Originally Posted by emilram
Hi, Im recovering from a broken collarbone fracture ,its been 11 weeks now,bone has fused and Ive been sent to PT to streghthen muscles and ROM(restriction of motion)exercise program.It hurts like hell but the therapist says its a must .Doc says pain might linger still for a while. My feeling is that pain will stay till bone is completely healed.
emilram.
Sounds like you may have had a lot of muscle damage which is common.
I had a comminuted collarbone along with a broken shoulder blade and a couple of ribs in 1986 at the age of 35. Comminuted means it was pulverized in the middle, about 3/4" worth. My collar bone has a 'Z' in it. But back to the question, I rode a 30 mile ride in 2 weeks, raced a TT in 3, and a crit in 5 weeks. My doctor was a sports orthopedist and wasn't too happy about it. My therapy was mainly throwing a baseball back and forth with my child.
I broke another shoulder blade 2 years later and I didn't do nearly as well. My recovery was much slower and painful.
Lastly, I still wake up in the middle of the night occasionally and feel like my shoulder and collarbone is all compressed. I kind of stretch everything back out and go back to sleep. It's neen 19 years.
