Not the best way to end a week teaching a group of novices – the “how not to use your face and shoulder to brake on the upslope of a set of tabletops” lesson…
Fortunately the other instructor patched me up temporarily and got me to Dr Gray’s in Elgin, from the BMX jumps in Forres. Status check – dislocated left shoulder, sprained (I think) right elbow, couple of stitches & glue in top lip, glue in chin, nice weepy gravel rash on face, neck, chest. I’m now under orders to wear a sling for 2 weeks as well.
So how long after coming out of the sling have others taken to get back on the bike? The turbo will be prepped and ready shortly for fitness maintenance in the meantime & I’m fortunate that physio will be easily accessible through work as well…