broken collarbone.

i broke my collarbone Saturday, and good god this thing hurts. it hurts to move, you really don't think about how important it is to your body until you break it. the percocets take a little pain away but its still pretty painful every time i move. anybody else broke this thing and how long does it take to heal? by the way its broke in 2 places.:(

WOW...sorry about that. Hope you have a quick recovery.

Ouch!!! 6-8-10 weeks

ouch never broken a bone ( knocks on wood ) but i have done some serious damage to myself over the years. I think the worst was when i pulled my back out so bad I actually pintch the nerve to the point i had no pain or much other feeling my my back /legs for 3 weeks. ( ever try to walk wit hthe pins and neelds feeling in one leg) try to do that with both legs and the fact you have an unnormal gait to begin with. I had to watch my self walk for 3 weeks becasue I could not tell if my foot was on the floor or in the air. I won't go into the other issues I had with it all.
I think thonly reason it went away was cause i took and fell backwards against the table and shifted the bakc inot alignment .. gonigo t a quak ( ciro ) was not helping me at all.

man just take it easy for a while ( the more you move it the longer it takes to heal ) cause the bone got to knit back together and if you keep moving it (grinding the edges it takes longer ).I heardof people getting pins put in to hold it together in some cases..

must ask what were you doing when you broke it ( or is it something that bannable for talking aobut :D

Ouch...I know how you feels. I broke mine when I was out kiteboarding and it really hurts. Took me about 8 or 9 weeks to completely heals and another 3 or 4 weeks to get back into kiteboarding. Keep your head up buddy.

Yeah it blows. Busted mine into 3 pieces back in high school. I had pretty good range of motion by 4 weeks, and was more or less functional by 6 (i push myself though - I hate injuries so much, i tend to pretend they don't exist, which sometimes makes things worse). The result of my impatience is a perpetually somewhat jagged clavicle. Not ideal.

I didn't get percocets though. You lucky dog.

Get better soon :)

Josh, On 21 Oct 2007, I was in a HMMWV that struck an IED outside of Mizan, Afghanistan. The force of the blast lifted the vehicle and flipped it upside down. I broke my right collar bone in three places, with a piece about the size of a cig butt floating free.

I know it hurts like hell right now, and I know finding a comfortable position to sleep in is almost impossible. When I broke mine, the doc told me that every two weeks it would feel two time better. I didn't believe him, but he was right. I went on light duty at the firebase for 6 weeks, and by week 7, I was back out on mission again. Mine healed non-union, meaning that the 3 pieces floating around in there never came back to fuse together.

Other than a big ass bump on my upper chest, where a straight line used to be, I'm not too much worse for the wear.

Hang in there, try to get as much sleep as you can, and watch out in the shower....really, with the collar bone broken, it will throw your balance off, and it will show up in the shower. 2 days after I broke mine, I fell in the shower tent, and that hurt worse than breaking it the first time!

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Josh, On 21 Oct 2007, I was in a HMMWV that struck an IED outside of Mizan, Afghanistan. The force of the blast lifted the vehicle and flipped it upside down. I broke my right collar bone in three places, with a piece about the size of a cig butt floating free.

I know it hurts like hell right now, and I know finding a comfortable position to sleep in is almost impossible. When I broke mine, the doc told me that every two weeks it would feel two time better. I didn't believe him, but he was right. I went on light duty at the firebase for 6 weeks, and by week 7, I was back out on mission again. Mine healed non-union, meaning that the 3 pieces floating around in there never came back to fuse together.

Other than a big ass bump on my upper chest, where a straight line used to be, I'm not too much worse for the wear.

Hang in there, try to get as much sleep as you can, and watch out in the shower....really, with the collar bone broken, it will throw your balance off, and it will show up in the shower. 2 days after I broke mine, I fell in the shower tent, and that hurt worse than breaking it the first time!

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Damn, Slim, that's some pretty crazy stuff.

I guess you're lucky you only broke your collarbone!!




My friend broke his collar bone a few weeks ago, and his healed pretty fast. Good luck to you.

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Originally Posted by mechnut450

ouch never broken a bone ( knocks on wood ) but i have done some serious damage to myself over the years. I think the worst was when i pulled my back out so bad I actually pintch the nerve to the point i had no pain or much other feeling my my back /legs for 3 weeks. ( ever try to walk wit hthe pins and neelds feeling in one leg) try to do that with both legs and the fact you have an unnormal gait to begin with. I had to watch my self walk for 3 weeks becasue I could not tell if my foot was on the floor or in the air. I won't go into the other issues I had with it all.
I think thonly reason it went away was cause i took and fell backwards against the table and shifted the bakc inot alignment .. gonigo t a quak ( ciro ) was not helping me at all.

man just take it easy for a while ( the more you move it the longer it takes to heal ) cause the bone got to knit back together and if you keep moving it (grinding the edges it takes longer ).I heardof people getting pins put in to hold it together in some cases..

must ask what were you doing when you broke it ( or is it something that bannable for talking aobut :D

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i actually race atvs and i was in a race and it was the main event and i was in 2nd fighting for 1st and i tried to hit a triple the atv clipped the front of the last jump and slung me than preceded to land on my collarbone.

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Josh, On 21 Oct 2007, I was in a HMMWV that struck an IED outside of Mizan, Afghanistan. The force of the blast lifted the vehicle and flipped it upside down. I broke my right collar bone in three places, with a piece about the size of a cig butt floating free.

I know it hurts like hell right now, and I know finding a comfortable position to sleep in is almost impossible. When I broke mine, the doc told me that every two weeks it would feel two time better. I didn't believe him, but he was right. I went on light duty at the firebase for 6 weeks, and by week 7, I was back out on mission again. Mine healed non-union, meaning that the 3 pieces floating around in there never came back to fuse together.

Other than a big ass bump on my upper chest, where a straight line used to be, I'm not too much worse for the wear.

Hang in there, try to get as much sleep as you can, and watch out in the shower....really, with the collar bone broken, it will throw your balance off, and it will show up in the shower. 2 days after I broke mine, I fell in the shower tent, and that hurt worse than breaking it the first time!

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wow very inspirational man, you totally got my respect with that one. i personally want to thank you for what you have done for this country and keeping it the way it is.:salute:

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i actually race atvs and i was in a race and it was the main event and i was in 2nd fighting for 1st and i tried to hit a triple the atv clipped the front of the last jump and slung me than preceded to land on my collarbone.

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ouch! im lucky i havent done that yet! i mean i dont race ATV's because i cant afford to get a good one. but i ride daily. worst ive done was take my old fourtrax up a hill and have the chain pop jus tat the top and slide back down having the breaks fail and slam into a tree. i was very lucky and just supffered a bruise on my upper back. but thankfully never broken a bone. good luck! a good excuse to do nothing tho :)

I fell out of a tree about 12 feet and landed on a block wall and separated my shoulder and I was convinced it was broken. The doc told me thats because it hurts more than a break.

Now that was not my collar bone so I can only imagine how bad it must hurt.
Hope you are feeling better soon.

Slim you definately have my respect.
Thank you for bravely serving our country:salute:

Thanks to all of you for your kind words. An update on the injury is called for i suppose. the bone is doing great it feels great being that its only been 2 weeks. My shoulder is suffering a little numbness, im thinking maybe a pinched nerve or something, i dunno im no doctor. i have a doc appointment monday to see if they wanna leave it like is or do a shoulder reduction. But i figured i would post some pics up.
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p...cross135-1.jpg
i thought this one was pretty cool.
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p...nacross142.jpg

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p...aug2008040.jpg

Glad to hear it's healing up for you! Told you it would feed two times better every two weeks.

To chime in, yes it sucks and yes it takes a LONG time to completely heal. I lowsided a 600cc roadracing and snapped mine years ago. Just wait until the brace starts smelling like a stale ass in a few weeks...

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Originally Posted by Slim

Glad to hear it's healing up for you! Told you it would feed two times better every two weeks.

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Haha you were definitely spot on with that one. I kinda wish they would do something about this massive lump though. It looks like i have a golfball on my collarbone.

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To chime in, yes it sucks and yes it takes a LONG time to completely heal. I lowsided a 600cc roadracing and snapped mine years ago. Just wait until the brace starts smelling like a stale ass in a few weeks...

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actually i never was a fan of the stupid sling they put me in, i know its supposed to heal me up and everything but i hate the way it limits me. Atleast im wearing the figure eight. thank god for disability :rolleyes:

Everybody who races will break there collarbone. You have to learn to land on your stomach or chest. I broke mine on a dirt bike. It took about 4-5 weeks to heal.
Your bra (figure 8 brace) will become you best friend. The lazy boy was the easiest place to sleep. Good Luck!
Trey

I feel your pain...well sort of :rolleyes:

I am currently nursing broken ribs (i did that a couple weeks ago) from falling off a ladder at work. To make things even better... I broke my foot in 6 places this past Tuesday night.

Good times :D

Hope you heal up quickly ;)

I got hit by a car. Snapped my collar bone. Left handed wipe SUCKS! Good to know it's healing better. Collar bones seem to be pretty fragile. Hopefully you don't have any nerve damage. Sweet pics!

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I feel your pain...well sort of :rolleyes:

I am currently nursing broken ribs (i did that a couple weeks ago) from falling off a ladder at work. To make things even better... I broke my foot in 6 places this past Tuesday night.

Good times :D

Hope you heal up quickly ;)

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I'm not even going to ask :weirdface

well another wreck and another broken collarbone. I had to have surgery yesterday and i woke up this morning in the worst pain i have ever had in my life. Right now my arm is bandaged and everything but as soon as the bandages come off tommorow ill post up some pictures of the nice 5 inch cut across my chest. by the way it was the same collarbone. sorry bout the bad grammer, my medication is getting to me.

At the rate you're going, you shouldn't leave the house again once you get home, :), Wishing you a speedy recovery.

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At the rate you're going, you shouldn't leave the house again once you get home, :), Wishing you a speedy recovery.

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haha tell me about it. I need to live in a bubble.
this is a pic from the first break. I never got to see the xrays from the second one I should be able to get them the next time i go and get xrays.
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p...zMjMtMTA1N.jpg

Ouch! how did you do it this time?

Another four wheeler accident except this time it was a hunting fourwheeler not a quad.

I feel your pain, broke my collar bone when I was a baby, don't really remember it though.
Also broke my jaw when I was 7, now that hurt. 6 weeks of having my mouth wired shut, awful.

i broke my collar bone too very painful and alot of suffering, i borke mine while motocrossing on a dirtbike :rolleye2: i got flipped over borke the collar bone and 2 ribs, its been 5 months so far of healing and tell u the truth if i make a wrong move even a slight one the darn thing still hurts like crazy , if it werent for those vikodens 750's i wouldnt of handled it:tears:

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i broke my collar bone too very painful and alot of suffering, i borke mine while motocrossing on a dirtbike :rolleye2: i got flipped over borke the collar bone and 2 ribs, its been 5 months so far of healing and tell u the truth if i make a wrong move even a slight one the darn thing still hurts like crazy , if it werent for those vikodens 750's i wouldnt of handled it:tears:

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yea it hurts like no other, comparing the pain after the surgery to the pain when i didnt have surgery is like comparing a stumped toe to a broken back. I take 2 lortabs 7.5s every three hours and it just barely takes the edge off. i literally have to take enough to pass out just to get a few hours of sleep.

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I need to live in a bubble.

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http://www.nathanledet.com/bubbleboy.jpg

i broke my collar bone and seperated my shoulder at the same time playing football in the snow i got tackled and cracked my collar bone on a big rock and when my friend rolled over me POP went my shoulder i got up ready to cry lol i didnt know which way to move it i got whooosy and almost passed out cause i was freaking out one way i wanted to pull my arm so my shoulder could fall in place the other way i wanted pressure to keep my collar bone from hurting i didnt have to go to surgery tho but i do need physical therapy that i keep putting off for my shoulder best of luck to you :gj: