Another Broken Collarbone!
05-19-10, 04:54 PM
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05-19-10, 05:21 PM
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I don't think you will lose significant muscle in just 2 weeks of disuse. However when I broke mine I used the recumbent cycling machines at the gym until my surgery. I was back on my bike on a trainer a few days after the surgery and on the road in about a week. Did the doctors give you any amount of time?
I landed on my shoulder. I had a trajectory toward the ground, and nothing I was going to was going to affect anything.
A year from now the plate is going to drive him nuts.
I landed on my shoulder. I had a trajectory toward the ground, and nothing I was going to was going to affect anything.
A year from now the plate is going to drive him nuts.
05-19-10, 06:06 PM
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I feel your pain. I broke mine on May 9. No surgery - expecting to be healed in 6-8 weeks.
What is a real pain as well is all the freakin' road rash that I got from the accident.
What is a real pain as well is all the freakin' road rash that I got from the accident.
05-19-10, 06:42 PM
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When I broke my collar bone as a kid, I was told that it was the most frequently broken bone. I had to wear a harness thingie to keep my shoulders back, in the proper position. It was a pain in the ass, and it hurt like hell to take it off.
05-19-10, 07:26 PM
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You're right. It's a small price to pay though, as just two weeks after surgery I have almost full mobility without pain. Not to mention already riding again 
. I'll probably wait to race until mid-July. Wouldn't want to test my luck...
. I'll probably wait to race until mid-July. Wouldn't want to test my luck...
05-19-10, 08:20 PM
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05-19-10, 10:57 PM
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Broke it on April 24th in a race (completely my fault, just lost control of the bars heading into the sprint.) Had surgery on May 5th, and now on the mend.
Before:
After:
I can't wait to get back on the bike and it's pretty depressing to see the muscle in my legs slowly vanish from disuse. Thoughts? Comments? Gasps of amazement?
Before:
After:
I can't wait to get back on the bike and it's pretty depressing to see the muscle in my legs slowly vanish from disuse. Thoughts? Comments? Gasps of amazement?
05-20-10, 01:01 AM
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I had recently converted bike to cyclocross bike and I'm new to the 700c x32 tires and stiffness. I was making a tight turn and front wheel slipped from under me. I had no time to re- act. I slammed into the cement hard.
I'm suffering and recovering from road rash both knees, right ankle, both forearms and right shoulder so sore. I was wearing helmet and gloves but what was not cover on my right hand I damaged. My ring finger and pinky skin on knuckle completly gone. It hurts the worse.
And my bike nothing wrong with it except tear on the saddle. I did change out bar tape for more grip just for safety. This is how it is now with new tape and water bottle cage.
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Really sorry to hear about the collar bone. If that is your left side we have the same hardware, except they gave you one more screw. I broke mine when a car ran out in front of me and I hit them on my motorcycle going 30-35 MPH. The good news is that the steel plate and screws does not affect my daily activities one bit. Hope you heal fast and get back to ridding.
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