My first fracture

Ok - yesterday my bike front tire hit a square of wood and lost, tipping me over the handlebars at 36kmph. needless to say, in the resulting contest of strength between me and the road, I lost (although it was a close run thing). Consultation with the good chaps at the AMC (of the run fame) revealed a suspected fractured scaphoid of my right wrist, and i am now wrapped up in a cast, and have to wear this for the next week. Then i have another X-ray next week, to confirm the fracture, and if this is negative, an MRI. If the MRI is negative then I am free. If any of these identify a positive fracture I have 3-6 months in a cast.

Fantastic. I also have a possible fracture of my left hands lickle finger.

A quick check on the internet indicates that the scaphoid is a bugger to heal - but someone else I know who had both scaphoids fractured got better by doing high reps of low weights to encourage blood flow to the joint. i will not try this until after next weeks X-Ray, and will stick to cycling in the gym, and low impact jogs.

I am a bit depressed by all this, and in discomfort. i recently restarted TKD AND GUITAR. bugger, bugger, bugger and buggery. I hope beyond all reasonable hope that this is just a really really bad sprain.