Adam, sorry you had to go through this! You do get better. They wouldn't let me on the bike for about 4 months. At first, I had to lay the bike on the ground, step over it and then pick it up. The first ride was scary, worrying about another crash and all, but really made me grateful! The hardest thing has been regaining the flexibility, but I was 60 when it happened, so you might have better luck.

It was a little more than a year before I could actually swing my right (uninjured side) leg over the bike to get on and off it. But I'm riding as well as ever now, pretty much at the same distances and speeds as pre-injury. I don't like riding in big groups because I don't trust them and don't want to crash again, but other than that, I'm fine.

At my 1 year check up, I had a small spot of AVN on the femoral head. It may or may not progress; I go back in December or January, which will be my 2 year followup. I also developed sciatica issues on my uninjured side during my rehab and that has been more of a problem than the injured area. That seems to be getting better and fortunately doesn't both my riding at all. I do have some low back pain that everyone thinks was caused by the rehab and strength imbalances, but it could also be a pre-exisiting disk problem that was aggravated by the whole episode.

All in all, I'm doing great and it hasn't been 2 years yet. The dvt set me back a good bit and then the sciatica, but it's mostly all good. I had no problem riding BRAG last summer and I pronounce myself cured from the acetabular fracture. You'll get there.

Email me if you want to know any more about my rehab experience and what you might expect.