dislocated elbow

[NbyNW]

Ouch! I hope your recovery and PT go well and without any complications. Maybe if you can find a PT who is also a cyclist they might be able to help you stay focused on getting back on your bike.

Depending on how quickly the healing goes, maybe a recumbent would be something to consider, too.

[Grog]

Oh, no!!! Please heal soon.

[lph]

you guys are the best, thank you for all the responses and sympathy. 6-8 weeks.... i was told cast could come off after 2 so in my boundless optimism i thought i'd be back to speed a coupla weeks after that. good i got a realism shot, then

slept fine with no painkillers, the morphine was to get me up standing and into the ambulance. they thought i was a real wuss but honest, i almost blacked out. 2 1/2 hrs before they pronounced it non-broken and pulled it back toegther, and magic! all better. amazing.

will keep fingers moving, good tip!

[Selkie]

Sorry to hear about your mishap. On the bright side, it happened during the worst of the outdoor riding months, so by the time spring arrives, you'll be good to go.

I broke my elbow ice skating. The key to faster recovery is to move it as soon as you have the cast off. I was lucky enough that I didn't have to wear a cast, and even though it hurt like a bejaysus, I moved it. That way I maintained my range-of-motion and didn't need PT.

Heal quickly!!

[Pax]

Bummer lph!! Sorry you got hurt, hopefully you'll speed through the recovery process and be back on your bike in no time!

[Thorn]

the morphine was to get me up standing and into the ambulance. they thought i was a real wuss but honest, i almost blacked out.

Chuckle....as I sat on the side of the road with my dislocated elbow waiting for the police, I had this bizarre idea that I would just pop it back in. After all, little kids that disloate their radial heads often self-relocate by the time they get to the hospital.

Dumb. Dumb. Dumb. At least my paramedics were more sympathetic--after reading my blood pressure at 60/40, they didn't make me wait for the ambulance transported me themselves.

Yeah, the cast comes off early, but then your work begins and arm wrestling visits with the PT. You'll be back before you know it--those spring rides will taste even sweeter this year.

[bmccasland]

LPH - if there is a bright side, this is cycling off season, come spring time you'll be ready to be back on your bike. On the other hand, if your PT suggests take pain killers before your sessions, DO IT! Hope you feel better soon! The humerous is not funny.

[lph]

Chuckle....as I sat on the side of the road with my dislocated elbow waiting for the police, I had this bizarre idea that I would just pop it back in.

oh, i know just how you feel. after waiting for the ambulance guys for 20 min or so i was so bummed to hear they couldn't just shoot me full of morphine and pull the damn thing back right there. and i was thinking why the f didn't i just do it myself before they got here!!

i was worried about ligaments and stuff stretching and swelling in the meantime.

but def a bright side - not my head, not my ankle, not my right arm. if i had to pick one it'd be my left arm my hand looks like something out of addams family now though, yeuch.

[cosc]

LPH, I hope you heal quickly. I feel for you.
I broke my elbow crosscountry skiing at a time when I was nursing a baby.
Lot of pain until I got a cast about 24 hours later. The baby had to bed down on a high table for a while.

[lph]

woohoo! have now discovered that even though i can't bike, climb or swim for at least a month, i CAN:

- ride the stationary bike at work. boring, boring, boring, but i have company and can listen to the radio
- do situps, and stretch legs over my head like i usually do afterwards
- use the back trainer
- do light one-hand pulldowns and opposite lifts
- do squats

most anything that doesn't require two hands.

sounds trivial, but essential for my mental health, believe me. not only will i survive, i won't punch anyone in the meantime

ps. 24 HOURS!!!

[crazycanuck]

Lph..I think you remember what I was like when i had my off & was dying to bike or something but couldn't.I too thought i'd go crazy! ..You will not go crazy..!!! Ok, perhaps a little but not totally crazy..

I know you have found out what you're able to do whilst your elbow's recovering BUT please be careful not to hurt anything else. Do what you can to not hurt anyone whilst off the bike.

Oh & it's totally ok to look at cyclists with sad puppy doggie eyes . (just don't start singing)

[Tokie]

CC, what song would you sing (that you are not supposed to) while looking at other cyclists, with sad puppy dog eyes? Tokie

[crazycanuck]

I'd probably sing "Princes of the Universe"/" Spread your wings"/ " Ramble On"/ Kids Wanna Rock...

[Tokie]

Thanks - I'll look into those songs for emergency backup singing songs! Tokie

[lph]

Thanks - I'll look into those songs for emergency backup singing songs! Tokie

hm, i was thinking more along the lines of a sorrowful face and "Motherless Child"...