chiming in, while tim shares his time contributing to slowtwitch along with other journalistic and photographic ventures, in the broad sense he's a part of the slowtwitch family, and a man for whom i have a lot of affection.

we have a number of needs in the greater triathlon community that pop up from time to time. we're happy to highlight those needs here on the forum. this is probably the first time a need has struck this close to home. we'll be making our own slowtwitch contribution directly, rather than via the gofundme effort.

some of you have stood in solidarity with slowtwitch very recently, offering our support, and that gesture was appreciated. this is another example of a place where that gesture would be welcome.

tim's gofundme.

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Dan Empfield
aka Slowman

Has anyone set up a link for donations?

It's linked where I wrote THIS...I'll actually put a live link up there.

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Mat Steinmetz

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it's mat's link above. here.

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Dan Empfield
aka Slowman

Thanks for posting this. donated. Not much, but it is a nickel and dime game. There are a lot of people here, if everyone gives a little...

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Tom Demerly
The Tri Shop.com

Thanks for bringing this up. I met Tim at Mt-Tremblant last year. Super nice guy !!
Get well soon

Happy to contribute and get this fellow back on his feet.

why not get some gear or signed gear from some of the pros Matt you work with and do a raffle, I know I would buy some tickets for your store bike jersey or a crazy grand prize of a fit done by you??

The guy needs 40K so needs some big motivation to get behind the go fund me

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it occurred to me during my noon swim that there's specificity lacking to this request. i asked timothy about this, and here's what he answered (he's okay with me telling you):

he needs either a new or a resurfaced hip. his hope is for a resurfaced hip. he does have insurance. there is a gap in coverage that will occur in the case of a hip resurfacing, and that gap appears to be in the $12,000 range, hence the gofundme total. this gap occurs because of this kind of procedure coupled with the age of the patient, i.e., once a patient reaches a target age coverage is not extended. (he's 1 year too old.)

it is possible that timothy might find that he is only a candidate for full hip replacement. in this case, the gap between coverage and procedure is much lower. i have asked timothy to expedite finding out whether he is definitely a candidate for resurfacing or whether he will be forced into full replacement. if the latter, the new gap total - lower - will be published here posthaste.

before i write my check i'd like to know what this gap total definitely is, and i thought it appropriate that you be kept as current on this as i am keeping myself. as i find out more i'll make sure that either i, or someone, will post updates to this thread.

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Dan Empfield
aka Slowman

While we're helping Tim out maybe we should also share some of his photos. :)

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Tom Demerly
The Tri Shop.com

that's a capital idea!

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Dan Empfield
aka Slowman

Glad to help.

I also left a message for Cory and I am relaying it here:

I had a hip surgery in Oct. 2013 (mosaicplasty) and I found these very useful for after the intervention:

A cold machine (Aircast with hip brace in my case) which helped keep the hip cold for after surgery.
Little help needed to refill the ice but combined with pain killers, it made it much better.

Lymphapress machine (medical grade Normatec type - think top notch pressotherapy) greatly helped reduce scar tissue.
My insurance covered it, maybe Tim should enquire so he has it ready even before surgery.
It is a wonderful piece of equipment that might also be rented or just used for physio (PT) after heavy surgeries.
But if insurance covers it, might as well own it.

I have not used a Continuous Passive Motion (CPM) but heard good things about it. It keeps the leg gently moving to avoid heavy legs, possible thrombosis and get sensations back as it is quite stiff afterwards.

Voilà, just passing on the knowledge from first-hand experience.

I wish him well and I hope the community will gather to support (financially or in spirit) someone who has been bringing us so many beautiful images of our wonderful sport.

Stay strong Tim.

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Only fools never change their minds and I'll never change my mind about that.

Tim has supported me a lot in the past, so I'm happy to support him here. Let's hope we can make it happen!

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Just to make it a little more clear; a Hip Resurfacing is a hip replacement, as is a Total Hip Replacement. If this xray pic comes across, it show's the difference between the two:



HR and the left, THR on the right. Not the way it sounds the HR is a much tougher surgery both on the surgeon and the patient. A THR can be done minimally invasive. Two small cuts, saw off the bones and slip it out and slip it in. My friend was out hunting in the woods a week later. HR on the other hand is brutal. A large cut; 7 to 12 inches. Yank the leg out of the socket and flap it up over the patient's back. Now go to work. The HR also has to be in perfect alignment, since it is steel on steel and lubricated with the body's own synovial fluid. A THR has a nylon liner and any miss-alignment can work itself out.

One guy that I swim with, a former 2:30 marathoner, is 70 years old and just had a Hip Resurfacing. He's now back running again. I had bilateral HR's almost four years ago and I can't tell that there was ever anything wrong.

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I am in.

Contributed and have posted the link to our club Facebook page.

Done! What a great contributor to our sport!!

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Done and Challenges sent to DFRU, Sheena and Dwayne .... pony up people!

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Done. For 12 straight years I witnessed Tim hustling around Kona with his cameras, tape recorder and notebook. What a combination of talent, hard work and love for the sport. It's hard to think of him being down due to a bad hip.

Done! Mat thanks for posting - I wouldn't have known.

Ian

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How about we buy photo's from Tim,

Speaking of medical procedures, how's your own leg? Did it turn out to be broken, or were you lucky?


Cheers,
malte

don't know yet. probably not broken. the swelling has gone down everywhere except the focal point, which is on the lateral side just below the knee. can't really push off with the calf. it seems to be at the attachment of the origin of some calf muscle. can't run. can ride the bike seated if the bike is pointed uphill. can't stand on the bike. kind of a one-leg push off the wall. but it's getting slowly better every day, and if it gets better on its own then i won't go to the doctor and call it. good. if it stalls out then i'll go and see what's going on. thanks for asking.

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Dan Empfield
aka Slowman

I tend to have the same attitude. As long as it improves on its own I'm not seeing a doc. Drives my wife nuts :-)
Glad to hear you're better.


Cheers,
malte