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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2009 12:31:00 GMT
Aside from the obvious "don't move it". My front mudguard folded up into my wheel yesterday, and as I hit the ground, pop went my collar bone . So, I'm off work and a bit bored. Be grateful of words of wisdom/experience to help pass the time.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2009 13:28:52 GMT
Sorry to hear it, Melissa. Collarbones are funny things and hurt like a bugger when they go. The first handful of days are the worst, but you'll soon learn to dress relatively quickly and to not roll over on it when you're sleeping.
After the first week or so, it will start hurting less and less as each day goes past and by four or five weeks, you'll feel like a new person and, although it won't be completely healed, you'll wonder what all the fuss was about.
Some people go for physio when it starts feeling better. This is probably for the best, because my left shoulder took about three quarters year in total before it worked as well as before.
Good luck, keep still and enjoy the daytime telly.
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Post by davidr on Jan 19, 2009 14:47:07 GMT
Sorry to hear that Melissa! If it's any consolation, a guy I used to work with tried to stop 2 shoplifters from running out of a shop. As they ran out the main doors in his path (he was entering the shop) he held out his arms to try and grab them both and ended up with both collar bones broken in multiply places. The 2 thieves even stopped to give him a good kicking before fleeing. Was off work for a good 6months and spent most of it sat up in bed and unable to move Hope you get better soon!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2009 19:18:08 GMT
Bad luck Melissa. The worst day is when you shower for the time and you have to take your arm out of the sling to do it. How bad is the break? I wouldn't believe anyone who says you'll be back on the bike in 6 weeks, especially if it's a bad one. The only athletes who really do that are the pros and they will have been pinned; or they've had a shoulder separation (not a break). Your hospital/gp should refer you for physio, if not, get back on to them. But one good thing will come out it - if it heals properly it should be loads stronger than the original.
David, I knew someone who did both of his on the first lap of a cross race - he didn't look around the circuit beforehand either (is that sort of preparation ringing any bells?).
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2009 20:01:38 GMT
Bugger...thought I'd be up and moving again quite quickly....hadn't even got my fitness back after my Christmas bronchitis yet. Just a straight forward break I think.....my main aim this summer was to keep up better at Herne Hill...its slipping away.... sulk
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Post by mark earl on Jan 19, 2009 21:15:22 GMT
Really sorry to hear that, Melissa.
Out of interest what happened with your front mudguard? I'll be giving mine a very careful look before setting off to work tomorrow.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2009 22:06:39 GMT
I got back racing on the track way before the road because it's so much smoother, so I wouldn't give up hope. It should heal quickly once it starts to come together and you can always get on the turbo, but you probably won't feel much like it for a few weeks. Keep your chin up.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2009 23:17:04 GMT
Sorry to hear of your accident and hope recovery is not prolonged.
I would like to draw riders attention to front mudguard checks. I too had a bad crash years ago as a result of mudguard failure. Failure in my case was that I was using conventional guards on a close clearance frame without mudguard eyes. The clips I used slipped down the forks as the clip rubbers lost their grip over time, possibly compounded by regular pothole aggravation. The front wheel stopped dead when tyre met guard just below the fork crown. I never mounted front guards again with that frame. It would have been easy to prevent this if I had mounted the clips just above the dropouts but the stay lengths did not allow for this. Clips of that sort will need regular checks, especially the ones that have a thin dipped rubber coating. The ones I used then had moulded rubber inserts and had been fitted for a couple of years before failure.
I have noticed that race blades are in common use nowadays and these rely on friction fit on the front fork/rear stays. On close clearance frames the front blade has to be mounted behind the fork crown as it will not pass below without tyre rub. In a failure of the rubber mounts the blade would not pass through and might have the same stopping effect as it drops down and wedges. So please check before and after rides or after hitting a pothole.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 20, 2009 10:14:42 GMT
I suppose I wasn't clear. PJ is right. What I meant though was that after the first week or week and a half, it will start to feel a bit better. Every day you will see a little improvement. Then, after four or five weeks, it certainly won't be better, but, compared to what you're going through right now, it'll feel wonderful.
In terms of training, I was on my turbo again after three or four weeks, because you can sit up on your saddle and spin your legs over without putting pressure on your arm. It certainly isn't the specific workout you'd been doing, but it's something.
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Post by David Joss Buckley on Jan 20, 2009 10:23:21 GMT
Bad luck, Melissa - there but for fortune, as the saying goes. Diet is an important factor in the healing process: this might help... tinyurl.com/a36gmvDon't rush the return, it's important for later life that you let your body recover in its own time. Chin up - and a kiss better... !
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Post by Bryan on Jan 20, 2009 12:09:11 GMT
Melissa, somewhere on a PC I've got a full diary of my collar bone break in terms of return to training & what I did to give it the best chance of a decent fix. email me at bryan.taylor4@ntlworld.com & I'll email it over to you.
Broken collarbones fall into 3 categories from my experience, some that are really minor & have little effect on movement, the bog standard ones like mine that was a case of wait for it to heal over the course of 6-8 weeks, & those that need pinning. At the time I wanted mine pinned, but with hindsight I'm glad the docs said not to do it.
Key things right noww are to avoid coke & other fizzy drinks at all costs whilst the bone is trying to knit back together. email me & i'll send a load more stuff to you with ideas on how to do turbo stuff & timescales if you have a similar break to mine.
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Post by Bryan on Jan 20, 2009 12:17:27 GMT
actually, just looking at dates, I broke mine on 27/6/06, I was on the turbo about 2 weeks later - waited 4-5 days more than I was told I could, just to play safe.
In late july I think I did a few derny sessions on the track, i'll have the exact dates at home. My first road ride was on 6/8/06, I went to Belgium for a week & meant I could ride on cycle paths without having to brake for idiot drivers & TL's/rabouts all the time & not so many potholes to jar it. Could only manage around 45mins each ride that week before the pain was too much, although it was sort of 'good pain' beacuse it was helping to get mobility back.
First races back were HHTL on 21/8 & my diary says I won all of them, so don't lose hope! Email me & I'll give you a load more info
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Post by Deleted on Jan 20, 2009 12:34:54 GMT
Really sorry to hear that, Melissa. Out of interest what happened with your front mudguard? I'll be giving mine a very careful look before setting off to work tomorrow. Post storm on saturday night, there was a fair amount of crap on the roads. I think something bounced up and either got wedged between the wheel and metal piece that attaches the mudguard to the forks, or pushed the metal bit, forcing the plastic guard to bend down and hit the tyre - and then fold in on itself. The bike and guards were in good shape (bike still is, because it landed on me), still correctly positioned etc. Just one of those rare accidents, but once bitten, twice shy, don't think I'll put them on the front wheel again! Thanks very much for condolences, hints and tips. Brian, I'll email you
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Post by mariad on Jan 21, 2009 21:55:49 GMT
Hi Melissa,
Really sorry to hear about your broken collar bone. Sounds like you've been in the wars a bit in the last 12 months. Sorry, I don't have any tips on this. Only thing I know is just to have it checked so you (and the doctors) know that the bones are properly aligned when they are fusing back together.
Get well soon,
Maria
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2009 21:40:17 GMT
Ouch, get well soon.
I broke my collar bone years ago (hit a particularly dense flock of pedestrians near London Bridge, I remember wondering if I was ever ever going to stop sliding down the road). My backpack dug into the road while I was never-ending sliding, and the back pack straps pulled through one collar bone. Afterwards, I cycled back to Herne Hill, in some kind of pain daze.
It healed fine (slightly kinky - but not so you'd notice).
I toured Tuscany pretty soon afterwards, well before the doctors said I should. 6 weeks sounds about right.
R.
ps. I never rode with a backpack ever again- doc said backpacks snap collar bones all the time. Messenger bags are much safer in his opinion (and mine).
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