Here we go again
 

I was doing so well since a neck fracture a few years ago. This is my second of my more serious bike related injuries. I'm going for the first of two surgeries in a couple days. One to install a bar with some screws and the other to have the metal removed. Im just thankful I didnt plant my face or crack my skull. Spirits are up moods up and I'll be back to battle in a couple months.

Hows your injury count this summer? On the upside our summer is over and we only have a couple more weeks of nice weather left. https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...b10f9d03fa.jpg

Good season.
Lots of miles.
Still hoping for many many dry days.

Have not been on the ground once (or even close) this year.
2017 was down 3 times, luckily all minors with no damage.

I'm too old for rehab.

Nice going. I tore thumb tendons in 2016 right when the weather started getting nice, so I spent most of summer in a cast after surgery. Yea we heal slower as we get older thats for sure. This one smartened me up enough to quit smoking again. I give my woman credit for that too, so I better stick with it cause she stuck with me through so much already.

what is it that you busted up this time?

Right clavicle fracture.

I wish you well. I have two major surgeries coming up, and it is going to suck.

Did they offer you a choice of alloys? Titanium?

I spent nearly a month recovering from a bike crash in June. Cervical spine trauma, concussion, bouts of vertigo, mood distortion...it wasn't fun. Heal up.

Take it to Pills & Ills in the 50+ forum.

X-rays or it didn't happen :D

the collarbone should heel fast.

Ankle broken in two places plus a bonus broken tarsel back in July, coming off a mountain bike. Plastered up until 3 weeks ago, in an orthopedic boot since. The good news is I saw the consultant on Monday, and I'm now good to get back on the bike. Bad news is it's for short gentle rides only, and flat pedals only for the next two months.

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The good thing about clavicle is that sooner or later you are going to get a routine (or otherwise) chest X-ray and will get BF certified proof that it happened. I learned of one years after the fact, Now I messed my shoulder up so badly that real damage was no secret but I wasn't told I broke my collarbone (at least when I wasn't drugged up thoroughly).

Ben

correct, thanks.

<br /><br />good luck. I find the anticipation sucks. I'm past the surgery part on recovery road my attitude changes so much so it almost made it feel easy. plus hearing ill be 100% after so long as i take good care of it. my brother had a similar procedure and he smokes like a chimney, his still aches. granted he also disintegrated about an inch of bone and it required permanent metal to keep it together. so far in my case the waiting and going one handed and righty to lefty sucks the most

oh it happened lol. My chic was too busy holding me to take a pic LOL, I did ask but we forgot. That would be nice to keep too.

I'm really not the type to bruise easily, I had less or none at all after harder motocross spills. Two days after surgery. Weird the one on my bicep didn't show up until after my surgery.https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...da0bb4f72c.jpg
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Bike suffered less damage this timehttps://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...7753f4941d.jpg
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Good on you. My friend broke his left ankle in such a way after he was put back together he can no longer shift gears on motorbikes with his left foot. That might change later , for now thats the prognosis.

A couple of months ago I hit a patch of loose gravel while turning around on a MUP and even though I was going very slow I tumbled off the bike. Scraped my right shin on the platform pedal a bit. Just wish it hadn't happened in front of a group of grade school kids. I can still hear their shrill laughter. :twitchy:

Fortunately there was no damage to the bike! :thumb:

GOOD LUCK and fast healing !!!!

10/10 will be 2 year anniversary of right shoulder replacement and doing well. Went down on right side a couple of months ago and thought some shake-up might have happened but not so. Had a little prostate cancer come back 5 months ago and the surgery affected riding a short time but full steam ahead again.

I dont care about bike rash so long as Im the one scratching it. The very fist day I brought this home someones kid tipped it over off the kickstand and crunched the fairing :twitchy: Luckily the bar weight absorbed most of it lol.https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...cc47aa596f.jpg

Thanks! BTW glad to hear your doing better yourself!!

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Todays visit gave me photo op so here you go, fresh ex-rays and the staples were removed. 8 screws plus a plate. I gotta say it looks pretty gnarly in there

Hey! # 4-5 aren't metric! Do they expect you to carry two mini-tools???

Yeah I noticed the screw dissimilarity too. But I just figured the smaller ones must be finer threaded for tighter grip action :foo:

I currently have my arm in a cast due to a broken radius bone.

The back wheel went but then gripped, catapulting me over the opposite side - I got some big air but landed chest down and had my work cut out, couldn't really roll properly.

Unfortunately no gloves that day, so blood everywhere from broken skin. That and my wrists usially get it, but this was from such a height and angle that my arm couldn't take it and it snapped. Hurt my shoulder too.

Currently at 5 weeks off work. Expecting a few more.

Thats how I came to remember parts of my accident. I made the lean left and dragged the pedal just as Im starting to obligate into the a turn, at the speed I was going I remember having to wip the bike quicky twice to stay on course. the line does a bit of a zig then a zag right after crossing a single lane turn pipe.

I sensed the pedal had little but still just enough time and clearance to kick it past the danger zone then all the way up anticipating the second lean. In that split second I was trying to avoid what ended up happening basically. Pedal caught the a lip in the cement and spun the back of the bike and me up and around sideways. then I remember instinctively planting my right foot as we dropped by then I was heading into an uncontrolled right lean, my right foot gripped the ground and was getting sucked under the bike. my foot or my foot and the tire touching down and gripping the asphalt sent us into a roll . thats how my right side contacted the ground about where cement changes to asphalt surface, longer story shorter that and the momentum put me and the bike on a sideways roll in the direction I was heading upright .10 prior. and should of been heading again had I not fubarred the left. It all happened so quick, some parts are still blurry but thats how I recollect the events.

I also remember kicking the bike away from me as my back touched down. I remember the bike falling towards me and my face.. Then I remember sitting there stunned at what just happened, and some lady with her kid saying are you ok..are you ok...do you need an ambulance lol. thats about when stunned turned to disbelief and disappointment. I cried like a ***** but it wasn't the pain, or it was a combination but mostly something else. a minute or five passed then thought ok I'm ok it hurts like hell but Im going to make my way up nice and slow lol, But realized nope that aint happening, I didnt make it off my ass, everything on my right side hurt, mostly my entire right shoulder, it was like a shearing pain I dont remember feeling that intensely before. I still felt I could shake it off and get up for some stupid reason until I noticed the popping. then I knew right then yea this is bad. I was more upset by that point because me and my fiance finally reached each other after a long stretch apart. I was kicking my self because I felt like my dumb fall will screw up our time together and disappoint her. She met me at the hospital happy to see I was upright and awake by that point, Im high as a kite and feeling somewhat better. They gave me morphine and that strong stuff in the patches, I forget the name. It was one to remember for sure, plus Ill have the scar as a memento of course.

This might be one of the worst creepy feeling experiences I've had personally. Pre and post surgery su*k. From what I read online I thought once the bones are back in line it should be mostly a piece of cake. But clavicle breakages can vary a lot now I'm learning.

If you've never broken a collar bone before, don't do it, break something else instead. I managed to go through a day and a half pain medication free, mostly ok. No way dude, this ain't happening very much longer. Feels like someone dropped a mesh bag full of roofers nails inside my body with all the sharp shooting pains everywhere up to a foot or more away from break itself. In the immediate area where they put the plate it has the most bizarre feelins sensations aside from just feeling it being there to constant dull aches. also like I can feel my skin pulling and dragging across the plate with most body movements. Even the tendons down the side of my neck are wack, they feel much tighter than usual. Yea I have had more pleasant injuries than this before. I almost want to say this is worse than the neck fracture and a whole bunch of whiplash. Probably not. but broken bones in other parts were joyous occasions in comparison lol. A few hundred stitches down my throat, and staples in my head, a couple broken noses. I'd trade them all back for this one to be gone. Now I'm probably sounding like a baby again lol. I can handle it well its mostly about the bizarre alien sensations that I cant stand much longer, the ones that don't necessarily even hurt. Ranting helps somewhat :cry::thumb:

How are you broken people doing out there?

Btw its looking like I'll be gone for about 3 maybe 4 months sick leave. Soon after that I'll be heading over seas for a few months, maybe as long as a full year. Hopefully happy sailing by that time.

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On July 24th 2013 I crashed on the road and broke my neck. Spent 8 days in hospital, had two 5 hour surgeries and went home on August 1st with C1 & C2 fused. Was back on the rail/trails in November. Aside from a limited ROM, I seem to have recovered pretty well. Haven't crashed since. I am a very lucky guy.

Oh man some of that looks serious,,, you guys must be holding your lips wrong,,,,,, hope y'all heal up,,,,,,, man..