baron von trail 

I am back at work...but I'm a long way from riding my bike again. In fact, I am still 4 weeks away from being able to put 100% of my weight on the injured leg. I am at least 8 to 10 weeks away from being cleared to ride my bike again.

It's been exactly 2 weeks since I had the surgery which fixed me up from the wipe out: I fell off the bike while rolling over some railroad tracks which crossed the road at a funny angle. The surgeon reconnected the head of my femur to the rest of the bone by driving 4 pins into my thigh bone, and now I must do the rest. Getting up and moving again has not been easy.

Right now, I am planning to get my commute back on by August -- if all goes well. I plan to ease into it by riding in on Fridays. But, I am still a long way away from that dream being a reality. For now, I will be happy to just start walking again.

ibcrewin

go go go! you can do it!

Ka_Jun

Get well soon.

cycle16v

Yeah- Welcome back. I feel your pain. I bought my first road bike back in the summer of '07 and thought I would go for a spin around the block so rather than going out the back of the house I thought I would just go down the front sidewalk down to the corner to get on the street. I approached to corner where the sidewalk had a small lip at the curb and thought I would easily roll over it. Wrong- I flipped right over it and broke the radial head off my left arm as I tried to brace the fall. I had surgury within days of the fall and rehab to keep my arm/joints/muscles moving almost immediatly. 6 months later I was feeling brave enough to ride again. Two years out now, I still have some elbow/joint pains but I can extend and flex my arm just like normal.

I'm so happy to be riding again. Make sure you take the rehab seriously. Don't let you leg/knee stiffen up on you.

baron von trail 

Glad you made it back. I'm sure the pain will begin to subside over time. Good luck.

Getting up and then keeping myself moving has been my primary focus since the surgery. Going into work today, doing it on crutches, took a lot of effort. But, getting there was one very high hurdle. Now, I need to build on that success.

I had a two-hour-ish, 27-mile, bike commute before the wreck. Now, because of the extra effort required to get showered, shaved and dressed, plus all the distance I now need to cover while hobbling on my crutches, it takes me at least two-hours just to get there by car. And it is no less of an effort.