encroaching decrepitude rone 5/11 '25

I had started riding my bike from home to the train station, and then to work, then back again.  On April 30, an unseen lump of asphalt that served as a makeshift ramp to the curb came across my path, snapped my handlebars out of my grip, and down i went on my left shoulder, neatly breaking my collarbone in half.

Saw the orthopedist today and she very cheerfully gave the situation a thumbs up.  They only operate on cases where the broken ends separate more than 2 cm, it's a compound fracture, or separation.  Cases like mine just have the broken ends heal up until they find each other and make a weird mangled bone.  I should be mostly okay in another 5-6 weeks, and i can resume riding (if i'm up to it) after 3 months.

The bruising around the shoulder is... something.

a dark purple comma-shaped bruise on my left pectoral, plus yellow-green bruising above it, as well as on the upper part of my arm

Ugh, when did i develop all these skin tags?

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5/11 8 Comments
#old but it sounds like you’re putting up a really good fight. Best wishes for a healthy and weird mangled rone!
nerdsholmferret
Oh dude. Yes, reminds me of breaking my shoulder a few years back because, well, I guess my backpack wasn't well balanced so I randomly fell off my bike while barely moving on 13th Street? Embarrassing and also painful. But you'll be back on the bike. I am.
Thomas Boutell
Of course we all know you're the seasoned pro when it comes to recuperation.
Thomas Boutell
Yeah, that's helping a lot, especially with the up and down days.
rone
OW OW OW OW OW
Lindsay Harris Friel
I've never thought of a collarbone break as neat. Everything about it says "messy," you know?

Studies have shown that the average force required to fracture a collarbone ranges from 1,000 to 1,500 Newtons. That's a lot of weird chewy cookies.

Having taken so long to respond to this post, I'm really hoping you're feeling significantly better by now.

Please stop trying to kill yourself. I'm not the only person who is fond of you, you know.
Anne Mollo
My occasional suicidal ideation went away after GBS almost killed me, so, you know, that's pretty cool.



The pain is easily manageable these days with 600 mg Motrin in the morning and before bed.
rone
These are both very good things.
Anne Mollo