Melancholy is incompatible with bicycling.
~ James E. Starrs
So, after the Orthopedic surgeon’s appointment yesterday I have a plan. Good news is no surgery required. Then the bad news - 10 weeks of frustration ahead:
week 1 – Ortho appointment, pain killers, ice twice a day, keep the f@cking thing still.
week 2 – repeat steps 2 through 4 above.
week 3 – New x-rays to check healing is going ok. Visit Ortho to make sure shit is going to plan.
Week 4 – If healing start physio, if not healing plan surgery.
Week 5 – More physio, try to work out if anything else is wrong with my shoulder.
Week 6 – More physio, start swimming
Week 7 – Bone is strong enough to ride but not strong enough for contact sports or a crash. Ride at own risk.
Week 8 – See week 7
Week 9 – Should be back on deck with depleted muscle strength in upper body. Begin riding and building strength.
Week 10 - Shred.
Get a bicycle. You will not regret it if you live.
~Mark Twain
