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    Sorry to hear this Morgan, but as you've quite rightly said, it could have been much worse so it's great to focus on that as a positive. I hope you get some progress in the coming months and I'm sure you'll be back out racing again this year.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rob Furness View Post
    Sorry to hear this Morgan, but as you've quite rightly said, it could have been much worse so it's great to focus on that as a positive. I hope you get some progress in the coming months and I'm sure you'll be back out racing again this year.

    All the best.
    Thanks Rob. I have entries in a couple of ultras in France in May (50K) and June (80K), so plenty to look forward to. Just need to get the fractious body fit again.
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    Quote Originally Posted by MorganW View Post
    It's 5 months now since the accident. I suspect this will be my last post on the subject.
    Well almost. I thought it was worth one more.

    Helene Whittaker who had been supervising my physio rehab decided to refer me on to a specialist shoulder physio to see if he could unlock the final secrets of my shoulder capsule.

    Interestingly, this did lead to a change in approach and some further progress. One of my rotator cuffs was over-working, likely as a result of too much action in the rehab phase, and needed to "quieten down". In essence the over-working was causing a version of DOMS through the whole shoulder blade area.

    So, in a nice twist, I suddenly had many fewer exercises to do, and with much less vigour. And there was some further improvement in extension and rotation.

    I was finally discharged from the care of the various medics almost 6 months to the day after being flattened. The recovery of my shoulder capsule was rated to be in the top 5% of recoveries from that problem. The hard work was well worth it.

    The bottom line is that the shoulder isn't back to where it was pre-accident but it isn't far off. And it may continue to improve.

    Life isn't pain free, especially when its cold and wet, and certain movements still deliver quite a kick to remind me all isn't better yet.

    I'll be happy to share information or experiences with anyone else who ever finds themselves with a badly damaged collar bone or shoulder, especially if they are 50 plus.

    I won't know if I am still capable of running a long way (50k) in the mountains until toeing the line in the Langeudoc on 15 May, but I'm hopeful all will be well.

    And I do occasionally wonder if the lad on the bike knows what havoc he wreaked and whether he behaves differently now.......
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    Quote Originally Posted by MorganW View Post
    And I do occasionally wonder if the lad on the bike knows what havoc he wreaked and whether he behaves differently now.......
    As Don Whillans might have said "Someone should ave a word with im!"
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    Quote Originally Posted by bigfella View Post
    As Don Whillans might have said "Someone should ave a word with im!"
    A few people have suggested I should have done this myself, but I really wasn't in any shape to do much other than "self-rescue". Multiple broken bones do hold you up a touch......;-)

    Be nice to think he might have sought me out (assuming he's local) to deliver a decent apology but I'm sure that's expecting too much these days.
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