Broken Clavicle

Well i am busting myself..... how i broke my collar bone and a thumb too:)

Its been three long weeks since i met with an accident actually accident met me,I consider myself to be a safe rider though rash sometimes(to be read as most of the times) have clogged 110kph but never had any serious accident but this one shocked me not bcoz this is my first but because i didn't hit any vehicle,tree or a person except myself..:)

12th march 2008 this was the day when it happened,it was wednesday just another weekday at work for me,routine day as usual but it was the night which changed my look and dressing style(roaming topless for 3 weeks now,should be clear from the pic).Me and my friend had a quite dinner and while returning back after dropping her, i took a new concrete road which was opened a week back after almost a year under construction.I didn't know that this was at a higher level than the existing tar road,i was coming from the old road,which was in really bad condition,so my speed was not high(my average speed is around 60, usual speed to be considered slightly higher than the average) .At the junction,i didn't see the height difference and BANG....the next thing i remember was me lying on the road with severe pain and both hands covered with blood almost 20 feet away from my bike and my bike was facing the direction in which i was coming from (may be i performed a front wheelie :) without my concern )...few rickshaw walas helped me in lifting my bike...i remember asking them where is mobile???it all seemed like i am dreaming,cudn't believe that i met with an accident...i took a U- turn..rode home convincing and telling myself "Murali,tera accident hua hai,Murali,tera accident hua hai".

I reached home,parked my bike..At first i thought this is a just a minor one,will apply some dettol and sleep but when i removed my t-shirt, i saw my collar bone poking out...SHIT.. OMG....this is gonna kill me..thank god my room mate was awake...they took me to a hospital...i was shouting there...take my x-ray..may be i dislocated my shoulder..Just then my doctor comes over and says " u r getting too much tensed,just relax a bit"."How can I??my bone is poking out",he cleans all my wounds... had some X-Rays taken and voila! My right clavicle is fractured and the bone is floating.And wait... whats this on ur left thumb,why didn't you tell me before...some more X-Rays later ..hurray a fracture here too...had some sutures(stiches) on my thumb and emergency dressings on my right hand. Meanwhile my friends handled all the formalaties,filled up the forms and was shifted to a separate ward for the night.

Scheduled a specialist visit Thursday morning. Specialist takes more X-Rays, looks at them for 10 seconds, and says "I recommend surgery". and blah blah blah on his recommendation, We will have this opearation at 5.00pm in the evening,so from 11.00 am don't have any food not even water.Was on anaesthesia,so can't tell how did i feel when i was operated:).Woke up 7.15 pm to see myself in me a sling and a figure 8 splint in my right hand and a Thumb Splint in my left hand.

Pain? Minor by day 6, already off of painkillers that were prescribed,now taking only calcium pills. Sleeping isn't fun (have to lay on my back) but other than that pretty normal. A broken collar bone usually mends itself in about 6 weeks. I've been lucky that i was wearing a helmet at tat time.

After spending 20 days watching tv,chatting and surfing without going out of my house i still need to spend another 15 days like this.....