crashed and broke my collarbone - no IMAZ for me

Sorry to read about your crash and being out of IMAZ.  May you heal up quickly and not be in to much pain from the crash. Did you loose much skin with jacket and gloves on?

Be sure to get a new helmet.

Sorry to hear that.

Broke my wrist doing a clipped in topple one week out from my 70.3 (two weeks ago)

Sh*t happens, again a clean break but no swimming for 6 weeks.

Heal well heal quick.

I don't have any advice on the broken collarbone.

I just wanted to say I'm sorry about your injury and IMAZ.  Every time I read about a debilitating injury preventing an IM from coming to fruition it makes me sad. 

I hope you heal well and can get right back after it :)

Surgery or no?

With surgery, you may be able to do it.  And that MAY is very slim.  If no surgery, I'd say probably not.  Mainly because of the swim.  If it isn't set when you try to race you may dislodge it and make it even worse.  Possibly.  It all depends on how bad the break is and how the healing progresses. 

When I did mine back in May, I was back on my trainer within a week (also had broken ribs) but also had a plate in mine.  I was doing eliptical after 4 weeks but only letting the machine move my arms, NOT push and pull.  They told  me the movement in the shoulder sped up the healing.  How much we will likely never know.  But I couldn't run till the 8th week. 

 ETA: If you are out, it is ok.  There will be other races.  Keep that in mind.  This is not a once in a lifetime opportunity.  But you could potentially do serious damage if you push it too quickly too soon (says the guy that competed at AG Nationals after a severe distal end displacement collarbone, 4 broken ribs and punctured lung.  )

That sucks.  I managed to dislocate my shoulder again while flip turning yesterday.  As already noted, proof that flip turns are evil.  I'm now backing out of my HIM in two weeks as a result.  

Hang in there though, you still have a fair amount of time before IMAZ and I bet you can still give it a go.

Thanks everyone for your input and condolences.

So far I'm just in sling after the ER visit.  Today I will try to see an orthopedist to see if that is sufficient.

IMAZ was going to be Ironman #10 for me.  I have already signed up for Los Cabo in March, so I don't know if I need to push recovery and race in IMAZ.  Financially I can just let the registration go, although I'll send an email to WTC and see what they'll do for me, same for TriBikeTransport.  But adding in the cost of the airfare for my wife and I, boarding the dog, car rentals, host hotel (I was really looking forward to being at the host hotel) - we'll, I may just want to save all that rather than make IM #10 a "just finish" scenario.  Maybe I just come back strong for Cabo.  I certainly have some down time to think about it.

BTW I bashed the left side of my helmet far harder than I thought.  It clearly needs replacement.  Thank you Giro for saving my noggin.

Awwww shat!  I am so sorry to hear this!

Hope you heal up fast.

I have a 58 year old friend who broke his collarbone in late March and was still able to do a HIM 8 weeks later.  Obviously it's a case by case thing, but just don't rule anything out.  Probably will come down to if you "want" to do it in whatever state you're in (health and fitness wise) come race day.