Kickstand caused collar bone injury, and my recovery

[Rob S.]

My fear is just the opposite - that I'll get off the bike without the stand fully open. On both my bikes, sometimes I'll give it a good jolt and it pops back closed.

So I am a little compulsive, making sure it's fully open, then stepping on the end as I pull the bike backwards and to the left. I have nightmares about parking downhill in neutral, not against the curb, and the bike rolling forward and folding up the stand.

 

[ddaniels]

Glad you're healing up Dave. Take it slow. Old age causes slower healing.(hee hee)

 

[Spyder]

Ahh, Ol' Dave's a trooper. He'll be riding this coming weekend...


Aaaaand shortly after he gets back his wife will kill him for doing it...

 

[ddaniels]

Ahh, Ol' Dave's a trooper. He'll be riding this coming weekend...


Aaaaand shortly after he gets back his wife will kill him for doing it...

This one needs the like button.

 

[Wingsconsin]

Ahh, Ol' Dave's a trooper. He'll be riding this coming weekend...


Aaaaand shortly after he gets back his wife will kill him for doing it...

This one needs the like button.

Just LIKE this one !!

 

[Buffalo Bill]

You can expect it to feel like cartilage for 6 months. It's gonna ache slightly for years.

 

[Redman]

As I have said before; With two RNs and a Physical Therapist in the family, I aint getting away with too much.

Update:

Dr Ortho appointment, Monday, at 7 weeks, said is healing,
but, yah, is not really new bone, but mostly more like cartilage building up. In xray cant even see the cartilagge buildup, just a couple little wisps of bone threads. (Actually, the xrays dont look much different than the original one, other than the jagged edges are less jagged, and the couple little wisps of bone)
With the broken bones overlapping like they are, can feel the big lump of cartilage forming, and can tell the the bone edges are not grunching against each other like they were the first week or so.
I asked doctor when I will be past the point of being concerned for easily re-injuring things, and he said because of the overlapp it needs a lot of new material built up and will need the full 12 weeks before much of cartilage starts to turning into bone. Jeepers, man, that is 3rd week of September. (which is what was said on first visit.)

Started PT yesterday. First visit was mostly consult, and took range of motion test and strength test.
I got prescribed about 6 exercises (with the resistance stretchy band) to do 3 sets of 10 each. After the first exercise, I quickly backed down to 2 sets, then 1 1/2 sets, and by the time I was doing the last one, I figured one set was enough for the first day, since was getting sore and tired. Will see how I do today.
I am getting good consult from RN son-in-law (x-Navy, emergency RN, weight lifter) that the best exercise is the one you will do, and that dont do so much that cant finish the others, and dont do so much that dont want to do them again. Do enough that can keep doing them the next few days, then will be able to do more. If do too much, then dont make any progress.

Right now, I dont have strength to hold up bike if had to. Would injur myself and/or drop the bike.
Will keep up incentive to keep up the exercises. Need to work up strength.
My incentive tois to keep at it, so I build up the strength ..... 3rd week September is too long.... uuhhhhh.

Two weeks is end of August. Will see whats up then.
Three weeks is first week Sept. Yah!

 

[KEITH KRAUSE]

Just saw this thread. Glad you're getting better, Dave.

 

[eil]

I'm late to the party but glad to hear you're on the mend!

The sidestand feels like one of the things that's going to get me one of these days. I've taken off a couple times with it down. Luckily I've heard the characteristic scraping and stopped before anything bad happened. The sidestand on my G model has a weak spring and doesn't sproing up as well as it should and I'm about 50% sure that it came down one time on its own. This is the motivation I needed to address that sooner rather than later.

 

[Redman]

.............. motivation ........

 

[GSXR7ED]

^^^Ughhhhhhh!

Holy cow, Redman!

We are more fragile as we get older...

Glad you got RNs running around coaching you...Physical Therapists, are they?

Heal up, buddy!

Ed

P.S. I went to the beach today and do water exercises for my TKR (Total Knee Replacements-both). I see these young kids sliding around on the shore with skinny boards and think to myself, I'd break lots of bones if I did those flips.

 

[salty_monk]

I would think a good alternate exercise would be to drink your beer left handed...

Glad you’re getting better Dave.

 

[Buffalo Bill]

I have an xray of my clavicle break too.
I remember seeing xrays of a Moto GP racer. He got the deluxe treatment; a metal brace with screws so he could race right away, and so it would heal just as it was.
Made me feel so ghetto poor…

 

[Redman]

An other milestone in my recovery is evidenced here:

Having a round of disc golf with my son and family is certainly one thing of some return to previous activitys.
But the other thing is: That was the first day I could put on a t-shirt ! !



Other part of my therapy today:
Paddle-step walking bike out of garage and and then giving it a wash down.

Wash off the road grime from June 23rd (from when Tim twr rode it thru heaviest storm I have ever seen rode thru)
DOing that this afternoon was very therapeutic.

Dont think I can hold off for all of the next 4 weeks.
Two or two and half might just have to be good enough.

 

[Baatfam]

Dont think I can hold off for all of the next 4 weeks.
Two or two and half might just have to be good enough.

And this is why I like you so much, Dave....

But be careful....

 

[Redman]

Was discussing my exercises and my PT appoinments and orthopedic appoints with wife (Homecare RN) last night.
She was saying that 3 months from June 22nd is September 22nd, which is almost 3 weeks from now.
I was saying that, No, 12 weeks from June 22nd is September 14th, which is the end of next week.
I said right now is 10 1/2 weeks, and I have full range of motion, and can do all the exercises, and have pretty much resumed all activity, and am doing stuff pretty much without regard for which arm am using, all without problems.

Wife said doctor said I cant ride until after September 22nd.

I said, this is the 10 and half week mark, am doing well.... and ....
..... AND ... and I have an AMA card

(She knows what A.M.A. means in her line of work, and she knows that is what I meant.)

In her profession AMA means : Against Medical Advise


Just rode out of town, then back into town to meet folks at coffee shop, then rode around town, back out of town and back home.
On the road for about an hour (not counting time at coffee shop). Was great. No problem (other than new helmet being tight).

I thought a new helmet and a new jacket at the same time was too much for me, so I patched up the old jacket and left the new jacket in the closet.
Did cut up the old helmet (well, 2 year old, that is new to me) so I would not be tempted to use it.


Friday maybe a longer ride.

 

[Wingsconsin]

Was discussing my exercises and my PT appoinments and orthopedic appoints with wife (Homecare RN) last night.
She was saying that 3 months from June 22nd is September 22nd, which is almost 3 weeks from now.
I was saying that, No, 12 weeks from June 22nd is September 14th, which is the end of next week.
I said right now is 10 1/2 weeks, and I have full range of motion, and can do all the exercises, and have pretty much resumed all activity, and am doing stuff pretty much without regard for which arm am using, all without problems.

Wife said doctor said I cant ride until after September 22nd.

I said, this is the 10 and half week mark, am doing well.... and ....
..... AND ... and I have an AMA card

(She knows what A.M.A. means in her line of work, and she knows that is what I meant.)




In her profession AMA means : Against Medical Advise


Just rode out of town, then back into town to meet folks at coffee shop, then rode around town, back out of town and back home.
On the road for about an hour (not counting time at coffee shop). Was great. No problem (other than new helmet being tight).

I thought a new helmet and a new jacket at the same time was too much for me, so I patched up the old jacket and left the new jacket in the closet.
Did cut up the old helmet (well, 2 year old, that is new to me) so I would not be tempted to use it.


Friday maybe a longer ride.

WHAT are you riding ??
Good to see you are getting better

 

[Redman]

Is 86 (cobbled with some 83-84 parts) Honda Shadow VT500.
Was obtained for wife to learn on (low seat height, and low end torque).

 

[Rich82GS750TZ]

:fat:Good to see you back in the saddle Dave, even if AMA, even on a Honda.

 

[Spyder]

Welcome back to the world Dave. I was up to Silver Beach Pizza last Saturday. Still not that close to you, but I'll get up that way one of these days, lol.