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@squirrel
Probably not the best place to come looking for sympathy, but you never know...
About 5 weeks ago I came off my bike thanks to the reckless driving of a delivery lorry (although technically because at the point at which I came off he was in front of me I don't think I have cause to bring the weight of the law down on him... even if he'd slowed down enough for me to get up off the tarmac and get his rego) and I broke a tiny bone in my wrist (the scaphoid) which had to be fixed by the finest carpenter the NHS could offer with a screw.
Over a month later and I'm still being told that cycling on the roads is completely against the consultant's advice. I'm going out of my mind! And the fact that every evening when I get home the first thing I see is my beautiful bike resting in the lounge almost taunting me just makes it worse.
Anyone had a similar injury and can offer me any consolation? And I'm not sure HTFU counts!
S.