Clavicle Error - Broken Collarbone

Actually, same question for you, Stelle - how long before you got into the fracture clinic? I don't want two weeks of healing only to find out the bone's not returning to it's proper location and they'll need to do surgery. Even in the hospital I only saw nurses (Scotland, bah!), and my GP's no bone doctor.

I got sent to the fracture clinic the next day - treatment is based at Kings since that was where I was initially seen. Tbf, that was chance because their fracture clinic is every Thurs. They seem pretty good. They don't understand what a velodrome is though and they think I'm called Roger. You win some, you lose some...

Since the pain from a collarbone break is fuck all..

ARE YOU JOKING ME?! Are you dead? I had heard this and wondered why I was in such pain. It hurts. I refused painkillers initially - I do believe that it's not good to not feel what your body is saying - but I gave in pretty quickly. I think they're useful & helpful & necessary.

I'll be doing this. Luckily, I can get private through my Dad. They were dead nice and helpful in A&E, but they didn't have much time. I left feeling a bit clueless, so I'll be making an appointment to see a proper 'Bone Doctor'.

I spoke to someone who went NHS & they said just leave it & it'll heal, when he went private they said 'no way man! pin that bone!'. I don't know (& don't have an opinion) whether that's a cost-cutting move by NHS or a sensible non-interventional approach. Personally I'm happier just to leave it than have surgery (not that I've been offered it). I do not want to be cut open, thank you very much.

But on balance, having read about the poor bloke who's had his nose sewed back onto his face after last sunday, I'm pretty happy to have got off with just a broken collarbone.

^ want.

Also, still want to know if Josh was given a bone clinic appointment right away!! Am I on his ignore list?

And speaking of pics of busted up bones, Scotland also gave me mine:

yours looks pretty similar to mine. It made me feel a bit sivck that a bone could be like that. The xray from the week after is pretty impressive though - you can see it coming together and stopping looking so jaggy. Shows what a difference a week (and an appt at the hospital!) can make.

The sad truth is, they actually don't know which option is better for some fractures. Myself and middleofnowhere are on a clinical trial where you are picked at random to have a displaced fracture (overlapping bones) pinned. Both of us are non-operative participants. He's healed fine, mine still moves about under rotation. Maybe in 5 years time there will be a definitive answer, but for now the NHS only seem to pin the ones that will obviously lead to problems later.

Hope you heal well and definitely rest it as much as possible.

Might be a picture fail.. But here's an x ray of my (hairline) fractured hip after coming off the bike at 28 MPH

fail

win

What have you got stuck up you arse in that xray??

I spoke to someone who went NHS & they said just leave it & it'll heal, when he went private they said 'no way man! pin that bone!'. I don't know (& don't have an opinion) whether that's a cost-cutting move by NHS or a sensible non-interventional approach. Personally I'm happier just to leave it than have surgery (not that I've been offered it). I do not want to be cut open, thank you very much.

I saw a specialist through private health care and although he said surgery may be necessary he advised waiting to see whether the bones healed properly; he basically confirmed that non-surgical is always preferred if there's a possibility of bone healing on its own (whereas in the US or Germany, for example, surgery is almost automatic). Likewise, thouht of surgery for me is not nice!

ARE YOU JOKING ME?! Are you dead? I had heard this and wondered why I was in such pain. It hurts. I refused painkillers initially - I do believe that it's not good to not feel what your body is saying - but I gave in pretty quickly. I think they're useful & helpful & necessary.

Mostly, yes.

Personally I'm happier just to leave it than have surgery (not that I've been offered it). I do not want to be cut open, thank you very much.

That was how I felt, Stelley. I sometimes wonder if I sjhould have gone for the op. though, as I've never really properly sorted it. At the time the Royal London was mostly in the news for being the spiritual home of MRSA and I wanted as little to do with the place as possible.

I agree with stelle that painkillers are useful, I was just giving Josh my thoughts on getting off them as quickly as you can. I used co-codamol at the recommended dose for a week or two, then weaned myself off them gradually.

What have you got stuck up you arse in that xray??

I know.. I wasn't sure why the radiologist wanted to spoon

Hi Superprecise - where abouts along the clavicle did it break?

He'll be in a codiene-induced stupor by now.

Hi Superprecise - where abouts along the clavicle did it break?

Two thirds away from the neck.

Just found out that the physio I'll be seeing on Monday is "a competitive road cyclist with a special interest in rehabilitation of cycling injuries and biomechanical considerations relating to this sport."

Get in! If she's good I'll forward details to anyone who's interested.

I've jumped in this thread quite late on, without really studying much of the comments (sorry!)
6-8 weeks is a realistic timeframe to expect, where normal activities may be resumed. In the very short term after this, you'll struggle to carry rucksacks, heavy shopping etc, but non load bearing range-of-motion exercises should feel o.k.

Conclusive proof that you are not big boned.

might be a picture fail.. But here's an x ray of my (hairline) fractured hip after coming off the bike at 28 mph

nsfw

nsfw

is jokes right??

Thread has gone somewhat haywire but here's my bit:

Upper limb fractures in a healthy adult will take 6-8 weeks for full consolidation. Complications can arise with clavicles however depending on the site and type of fracture, outer third fractures being the most troublesome. Deformity is common but often purely cosmetic as is a step deformity at the acromioclavicular joint.

Sorry to hear about the break, Josh. Heal fast, 6-8 weeks is normal.

I'm sure it's been said already, but you're a proper cyclist now you've broken a collarbone.

I fucked my clavicle/shoulder in the summer of 06, after being sideswiped in Hampstead.

This isn't me but this is exactly the same injury I had, and still have. AC joint dislocation.

YouTube- Acromioclavicular joint dislocation

Still don't have 100% mobility in the shoulder, but for the most part it causes no problems. Doctor couldn't really do anything, advised me to leave it, the weight of my arm is supposed to eventually put it into place. Still waiting lol.

Went to the hospital this morning and got an appointment in the fracture clinic "ASAP" (which means Tuesday). The doctor was pretty surprised I had had no professional treatment and tried to get me in today, but no luck. I should have just gone to A&E when I got back to London.

I fucked my clavicle/shoulder in the summer of 06, after being sideswiped in Hampstead.

This isn't me but this is exactly the same injury I had, and still have. AC joint dislocation.

YouTube- Acromioclavicular joint dislocation

Still don't have 100% mobility in the shoulder, but for the most part it causes no problems. Doctor couldn't really do anything, advised me to leave it, the weight of my arm is supposed to eventually put it into place. Still waiting lol.

I did this snowboarding about 10 years ago. Same dia/prognosis.. Now I just have a big fuck off bump from the AC joint. No point in trying to put it back they say (and I have private). Would just pop back out..