Crash Pics Thread

[slowmick]

well that sucks @zooks . Crap time of year to bust a collar bone. Hope you get it sorted quick sticks so you get some summer and autumn riding in.

 

[teK--]

Had a fall yesterday arvo and broke collar bone (worst injury since riding)

Was meant to be going Tas for MTB trip in late Nov but will have to cancel now

That's shit, sorry to hear mate.

I did mine about 12 weeks out from my first Tassie trip.

Ended up getting it screwed back together, and decided to go on the trip anyway (without my bike). By that time I was cleared to start rehab, so I spent the days hanging around at the house doing light exercises, chilling at the local cafe, and took the car out to visit the local areas one day.

The shit part was seeing everyone getting home all stoked after a sweet day of riding though.

 

[Stredda]

Had a fall yesterday arvo and broke collar bone (worst injury since riding)

Was meant to be going Tas for MTB trip in late Nov but will have to cancel now

Ah that sucks
As far as injuries go, a collarbone is at least one of the better recovery outcomes when it comes to breaking a bone.

 

[Isildur]

Had a fall yesterday arvo and broke collar bone (worst injury since riding)

Was meant to be going Tas for MTB trip in late Nov but will have to cancel now

Sorry to hear mate! As others have said though, the collarbone is one of the better recovery prospects. I was back mobile in three weeks, and back on the bike fully at 6 weeks.

My elbow however (see above), is now 12 weeks and while I'm back on the bike, everything is weak as well hydrated piss, and painful after 5 or 6 km of trail.

So keep your options open, as late November might be rideable for you!

 

[Stredda]

Sorry to hear mate! As others have said though, the collarbone is one of the better recovery prospects. I was back mobile in three weeks, and back on the bike fully at 6 weeks.

My elbow however (see above), is now 12 weeks and while I'm back on the bike, everything is weak as well hydrated piss, and painful after 5 or 6 km of trail.

So keep your options open, as late November might be rideable for you!

Yeah, any joint break sucks. I've done my Talus bone in my ankle and a scaphoid in my hand, and both were over 8 weeks in a cast and then a whole lot of physio afterwards. My ankle still pinches and folds on me unexpectedly.

 

[zooks]

Thanks guys!!

@teK-- that would be very hard not sure if I’d be able to handle it

 

[zooks]

I was back mobile in three weeks, and back on the bike fully at 6 weeks.

Awesome!! Hopefully same happens.

 

[slowmick]

I dislocated my shoulder in my 40s. The general consensus seemed to be I would have been better off breaking a bone as it would have healed quicker than the soft tissue. Let's hope you a good at growing new bones.

 

[beeb]

Let's hope you a good at growing new bones.

New bones Dr Frankenstein? Or just repairing the existing ones?

 

[Isildur]

Awesome!! Hopefully same happens.

Is it surgery, or non surgical healing? Surgery on a collarbone usually means quicker recovery, if only because it's all lined up nicely.

 

[zooks]

Is it surgery, or non surgical healing? Surgery on a collarbone usually means quicker recovery, if only because it's all lined up nicely.

not sure yet will find out in a weeks time after next x ray

 

[Jpez]

Had a fall yesterday arvo and broke collar bone (worst injury since riding)

Was meant to be going Tas for MTB trip in late Nov but will have to cancel now

I feel sorry for you and all. But no blood pics. 1/10.

 

[zooks]

I feel sorry for you and all. But no blood pics. 1/10.

haha fair! I'll try post up the vid

 

[Cyclomaniac]

So keep your options open, as late November might be rideable for you!

Isildur is on the money I think. Depends on how you are feeling, if your confidence is out the window you might not enjoy the trip anyway but see how you go. The surgery sucks but you can start physio a bit earlier. Heal up!