Lesson learned: don’t ride when fatigued…

[Dirt]

Thanks for the wisdom. You’re right that it is really easy for the mind to wander when you’re tired. I do hope you heal up quickly. I know that isn’t very much fun. Hang tough, sir!

[eminva]

Very sorry to hear it. Get well soon.

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[jrenaut]

Glad it wasn’t anything worse. Get well soon, and thanks for the warning.

[vvill]

Sorry to hear that, heal up soon Brendan!

I did a slightly similar thing a month or so ago on my commute to work which was my “wake up call”. Kept yawning and forgetting to brake early enough (it was wet). I crashed braking on the Custis but got away with just a scrape on my elbow. Nowadays I make sure I am (closer to) 100% awake before heading out even if it means arriving late to work.

[PotomacCyclist]

Heal up soon.

When I’m extremely sleep-deprived, I’m too worried about maintaining balance on the bike to even start on a ride. I can’t sleep on the bike but I can always sleep on Metro!

[rcannon100]

OW!!!!!!

When I was young and stupid (now I am old and stupid), I went mountain biking on a pacific beach. You know how the waves lick against the sand, and create sort of small vertical walls. We always have fun standing on top of these things and crumbling down. Well, I was having fun hopping them. I hopped a particularly tall one, landed on the wet firm sand below, and the front tire stuck. Didnt budge. The rest of the bike however kept coming – over the handlebars I went.

I went into an Ultimate Frisbee tuck (frisbee players are very good at falling down). This was good. I missed my head. Landed flat on my shoulder. Crunch. Wet sand has the consistency of cement.

They say your shoulder is the most painful bone to break. I enjoyed the hour long coastal highway drive back to civilization. I can still see where my clavicle busted.

Take your time. Tighten that figure 8 brace. Heal well. You will be glad you did in 50 years.

[Arlingtonrider]

Brendan,

I’m so very, very sorry to hear that!! Please know that you’re in our thoughts, and feel better soon! Stay in touch —

Kathy

[OneEighth]

If it is an option, I strongly recommend having your collarbone surgically repaired.
I used Commonwealth Orthopedics and liked them a lot.
Best of luck.

[brendan]

Thanks folks. I had Dr. Avery at Commonwealth take a look at it today. It’s broken into three pieces but the location and spacing appear to be within the range where they like to see if it will knit itself together first. So, sling, pain meds and come back in 3 weeks for a follow-up.

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Brendan

[dcv]

@brendan 22083 wrote:

Thanks folks. I had Dr. Avery at Commonwealth take a look at it today. It’s broken into three pieces but the location and spacing appear to be within the range where they like to see if it will knit itself together first. So, sling, pain meds and come back in 3 weeks for a follow-up.

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Brendan

sorry about your accident, hope you heal up soon. i was hit by a car last year and broke my clavicle too, 3 pieces like yours. got back on bike in about 6 weeks but it took over 6 months for the pieces to grow back together. i didn’t have any pain or restrictions after the first 6 weeks, it just took a long time to heal

[skreaminquadz]

Oh man – sorry to hear. Heal up soon!

+1 for Commonwealth. I’ve used them now for several different issues and have always been pleased.

[TwoWheelsDC]

Ouch, hope you heal up quickly! It’s not just fatigue that’ll get ya, yesterday I about ran into a car whilst paying a little too much attention to some members of the opposite sex that were out walking…it was fine though, it probably didn’t look like anything out of the ordinary to anyone looking at me, but I about locked up my brakes in an “oh sh*t” moment.

[eminva]

@TwoWheelsDC 22103 wrote:

Ouch, hope you heal up quickly! It’s not just fatigue that’ll get ya, yesterday I about ran into a car whilst paying a little too much attention to some members of the opposite sex that were out walking…it was fine though, it probably didn’t look like anything out of the ordinary to anyone looking at me, but I about locked up my brakes in an “oh sh*t” moment.

Yeah, well, I was riding through the GW campus and almost got taken out by a motorist who took a left turn much too tight while turning his neck in a complete 180 to check out a lovely co-ed. I guess I should be grateful he wasn’t texting. But I did notice what he did.

Liz

[KLizotte]

Wow, so sorry to hear about your accident. Am glad you had a phone on hand and seem to be getting good care. Best wishes for a relatively painfree and quick recovery.

If it makes you feel any better, last year a co-workers wife fell off a curb while walking and broke her jaw. Another co-worker was stepping off a metro bus and broke her ankle in numerous places. Bad stuff happens. I’m happy when I go to bed with all fingers and toes attached.

[KelOnWheels]

Ouch! Heal up soon!

I worry that I’m going to be tired and forget to pay attention riding home some day and accidentally ride down the stairs at the 14th St bridge. That would not end well.

I fell over waiting at a crosswalk the other day because I stopped paying attention to which foot was clipped in and which foot was on the ground and leaned on the wrong foot :p I am slick like that.

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