Quote Originally Posted by azfiddle View Post
Much more eventful than the usual Saturday ride. 6-8 weeks recovery time for my friend- plus wheelchair and then a walker to get around for a while. She's also a teacher and I can't imagine trying to be a middle school teacher with that limitation
Oh man, I feel her pain! That's similar to the fractures I had except mine was my ilium and the two rami on the right side. Non weight-bearing for eight weeks, wheelchair/walker, back to work after nine weeks (and limping a lot), but thank the gods I had a desk job. I hope she can sit a lot while teaching until she's fully recovered.

It's a slow road back. I rode on the trainer before I was weight-bearing and even did a 50-mile event four months out, but I've never really been the same since. Close, but not quite. I still have some residual scar tissue or something deep in that right buttock that sometimes gets achy even ten years after the fact, and all the PT, rest, ice, and ibuprofen in the world doesn't really make much difference. It mostly helps just to stay active. Foam rolling is helpful too.

I hope your friend will not have as many after-effects as I have over the years.