeout, I think you'll find that it's

hard to control your leg from flopping, and the groin muscles that

do the controlling are jacked. Maybe your'e experience will be

different, but my glutes and hams were fine, it was the front of the

socket that hurt. Probably from the dislocation. I woulnd't even

thing about anything over 5-6 bro, it's just too much power and

velocity. And I'd avoid wiping out (as if anyone likes to get

pounded)...but I mean, maybe take it easy and pick your spots. Let

me know how it goes. Maybe we can have a surf together some day?

C+ 4-15-04

P.S. I did some swimming and body surfing on small days in the ocean

to get my mojo back for being in the water. I hightly recommend it.

It's a good test of your leg.

>

> Hey

>

> Congrats on standing up. You must be feeling pretty good!

>

> I am around 3 months post-op and hanging to get back in the water

for that

> first wave.

> Are you goofy or natural and which hip did you have done?

> I am goofy and always found it difficult to stand up (pre-op) with

my right

> hip being the bad one. (Found it hard to push up and get my front

leg in

> position first go). I imagine I will have similar trouble when I

get back

> in the water (next week hopefully).

>

> Just had a big storm down here in Australia and swell is messy but

got up

> to around 15 feet (Australian scale).

> Normally I'd be waiting for it to clean up and get some waves but

not sure

> if I could handle any waves with size at the moment.

>

> Good work and stick at it, you'll be doing aerials in no time!

> Does this give the term 'resurf' a new meaning?

>

> Fellow resurfed surfer yet to resurf

>

> " Chris

Roche "

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> Hi Gang.

> I successfully re-entered surfing today. Hip feels " odd " and

> vulnerable when I take off, but I was careful in what waves I took,

> and careful how I exited the waves, and had no problems. Surfed for

> 2 hours and I feel great. I still have trouble getting my surgical

> leg up into position and then standing quickly, but I no know it's

> not going to pop out of the socket and flap around when I get up,

> and that's a big comfort. And I'm 3 months and 2 days post op.

> Anyway, it's a big day for me, and I wanted to share it with you.

> Those who are resurfed, you know my elation. It's too good to be

> true.

> C+ 4-15-04 Amstutz

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July 21, 2004