Broken hip and RSV riding...

[az1103]

So ...exactly one month ago I had a bit of a fall on my road bicycle.

To make it short, I broke my left hip. Fortunately the break was far enough from the joint that no replacement was necessary.

I did however, end up with a titanium shank and 2 bolts, one on the bottom stabilising to the femur and one at top into the joint stabilizing across the break.

I was on my feet with a walker the next morning and have since graduated to two ski poles.

I figure end of this week I'll be on the home bike-trainer and in another 3 weeks or so I ought to be able to ride.

But an uncomfortable thought keeps creeping in; Will I be able to hold up the RSV with that left leg and how long that's likely to take.

So on the chance that some of you may have had a similar experience , I thought I would ask - what should I expect?

[Yammer Dan]

Broke mine in 06. Didn't get any steel in the hip. But thru the whole thing I had to learn to approach things a lot different. You should be able to learn to compensate for what you do loose in the hip. Good luck.