Broken Shoulder...sigh...

[LBTC]

Hey, Grand and Fredwina....

I've been there, too. It was about 8 years ago and was 2 serious fractures of the humerus - one about 4 inches below the shoulder, the other was a chip off the top on the outside of the shoulder socket. xrays were cool - the bone was shifted by a good 1/4 inch. I did have to have surgery, 3 pins in for 4 weeks and virtually zero movement in that time. Once they were out, PT three times a week for months. The accident happened on July 17, by the next spring I was on my bike again....I did lots of light weights, even while the pins were still in and worked my way back to normal...and learned SOOOO much about the shoulder joint.

Do be careful to keep moving your joint as soon as you have clearance to do so. The worst part to get over was the frozen shoulder! I ended up with a cortisone shot and hope I never need another one.

The other thing I did actually learn from having 4 weeks of being unable to dress myself, comb my hair, etc, was how to sit still. I credit that period of time with teaching me how to "see" the pictures I take now. It's all good. We're in it for the learning, right?

Oh, yes, and today, all these years later, it can get a bit achey if I am not active enough. I need to do something quite specific for the shoulder, too, either lots of reps with weights, or kickboxing with all those pushups worked well too. And Yoga helps too. When I'm not active is when the injuries of the past haunt me the worst!

Let yourself heal and then keep yourself going!

Namaste,
~T~

[maryellen]

hey GrandPrix, aug 26 i crashed and fractured my left proximal humerus in 3 places (ie, the upper arm bone right at the shoulder socket). i had to have surgery w plate and 7 screws to reduce one of the fractures. the other two did not require surgical repair.

my #1 suggestion is to do your PT exercises faithfully per instructions. crucial to regain range of motion in the shoulder joint. my exercises and PT sessions are my first priority.

at least i crashed doing something i love

[Fredwina]

I'm pretty much back. my first weekend ride back was up Glendora Mountain Road, which wasn't the best idea and then I crewed for the 508 last weekend, My employer is having a beach party, so I'm planning on showing up with my Bike Friday...

[CyclChyk]

Ouch! here's to a speedy recovery



Is it just me, or is he creepy?

He's definately creepy.....

And FRED - please take it easy so as not to aggitate the healing process!!

[GrandPrix]

Hey all -

Thanks for all the war wound stories....seems that i got away lucky not needing the surgery! I had my 8 week post accident followup this week and I was cleared to get back on the bike! Went for my first ride on Saturday!! Yeah!!!! I'm a bit out of shape 8 weeks later - but still felt great to get back out there again! My shoulder does get sore from time to time and my range of motion isnt quite 100% but the doctor seemed to think this was all normal and said it would probably be around thanksgiving time before i felt 100%...But he said it would take something major to disrupt the healing at this point so i could return to a normal routine and just not lift anything ridiculously heavy. I've been doing the PT faithfully! Some of the stuff makes me sore...but i guess that's normal....and my range of motion seems pretty good - so it seems i'm on the mend!! yippeeee : ) Thanks for all the shared thoughts and experiences - good to hear others stories!

Stay well!!!

[CyclChyk]

Sorry for the tangent here but....

GrandPrix - how is my favorite city EVAH (Boston) now that the big dig is complete?? Has traffic changed dramatically?? Are the streets actually safe now..... as in everyone stays in their own lanes and are curteous to other drivers??

hehe

[GrandPrix]

hahahaha - i don't think the big dig will EVER be finished! some routes are done and have helped with traffic but many are still being worked on and there are random road closings at odd hours of the day - so you find yourself stuck in traffic jams at 10PM or 2AM now... ; ) one of these days it will be done i hope ; )