Injury advice please!!

SamMT
SamMT Posts: 13
edited September 2014 in Training, fitness and health
So last weekend I was taken out in a sprint and ended up with a broken scaphoid bone. Has anyone broken this before? The obvious question is how long before its safe to get back on the bike? and how long to heal? I did actually ask my doctor this but the reply seemed to be quite a lot of mumbling and it depends...

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  • ravenvrider
    ravenvrider Posts: 198
    Well...It depends on you really..when I broke mine I continued riding for 2 weeks before going to the hospital. Then it was plastered for 6 weeks although by the 4th i had pretty much broken most of the cast...I'd give it a week or two and see how you feel on smooth roads....but I am sure the medical advice is nothing for 6 weeks
  • shockedsoshocked
    shockedsoshocked Posts: 4,021
    Turbo trainer and some good thick pipe lagging on the bars. Try and keep weight off it but should be manageable.
    "A cyclist has nothing to lose but his chain"

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  • SamMT
    SamMT Posts: 13
    Thanks guys. I actually requested that they just splint it as opposed to plaster, as I knew I'd be on the turbo daily and I really don't want to go out smelling like a tramp

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