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Thanks folks!

@jdsk - other sports is tricky at the minute as the surgeon recommended against running (impact) and swimming (limited range of motion) for now at least. I think the best bet is going to be getting on a stationary trainer when the operation cut has fully closed. So many of my friends ride Zwift et al and it’s always seemed the most boring thing on earth to me but I think it would be preferable to doing nothing!!

In terms of who to talk with- great question, I have folks who will understand. I think it’s also a question of personal acceptance of fallibility and that simply, sh*t happens! I have many years of accident free riding though, and that’s a good “rational” counter to my new fears. I might reduce some of my winter riding after this though - I live in Sweden and have always ridden throughout the year, but maybe I will now ease off in the ice and snow. I’ve also been a night winter rider - one thing this accident put in perspective is how quickly cold can set in. I waited a couple of hours for the ambulance on a Swedish summer evening, it had been 20 degrees when I set off, dropped to 16-17. My temperature was 35 degrees by the time the ambulance arrived. I think a foil blanket will be going in the saddle bag.

Thanks everyone else too - “not a laughing matter”, love it!!!

Hey folks! Just wondering if there are any others here who have recovered from a broken proximal humerus? I crashed at the end of July on some slippy grit on an off camber bend, detaching the head of my humerus, needing surgery to reattach it. Super painful injury.

The guidance I have had is “no load bearing for 3 weeks”, “increasing loads from 6 weeks”, “normal loads 12 weeks”. Specifically, I can start to use a stationary trainer (with no load on the affected arm) after 3 weeks, and best guess to start riding normally again is when the bone has fully healed (12 weeks).

Lots of physio also anticipated - I’ve been told to expect 9 to 12 months to get back to 95% mobility.

So just wondering if there’s any others here who have been through this and have any experiences to share?

I’m also curious about the psychological recovery from an accident. I must admit to being pretty traumatised by this.