I just had a baaaad crash...

[run it, ride it]

worse break than it looked, surgeon said. good thing he went in. unbearable pain, intense swelling, months of painful pt starting today. titanium plate will have to come out later but good it's in now. surgeon a mtber too--gave me special stitches so it heals nicer... even though he has to go back in later.

morphine hardly did a thing for me and percocets aren't much but I will get by.

advice: dont' ever break your clavicle. sucks.

[Pax]

worse break than it looked, surgeon said. good thing he went in. unbearable pain, intense swelling, months of painful pt starting today. titanium plate will have to come out later but good it's in now. surgeon a mtber too--gave me special stitches so it heals nicer... even though he has to go back in later.

morphine hardly did a thing for me and percocets aren't much but I will get by.

Glad you're done with the surgery, I'm sending you lots of healing vibes!

advice: dont' ever break your clavicle. sucks.

Been there, done that...agreed it SUCKS!

[margo49]

titanium plate will have to come out later but good it's in now. .

You can leave them in you know as long as they aren't bothering you.
You just go "ping" at airports.
In the meantime... rest and ice cream

[run it, ride it]

the surgeon said I don't have enough fat on the area for it to be comfortable in the future. certainly I will leave it in until it really bugs me.

and at least -that- ping will draw attention away from the barbells in my nipples! ...which my mother saw for the first time when she helped me tape them down for surgery... at least they seemed tame in comparison to the bone jutting out of my shoulder, right?

[crazycanuck]

R & R..

Sorry to hear about your crash. I hope time passes quickly & you can get back on your bike & horse soon.

Take care
C

[silver]

hang in there!! Are you home? Do you still have the morphine? I tell you what....I LOVED my morphine pump. Morphine was the only thing that would touch the broken bones pain. The nurses told me the best ways to manage the pain. I don't want to say cause it might not be right for you and you know....I'm not a doctor and all that, but the nurses knew better ways to deal with it than the doctors.

I know it doesn't seem like it now, but you will be better soon! Take good care and try to get some sleep.

[IntenseRide]

and at least -that- ping will draw attention away from the barbells in my nipples! ...which my mother saw for the first time when she helped me tape them down for surgery... at least they seemed tame in comparison to the bone jutting out of my shoulder, right?

*SNORT* Funny....I love it!

[run it, ride it]

no more morphine. I didn't much like the sensation of being on it and was happy to get off the IV. pain today is managable. just a little dizzy from the percocets, really sensitive to sounds, and numb on my shoulder. I took a very careful shower last night and can't describe how good it felt to wash off all the betadine and blood and sticky goo from all the tape on me. the constipation really is no fun but I'm eating lots of fruit and fibre and drinking all the water I can, as well as taking stool softeners.

my mother told me that often the first day after surgery is bad, the second you'll feel a little better, and the third can be rough. I'm enjoying day two and hoping to get a few avenues of my life sorted out... work is not going to be pleased...

[Pax]

Isn't that first shower a slice of heaven!! Glad you could take morphine, it's good stuff for pain if you're not allergic to it (projectile vomiting and hives for me).

[IFjane]

RiRi - did the morphine make you itchy all over? That's what happened to me - I had some given to me during surgery almost 2 weeks ago & I itched all over until it was out of my system. Couldn't scratch enough!

Heal quickly - hang in there - it will get better & you will be back on that bike soon.