Clavicle Error - Broken Collarbone

Cheers all. An update (for completeness, not sympathy!):

I spoke to a bloke who is the son of some friends of my parents', who is an orthopaedic surgeon, who suggested I wait it out and see how it goes. He's a really decent guy who knows his eggs. He suggested that if /there is no pain when I touch the bone, and if I can't move my arm freely, then it is likely beginning to heal. He said I would be stupid to give up on it after waiting only the bare minimum length of time expected for healing.

He also reiterated that an op isn't advisable, citing a case he dealt with just recently where the metal hardware 'reversed' back out of the stapled incision. Nasty. Whilst I don't want to wait around indefinitely, I feel reluctant to commit to two operations and another painful spell. It's already ruined my plans for the Summer, so I've nothing to lose.

Your orthopaedic surgeon friend of a friend is a wise man. Surgery is definitely something to be avoided if possible. It has lots of risk (and some certainties like pain, and scarring, and numbness around the incision) and even though I ended up having it, I wouldn't have done if I thought there was a chance it would have healed without.

Have you got a follow-up xray booked to tell you for certain whether it is starting to heal or not?