I just had a baaaad crash...

[tangentgirl]

Ouch! I hope you start feeling better and heal up soon!

(And, yay! Your bike is ok!)

[Chile Pepper]

Ouch! A broken collar bone has got to be the most painful fracture. I broke mine when I was 20, taking a turn too fast in the rain. No ambulance ride for me, though--I actually rode my bike home. My collar bone was never really set, and it has never caused me any problems since. You're in for a rough couple of weeks, but you'll be fine once the bone heals.

[FreshNewbie]

Hugs and warm wishes to you So sorry to hear about your crash, I hope you heal really fast. All the best to you, lots of icecream and cakes for faster healing.

FN

[Ninabike]

So sorry to hear about your crash. I was twinging just reading about it, and the aftermath. Best wishes and a speedy recovery.

[Pax]

YIKES girl! What a nasty get off! Glad it wasn't worse and here's hoping you heal up quickly.

[spokewench]

Welcome to the Club! That is such a typical type of crash on a mountain bike! The good thing is that you don't always take out your clavicle! So sorry about your injury, but most of the time, the clavicle heals pretty quickly even though it is such a pain in the butt when you are trying to sleep or turn over, or (oh, do anything). The good thing is you can ride a trainer after the initial healing starts so you won't lose too much fitness.

Hope you heal quickly. Hang in there.

[sgtiger]

RunItRideIt, I'm sending out healing thoughts to you for a speedy recovery.

[han-grrl]

Good Karma to you for a speedy recovery!!!

Today was about my 5th time mountain biking. My friend Derek and I were nearing the end of our route, speeding down one last downhill. There were two jumps right in a row at the bottom. Derek cleared them both. I only saw the first one.

The bike's front tire planted between the jumps and acted as a catapault. My head slammed into the ground hard--the same place I hit it coming off my horse last week. Thank god, no concussion. Thank God, helmet. But it was one of those falls I knew I wasn't getting up from. My left shoulder was not sitting right. Pure determination kept me from blacking out from the intense pain.

It became clear I was far from mobile. Thank God, though neither of us had cell phones a runner stopped on the trail and called 911. The paramedics arrived within half an hour and managed to maneuvre the ambulance to within 20 feet of the trail I was on. Derek's brother came to pick up the bikes--no damage to the one that flung me, of course.

The ambulance ride back up the trail made for the absolute worst pain of my life. Indescribable. I moaned and yelled, came close to blacking out... but never screamed or shed a tear. I rationalized myself through the pain and made it where I had to. The paramedics were impressed.

I got a bed right away at Guelph General. The hospital staff threatened to cut off the jersey I was wearing and I would have none of it. I made them pull it off me in one piece even though it hurt like nothing else.

When they finally injected me with pain killers, after nearly two hours of agony, I just moaned "thank god" over and over as I numbed and stilled. My exhausted body could finally relax. I am still really hurting, but no pain now can compare to the initial trauma.

It was all I could do to stay conscious for x-rays, which confirmed a broken clavicle.

I'll be off the bike a while. And the horse, and running, and probably work when it starts. I pushed too hard too soon on the bike, made one misstep. And paid for it.

What an awful crash... but I will recover. The pain is bad but managable. I will have to take it slow, learn to listen to and appreciate my body. I have friends to help me get by, the amazing support of you ladies on the forum, and a whack of T3s.

[F8th637]

Hope you feel better soon and if you do need a second trip to the ER that they get it right this time. You're a trooper!

[run it, ride it]

They took more x-rays when I went back to the ER; the bone has shifted since yesterday with a 1.8mm overlap. I will be booked for surgery hopefully tomorrow to get a plate screwed in so that the bone heals in place. The pain is still terrible as the pieces grind together but the thought of having them secured is reassuring. My mother drove up to stay with me for a while, so I am in good hands.

Thank you ladies so much for your support and I will keep updating in my disconnected one-hand type...

[ace]

So sorry for your suffering, kiddo. I'll be sending good thoughts your way. And get some better pain meds!

[mtbdarby]

Hey girl - hang in there! Sorry to hear about the surgury but sounds like you're handling it well. Maybe it's time to update your name RiRiJi (jump it?)

Keep us posted.

[missymaya]

Dang that stinks! I hope you get well soon and sending positive energy for a speedy recovery your way!

[Bikingmomof3]

Feel better soon!!! *hugs*

[7rider]

They took more x-rays when I went back to the ER; the bone has shifted since yesterday with a 1.8mm overlap. I will be booked for surgery hopefully tomorrow to get a plate screwed in so that the bone heals in place. The pain is still terrible as the pieces grind together but the thought of having them secured is reassuring. My mother drove up to stay with me for a while, so I am in good hands.

Thank you ladies so much for your support and I will keep updating in my disconnected one-hand type...

Owie, owie, owie!!
Good luck with the surgery. Major bummer that things have shifted and you're still in such pain. I hope this helps lots.
Take care!