Hello. I am a 15 year old healthy football
player. I broke my clavicle in January of
06, and i have broken the same one once
before when i was younger. The break when
i was younger caused no problems at all.
But the second has caused significant pain
as of late. The break occured b/c of a
snowboarding accident. The two pieces of
bone overlapped and there was a gap of
about the size of an upper rib between
them. The doctor told me it should heal
normally and no surgery was necessary.
Now, being a football player, i get hit
and hit often. football is one of the
higest causes of clavicle fractures. Not
wanting to break it a third time,i am
considering quitting football for good.
This is not what i want to do but if the
pain persists, and surgery is out of the
option, i must. Also, the collar bone that
was broken is significantly shorter then
the other. It also never healed completely
into alignment and i can feel the lump
where the break occured. it also
frequently pops and creaks and if i lay
down on it for more than a few seconds,
the pain occurs as well. This has been
ever since the break healed, but the
problem playing football has just recently
happened. I also lift weights for football
and when bench pressing i always have a
sharp shooting pain in my shoulder. Sorry
for such a long description. Any
suggestions as to what to do are greatly
appreciated.
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yogahoneybunny
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Posted: 08-02-07 13:05pm
Sorry to hear about your accident. It
seems that you love football and giving up
something you love is a difficult, but
sometimes wise, process. My sister broke
her clavicle when she was 7. And has a
lump. So, I understand your description.
Well, I can tell you this...I'm 31 now and
I wish I had quit basketball when I was
your age. I ended up tearing one ACL
after the other (knee ligament) which
playing defense. We were a crappy girl's
Varsity team...and I loved the rush of the
game. But, now I live with the
consequences. I've got bum knees FOR
LIFE. so, you can change that.
Football's starting soon...what do you
think you'll do?
Well, i went to the doc and he said to
keep playing and schedule another appt.
for another time to see how it was. So i
did that and it didnt really get any
better. Then last night, we had a
scrimmage and i got injured. this time it
was not my collar bone but my shin. i do
not know the exact injury yet, but it
feels as though there is a space in my
shin bone. The weirdest feeling injury i
have ever had. hopefully going to a doctor
for that soon.
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yogahoneybunny
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Posted: 08-12-07 05:59am
Sounds like a dangerous way to have fun.
I can't believe your doctor OK'd your
participation!!!
Well, check in again. This time, I hope
your shin get better.
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sillyakchick
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Posted: 09-19-07 11:07am
My husband broke his collarbone three
times. The third time it was a
"non-union" in that id did not grow back
together and heal as normal fractures do.
Up until that point he had a lump and one
of his shoulders was shorter than the
other as well. He ended up having a plate
with six screws put in his clavicle with a
bone graft from his hip. he had to rest
it for 3 months and then had the hardware
removed after six months. (From
snowboarding!) Now it is as good as new.
2 years ago he landed on the same shoulder
and although he dislocated it posteriorly,
thankfully, his collarbone was not
fractured. He does not have a noticable
deformity nowm, and his shoulders are once
again symmetrical. I guess it comes down
to this....how important to you is
football?
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yogahoneybunny
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Posted: 09-20-07 02:43am
Exactly.
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Mikolas
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Posted: 09-22-07 02:13am
Football isn't worth your health man, you
are too young to have so many injuries. By
the time you are in your 20s and 30s, your
injuries will catch up to you if you
continue. I'm not a doctor and studied
biomedical sciences for 8 years, but I
have absolutely no idea why he allowed you
to continue playing. I learned a little
bit about injury prevention and how to
deal with them through my time getting my
personal training certification. Bones do
mend yes, and when they mend fully, they
will strengthen and be stronger then
before, however with the amount of times
you seem to be breaking the same areas,
its quite possible that while they still
attempt to mend, they do not mend
appropriately in the right way due to
consistent breaking. I'm 19, and I have an
old body, my knees creak from injuries due
to Tae Kwon Do and my right ankle will
never be back to normal due to build of
scar tissue and injuries. Tae Kwon Do was
quite important to me back then, I was
quite good at it and was even encouraged
by my master to try the elite class (his
classes for black belts to train for
tournaments) when I was just a yellow
belt. With that kind of compliments, it
was natural I liked it so much. Well, I
regret it now, 19 isn't the age I should
have cracking knees (just cracked right
now). Hope you do whats best for you, gl.
