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Message: [QUOTE="James, post: 544628, member: 27207"] Sorry for the late response. I had my accident on December 8, 2002. I didn't miss any work except for the doctors visits - but I do have an office job and I am right handed (left shoulder broke). I didn't have surgery LUCKILY because I only had the broken bone and no tears. So my recovery is expected to be MUCH quicker than someone having the surgery. For the first few weeks. I could hold stuff in my hand, but the arm was basically useless and I couldn't roll up the window in my truck or hand money to the drive through person. They didn't put me in a sling but I was instructed to do NO lifting. You will most likely be in a shoulder stabilizer/immobilizer for several weeks with the surgery. At 8 weeks, they said the bone was likely to be completely healed. The similarity would be the deterioration of the muscles from inactivity. I still haven't been back on the track. I rode the bike around an open pasture two weekends ago. I have no problem blastin around on the flat ground and the injury is actually making me use my legs a LOT more to hold on. Like G29Joe, my shoulder is still very weak, even after 2+ months. It is obvious to me that I couldn't hang on through whoops or a rough landing that needed a save. The worse part is when the bars get pulled quickly downward like when landing hard rear wheel first. A small hop over a ridge in the pasture resulted in serious pain and the whole arm went numb. I expect if I came up short on a real jump...I'd be in trouble (some would say I am often in trouble even when healthy). I plan on going to the track next weekend mostly to hang out and I'll take it REAL EASY (no jumping). The doctor and physical therapist have both said no bikes for some time but that is to be expected. Dave, all I can say is that I am glad I didn't try and ride not knowing what was wrong in there. It would have been a mistake. [/QUOTE]

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