https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/blog.php/14639-PrincessBandit Kiwi Biker - New Zealand motorcycle community en Fri, 15 May 2026 02:53:21 GMT vBulletin 20 https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/images/BP-Brown/misc/rss.jpg https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/blog.php/14639-PrincessBandit https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/entry.php/1497-Finally-some-good-news! Thu, 15 Apr 2010 02:03:21 GMT had my latest appointment with the specialist this afternoon and he's very happy with the way the collarbone is looking - 4 and a bit months on after the surgery. He said to see how things go for now, and perhaps by September get back in touch with him if necessary; but he'll leave it with me now. ]]> PrincessBandit https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/entry.php/1497-Finally-some-good-news! https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/entry.php/1329-7-weeks-on Sat, 30 Jan 2010 03:12:49 GMT Had appointment with the specialist yesterday and he's very happy with the progress. I have more movement in my arm than it took to get 9 months after the accident. Hasn't affected my riding at all, in fact I took the bike in for my appointment.
The scar is looking pretty neat and tidy too. Had a wee lumpy thingy at one end of it where the stitches were removed but that's gone away now (kinda looked like a gross pimple!) and the bio-oil has been doing wonders as well.

Turned up at a work bbq yesterday afternoon to have one of my colleagues clamp his hand on my right shoulder in greeting - I nearly yelped out loud! He did feel a bit bad once he realised what he'd done. Had to let him off as he hadn't seen me since the end of school last year and would have forgotten completely about my operation.

Back to the specialist again in 2 months, another xray, most likely more exercises to do....

Makes me very glad that I came off so lightly with injuries after reading a number of threads on here lately about offs.... ]]> PrincessBandit https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/entry.php/1329-7-weeks-on https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/entry.php/1228-Photos Mon, 14 Dec 2009 07:15:45 GMT Have posted a couple of photos in the "Broken bones - waiting is the hardest part" thread in General Bike Ravings. Received, today, the xray taken immediately after my op showing the plate in place and will try to upload it to the same post. ]]> PrincessBandit https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/entry.php/1228-Photos https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/entry.php/1222-2-days-on Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:43:19 GMT Well, second night at home and I'm amazed I was able to sleep on my left side already for part of the night.

While I realise that there is a world of difference between my injury count after the accident (back in March) including bruised rib cage, pulled muscles, etc. I hadn't expected to feel so good so quickly after the surgery.

My shoulders are now back in alignment, and the sling I've been given to use is brilliant - one of those fancy thick felt type ones with velcro adjusting straps over the shoulder and round the waist. It gives full support to my whole arm unlike the pathetic collar'n'cuff which I had after the accident.

Pain relief is pretty easy, just panadol and sleep is much easier than I expected. I'll now just have to work on not pushing myself too hard initially in my excitement to have the bone lined back up again. The scar looks pretty gnarly but I'm not worried about that at all, and I have some impressive looking bruising down my right breast which I guess is from the bone manipulation affecting the muscles in my chest. However, these things fade and I'm very happy with the outcome. Wish it had happened sooner, but onward and upward from here!! ]]> PrincessBandit https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/entry.php/1222-2-days-on https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/entry.php/1220-home-sweet-home Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:49:25 GMT Successful op yesterday. Typing with one hand so wont write too much. Surgeon was able to manipulate bone ends pretty much inline for 6-screw plate to be put in. He was pleased he didnt have to do a bone chip graft as he had wondered about. In less than 30 hours I was home again, just on... Successful op yesterday. Typing with one hand so wont write too much.
Surgeon was able to manipulate bone ends pretty much inline for 6-screw plate to be put in. He was pleased he didnt have to do a bone chip graft as he had wondered about.

In less than 30 hours I was home again, just on panadol (and tramadol if pain levels get too high for the panadol). Have been told not to us anti inflammatories such as voltaren as it has an ingredient detrimental to bone repair.

So glad op has been done, and look forward to full recovery! ]]> PrincessBandit https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/entry.php/1220-home-sweet-home https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/entry.php/1205-Injury-update Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:26:34 GMT Well, last appt. with the specialist today. Bone still confirmed as non-union so surgery going ahead on Wed. 9th.

A little apprehensive about it, but must keep the long term objective in mind! I'll be getting another steroid injection at the same time so I'm glad i'll be dosed up on pain killers already.

Next entry will be after the op......think kind thoughts for me please!!! ]]> PrincessBandit https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/entry.php/1205-Injury-update https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/entry.php/1067-Injury-update Thu, 17 Sep 2009 05:24:48 GMT Well some of you will know I offed back in the middle of March this year. Bad call aborting an overtake only to have a sea of red brake lights in front of me when I looked back from my over-shoulder check. My husband had just flown up to the States the day before and I had to phone him from the... Well some of you will know I offed back in the middle of March this year. Bad call aborting an overtake only to have a sea of red brake lights in front of me when I looked back from my over-shoulder check.

My husband had just flown up to the States the day before and I had to phone him from the side of the motorway saying "well, you might like to sit down; I'm ok and the bike is still ridable..." (well, it was in a sense).

Little did I know at the time I'd broken my collarbone - I discovered that later when my daughter bossed me around and took me to the afterhours doc in Takanini.

Well after about 5 months of very little progress in the bone healing dept, I went to see an ortho shoulder specialist at the beginning of August. He gave me a cortisone injection in the back of my shoulder to try and relieve the frozen-shoulder I was suffering from. It hasn't made a lot of difference to the range of movement in my right arm, but it did take away the constant pain which manifested itself largely along the entire arm! Especially bad was my elbow. All referred pain from the muscles in the back of my shoulder apparently.

Today I went back for another xray and to see what he had to say. Long story short, I'm booked in for the beginning of Dec to have the bone plated. The break is such that the bone ends have not been able to "find" each other successfully to knit, so it looks like surgery is the only answer.

I will see him again at the end of Nov (with another xray being done) but unless that shows a spectacular/miraculous improvement, the surgery will go ahead as booked.

The good thing about this is that at least I feel like I am moving towards something now, rather than drifting in limbo waiting waiting waiting. ]]> PrincessBandit https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/entry.php/1067-Injury-update