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Thanks to someone deciding to grab a handful of brake during the rapha cc road race yesterday, I am now part of the club. Have only ever broken my thumb... this is much more annoying.
It is a pretty clean break half way along, so looks like it will just be a sling, but I have an orthopaedic meeting on Friday. Already losing my mind sitting at home.
In terms of work, how long would people recommend staying away? I have a desk job and don't want to go back until I know i can get through a day of work without discomfort / needing pain killers. It is my dominant side, and I have road rash all down my back, so I have said to them I will be out this week and then will re-asses on Friday after I see the surgeon. I don't want to take the piss but equally don't want to push myself.
In terms of pain, it was pretty bad two hours after coming off, but since then I haven't been too bad. I slept most of the night (years of long haul flights has made sleeping while sitting up not too hard for me) and haven't really needed pain killers since. Fingers crossed it stays like that.
The guy who does my training plans has already got turbo sessions in my diary. Taskmaster!