Input on Forearm Tendon Injury

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I will try to keep this as short as possible. Well my dream finally came true this past winter and we got a place on a lake. On May 12 the lake was about right to do my first slalom ski run and my neighbor, whom I met as a reference from the people that sold us the place, asked if we could use his boat. He picked me up and I was first to go. (I have only skied with my wife driving my X9). He asked, "How does your wife pull you?" I didn't have an answer and she was at work. Keep in mind I am not an average sized slalom skier at 6'1" 235 but I love it and do OK. I answered "I think she just hits it all the way." Well he has a much smaller and lighter boat (19' Moomba) and when he hit it I tried to hold on and get up but it ripped the handle out of my hands violently. I didn't notice I was injured and he kept trying for about 5 times to get me up. Then about 6 hours later the pain came.

I let it rest for a week and bought those gloves with the dowells in them thinking it would help and grabbed my wife and my boat the following Saturday. Too late, the damage is done and I still couldn't get up. Take a look at my forearm photo with bruising.

Guys, I know I can't be the only guy this has happend to so how long is it going to take to heal something like this and what type of therapy should I be doing. It is making me sick that I can't ski right now. I am looking forward to the input.