So now I know

I finally got my MRI results Friday night. Unlike my previous visits during the day, the hospital was completely empty and spooky. Boo!

It was pouring rain outside and I had the squeaky shoe effect going on. I'm sure the film room heard me coming long before I actually got there. "Oh no, it's that shoulder girl again..." It totally reminded me one of the Curb Your Enthusiasm episodes, where Larry David was annoying everyone with his squeaky shoes. Except since the hallways were empty the only person I was annoying was myself!

Anyways, the official diagnosis from my MRI is that I have a nondisplaced linear fracture through the distal left clavicle with surrounding soft tissue edema. I think I would have been a little bit more bothered by this diagnosis if I would have gotten it right after my fall. But it's already been 2 weeks, so I'm well on the road to recovery. For instance, I can actually put a ponytail in my hair again. That's progress my friends, PROGRESS! Plus, my physical therapist friends said that having a fracture is much better then having anything displaced or torn....phew!

So, even though I'm happy that I only have a fracture, I still have to face the fact that I have a fracture. I can move my arm a lot more, but it still hurts a bit. Scott and I decided to test it out on dirt roads on Sunday to see how it would feel for Iceman....

I wanted to ride on trails, but figured that giving my shoulder more time to heal would be smart. Plus, Michigan roads have so many potholes that I got a little off-road action anyways.

On our way home we stopped for a little coffee. I figured that calcium in large quantities is probably a good idea right now. And yes, that's me justifying multiple vanilla and chai latte's a day!

Riding home I had to be careful not to hit any bumps. I was transporting very important cargo!
I won't be doing much riding for the rest of the week. Our field at Iceman is the most competitive I've ever seen it. We have close to 40 racers, including a former World Champion and the current National Champion. And countless other fast racers. To tell you the truth, I'm not nervous at all. I'm just so, so happy that I can race my bike. Ironically enough I'll be racing in Traverse City exactly 3 weeks to the day of my fall where I spent my afternoon in the Traverse City hospital. Go me :-)