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I think it's fair to say everything's been a bit shit lately on my side, so something going well is a relief.

I had my hospital appointment yesterday, and my leg has started to heal really well in the last 6 weeks. So I'm being admitted this evening to have an operation tomorrow.

They're going to get rid of this bastard:

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And then depending on how stable the fracture is, they'll either just stick a cast on it, put a plate inside and a cast, or stick a tibial nail down the middle of the bone.
Either way, I should be back on the bike within a month at the latest, and next week if they go with the nail - and (hopefully) fully healed by sometime this summer. I was expecting years of grief so this is pleasantly optimistic.
Should be out of hospital on Monday.

So I'll be able to wear a suit at the funeral, and then I'll be able to get my life back. Bit nervous about riding again after all these months actually, now it's a reality - especially as I'll have to be extra-careful because of my leg. But it's all good!
 
That's......that's....sticking out of your leg..what?
 
Ya.

Wikipedia

The screws are drilled into the bone and keep all the fragments of bone properly aligned so it can heal correctly. It also acts as a kind of secondary bone, supporting some of my weight which the fractured bone can't.
 
Grats man, good luck with the operation.


With that sticking out of your leg you should have been able to use a Portal gun effectively though.
 
Thanks. I prefer a canister of Nitrous Oxide to a Portal gun. :p
 
Fair enough, though you have to admit "Now you're thinking with nitrous oxide" doesn't have quite the same ring to it :D
 
If they stick a nail inside the bone have fun walking through airport security checks. My dad set off the alarm every single time with his nail, oh yeah, and the gun he had.
 
Congrats Repiv! Glad to see things are looking up for you.
 
Thanks guys. I'm off now, so I'll catch you later. :)
 
repiV said:
Ya.

Wikipedia

The screws are drilled into the bone and keep all the fragments of bone properly aligned so it can heal correctly. It also acts as a kind of secondary bone, supporting some of my weight which the fractured bone can't.
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Wow....just, wow. :O

What does that thing feel like all stuck in your bone? Especially on cold days I wonder?
 
Jesus christ... that thing is the stuff of nightmares. Are you sure you went to a real doctor and not just some bloke who runs a scrapyard?

Well, I can honestly say I'm happy for you now that I've seen that thing.
 
are you in some secret Syrian torture facility repiv? cuz that looks nasty


if you tap the metal rod of transfixtion with say a tuning fork do you feel it in your bones?
 
awesome! if he does the other leg it'll be in stereo
 
I think GLaDOS stuck that thing on the wrong side. :p

Seriously though, good shit man, gotta be a huge relief after everything else.
 
So are you on crutches just now with the chance of being mobile on just a walking stick after the op? Anyway, good news indeed.

Still learning to drive? :D
 
What the **** is up with that shit in your leg!?!
 
I'm glad you are healing!
How does the... thing... in the leg feels? D:
 
Yes, you better not click that. STAY AWAY FROM THAT BUTTON!
 
WTF is this thing D:

Good luck regenerating physically and mentally.
 
**** me, I thought you were holding that thing in your hands at first.

Until I came to the realization that you're not a monkey! That is your foot!


Sings:

Ohhhhh I've got an external fixation on yoooooouuuu.
There's noooothing me and you can't doooooo.
 
So you're having a huge piece of metal taken of your leg. Congratulations, then!
 
One thing I forgot to ask...


Why are you reversing the cyborg process!?
 
Thanks guys. It was a fairly simple procedure this time - admit myself in the evening, have a line put in and blood taken (I managed not to freak out, I've avoided having a blood test for over five years I hate them so much), read, chill out, make small talk with the pensioners in for hip replacements (these wards never have young people on, save the occasional biker or rugby player), go to sleep.
I couldn't eat or drink anything from midnight, and I got hungry so I persuaded the nurse to give me some bread, crisps and a yoghurt at 11:51pm. :p
It sucked not being able to have breakfast, they had weetabix and toast and everything...
I had the op at about 11. Woke up back in the ward at about 12:30 and was fully with it by 1. Then I could go home, although I had to wait a few hours for my uncle to come and get me.
I now have a plaster cast instead of the fixator, which is in many ways more annoying. It's completely immobilsed my lower leg, not many good positions, very uncomfortable. And I can't walk anymore (and thus carry anything), I'm back on crutches 100% of the time, for the moment. It feels like I'm wearing an enormous motocross boot with three pairs of thermal socks underneath. And it's painful when it gets swollen because there's nowhere for the swelling to go, but mostly it hurts less than the fixator. Which is one good thing. But I wore a decent pair of jeans for the first time in over six months yesterday, no more Primark wonders that have had the scissors taken to them. :D
And it's progress. Everyone seems to have a different opinion which is quite frustrating, the surgeon mentioned something about maybe having a third operation to insert a plate/nail as he wasn't willing to do it at the same time as removing the ex-fix, due to increased risk of infection. He also mentioned a bone graft as a possibility.
But I'm seeing my consultant next week I think, and he reckoned I'd be cast-free, walking normally and riding within a month. So whatever happens I doubt it will be more than two months, which after all this time is fine by me. I've been waiting for this day for a very long time, I had a grin on my face as I felt the anaesthetic putting me out. :D
Apparently you stop breathing for a minute after it takes effect and they have to use some kind of life support to keep you breathing, which is creepy. But anyway. :thumbs:

Saturos said:
Wow....just, wow. :O

What does that thing feel like all stuck in your bone? Especially on cold days I wonder?
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When I first had it installed, it made my leg feel very heavy. But not anymore because I've been used to it - and the cast is heavier still. The top pins I don't usually notice, it's the lower ones that are the pain. The bottom one was in the ankle joint so I could feel it poking around inside when I move around, and it could frequently be painful. The bottom pins were constantly getting infected, and when the leg gets swollen it's agony. For the first six weeks or so after I had it put in, I didn't do much except sleep. I was taking three or four powerful painkillers every four hours and it was still hell. I could hardly get any sleep, maybe two hours at a time if I was lucky. And I had big bandages on it back then which would soak up loads of blood and need replacing almost daily.
But over time the swelling went down and the bleeding almost stopped, sometimes it didn't hurt at all. Recently I had to do a lot of walking and it got swollen again and was extremely painful, few days rest and it went away, so the pain seems to be related to the swelling rather than the metal itself.

CptStern said:
are you in some secret Syrian torture facility repiv? cuz that looks nasty
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No! Not Syrian...

if you tap the metal rod of transfixtion with say a tuning fork do you feel it in your bones?
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Haha, no. There are loads of dents and gouges in the coffee table actually, I used to knock and scrape the pins against it all the time by accident, didn't hurt that much though. I could pick my leg up by the fixator, and didn't feel anything. It's that strong. Guaranteed to gross people out. :D

Cormeh said:
So are you on crutches just now with the chance of being mobile on just a walking stick after the op? Anyway, good news indeed.
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I'm on crutches now, yeah. For a few weeks, probably - and then I should be able to walk unaided. Although it will probably be a year until the leg is fully healed so I imagine a walking stick will be useful for walking longer distances.

Still learning to drive? :D
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Nope. I hated it and it cost the earth. Cars are not for me.

Raziaar said:
**** me, I thought you were holding that thing in your hands at first.

Until I came to the realization that you're not a monkey! That is your foot!
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You should see the ones that people have on their arms. They're way more gross.

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**** that!

Sings:

Ohhhhh I've got an external fixation on yoooooouuuu.
There's noooothing me and you can't doooooo.
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Except sing. :upstare:

Krynn72 said:
Will they let you keep it?
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I forgot to ask. I guess they've thrown it in the bin now.

Raziaar said:
One thing I forgot to ask...


Why are you reversing the cyborg process!?
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:E
I'm not. I was a machine, I'm now almost fully evolved into a human.
 
Well that's good news man, glad to hear it all went well :D
 
Thanks. :)

I'm used to the cast now, not really uncomfortable anymore. Except when I have an itch. Man...
 
your posts are making me wince ..the thought of a metal rod transfixing my bone = shudder
 
D: D: I came into this thread expecting a dog too give birth too many little happy puppies! D:

But this is good too :)
 
Good stuff Repiv, guess your glad to get that peice of metal off your leg and get an even bigger peice between your legs eh? Good on ya mate :)



Thinkin' back, you said your Fazer was a write off? What are ya gonna do?
 
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