Absolutly Taz. Its all about opinions unfortunatly - no hard answers.
Get as much info as you can then when you go to fracture clinic you will have some basis to ask questions and understand the answers.
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Broken Collarbone
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Posted 2 years ago #
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No useful advice to offer here - just hope you're back out and about soon! If it's any consolation, there are worse times of year to be on the bench.
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A few years ago I was with a chap in Russia who broke his collarbone. They put him in a shoulder spica cast. Never seen that done in the west.
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LOL! is that from the 'reader's fractures' section?
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Thanks Ant. yes that thought had occurred to me also. Still enforced lay off vs planned or laziness feels different
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General update in case anyone is interested
Had a couple of lengthy discussions with some experts in this field as well as a lot of internet research and made the following decisions (big thanks to all who posted on here as is really helped my questioning)
I will not get surgery. Looking at the x-ray again showed that I was not as displaced as I originally thought (initial shock factor I guess!). The two parts are very close to touching and this morning in particular I can feel them rubbing if I move in certain ways. I also have very minimal overlap.
I will stick with a standard sling. Not a lot of evidence to support the figure of 8 vs standard. May well get a figure of 8 for use when I resume light training.
In terms of excercising pretty much common sense really. If it hurts don't do it. Walking and indoor recumbant for now (yipee!!!). At least the walking will be ok. Will stop me driving Mrs Taz nuts!
Will pass on the Brian Simpson clinic. Had it been local I would have given it a punt. All in though it would have been > £300 to get there and be treated plus a 9hr+ round trip. That money could get me a pretty good turbo for when I am ready.
So again - thanks for the comments. Will post an update in due course
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