Just had surgery today to repair a severely displaced clavicular fracture. 6 screws and a plate.
When will I be diving again? Sigh...
When will I be diving again? Sigh...
Displaced clavicular fracture
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Rainer
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I broke mine in mid-January. Had ORIF (plate, 12 screws) a couple days after. Three months later and I'm generally feeling pretty good, but still can't imagine wanting to bear the weight of a scuba rig.
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This sounds like the snowboarders thread...
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I took two weeks completely off training post-surgery, then started back with elliptical and stationary bike workouts. I was running and swimming again after eight weeks. Started PT (for range of motion) soon after surgery. Was eight weeks, though, before we were doing any type of weights. Range of motion is now good, strength is coming back. Take some time to recover, then do the PT. Right now, it's still uncomfortable with weight directly over that clavicle and I find sleeping on that side bothers me.
For me, it was crashing at nearly 30MPH in a criterium...
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Was a real winner move five minutes into the race (my second of the morning)! Road rash is taking longer to heal than the clavicle. Going to have some lovely scars from this. Also managed to crack a rib and a few lumbar vertebrae. Super way to start the year. Hope your kid is all healed up!
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Ugh... Sounds like you are fortunate not be posting from the vegetable aisle!
The lad mended, but he feels the plate. He's very lean and you can see the screw heads sticking out. He's going to have them taken out at some point, but the surgeon wants to leave it another year.
He lives in Byron Bay and surfs everyday now, so it's pretty manageable.
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Scuba diving and backpacking are going to be the deciding factors for me if I leave it in or have it taken out.
Good luck, tridacna, with the recovery. If you have any questions, feel free to drop me a PM. Hoping some others who have had the surgery post about their transition back into diving.
Good luck, tridacna, with the recovery. If you have any questions, feel free to drop me a PM. Hoping some others who have had the surgery post about their transition back into diving.
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Bike riding for me. Shoulder meet gutter. At speed. The nerve block in the arm and hand is seriously unsettling...!
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