Going Long and Hard.

I find ordering fresca stuff from t-bell really annoying. The people get really confused and it just screws up the ordering process. They need a better way to order it.
 
I've learned something...

So. I thought for sure once I could climb onto my trainer I'd be doing 4-hour indoor sessions to keep my fitness level up. Turns out I hate the trainer. A lot. I mean I always knew I'd rather be outside, even in the rain and snow and cold. It shows. Jan, Feb, and Mar I did over 2,000 miles:hmmm:

-Jim.
 
8-weeks and counting...

So it's now almost 9 weeks since the accident and here's a little update...Still no bike...I HATE the trainer!! I don't really care at this point what kind of fitness I lose, I'd rather be outside sitting on the porch than inside on the trainer, especially as nice as it's been the last week!! I went back to work last week even though I'm not supposed to for almost 2 more months...Screw that son...I can't stay cooped up anymore!! I go in for the second surgery in a few days and after that I'll start paying more attention to the bike and regaining my fitness for next season...For now I'm content with sitting around with my boys and wrenching on the Bunny😀

-Jim.
 
Jim, I thought about you a couple of times this week since I did my shoulder in last Sunday. Granted it is like comparing a grape to a watermelon but it is useless just the same. I guess what I was wondering was that (based on absolutely nothing) that a week later the pain would be isolated to just the shoulder but I still have a lot of pain in my neck and chest and it made me wonder with the job you did on yourself how tough it was/is on the rest of your body and now that you are 8 weeks in where you stand with overall pain. As I sit here I guess I am figuring that if I expect the worst and it is any better than that, then it will be a plus.
 
RNG1 said:
Jim, I thought about you a couple of times this week since I did my shoulder in last Sunday. Granted it is like comparing a grape to a watermelon but it is useless just the same. I guess what I was wondering was that (based on absolutely nothing) that a week later the pain would be isolated to just the shoulder but I still have a lot of pain in my neck and chest and it made me wonder with the job you did on yourself how tough it was/is on the rest of your body and now that you are 8 weeks in where you stand with overall pain. As I sit here I guess I am figuring that if I expect the worst and it is any better than that, then it will be a plus.
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Mine may not be the same...Most of the pain I had was from breaking my ribs and shoulder blade, it took all the focus off the rest of my injuries...One thing I didn't account for is how incredibly sore the opposite side of your body will become from overusing it...These days I have no actual pain, just constant fatigue on the bad side...It's a very strange feeling that I'm not sure how to explain...The limited motion is very strange as well, my arm doesn't hurt when it reaches it's max movement, it just stops dead, and you can't even pull it straight or higher if you tried, that's actually what's keeping me off the bike...I can't rotate my arm far enough to grab the handlebar...How bad did you house yours?

-Jim.
 
Getting closer...

Went in for second surgery this morning...They put me under and rotated my arm through it's full-range of motion while taking x-rays to see if any of my hardware actually interferes with anything in there. If it did they were going to change some stuff around until I got full movement. Nothing hits. I have full motion, at least with someone pulling my arm around. Now I finally get to start PT so I can move my arm around on it's own!! I told him while I was under to stretch my arm forward so I can grab my handlebar😀

So I'm still not sure when I'll be able to ride, but at least now everything I do from here on out will be focused on getting back on the bike:getsome:

Oh...And to loose my downtime weight...I've been tipping towards 165 these days...Not cool...Fatty McFatterson...

-Jim.
 
Great news on the update for you. Not sure how you are typing away if you just had the surgery this morning, that is pretty amazing. Hope this is the final stretch for you now.
The following is just in answer to your question and not in any way to compare my situation to yours.

I didn't get back to you on your question as I knew I was going back to the doc after so I figured I'd wait. The follow up vertict is I have a type 1 separation of my right shoulder which is not that bad and I do not show anything broken in the shoulder. However I was going pretty fast at the time and the impact was pretty intense so besides my shoulder hitting dirt (thankfully there was no rocks to land on) the side of my head hit the ground hard forcing it sideways and then my chest hit the ground I think. The force of the impact I think twisted my upper body so hard that now (almost 2 weeks) the source of most of my pain is my sternum or upper chest which may have a break (very hard to see in xray and they can't do anything for anyway) and my neck which is just so out of whack from everything being super tight in my shoulders and neck.

Granted my shoulder is a mess at the moment but is really not what is making me so uncomfortable. Meaning I can kind of not move my arm and be sort of ok but the sternum thing is affected by literally everything from breathing to lifting a milk carton with my good arm. Anyway I think this is why I had checked back in with you in the first place to see not just about your shoulder but the affect that the crash had on the rest of your body. So you pretty much answered the question. Keep healing up man and keep the faith, I know if you can get through this mess it should not be so hard for me.

BTW, between the two of us we make 1 bass player at the moment. Wait you did the right arm too right? That makes 0 bass players. Can't have a bass player with 2 left hands. Nevermind.
 
RonC said:
...other than gaining wait.
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Gaining weight is so much fun though😀

I've already gone back to my racer-guy diet...

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I should be back into the 150's before '10!!

-Jim.
 
Good to hear about the hardware clearance in the shoulder. Good luck with the PT and hope you are able to get back on a bike soon.
 
Goals, PT, cross, etc...

So now that I've gotten the go-ahead to start doing PT and was encouraged to start using my shoulder, I've gotten a little extra spring in my step. I'm at this point very optimistic to possibly get a chance to do some later season CX racing. I've ordered all the pieces to finish my Seven rebuild.

I guess like most people, I need a goal in order to justify all the pain and suffering we go through to get faster. I somehow talk myself into pushing that little bit extra, to stop listening to the burning in my legs, and get my brain to go along with it. I tell my legs they'll be rewarded with a nice easy walk to the podium come race-day, and they buy it every time. Suckers.

Now it will be a different goal, a goal of just stepping onto the cross bike with a number on my back. Taking part in the one aspect of cycling I love more than anything else. The pain I'll need to go through in the next month will dwarf any training I've ever done. But if I can reach my goal of just showing up, it'll be a greater success than standing on any podium...

The pain starts tomorrow:getsome:

-Jim.
 
jimvreeland said:
Mine may not be the same...Most of the pain I had was from breaking my ribs and shoulder blade, it took all the focus off the rest of my injuries...One thing I didn't account for is how incredibly sore the opposite side of your body will become from overusing it...These days I have no actual pain, just constant fatigue on the bad side...It's a very strange feeling that I'm not sure how to explain...The limited motion is very strange as well, my arm doesn't hurt when it reaches it's max movement, it just stops dead, and you can't even pull it straight or higher if you tried, that's actually what's keeping me off the bike...I can't rotate my arm far enough to grab the handlebar...How bad did you house yours?

-Jim.
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Hey Jim,
Glad to see your coming along with your injuries. I too was able to move my shoulder only so far till it stopped. For me it was what the Drs termed as a "frozen shoulder" I needed to go in for a second surgery to relieve the formed scar tissue from time off from not using the full range of motion. I had 6 months of rehab 4 days per week. Since I was racing a motorcycle none of my PT was covered and all was out of pocket. Just this past Sunday after my CX race, with Tommy on the line for his race I hurried to get a good spot to cheer him on. I was going down this hill at speed and grabbed too much front break and face planted into the dirt. I thought I had re-fractured my shoulder/collarbone. Since I did multiple forms of rehab on my shoulder, one that works very well is magnet therapy. I have a shoulder cuff that holds the magnets with velcro and sleep with it on. Works very well and speeds the healing process much faster. To this day 7 years later, my shoulder is still somewhat weak. Good luck to ya ... Son!

RC ... 🙂
 
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