In Nov. ‘21 I was struck broadside by a car making a careless left hand turn across traffic. My bike was destroyed and I ended up in the hospital with a concussion (based on the damage to my helmet, I’m certain it saved my life), five broken ribs, a fractured scapula, a fractured ankle and 4 fractured vertebrae. I was in the hospital for 8 days and in a rehab hospital for 10. Then about 4 months of PT.
I was completely off the bike for all of December.
I got a new bike in Jan. ‘22 but I only rode it lightly in the basement starting in mid Jan. until about the middle of Feb when I started going for short rides in my neighborhood.
I’ve pretty much recovered by now, but I’m still not as fast as I was before I got hit.