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  1. #1
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    Unhappy drat - shattered scapula

    Doing Alpine Dam loop yesterday - a 30 mile lots of climbing ride up Mt. Tam, I slipped on a very wet corner and got a fun filled ambulance ride to Marin General where I stayed for about 6 hours. The paramedics and nurses/doctors were great, and I was fortunately with DH, his sister and our friend Renee who's a doctor when I crashed. (Well, okay, renee's a dermatologist, but she assured me that the place on my face I used as a brake pad won't scar.)

    I have a comminuted fracture of the scapula (many pieces). Yippee. Our Death Ride team is shaping up, and I think I will be excellent SAG support for the first month or so.

    I get a week off completey then will be re-introducing myself to Coach Troy.

    It was going to be a taper year anyway...
    Sarah

    When it's easy, ride hard; when it's hard, ride easy.


    2011 Volagi Liscio
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    2011 Mercian Vincitore Special
    2003 Eddy Merckx Team SC - stolen
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  2. #2
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    Ouch. I'm sorry to hear this. That's a very painful injury. It should heal well though and good on ya for thinking about getting reaquainted with coach Troy ASAP. A friend of mine who was a CAT 1 rider had the same type of fracture with some grade 3 road rash, it happened close to the end of the season so she just bailed. She spent a lot of time on her trainer in the off season and came back stronger the next year.

    Good luck and I hope you feel free to vent here. It'll help.
    Living life like there's no tomorrow.

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  3. #3
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    Hey thanks! Right now it only hurts when the bone pieces rub together the wrong way. Once the knitting starts I am sure it will be better.

    I am sure I will also get some good PT as well.
    Sarah

    When it's easy, ride hard; when it's hard, ride easy.


    2011 Volagi Liscio
    2010 Pegoretti Love #3 "Manovelo"
    2011 Mercian Vincitore Special
    2003 Eddy Merckx Team SC - stolen
    2001 Colnago Ovalmaster Stars and Stripes

  4. #4
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    Jeez! I'm sorry. Sheesh. In case you needed more medical experiences...
    "My predominant feeling is one of gratitude. I have loved and been loved;I have been given much and I have given something in return...Above all, I have been a sentient being, a thinking animal, on this beautiful planet, and that in itself has been an enormous privilege and an adventure." O. Sacks

  5. #5
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    Ouch MP! I'm really sorry to hear about that.... Good news on the scarring, and that you can be back on the trainer that quickly, but take care of yourself!!!

    CA
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  6. #6
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    Sh!t Sarah. Can't you stay healthy for, say, 24 months straight?

    Heal well and quickly, and enjoy the quality time with Coach Troy.

  7. #7
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    Ouch woman! You know, there are easier ways to get therapeutic polenta!

  8. #8
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    Quote Originally Posted by aka_kim View Post
    Sh!t Sarah. Can't you stay healthy for, say, 24 months straight?
    I am starting to wonder. well, almost 40 years of perfect health I shouldn't complain....
    Sarah

    When it's easy, ride hard; when it's hard, ride easy.


    2011 Volagi Liscio
    2010 Pegoretti Love #3 "Manovelo"
    2011 Mercian Vincitore Special
    2003 Eddy Merckx Team SC - stolen
    2001 Colnago Ovalmaster Stars and Stripes

 

 

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