Originally Posted by
northbend
Man plans and God laughs.
My 2 month cyclotour was over by the second day.
I'm home now.. having Distal Radius Surgery tomorrow.
Cycling in Paris is not for the faint of heart.
I did get a chance to visit the fabled Cycles Alex Singer though.
The accident happened on the way back to my airbnb on the other side of town.
Totally my fault.
I’ll be ok, just really disapointed right now.
Typing is difficult using my left hand so this is all I’ll say for now.
Pictures here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/north_...7720315329210/
Ouch - and all too familiar. Sorry to hear about the ruined vacation/tour, and best wishes for a speedy recovery.
A similar injury approaching 3 decades ago was due to my last (knock on wood) serious accident on two wheels. The accident was also 100% my own fault.
Luckily my wrist fracture didn't require surgery; a few weeks in a cast followed by some time in a brace did the trick. FWIW: mine has healed quite well (I'd estimate 95-98+% "good as new") and even today only very rarely reminds me of the incident in any way. Hopefully yours heals as well or better.
Do keep a close eye out for post-surgical complications, though. My spouse also had a similar injury some years ago (due to a slip and fall on very smooth concrete that had gotten wet and was at the bottom of some stairs) and ended up with a post-surgical infection. Luckily it was caught early and didn't cause any long-term issues with recovery.