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Chris.
@johnnyhotdog
So, I went back to the consultant on Monday and he's reluctant to operate. The good news is that I have now been to physio (yesterday) and I haven't lost too much in the way of strength, flexibility and range of movement. I have a series of exercises to perform each day and a return visit in three weeks so all good so far.
The only thing I'm having trouble with and, annoyingly, couldn't replicate with either the consultant or physiotherapist is that I sometimes get a sharp, searing pain in the gap where the collarbone has popped up. Pain wise, it shoots up from a 2/10 to an eight and elicits some seriously creative swearing and is painful enough that my eyes water.
Has anyone experienced this? Is it possible that some soft tissue is getting pinched or is there anything else it could be? It doesn't seem to have a cause or pattern but it can happen once and go away or can happen repeatedly for hours every time I move my shoulder.
Also, I've been told that I can ride a bike as long as I'm careful, stop if it's too painful and I don't fall off. The consultant has seen the effects of comfort eating and agreed that it's probably less harmful to go for an occasional ride than to continue with my new, alarming vice that is takeaways and comfort eating.