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@lazysuperhero
Hi Everyone
Ok so last night i had a pretty horrible crash, a bad cyclist whipped out in front of me without signalling or looking and took out my front wheel, i was travelling at a high speed (I like sprinting across Waterloo bridge when there's barely any traffic)
Got a pretty banged up head, badly banged kneed and the worst is a badly broken clavicle, the xray is pretty horrific, twisted and broken clavicle (away from the neck and closer to where the left arm joins the shoulder, and the break isn't straight and clean, there's a sharp spike pushing up at the skin on the shoulder. The doctor said it would heal but that it would take a while. appointments to check progress, possible operation etc etc, it's a waiting game name since my arm's in a sling.
It all means i can't ride for a while, which just fucking breaks my heart :(
So I just wanted to ask what your experiences are with this kind of injury, what the healing process is like, but most importantly, if you guys had complications when it comes to how well it heals, and how your shoulder functions now (is it back to full strength/ full use etc.)
Also how did you cope with physically not being able to ride a bike for a prolonged period?
Any thoughts or advice on the injury or coping with not riding would be much appreciated.
Thank you.