Broken collarbone - time to heal?

I was off line for 6 weeks when I broke my collar bone. That was when I was 21 and healed a bit faster. I had to talk the Doc into letting me go back to sea. I may have fibbed a bit during the exam. It still hurt like hell but I told him I was good to go.

 

2 weeks but I had a fractured clavicle, kinda close.

 

Are you going to pin it or have it heal naturally? There's a huge differernce.

 

I was back on with in a week but I wore the stupid figure 8 brace. I never have had any of my broken collar bones pinned or plated. Normal recovery is 8 to 10 weeks but the pain will still be there the whole time

 

Well yeah, Sully isn't a mortal like us.

 

Broken collarbone club!

 

Naturally healing. Titanium adds weight.

 

Marrow is less weight than titanium. Plus it's used to produce blood which Ti doesn't. Of course the most important thing is that your lap time will decrease by a whole 3 parsecs.

Dude, I'm sitting here with a broken right shoulder and going through the same issues you are. Never thought that wiping my ass would be a pain in the shoulder!

 

I go back in 2 weeks to see how things are healing and then they'll tell me if I'm getting pins and screws. 90% sure that I'm not, but would like to know one way or another from a professional ortho doc and not my own opinion.

I can picture that contagious laugh and how it becomes a vicious, vicious cycle! Pun intended, since I've got nothing better to do!

 

Maybe cause mine was snapped in 2 places? No clue. But having it plated is waaaaaaaay faster for healing time and you can be back on faster. This was like 20 years ago so maybe that is why I was given that brace, I have like 7 or so of those somewhere around here if you need one.

 

Loud pipes would have saved ya

 

Broke mine in 3 places, took 8 weeks to heel, the first 4 suck. Sleep in a recliner.