Broken bones won't hold me back!

It has been 4.5 weeks since I fell off and broke myself. Recovery has been hard, it took a while for me to feel ok initially, then I went to see a surgeon who tole me I could have my collar bone fixed and I'd get back to life faster so I went for that. 

Before surgery, looking quite broken

Two weeks after my fall I had surgery. Surgery was easy, the recovery was horrible, and I regretted having it done. But the surgeon said it was pretty messed up in there and I can believe it. I'm now 2 weeks on from surgery and it feels great! Like I didn't even break it so thats amazing. I shouldn't be lifting over 1kg, but I own a one year old so thats a bit impossible, but I swear I'm doing my best to minimise How much I am doing.

My 12kg child I shouldn't but have been picking up

My hip really copped a beating in my fall and has been by far the slowest to heal. It still hurts, and is still swollen. It has a bit of nerve damage that is gradually recovery. all the surface bruising went away quite quickly, but I think it bruised deeply and is going to continue to take time.

The bruising, you cant tell how swollen it was. Hubby was calling it my butt implant gone wrong

I have an appointment with the surgeon today and I am hoping I will be able to do a bit more. I also have a physio appointment tomorrow which I am hoping will help my hip and I will also get a bit of a rehab plan going. 

My new hardware

The fall has really woken me up in terms of my strength and fitness. Before baby, I was very fit and strong, and I made a real point of weekly pilates, lots of cardio and walking on top of riding. I have been trying really hard to get back to that, and have been making a point to get out for decent hikes most days plus riding. I knew I needed some more exercise on top of that but finding time to do it was proving tricky.

I love cycling, and thats what I wanted to do but it hasn't been practical yet with the baby. So instead I got an exercise bike and every morning at nap time I hop on. I can do as much or as little as time allows, its great cardio and I am already feeling better for it. Then I also do some pilates exercises right after as part of my cool off.

Spider orchids found on one of my many walks

I am hopeful this new routine sticks, but I am pretty determined to get fit again. I know when I am fit I feel much more confident in the saddle, and I wont lose my stirrups so easily on the ring! I really wish I hadn't needed to hit the dirt to find the motivation required to do this but there we are. Onward and upwards 9and hopefully back on the horse!).