Can't ride for 4 months

[twin]

I am days out from my shoulder replacement the humerous/ball and already I miss my bike. If I am luckey I will get to ride in 4 months. I had a wreck 4 years ago on my fixed gear and after all kinds of doctors shoulder manipulation and therapy I found out my bone was dead. The good news is I can read this forum and I now have a piece of titanium in me/ball lol. So instead of riding titanium I will take the titanium for a ride!

[txred9876]

I am days out from my shoulder replacement the humerous/ball and already I miss my bike. If I am luckey I will get to ride in 4 months. I had a wreck 4 years ago on my fixed gear and after all kinds of doctors shoulder manipulation and therapy I found out my bone was dead. The good news is I can read this forum and I now have a piece of titanium in me/ball lol. So instead of riding titanium I will take the titanium for a ride!

I hope you start to feel better and follow the doctors instructions ..... so you will be back on your bike asap!

[Zen]

You poor thing. I know it's going to be a loooong winter for you.

[OakLeaf]

Aw, twin, sending you lots of healing vibes.

If it's any comfort, one of the people I ride with had a shoulder replaced a couple of years ago. Even though he had all kinds of complications, he's finally back to riding quite a bit and feels the surgery was a complete success!

[twin]

Txred and Zen thanks and Oakleaf so how long was it before your friend could ride after surgery? Thanks

[OakLeaf]

My friend had serious complications (infection requiring repeat surgery for debridement, plus lots of debilitating antibiotics), plus there was something I don't quite understand about his shoulder that meant they had to install the implant differently from how it normally goes in. So it was the better part of a year for him, but please don't take that as a prediction for yourself!

[spazzdog]

Hey Twin! Good to hear you're all fixed up... and with the titanium replacement you might want to change your handle to "terminator"

Can you put your bike on a wind trainer and just peddle sitting up? If yes, at least you'd get a little cycling fix. I'm doing that now due to a messed up wrist (seeing hand doc today though).

Good luck!

spazz

[sundial]

Twin, so sorry to hear about your shoulder. There is an ebb and flow to healing and some days you will feel stronger and then other days you'll need more rest. Take it easy, listen to your body, and when the time is right it will let you know when it's time to get back on the bike. ((((Twin))))

[roadie gal]

I hope your healing goes well!

Could you use a recumbent style bike at a gym just to keep your legs going?

[twin]

I am checking out the recumbent bike at the gym today. Thanks for the nice thoughts