well i guess add me to the crash list. monday we began such a fun ride. for the 1st time our little riding group of 5 got to ride all togther. we are suppose to ride the pumpkin patch century also for the 1st time oct 2.

well 3.5 miles into our ride we were on a town road that had some construction, my front tire must have gotten caught in a 1 inch lip in the road and down i went. it happened so fast. i thought all i had was some road rash but thought i could get back on my bike. but my group put me on a bench under some trees to sit a while. my rt arm was getting stiff and i was losing strength in my hand. so three went to get the van we drove home. i took off my jersey and my shoulder was swollen. dh took me to the emergency room another 1st for me.

so i have a fractured shoulder. i guess i am lucky because when the nurse pract saw the x-ray she thought the ball might have been out. they put me in a hard contraption and a sling. i went back to the orth dr on wed and the fracture is already looking better. so he said i could have the whole contraption or just the sling. i went for just the sling as it will not disrupt the rec time. i continue to ice it constantly and will stay out of work all next week at least.

he said 6 weeks for full recovery. i really hoping to ride the pump-patch for at least the min of 20 miles. my little group said they won't ride it without me. this has to be the worst timing. we have looking forward to this since last year and bought matching jerseys.

am i crazy to even think of riding 20 miles?

excuse my typing. it is hard poking around with a couple of fingers on my lt hand no less.

joann