Today is exactly 13 weeks since my accident. Tomorrow I will hit the 3-month mark, since I was sitting in Gamkaskloof after my first serious off.
Feeling the pain

Ouch

Just let me lie here for a bit...

If anyone wants to know how long just a small fracture of the foot (of the medial/1st cuneiform) takes to heal, here’s my timeline:
Week 1-6: in moon-boot, no weight on foot, two crutches required
Week 7-9: in moon-boot, gradually increasing weight on foot, two crutches required
Week 10-11: moon-boot off, in my hiking boots (lots of support for my foot), some weight on foot, two crutches required
Week 11-12: switching between using one crutch or two crutches, depending on how the foot feels
Week 12-13: switching between using one crutch or no crutches, depending on how the foot feels
I need both crutches if I’m barefoot, but I can now walk without them (slowly) if I am wearing supportive shoes, e.g. hiking or biker boots. You know what this means….
When Andrew from Kingtek phoned me to tell me my bike was ready for collection, I felt like bursting into tears. I had my first drive on the bike in almost 3 months when I fetched it on Friday (2 days ago).
I was asked whether I wanted to touch-up the scratches on the front mudguard. I’m keeping them, as reminder battle-scars of an interesting story.

I am very glad that I had the crash bars installed the week before my trip to Die Hel. They saved my fairing.

Lance and I went for a spin around Cape Point yesterday, stopping in the reserve itself for lunch. Freedom has never felt this good.

I have learnt 3 lessons from this whole experience:
1) Let go of the bike if things are going south, even if it means the bike may pick up more damage. Getting entangled with 200 kg of bike is not a good idea. You take longer to fix than the bike and chances are you are more expensive. Bike: R 2,590. Me: R 6,200 and counting (now the physio starts).
2) The W2 boots probably prevented me from getting ligament/tendon damage through foot-twisting, but they are not sturdy enough to save your bones. They are so comfy, but I think I will look into sturdier boots. I spent 3 months of my first year of biking on crutches – not worth it.
3) ATGATT! My knee was very bruised and sensitive after the fall. I suspect I may have cracked a kneecap if I had not been wearing knee-pads. My helmet also picked up some scratches. If my bike had not landed on my foot, I would have been fine. Safety gear is a great investment.
Such a little crack, so much hassle…

I’ve circled in yellow where the muscle/ligaments managed to pull off a small piece of bone due to the force exerted on said bone.
