broken collarbone.

[Slim]

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!