Good luck, based on your x-Ray I’d say you made the right decision, Strangely, I wasn’t really given a choice and yours looks worse to me. Once it’s plated you’ve effectively got a complete clavicle, the surgeon will be telling you not to act like it’s not broken, cos you’ll be tempted to ditch the sling within a day or two. Like I said above, for the first 48 hours, your life will revolve around the next painkiller, but quite quickly you’ll be wondering what all your fussing was about. I was booking flights to Spain at 72 hours when 48 hours before I was dreading getting undressed and the next big thing in my world was gingerly having a shallow bath.

Thanks chaps, I’ll let you know how I get on tomorrow evening.

Five months later; I’m healed up nicely and back to a full range of activities, and have been for several months. No ill effects, other than a fairly brutal scar, if you’re worried about such things. Skin below scar itches a bit too, sometimes. I assume this is to do with regenerating nerves. I won’t be getting metalwork removed unless it causes me grief, and no sign of that so far. I’m SO happy to be fundamentally the same shape as before my crunch.

I would heartily reccomend pushing for early surgical intervention in cases similar to mine, although obviously YMMV.

Good news chief but…

‘kin ‘ell, who put banana’s plate in? The chuckle brothers?

Note to self, never let a surgeon put any shelves up.

amj1974 – Member
When I broke my shoulder last year, I had excellent treatment and guidance from the University Hospital Birmingham AKA the Queen Elizabeth. I would heartily recommend them in general and Mr Socrates the shoulder socialist in particular.

shoulder socialist… Lol.

Anyway I went to see Socrates too at the QE after my shoulder separation… Appointment delayed by 4 hours and he couldn’t get rid of me quick enough. He told me he wasn’t going to operate and wrote me a sick note, and flung it at me as he headed out of the door. As i’d had no service to speak of, I spent £150 on a private consult with someone recommended to me to discuss my options and he transferred me to his NHS list at the Orthopedic for follow up. Goes to show if you catch someone on a bad day.