Broken bones; A-weight-ting is the hardest paart

[F5 Dave]

Where did a month go?

We x-ray show it's joined apparently so that is super good news. I'd got to a point where it had improved but plateau'd a bit & is still sore to do stuff, so off to the physio to get some movement & strength back, but at least now I can start to push it a little.

Next visit they will check if the neck muscles have got sorted out with the treatment & if not do a scan or summit. Plate won't come out for some months yet, apparently it is better to hook it out once your shoulder is fully strong again.

Well I might take some voltarin & take the 750 out for a quick tootle in the weeekend. Whooot!

. . . But not far, rego/wof has lapsed & I don't think I could take much stress.

[Mom]

x-ray show it's joined

Now that is good news. Dont push it! Nature is a bastard sometimes, let it knit a strong callous before you risk undoing all her good work. Not long now, we still have a couple of months of shitty, windy, wet spring to get through before the golden weather of summer. Plenty of time.

[F5 Dave]

Yeah, I just need a little fix after 7 months off. I'll hold off dirt riding as the jarring is the last thing it needs. I'll probably hold off racing for a little while. Mind you there is a Kaitoke meet late next month. . . but yeah will be taking it easy, 'specially as the muscles aren't up to it yet.

[F5 Dave]

Well that was fun. Put some air in the tyres & tried to start the 750 after 7 months of idle waiting (with a recent plug in battery trickle charger keeping the battery healthy). Surprise it started on ~5th attempt. 7 month old petrol - no drama.

The rego was actually still in (by 2 weeks) so I went for a quick tootle around the simple hutt hill roads & motorway.

Felt like I hadn't been away.

Right now I have a goal. The bumps near end of ride were a bit uncomfortable, so I need to work on getting joints working well.

Worst part was getting my heavily armoured leather jacket on & off & reaching the pockets to feed in keys.

[Kendog]

Nice, that's a good step in the right direction.

[F5 Dave]

Well I kinda thought this thread would just go away, but then I thought maybe it may be useful to others just so people know what to expect if they follow the same path. Then finally 20min ago I have a reason to vent a bit.

Physio is going well & I have most of movement back & am getting strength back. Still gets a bit sore some nights & when working it a bit too much.

OK so went for my next checkup & they said yeah good movement, great progress, come back in Jan & we'll x ray it, if all still cool we'll apply with ACC to hook it out month or so after that.

OK sounds ok. Ooh, one more thing; could you please sign the MNZ form so I can apply to get my race licence back? Ohh don't think we can do that, have to hold off till January. Erk! That would mean no more racing until then & Dec is the Taupo GP & I'm defending the F5 GP. Toddled off to ask his boss, but no joy, but I did get the appointment brought forward to mid Dec. So I should be able to race Taupo, but not until then. Sucks.

Amazing how long something like this can affect you. Then when they hook it out I'll be down recovering from that for a while. Not as long, but a while.
Healing without surgery is def the best way to go.

oh yeah here's a pretty pic.

[White trash]

I know a guy that could probably reprogram that clavical thingy Dave.

[F5 Dave]

Thanks dude that made me laugh. He's a surgeon as well I assume? Probably was until he got in a fist fight with Doctor Costa.

[White trash]

I think his radical research involving splicing Hippo dna with his own led Costa to tell him "You're a bit radical for us mate"......

[Shorty_925]

Thats a bugger and a hell of a long time off a bike! Im going to give my first mx a crack this weekend and see how the wrist holds out, 3 weeks out of a cast now, its ok at the gym, but a bike is something different. Was fine last week out roys hill, but again a smooth track.

[Kickaha]

OK sounds ok. Ooh, one more thing; could you please sign the MNZ form so I can apply to get my race licence back? Ohh don't think we can do that, have to hold off till January. Erk!

They're funny like that, wouldn't sign off on mine the day I got my cast off after I fractured my wrist either

[F5 Dave]

Well just an update, probably the last one, again so those going down this path may read this later.

I got the last x-ray & it looked good so they signed off my MNZ form. Yay I can race at the Taupo TRRS & compete the F5 GP (which I am defending).

I've been doing physio & they sent me to the Gym physio. I've never been in a gym. Full of vain people looking at themselves & my opinion hasn't changed.

But heck it has helped my recovery. Have pretty much full movement & strength back.

But I still have some issues with clunking as I lower my arms & the muscle moves past the plate. Also I haven't been able to sleep on my r side for a year, it pushes the shoulder into the plate. Gets sore in the morning 'cause of that I think. It isn't good enough that I could dirtbike ride.

So the plate comes out next year. Then I have to recover from that, but now I've got movement back it should only be a couple of weeks. But the bone needs to fill in the gaps left by the screws which essentially are like 3 holes drilled through the bone, so it won't be full strength for another 6 or so months.

It's been a long path & another general operation to go.

Sheesh all this for a little crash.


hmm a large packet from CKT just showed up. Best I go attach that to a motorbike.

[Trudes]

Well that's good news that you can race at Taupo at least. That's a lot of recovery like you say for a relatively small crash!

[PrincessBandit]

Good on you F5 Dave. I am looking forward to seeing if the plate across my collarbone gets it to join now. Bit more excited knowing that the ends are actually lined up now so fingers crossed that it will finally heal!

[skidMark]

Ive broken a few things... usually a pretty quick recovery hell i was back on the bike with my leg in a cast lol same when i had stuffed elbow... bit tricky though...

Broke hand when i was 16 - school brawl

Shattered left elbow 2 months after i started riding in mid 05 - t boned a car

Broken ankle 2 places - taken out lane splitting.

only one i still have issues with is elbow because i was too stubborn and bullet proof to get physio...

Shrug.