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@Miss_Mouse
Great news Rosie! I was cycling again after 5 weeks but felt OK to do so after 3 (my family would have given me too big a bollocking).
I just finished my course of physiotherapy at Dulwich Community Hospital (break happened at the end of June. I can't say my 3 sessions achieved much, except perhaps giving me a bit of reassurance that I was doing the right things (ie not avoiding doing what I normally do), and working the correct back muscles to support further bone heal. In fact, the physio seemed quite surprised from the off with my flexibility and strength, which I put down to genes, yoga, cycling, domestic activity (not a euph), and good posture.
The last x-ray a few months ago showed non-union, so hopefully the next one in December will show some improvement, though I'm not expecting it.
Well jel of you lot getting rad battle scars and bits of metal. All I've got to show for my collision with imbecile peds is a bump, weird crunching and clicking in the shoulder area, pain if I a roll on to that side in my sleep, and an inability to cycle through Camberwell Green without holding my breath and slowing to about 5mph. Mental scars can >>>>>>>>>>