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SmilingSlasher

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Thanks Strider! He has a rod from his knee to ankle, hopefully tomorrow at the Dr we will get an idea of how long this will take :)
Hopefully I can put him to work soon to keep him outa my hair hehe, always need thank you gift bags made up! LOL

I hope everything is okay for him. Everyone is different but this is a small example from something that happened to me just a few years ago.......

In 2009, I completely shattered my right ankle. The doctors had to, basically, rebuild the ankle due to the fact that all the bone was in such small pieces. They installed a 13 inch bar (with a bent end to replicate the knot of the ankle) and held it into place with 8 very long screws. I had a "same day surgery" and was home hours after surgery. I spent the next 3 months on my back or stomach. By month 4 I could move around, very carefully, in a walking boot. By month 6, no walking boot, but needed a cane for support.

It was 10 months after the surgery before I could walk with no cane............but I had a limp for the next 18 months. The doctor said it was "in my head" but I'll tell ya, it hurt most days.........even a year after surgery.

Weird thing though....................One day I missed a step walking down a friends front stoop and when I landed on that leg I heard a load freaking POP!!!...........and there was NO more pain from that minute on!!! I've walked with no limp since that day.

It DOES get pretty sore on very cold days and I actually feel the cold in my leg bone...........and days where we get very bad thunderstorms, I know before the weatherman does. heheheheheeeeeeee
 

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Ouch!!!! That sounds.. so painful! I wonder what that pop was.. things going into place where they should have been?

I sure hope he heals fast, they are saying a minimum of 12 weeks for the larger bone and sometimes it just doesn't heal then requires grafting... hoping as he is young that wont be an issue!
 

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