I had my checkup earlier today at the hospital 34 days after my crash at Lee Quarry that gave me a broken collarbone. I’m so intrigued about the healing process that my body has gone through so far. When I first had my X-Ray on the day of the fracture, I was a bit shocked to see how clearly ‘snapped’ the bone was – with the two ‘pieces’ about two centimetres apart from each other.
I went back for another X-Ray today and am so intrigued as to how well the body can fix itself. Over that “gap” between the bones, my two ‘bits’ of collarbone have formed a bridge – and although they’re not aligned like the ‘good’ side, they have once again made a rigid structure to join themselves back together and make good of a bad lot.
I just had to go to the general office later in the hospital and ‘order’ a copy of my X-Rays – I find it fascinating. In the mean time, you’ll have to make do with the photos below. Nice to have a yellow bruise – still – after 34 days, isn’t it?! Amazing stuff. No doubt will blog the X-Rays when ‘ if I can get hold of them. The new super-bone is the shape of a lightning bolt.
(Cyclocross geeks amongst you will also spot the bump on the right shoulder – my body’s natural way of dealing with the Three Peaks every year and compensating by building a soft pad!)
