Broken Shoulder...sigh...

[Fredwina]

I have the sling off, and can do everything but heavy lifting , and riding the bike(Darn!). Follow up in 3 weeks
I thought about doing the gym, but didn't want to get into any long term commitments, particlurlay since I can ride outside year around (I live about 40 miles east of Los Angeles.)

[TerraNik]

Aw damn - I hope you're not in too much pain and I hope it's not too annoying!!

I have just recently recovered from a recent stack that resulted in a fractured head of radius (one of your bones in your forearm. The fracture was just near the elbow). It's been 6 weeks for me, but I felt pretty good about it after 2-3 weeks. I even started riding after 2 weeks (against medical orders, but hey!!). I'm an OT so I did my own therapy, so that saved a lot of time in physio bills!

Anyway, I hope you recover well! And all I can recommend is to get back on the bike as soon as you're able!

[Fredwina]

I got the official Ok to start riding again today! Did not need to have any therapy either. it's a god thing as my lead in the club's mileage comptetion is down to less than 100 (I had an over 1,000 mile lead at one point)

[liberty]

Fredwina, that's great! Have you gone for a ride since you got the good news? Bet you are chomping at the bit to get back out... I crashed in mid-August, about the same time you did, and it has been just within the past week or so that I have been riding again. Feels great to be out in the fresh air. Only thing that stinks is I lost all my cardio ability, and my legs hate me. But compared to sitting at home, I'll take starting over any time! I wish you the best of luck, and I hope you find yourself close to the 1000 mile lead again soon!

[Fredwina]

Liberty, I've haven't had a chance. It's probably going to be tomorrow morning. All good things in time.....

[GrandPrix]

Hey Fredwina -

That's great that you will be back on the bike again and that you don't need PT...i'm guessing my broken bone may have been a tad worse than yours. i still don't have full motion outward toward the side and still have some pain if i move the wrong way - but it is getting better every day. i started PT but i can only do stretches....and even some of the stretches they want me to do, i can't because i can't move in that direction yet...the strengthening starts in another week. getting back on the bike will probably take another couple weeks....

but i'm getting there...just takes time and patience ; )

enjoy the riding! hoping to be back out there by mid october - at least i'll make it out there before the first snowfall (even if the last ride i did was in the summertime)

[hellosunshine]

yes!!!!!i did mine aug 2005,YOU ARE NOT ALONE SWEETIE,Took 3 weeks for me to see measurable improvement and then daily it seemed to improve,physio physio,!!!make it your obsession,finally after 12 weeks i was back in the fast lane doing front crawl and going up hills out of the saddle,now over a year on it still sometimes wakes me at night and i get the odd tweak,mainly after a weekend of racing,did my collar bone in 2 places at the same time


bodies are ace,they are not like cars they do self mend.