5 years ago I had a tumor removed from my lower distal femur. Shortly after surgery, I broke that same bone in a spiral fracture that went from my knee to more than halfway up the femur.
To fix things, a titanium steel plate was affixed to the femur. For the past 3 years it has been bothering me and has gotten so progressively painful that I was compelled to set up surgery to remove it.
Surgery is set for April third.
When I went to the doctor's yesterday, I took a disc containing some pics of the hardware on x-rays so that the bone surgeon could see what he was getting into. After he looked at them, he gave me the disc. So Cool!
So... I thought I would share with you the pic of the culprit that has to be removed.
Healing, I was told would be much more rapid then when it went in (of course... before I had a broken bone), so I am looking forward to a speedy recovery even though I am not looking forward to the physical therapy that goes with it.
But... bottom line is... my leg won't get so cold in the winter, when it rains I will no longer limp, I won't get those damned twinges and I will be able to run and jump and play with all the other boys and girls again.
I have included a pic that shows the side of the thigh where the present scar is. If you look close you can see it. I'm hoping this doctor is just as skilled at sewing me up as the last.
So folks... you've seen the outside of my legs... now it's time for the inside.
(Pardon the quality of the xray... the program used to put the x-rays on the disc wouldn't allow me to save from it so I had to print it then scan it.)
Oh... and yes I get to keep the hardware.
To fix things, a titanium steel plate was affixed to the femur. For the past 3 years it has been bothering me and has gotten so progressively painful that I was compelled to set up surgery to remove it.
Surgery is set for April third.
When I went to the doctor's yesterday, I took a disc containing some pics of the hardware on x-rays so that the bone surgeon could see what he was getting into. After he looked at them, he gave me the disc. So Cool!
So... I thought I would share with you the pic of the culprit that has to be removed.
Healing, I was told would be much more rapid then when it went in (of course... before I had a broken bone), so I am looking forward to a speedy recovery even though I am not looking forward to the physical therapy that goes with it.
But... bottom line is... my leg won't get so cold in the winter, when it rains I will no longer limp, I won't get those damned twinges and I will be able to run and jump and play with all the other boys and girls again.
I have included a pic that shows the side of the thigh where the present scar is. If you look close you can see it. I'm hoping this doctor is just as skilled at sewing me up as the last.
So folks... you've seen the outside of my legs... now it's time for the inside.
(Pardon the quality of the xray... the program used to put the x-rays on the disc wouldn't allow me to save from it so I had to print it then scan it.)
Oh... and yes I get to keep the hardware.
That's terrific! 
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