Doc,

I sure am sorry to hear about your crash! I was off my bike for 3.5 months after my pelvic fracture in April, and it was very hard to miss such a nice part of the cycling season (well, until the really hot weather came in late June/July!) However, I was allowed to start riding gently on the indoor trainer after 8 weeks, and that was sooooo nice, just to be "riding" again.

While I was healing I made good use of my time. I did a lot of exercising indoors (prescribed by physical therapy), of course, but I also read books (never have time to read more than magazines in normal life, it seems), made some macrame bracelets, watched TV and videos, emailed buddies and chatted on the phone, entertained visitors who came to see how I was doing, kept a journal (see link below), and so forth. I couldn't bear weight on the right side for 8 weeks so was limited in what I could from a physical perspective, but I did lift weights for my upper body at home (dumbbells), just so I didn't lose all muscle tone there.

Hope you heal up fast and this causes you no long-term problems. Keep your chin up - the time will pass faster than you think!

Emily