bike fit post collar bone surgery ?

[cyberknight]

Has anyone any experience of bike fit after surgery ? im 10 weeks post now and although i can ride after 20 miles its uncomfortable and its slowing down my return to fitness.Doing physio exercises daily .
Shoulder joint hurts at the front and the back , does it get better over time or will i need to look at changing my set up long term ?

 

[fossyant]

It will get better. My road bikes haven't changed in 30 years. I've got older, less flexible, broken lots of bones and my back, and can ride them for 4-5 hours with no issues now.

10 weeks isn't very long. When my shoulder was decompressed, doc said 6 months - it was more like 18 months before it didn't hurt on the bike.

 

[si_c]

As @fossyant says it will get better over time you're still healing from the surgery.

I have a plated collarbone and I suffered some level of discomfort for maybe a year after surgery when doing longer rides (100km+) but shorter rides caused no problem after about six months. Don't have any issues now.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

As @fossyant says it will get better over time you're still healing from the surgery.

I have a plated collarbone and I suffered some level of discomfort for maybe a year after surgery when doing longer rides (100km+) but shorter rides caused no problem after about six months. Don't have any issues now.

Still have the plates in?

 

[Mo1959]

My surgeon wouldn’t let me on the bike for 3 months! I was more nervous than sore starting back. It’s been 6 years for me so to be honest I can’t really remember now how long it bothered me. I never really think about it now unless something rubs on the area. Being female, some bra straps can rub and irritate it if I’m running.

 

[si_c]

Still have the plates in?

Yep, don't cause any problems so no reason to take them out. Doctor said at the time that if I had issues with backpacks etc it might be worth it, but absent any problems (I now pay a bit more for extra padding on shoulder straps, just in case ) it's better to keep them in I think.

 

[Ripple]

When I broke a collarbone my biggest issue was a seatbelt - too painfull to wear it. Only after 2 years* I was able to wear it again - luckily I didn't drive then.

* 2004 - collarbone broken and plated - that's operation No.1.
2005 - plate was removed - op No.2 and all joys of wound and bone (where the screws were) healing again.

Didn't have any problems with cycling though.

 

[I like Skol]

I've had a few surgical procedures/injuries over the years and they always took longer than hoped for to stop aching and reminding me of their presence, sometimes many years. For instance, a dislocated shoulder when in my mid/late 20s took 10yrs+ to be forgotten. A groin hernia repair when I turned 30 also ached for 4-5yrs (especially when cycling ). Bizarrely, my more recent broken neck and fractured skull from 2018 was physically forgotten about within around 3-4 months (unlike some of the other side effects which still go on....).

Ignore it and man up? If it is annoying/uncomfortable then crack on and grow a pair. If it is excruciating then maybe refer back to a medical proffesional.

 

[cyberknight]

TBH its hurt less as i have done less physio exercises and been doing more compound moves with light resistance on my chuck norris style total gym .
Very weak in comparison to where i was , i used to do 40-50 press ups and now 15 was the limit , i could do a set on 10 pull ups and now i couldnt even manage one with full body weight .

 

[Sharky]

Managed to break both sides. Once when a Corsa hit me and once when I miss read a bend and went straight on. Didn't have any surgery, just time to let the bones knit and heal.

Both times, I started back using a turbo in the garage. First few trips on the road were scary as I couldn't turn my head to check traffic behind. Partially solved by fitting a mirror, but when turning right, used to stop on the laft, dismount and walk across.

And I couldn't wear bib shorts, as it was too painful on the shoulders.

Now 15 years later mostly OK.

 

[cyberknight]

Managed to break both sides. Once when a Corsa hit me and once when I miss read a bend and went straight on. Didn't have any surgery, just time to let the bones knit and heal.

Both times, I started back using a turbo in the garage. First few trips on the road were scary as I couldn't turn my head to check traffic behind. Partially solved by fitting a mirror, but when turning right, used to stop on the laft, dismount and walk across.

And I couldn't wear bib shorts, as it was too painful on the shoulders.

Now 15 years later mostly OK.

Nearly 2 years now and back to full fit on bike and strength is there.pins ache on bad days