Intramedular nail removal

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Hi guys, i did LON before and after 5 year my one of my legs still does not completely heal. my Dr told me to remove one leg first and wait till the time come get the other removed. I just don’t really want to go under anesthesia twice( not to mentIon the cost and time off from work gonna be double)   but it has been 5 years, and the chance of getting them out is lessl likely if i keep waiting .
I am looking for more advice here. What really gonna happen if the intramedullar nails stay in my tibias for the rest of my life ? 

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Yeah on my left leg.

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I have not done any bone graft yet. My bone consolidation was kind of slow but they werr progressing. Did ultrasound sound therapy, but did not expect that my left leg has fully consolidated after 5 years. So i am kind of overwhelmed and don’t know what to do at the moment.

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Thank you ! Stemcell and bone graft we can go to any orthopedic doctor ?

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Quote from: cheddar on July 04, 2025, 07:11:44 AMwait—you mean you've had an external fixator for five years? Do you still have the external fixator or just the intramedullary pin? What about when the doctor says "take one out first"
Just the intramedullary pin. My left leg is not fully consolidated yet, so the doctor told me to remove the nail on right leg first and then left leg later when it is ready. It sounds easy to them but i don’t want to go under anesthesia twice , pay twice the price and go through the recovery twice. He is really nice and respectable but i think because of the language barrier he barely have answers for my issues. All he say is just wait, but than said that if i wait too long i might wont be able to get the nails out. So i have to come here and ask if anyone have the same issue and what are their solutions

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Quote from: Ted68 on July 15, 2025, 12:05:51 AMMan, not the anesthesia is the problem. To pay twice is the problem !
I have few questions for you:
- What country and who was your surgeon ?
- He didnt check your xrays so to realize he must put graft there ?
- Did you checked to not have extra problems like discrepancy, varus/valgus, malrotation or pro-curvatum ?
- Are you sure your right tibia is healed, strong and no deformities ?
- Are you smoking ?... The smoke is a big obstacle against bone healing !
It is inconvenient to dispose dr Name here. My dr is in asia.
- we did. My bone was healing slower to start with. The only treatment he recommended is a ultrasound machine which they sold me . It seems did not help much. NO reccomendation for other treatments even vitamins or anything.
- yeah we checked , no deformity. I have been complaining about my feet always feel cold, tingling sensation, and numbness after seating on the toilet for few minutes but not really had any answer for those issue.
- never smoke in my life.