I never see too many foxes flattened on the road ..badgers though..they must have worse eyesite than a Bat ..ahem ...More likely from a fox they’ve scraped off the road
I never see too many foxes flattened on the road ..badgers though..they must have worse eyesite than a Bat ..ahem ...More likely from a fox they’ve scraped off the road
He doesn't want a fox or badger part, he'd be forever known as "Victoria's Secretions" ..I never see too many foxes flattened on the road ..badgers though..they must have worse eyesite than a Bat ..ahem ...
I almost went for that video clip again ..almostHe doesn't want a fox or badger part, he'd be forever known as "Victoria's Secretions" ..
Now a beaver ... who wouldn't want a nice beaver to hand on their shoulder ...
Hope the time passes quickly and you heal well..Good luckUpdate, feeling sorry for myself.
Got a call from hospital Tuesday morning to say they had a cancellation can I get there. Yes I can. Operation booked for the afternoon. No key hole surgery because it’s so bad so opening up my shoulder. Two and half hour operation and a load of clips holding it all together. High on morphine which spaced me out for the night. Stayed in hospital because I was in so much pain. Tried to eat but chucked it all back up and pain killers so only on paracetamol. Came home yesterday afternoon. I can not describe the pain I am in but it’s done. It’s just time now. Going back in two weeks to have dressing off and they can see how it’s healing. Six weeks in sling then limited movement for a few months.
only good thing I won’t have to put my mudguards in my bike this winter.
That’s the one, you climb then go sharp right switchback and then have to go up over the rocks and tree roots avoiding the tree also. I was barely moving and the bike slid to the right before gettin to the roots and I put my arm out to stop going over the bank onto the trail you come up. I have done that trail loads and only failed to ride that section twice before and both of them times were where the bike lost traction on the roots.
if I had come off on a downhill bit or drop etc I would have been happier.
Get the excersie going, i'm 6 months in after my broken arm, the frozen shoulder that followed was the painfull bit. still not got full movement but i would say i'm 70% there. stretching the muscles is painful!Update
The sling came off today, that’s six weeks after the op. The physio said now the pain starts because all those muscles have got to work after being asleep for so long. She was right. At least I have some movement in that arm and now the sling is off I can use it more. But no heavy lifting or pushing hard against something. The next six weeks are critical she said. We leave here in two weeks so I will have to find somewhere to get some physio in Devon and the Cotswolds. Life in a camper van is not easy when your injured.
I still can’t believe a freak fall could change my life so much and put me out of action for so long. I am missing my bike so much. Stay safe out there on them trails guys.
Every time I go up that techie climb I think about you…. Heal well mate.Update
it’s now 5 months since my accident, that means 5 months my bike has been in the garage just sat there. The tyres have gone flat and I have got fat I am so pissed off about not being able to get out there on the trails. The shoulder movement is getting better and i am still having regular physio which is doing the job. I have exercises I do every day and yes it hurts, some days are better than others but there is no gain without pain so they say. Next week I start on strengthing exercises and the physio said it will hurt but I need to get some strength into the arm and shoulder. I have also been told at my age and because of how bad the injury was i will never get full movement and strength back. Deep joy.
I have thought about when I do get out on my bike eventually how will I ride. Will I ride like I used to very aggressively or will I just pooter along and put mudguards and a bell on my bike, maybe a carrier so I can go and get some shopping.
Beleive me guys being injured and not out in the trails sucks big time. Take care especially if your an ol git like me.
Thats what I started off doing, got my cockpit adjusted for comfort and did a couple of hours, found it really helped with the movement but also mentally.I am going back up the hospital this week and am going to ask if it’s ok to go out on my bike. Nothing stupid just along the back roads nice and gentle. Not sure if my arm will take being in the same position for long though to be honest. I also start my strength training this week so will ask there also.
About 10-11 years ago my front wheel ripped out a big pebble on a tight turn. I was testing some extra grippy tyres at the time. I was going max 15mph and I went down hard on my left knee. I wasn't wearing any knee guards on that occasion, but I have not ridden without them ever since! It hurt like hell and I limped for what seemed like weeks. I never bothered with a physio at that time as I had not learned how helpful they can be. The only legacy I have is that I cannot pull my heel up to my bum on that side, it is shy about 5". It doesn't affect riding walking, or anything I want to do. Except squatting, sitting on my heels, kneeling down, tying my shoe laces, cutting my toe nails, getting my pants on....... For the last year I have been trying to get increased range of movement in my left knee and it's not budging! I may have left it too late.Having just finished 9 months of being off the big trails, my story was very similar to yours. Frozen shoulder after the broken arm/shoulder, but I found getting back on the bike helped more than all the exercises I was doing.
That said, I've lost so much strength in my arms hands and shoulders, I need to get back on an start to build the strength up (which the physio is less keen on, she wants me to work on the range of movement) and I'm getting more range after each ride!
yeah trying to keep your arms/limbs out of the crash is good to practice and roll vs slamming to a halt. but sometimes its unavoidable. I had one stupid crash once, It was a very slow speed crash where my front wheel got stuck on a root while creeping down a rocky section and I went over the bars and jammed both my index fingers extended into the ground. Took like 10 months to heal. My left index finger ocassional still feels odd. I almost quit biking from that one lolbad luck mate. I recognise the syndrome.............my accidents mostly happen in the most innocuous circumstances.........thankfully none for over a year now!
One thing to try to learn, and it goes a gainst every natural instinct, is to avoid using your arms in a fall. Try to roll instead. I learnt that in a strange way really windsurfing because in rough seas the number one rule, if you crash, is dont let go of the boom because the board will be a long way away when you recover!!
I still think about you every week when climbing that section! Don’t give up.Ok update time. Severn months on.
My strength training started. Using a two kilo( Don't laugh) weight doing some exercises. It made me laugh because I used to do a lot of serious weight training years ago and have always been strong but this little 2 kilo weight was making me hurt. I continued with the weight for a week and then upped it up to 3 kilo. Wow I am a power lifter now.
I have now left North Wales and am in Scotland on the site I am running for the season. Have not signed on with a local doctor yet because have been so busy getting everything ready and my arm is killing me and so is my other one because I have used that more. I feel that I am stuck in a place and not going to progress and will just have to live with it.
I am planning on getting the bike out at the beginning of April and just having a ride on the back roads to see how I get on. I still can’t believe how a freak accident like I had could be so life changing.
The joys of getting old, well the body is old but in my head I am still expecting to ride like I did 40 years ago, which in all fairness I did up until this accident. 🫣
Take care out there guys. Rotator cuff injurys are shite.
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