Hope you guys don't mind a "blog" style post, had some cool stuff happen today and thought I'd share. :-D
Hoping this'll help someone else if they have to go through this type of injury - it gets better with time. : )
So back in August of 08 I had a bad highside at the track on my GSXR due to a mechanical failure, leading to a rather severe clavicle (collarbone) fracture. Ended my racing season, yada yada yada.
The bone wound up looking like this: (not my pic but looks about the same as mine was)
Had to have 7 screws and a titanium plate installed by an orthopedic surgeon to stabilize the bone while it healed. Then 6 weeks of recovery, physical therapy etc. Was not fun by any means.
After the surgical repair it looked like this, not my pic but looks pretty much identical to my x-rays:
The plate was also painful in the mean time as the screws and plate were constantly poking and scratching me under the skin.
So today was the day to get the hardware removed. The surgery was quick and only took about 45 minutes under general anesthesia. The recovery so far is surprisingly painless - no pain meds needed at all.
Here's the plate and screws removed. The doc let me keep the hardware.
I plan on using the Ti plate as an exhaust hanger on the GS.
Six weeks and counting and I'm back on two wheels. :-)
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