accident when biking

"Asterix" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Hi all

I am sorry if this has been asked before, I am new to this group, and
rather
new to this sport.
This Monday I was having fun mountain biking, when I took a corner too
fast,
went over the ridge and had a small drop, resulting in me breaking my
collar
bone.
I was thinking there must be quite a few bikers who have done this to
themselves.
My question is, how long is it to your arm/shoulder is back to normal?
When
can I go biking again? Or playing golf?
Any info is appreciated

Cheers

Asterix

My case was not the typical amount of time-- the two parts of my break were
2 inches apart (one end up one end down) and most of time was spent getting
them closer . I was in a harness for 4-5 months and it took well over a year
for the fibrous union to really start harden-up. My daughter on the other
hand has broken hers twice, once horse-back riding and the second time
skiing. Both times she was only out of commission for 3 weeks. She was 12
and 14 when she did hers and I was 29 when I broke mine.

Steve

I was 23 when i broke mine, (chasing after someone who was allegedly
breaking into my car, and tripped on the sidewalk) The break was a
single complete break. I was in the full nelson for almost 6 weeks
before they took me out. Man I hated my strap! X-rays from the first
few weeks seemed like nothing had healed at all, then it seemed to be
rapid from there. I went Snomobiling (mountain powder, not sit and
steer on trails) 8 weeks after and was A ok.

REALLY sorry to hear when people break their collarbone. You don't
realize that your collarbone is involved in EVERYTHING you do!

Biking will probably come before golfing, but you'll be into winter
before you get up and going again, unless you are a really fast healer.

The collarbone is the most frequently broken bone I think, especially
for cyclists. Broke mine when I was 19. Had it in a sling for about 4
weeks then back out on the bike building up gradually to going
off-road, back to normal after about 2 months I think. It does depend
on the type of break and the position of the bones, mine was fairly
straightforward. Apart from a nice lump to remind me its as good as
new, in fact the extra bone that the body lays down over the break
actually makes it stronger than before. One word of advice, make sure
you're properly supported when you go to sleep, I rolled over in the
middle of the night a few days after the accident and rebroke it, hurt
10x more than the original break.
Steve.

Did you get put in a figure 8 sling? if so WEAR IT CONSTANTLY if you
want to heal faster

"Asterix" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Hi all

I am sorry if this has been asked before, I am new to this group, and

rather

Quoted message said:

new to this sport.
This Monday I was having fun mountain biking, when I took a corner too

fast,

Quoted message said:

went over the ridge and had a small drop, resulting in me breaking my

collar

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bone.
I was thinking there must be quite a few bikers who have done this to
themselves.
My question is, how long is it to your arm/shoulder is back to normal?

When

Quoted message said:

can I go biking again? Or playing golf?
Any info is appreciated

Cheers

Asterix

The good news is - *you will never play golf again* - thank your
miraculously lucky stars for THAT one, matey.

You should be back on the bike in a month or two depending on your
particular case though.

Shaun aRe

Broke my 1st in 78 hitting my head on he ground about 5
times after leaving my motorcycle at 55 mph. Next time was 2 summers
ago. The break was in 3 places. 1st was at age 24 and didn't hurt that
bad but I couldn't move my arm higher then my fly. 2 nd was at age 49
and the pain was really bad and lasted over a month. The 2nd was while
on my bicycle and 13 mph. Both happened weeks apart and many years
apart,recovery was the same 8 weeks.

x1134x said:

REALLY sorry to hear when people break their collarbone. You don't
realize that your collarbone is involved in EVERYTHING you do!

I broke mine and never knew - glancing blow off a tree at about 30 on
some singletrack. Didnt know id done anything until a large boney lump
developed on it. Some time later the docs Xrayed it for something else
and asked me when id broken it - its the only time i could pin down
damage to that area.

J

Asterix said:

Hi all

I am sorry if this has been asked before, I am new to this group, and
rather new to this sport.
This Monday I was having fun mountain biking, when I took a corner
too fast, went over the ridge and had a small drop, resulting in me
breaking my collar bone.
I was thinking there must be quite a few bikers who have done this to
themselves.
My question is, how long is it to your arm/shoulder is back to
normal? When can I go biking again? Or playing golf?
Any info is appreciated

Cheers

Asterix

You should never play golf again...

It's a stupid game and a waste of land.

Mike

petro-toy boy said:

I went Snomobiling (mountain powder, not sit and
steer on trails) 8 weeks after and was A ok.

You're so extreeeem. Can I have your autograph?

JD

x1134x said:

Did you get put in a figure 8 sling? if so WEAR IT CONSTANTLY if you
want to heal faster

But whatever you do, DON'T get one of those cheap Wal-Mart slings.

CC

I disagree, I broke mine, and I do accompany my wife to the driving
range every once in a while and I can still swing the club ok. I just
don't GOLF because its way too much walking, even with a golfcart.
Plus mass frustration when i start getting 3, 4, or 5 strokes past par.

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I just don't GOLF because.........

That's exactly why I don't.

"Asterix" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Hi all

I am sorry if this has been asked before, I am new to this group, and
rather
new to this sport.
This Monday I was having fun mountain biking, when I took a corner too
fast,
went over the ridge and had a small drop, resulting in me breaking my
collar
bone.
I was thinking there must be quite a few bikers who have done this to
themselves.
My question is, how long is it to your arm/shoulder is back to normal?
When
can I go biking again? Or playing golf?
Any info is appreciated

Cheers

Asterix

I busted mine pretty grandly in Sept of 2000. By Jan I was xc skiing and
by Spring was back on the mtnbike. I had a few other owwies, and am
probably older than you, so YMMV. Some have been known to finish races with
busted clavicles. But they are idiots imnsho

CDB

Asterix said:

Hi all

I am sorry if this has been asked before, I am new to this group, and rather
new to this sport.
This Monday I was having fun mountain biking, when I took a corner too fast,
went over the ridge and had a small drop, resulting in me breaking my collar
bone.
I was thinking there must be quite a few bikers who have done this to
themselves.
My question is, how long is it to your arm/shoulder is back to normal? When
can I go biking again? Or playing golf?
Any info is appreciated

Cheers

Asterix

I'd ask your Doctor.

I never broke a collarbone, but I did have a separated shoulder - the AC
joint.

Lessons I learnt:
No matter how short-staffed you are, no matter how busy your business is
at that time of the year, two weeks healing is not long enough and a one
armed barista is a slightly bizzare novelty to the customers.

The shoulder feels nasty after riding your bike after 5 weeks recovery.

The shoulder feels nasty after two years and a 1/2 hour of heavy lifting.

If all that is good and natural prevails, you will never play golf again.
--
Westie

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Any info is appreciated

Cheers

Asterix

I'd ask your Doctor.

Best advise so far.

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I never broke a collarbone, but I did have a separated shoulder - the AC
joint.

You mean dislocated, right? If I'm not mistaken, a separated shoulder is
when the collar bone separates from the shoulder. It all hurts like hell
though, cuz I've dislocated mine before.

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Lessons I learnt:
No matter how short-staffed you are, no matter how busy your business is
at that time of the year, two weeks healing is not long enough and a one
armed barista is a slightly bizzare novelty to the customers.

The shoulder feels nasty after riding your bike after 5 weeks recovery.

The shoulder feels nasty after two years and a 1/2 hour of heavy lifting.

Mine was a high school football injury (a long, long time ago), and to this
day, it still bothers me.

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If all that is good and natural prevails, you will never play golf again.

The sun will still rise, too.

Coyoteboy said:

x1134x said:

REALLY sorry to hear when people break their collarbone. You don't
realize that your collarbone is involved in EVERYTHING you do!

I broke mine and never knew - glancing blow off a tree at about 30 on
some singletrack. Didnt know id done anything until a large boney lump
developed on it. Some time later the docs Xrayed it for something else
and asked me when id broken it - its the only time i could pin down
damage to that area.

Same here; while surfing I was slammed by a wave shoulder first into the
bottom. It hurt a little but I had no idea I broke it until I saw the huge
lump on my shoulder some time later.

JohnH said:

Coyoteboy said:

x1134x said:

REALLY sorry to hear when people break their collarbone. You don't
realize that your collarbone is involved in EVERYTHING you do!

I broke mine and never knew - glancing blow off a tree at about 30 on
some singletrack. Didnt know id done anything until a large boney lump
developed on it. Some time later the docs Xrayed it for something else
and asked me when id broken it - its the only time i could pin down
damage to that area.

Same here; while surfing I was slammed by a wave shoulder first into the
bottom. It hurt a little but I had no idea I broke it until I saw the huge
lump on my shoulder some time later.

You should be surfing today. Ophelia is probably making VA Beach very
rideable.

JD

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You should be surfing today. Ophelia is probably making VA Beach very
rideable.

I QUITE badly wanted to (kite)surf last weekend at Nags Head, NC. Alas I
left my smallest (8m) kite at home, so I was relegated to sitting on the
beach getting exfoliated with the 17G30+ winds. It's been blowing like that
for the past 10 days now. The surf in these conditions is just a turbulent
mess, with really nasty rip currents. Bummer, but as they say, a bad day at
the beach...

JohnH said:

I QUITE badly wanted to (kite)surf last weekend at Nags Head, NC. Alas I
left my smallest (8m) kite at home, so I was relegated to sitting on the
beach getting exfoliated with the 17G30+ winds. It's been blowing like that
for the past 10 days now. The surf in these conditions is just a turbulent
mess, with really nasty rip currents. Bummer, but as they say, a bad day at
the beach...

Dont think id go out in wind gusting >10kts above background, its just
no fun - try to pop a jump and you either load up when its high and
just end up sat in the water or you load when its low and end up out of
control when it gusts.

Having ripped my 14m taking it out for the first time in a month, had
to wait for repairs to be done i decided to buy a new board (good
excuse). And a new harness, spreader etc. It took 3 weeks for me to get
round to posting the kite, which took a week to repair, then after all
that ive had no wind at all and the weekend im free its forecast
offshore 3kts. NOOOOO. Nightmare. Stupid country.

J