I am going in for surgery next week to get a 14 and 1/2 inch titanium rod taken out of my leg from when I broke my femur in half last year snowboarding...When I went in last week for a "pre-surgery" meeting, my surgen told me that when they take the rod out, it could actually rebreak my leg...Is this verry common???
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Question about a femur surgery
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im pretty sure it is because the bone fills into the places where there are open gaps and the rod is wider in a few spots than others and it could crack from the pressure
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I know the rod is very common form of treatment for broken leg bones, but if it is that likely that it will re-break the leg. Then why do doctors use that method?
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i think he is just an *ss that wanted to try and scare me lol
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They can't keep the rod in your leg?
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no...they have to take it out because when I get older, if i break it again, even if its a small crack and I somehow bend the rod, they will have to completely rebreak my leg to take the rod out oh well...
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2 days till my surgery...hehewrites down willIf I die...the guy that lives in my house can go to hell and my mom and brother and dad get all of my stuff...P.S. tell my next door neighbor that I like her...hehe
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don't worry, if you loose your leg I'm sure seven herbs and spices will make it finger lickin good!
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LMAO..Yea...it would be a pretty big meal though...
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surgery went fine
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That's great news! Are you in alot of pain? (hopefully not )
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YAY great news
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yes..pain...just fixed my comp...luckily i have pain meds called hydrocodone or something like that...lol...it hurts..lolmy surgeon was 2 hours late...lol...so i just sat there for like 4 hours in a bed....
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ok...i just got the ace wrap and bandages off my leg today and where the wrap was, there are now pimples/zits(more like zits) all over...this is because of the heat is what my doctor said...and i think i had an alergic reaction to whatever they used on my leg...is this normal....they really itch...
