It's time for surgery...

[Dischord]

I'm off to hospital tomorrow to get the rod and screws removed from my femur! I know it's a debatable subject having metalware removed but I just feel I'll be able to get on with my life if I have it removed.

I've had a bit of a read up online about it and it seems complications with the surgery are common as it's so unpredictable. If I wake up tomorrow and get told it's still there I might kill someone

Recovery time is 4-6 weeks on cruthes and then away I go...don't think I've ever been so scared in my life I've even been having nightmares of surgeons chasing me lol

Will keep you posted how the op goes (not that anyones cares), hopefully I'll be back here for friday but I'm gonna try get home on thursday!

<is scared>
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[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

Good luck, I'm sure it will be fine.
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[Paddy Blake]

Best of luck with it.

[Asharin]

Good luck, hope all goes well
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[Mrs Kickstart]

Hi

Good luck, as long as they did not bugger the thread putting it in it should be ok. You may have some serious brusies on the lower leg/chest after as well as the leg hurting.

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[Acemastr]

why are you having it removed? do you not feel like Wolverine?

Good luck mate
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[owdamer]

do you get to keep the bits they take out?

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[Howling TerrorOutOfOffice]

Take some Mole-grips, the NHS has a pathetic range of spanners.

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[Dischord]

Thanks for the kind words you lot

The main reason I want it out is to hopefully eliminate nasty side effects as I grow up, the constant pain is getting pretty tiresome. The main residual damage will be to the muscles but this can be restored with good exercise!

Hopefully I'll get to keep the metal rod and screws been wanting to see them for ages
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[Bikeless]

Had a metal rod removed from my femur but they couldn't remove the plate and six screws because there was too much bone growth over them.I've just had my collarbone plated and can already feel it under the skin so i will be having that out ASAP.

Good luck with it,

[Andy C]

[MattHirst]

I have a full length nail/rod in my tibia (with 4 screws) and a 3/4 length plate on my femur (4 screws iirc). I never knew they caused pain, i just guessed it was because my leg was so FUBAR'd (my consultants words, but in a more polite and medical manner ).

I have the fracture clinic on the 24th june (for the 5th time ), will speak to him about removing them then. Do they decide or do you just ask?

I'm not going to go in demanding them removing, i will just talk to him about when/why they remove them. But considering i get constant pain in my leg (dull ache when sat down, more of an ache if i'm stood for a short period and then quite bad pain if i am on my feet alot like at work) i will discuss options with him.

Last time i went, i had some more xrays and there wasn't any bone growth around the plate, but it was only 11 month ago that i had the accident. How long ago was it since you damaged/broke your bones?
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I feel ill from reading this . .
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[TUG]

I am not looking forward to havin the pins an plate removed from my hip, i do however... wish to keep them, you know... for shits an giggles like.
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[Bikeless]

I've got my pin out my leg.

[fra-zzr]

i was told mine are in for the long run, shame id have loved to see them!

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[Dischord]

Got them out Apart from nearly dying in the recovey room after the op all went well, I was only in for 36 hours or so. Got no confidence weight bearing on the leg now though it's gonna be a tough recovery I think Got some pics to upload for later but nothing too gnarly
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[Bikeless]

Glad to hear you're fine,i had trouble coming out of the anaesthetic myself recently which was pretty frightening as in the past i have been fine.

[Skudd]

I'm so glad that they didn't pin and plate me. Things took a little longer and I still ache from time to time, but sounds like I got the better deal.
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[fra-zzr]

SNAPPED? howd you manage that?!
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