In need of help/advice

I'm hoping that someone on here maybe able to help. 6 weeks ago I suffered a serious Roadrace Motorcycle crash resulting in a shattered pelvis and hip.I have had 3 major operations to pin and plate the joint. Prior to the crash I was a keen regular cyclist, countless sportives done the etape cycle 20 miles to work etc so was faiirly fit. I hav been told advised 3 months non weight bearing on that leg. Does anyone have any experience of this type of injury? I want to get back to cycling ASAP. Thought maybe a watt bike or something
Thanks
Will..
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Will..
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In my limited exerience the best indoor trainer available.
Add some training DVD's to your arsenal and your away.
Good luck with the recovery.
I bought a Wattbike in Feb to help me rehab and recovery from a shattered femur. If you have restricted movement in the hip and thigh as I did and still do, it is easy to get on the Wattbike using crutches (unlike a bike on a turbo) and it is a stable platform – you’ll develop the technique pretty quickly.
Listen to the advice about weight bearing. Your ‘instructions’ about what you can/can’t do will change as the condition of the injury changes. I was on zero and then partial weight bearing until 6 months in because my fractures wouldn’t heal but I was still able to ride the Wattbike and it needed a bone graft to sort it all out. One thing I learnt is that there is absolutely no point rushing the very early stages of the recovery despite what you ‘think’ you can do.
I hope it heals and you recover quickly.
If so did you use it on zero resistance?
Really do appreciate your help.
I started using the Wattbike as soon as the consultant told me that I could ‘toe touch’ on crutches and apply a standing weight of about 20% - that was probably about 10 weeks after the break and my initial op but don't forget that our injuries are different. I was then told to increase the weight bearing as the pain allowed over time to try to force the lack of healing which meant I upped the resistance and was able to pedal harder.
I was using my Wattbike on ‘1’ to start with, the lowest resistance but please bear in mind that I have the Pro model (because I’m a track sprinter and want the Wattbike for long-term use and training) and that equates to '5' on the Trainer.
The improvement and gains I got in mobility were great, it helped with reduction of the swelling, let me start driving sooner then I might have done and most importantly, stopped my head falling off!
Eddy.
Did you sustain your injuries on the track?
Thanks again.
Will.
There is a slight irony about how I broke my leg... despite the track racing and I'm also a motorcyclist (although 'retired' from doing track days), I broke it ice skating! One of the doctors told me that when she saw the amount of damage I'd managed to do, she thought it was done in a high speed m/c accident!
Good luck with all your conversations today. The folks at Wattbike are great to deal with.