The Beginning - Hello and Welcome

Hello and Welcome

So 3 weeks ago I was skiing in France and broke my leg. Frustratingly, I was skiing on a blue run in good conditions but my skis crossed and the rest is history. I won't go into the detail but a broken Tibia and Fibular is not a pleasant feeling. Anyway big thank you to the rescue team and fortunately I was carrying my EHIC card which helped ease the hospitalisation process. I recently read online that the average human breaks '2' bones in their lifetime. Having already broken both bones in my lower arm at a younger age, I'm now at the 4 mark and really hoping that's me done. I can only attribute this to being tall and having long limbs...

As for my recent accident, it was all very dramatic being taken off the mountain and my first thoughts were 'I'll never ski again'. We will see on this one but I'm optimistic and can only understand how I feel when I'm fully recovered. However, now back in the UK, my attention has turned to 'when will I be able to get on my road bike again?'. To this I have no answer and is one of the main reasons why I have decided to create this blog. There seems limited experiences out there of broken leg recovery back to cycling and so I am trying to fill the void. When you're laid up and off work, it's easy to find yourself scrolling the internet for answers to your unlimited questions ('When can I start exercising?'....'How long until...'). I found there are limited personal experiences of this online, but also it is a very subjective thing and completely dependent on your own recovery time. So I am currently in the unknown on this but by adding one experience to the ether it may help someone who finds themselves in this similar unfortunate position. 

I hope this gives you a brief insight to where the blog will be going but I will follow soon with more details on the break, operation and recovery so far. 

LTL
(Long Tall Laura)
x 





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