Team GWA, Paris – Dakar Rally

Right shoulder with 9 hole plate

Right shoulder with 9 hole plate

This X-Ray was taken 9th July two weeks after the operation to attach a 150mm long plate with 8 screws, it all looks to be okay and I’m hopefully now back on the path of recovery. It’s great not to have a lump anymore and the shoulder is looking good, I’m also expecting to heal with the minimum of scaring as my surgeon has made a very neat incision. I’ve now started back at the gym working out on cross-trainer & bike in order to get my basic fitness back as soon as possible, I’m concentrating on lower body & general stamina for the moment in order to give the bone in my shoulder time to heal before moving on to more vigourus exercise. With luck, I should be back on with my bike training by September, I can’t tell you how much I’m looking forward to getting on with my riding.

Well, it’s now been several weeks & unfortunatly an x-ray taken two days ago has showed little evidence of this mending on it’s own. I’m therefore going into hospital today (Friday 3rd July) to have it plated, this should at least speed up the healing progress and it won’t look like I have an extra terrestial inside me trying to break out. All being well, I hope to be back on a bike within the next 4- 6 weeks.

eeks . . . Will keep you updated.