drat - shattered scapula

MP- I knew it! You shoulda come with us yesterday. We went out to Nicasio starting in Novato and winding our way back via Paradise loop and a few other fun roads. I thought about you but didn't have your number with me when we rode over the Wolf grade (actually took a steep shortcut from San Rafael that has a wooden bridge). (We were doing the "Bakery to Bakery" ride hosted by Mark Birnbaum)

At any rate, I'm sorry to hear this grim news. I sure understand how you musta felt when they had to cut one of your fav jerseys. :( I'm glad to hear it was just a fracture and that you'll probably be back on the bike in 4-6wks. I found spinning to be my one saving grace last year when I couldn't ride. At least you'll get a good cardio out of it.;)

Keep us posted on the ortho visit tomorrow. Meanwhile get lots of rest.
Here's hoping for a speedy recovery.

That sounds like something that's going to need surgery. Here's hoping not.

Karen

So sorry - what a bummer to have that kind of injury! Hope you heal fast

spoke

Isn't Petite'pois old enough to ride captain on the tandem and you can sit back as one handed stoker?

Sorry about the crash, but it sounds like between falling technique and proper winter layering things could have been far worse.

How's the bike :cool:?

Ouch!! That is a hard one to break. You hit solid. You're right, you probably saved your clavicle by not putting your arm out.
I hope you are better soon and can get back on the trainer quickly.

FYI: As for the jersey, ladies, there are many ways to cut off a shirt. If you have the presence of mind at the time, have them cut near the seam on one side, right up the armpit. Or if you are sleeveless, have them cut along the seam across the top of the arm on both sides and pull it down your waist. Then it can be trimmed and sewn to save the shirt. I learned that from a veteran medic/cyclist I used to work with. :D

Good luck and feel better soon, MP. :)

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How's the bike :cool:?

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oddly the right shifter seems to be toast. (I fell on my left side.) :confused::confused::confused: otherwise, seems ok, but it is going for a complete exam before I ride again.

x - the jersey saving tips would have been good. i am trying to think how i could patch it together with a little extra material. it would be one of a kind for sure. :D

have you seen the orthopod today?

got an appt for tomorrow. earliest I could get in. it's not life threatening. (flashback to not being able to see the pulmonologist for 3 months when I had as yet undi8agnosed PEs. :rolleyes: )

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i am trying to think how i could patch it together with a little extra material. it would be one of a kind for sure. :D

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Frame it? Make a pillow? :rolleyes:

I had a pair of tights that I ripped while running down a mountain side, on national television.:eek::eek: I framed those.

Can we see the video of that? :p

Karen

So MP, how did it go??

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So MP, how did it go??

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I don't go til this afternoon. Will let you know. Thanks for checking on me.

Be thinking of you Mallio
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Hi Maillo, hope you aren't in too much pain today. I was thinking of your sad little injured jersey. When one of our relatives was involved in a car accident, a kind soul made a quilt out of the the clothing that was cut by the EMT's. Maybe you can make something like that if your jersey is too far gone?

Just read about this now. Warm healing thoughts are headed your way! Do keep us posted on what the orthopod says.

Saw the ortho. It's non-surgical for many reasons. But it's pretty well messed up. He went over the x-rays and CT scan with me, and it all makes a lot more sense.

Going with the idea that a picture is worth 1000 words (and thanks to SK for helping me figure out how to do this), here's a general overview of the issue.

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j2...gboneoobie.jpg

The top part of the bone sheared off, and the bottom part is broken up in pieces, which are displaced from where they should be. (The lines in the bottom part are simply an approximation of the breaks. He showed me the pieces.)

So he says 2 months. We'll see. I can start on the trainer soon - I just need to get someone to take it downstairs for me. :D And hook it up. And buckle my shoes. And pull up my cycling shorts. And close my water bottles.

Wow. Nuts to this crap! Who would believe it?

It must be time for me to send you another book...

Shorts? Who needs shorts? You're indoors. Ride nekkid! :D

That's just freakin' scary looking Sarah.

Coach Troy will keep you in shape. :D

V.

OOOOWWWWIIIEEEE - the shoulder, not the riding nikked part.

Healing vibes coming your way.

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Wow. Nuts to this crap! Who would believe it?

It must be time for me to send you another book...

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Yeah, and send me to Hawaii where read your last book... :D

I'm actually really lucky. And I got a cool new sling that's lighter and leaves my hand free. So although I have to hunch over the key board, I can type with 2 hands now - which is huge for me, from an occupational standpoint.

Oh - and yes, in spite of the new, cool sling, there are downers. They won't know how the displaced bone will affect my range of motion long term. But it is NOT surgical, so there's nothing they can do. Ok. Whatever.

But I also didn't state the positives:

The joint all seems to be in place. (The who top part came apart together.) So that's good.

The other thing which I am using in a positive way from this (a demonstrative tool for my coachees) - HELMETS. Mine is toast. Completely compressed at the temple. The noise my head made when it hit the ground was startling. (And of course there's the road rash on my chin. :rolleyes: ) But I had not so much as a headache.

Helmets work, folks.

:eek: OWIEEEEEEEEEEEEEE ..make that double owieeeeeeeeeeee

Yep, helmets work!

MP-I had a thought/theory on why your right lever may have been smushed...Did you twist in any way by chance on your way down? When i mistook the sidewalk for flat ground in 06 i hit the left side of my head but my right brake lever was pushed in. Just a theory but then again i'm not great at theories..Newton i'm not :o

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(a demonstrative tool for my coachees) - HELMETS. Mine is toast. Completely compressed at the temple.

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Yep. Before the owner of my former LBS retired, he was still using the helmet I crashed in in 1987 as a sales demo. I had a pretty dang good concussion as it was... but I'm still here, and so is that 2 cm deep depression in the EPS in that hat (in those days, they were that thick). Good on yer for wearing yours.

PS any time I've crashed I've always had marks all over me and no idea how they got there. Road rash on my right side from when I smacked my left side hard on the ground. No clue.

Dam mp - that's scary. Next time you make it down here, the polenta is on me!

MP - the reason why it's not surgical is that they would have to go in there and find ways to join all those bits together which is really hard because the bone is shaped such that you can't use screws and it would be impossible to wrap it in wire to try to hold everything together, that would mess with the muscles too much and likely leave worse off.

The good news is that it will heal. You might always have small floaty bits but it will heal. You will likely have some long term loss of ROM, most likely reaching overhead and behind the back. But you'll be able to ride no problem.:D:D

Take care. I'm going to google some stuff tomorrow and if I learn anything else I'll let you know.

Wow Sarah!! You don't mess around when you break something do you? ;) I'm glad they expect it to heal up and you don't have to have surgery.

BTW - I think this gets you out of cooking, cleaning the house, and laundry for a long, long time. :D

ow ow ow ow ow. Just looking at the diagram makes me hurt. Are you in a lot of pain?

Karen

All I can say to that picture is :eek: ! That's about the scariest image I've seen in a while. Wow.

Since you have a proven capacity for healing, I'm not sure this will slow you down much at all! Take very good care!

Wow! You don't do anything half-way, do you? You're such an over-achiever!;) Nice job!

Ai ai ai ai, woman! May the goddess of pain relief smile upon you and may her myriad healing assistants work effectively. Then treat yourself to a gorgeous new helmet, and ... hey, how about some body armour to go with it?

Ow, ow, owwwww. You're as bad as Evel Knievel.

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You're such an over-achiever!;) Nice job!

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I am glad someone recognizes this!! :cool:

Thanks guys. It only hurts if I move (laugh, go over a bump in the car) and while trying to get dressed, showered. That really hurts.

Wahine thanks for the info. Yeah I completely understand why it's not surgical - that bone's way too thin to attach anything to anyway. Any info on ROM stuff for when I am mobile is appreciated. I will have PT eventually.

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I am glad someone recognizes this!! :cool:

Thanks guys. It only hurts if I move (laugh, go over a bump in the car) and while trying to get dressed, showered. That really hurts.

Wahine thanks for the info. Yeah I completely understand why it's not surgical - that bone's way too thin to attach anything to anyway. Any info on ROM stuff for when I am mobile is appreciated. I will have PT eventually.

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You should ask the doc if you can take the sling off to fully extend your elbow, 10 reps, every 1 - 2 hours. Lots of times the biceps will get tight and limit elbow extension if you don't have opportunity to straighten it out for extended periods. You don't need any other problems from using the sling. You've got enough to deal with.

He does want me to take the sling off and hang the arm down straight, while bent over, so the arm is slightly away from the body, 3 times a day. When he first asked me to do it, I was terrified. I will ask about elbow extensions as well. Thanks!

If you're allowed to do the above, you should be allowed to do the elbow extensions but double check because part of the triceps muscle attaches to the scapula and depending on where all your bits are, you might not want to do it. Having said that, if you just relax the arm to a straightened elbow and keep the triceps relaxed, you should be able to do that now.

I've been wallowing in self pity lately and away from the computer...I come back and lo! MP is broken! Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!

I'll be thinking about you as I lay around with the dogs and contemplate sweeping up dog hair. :p

Oh I miss sweeping...

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Owie sorry that happened. :( Feel better soon.

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Pssst ... that all happened over five years ago. mp healed up nicely. She might even be up to sweeping by now ... :cool: