Quote from: VeteranLL on March 06, 2021, 11:10:38 AMYes it is full weight bearing. For me its still the most advantage nail beside the Stryde nail.
The Click mechanism meight be diffecult for some people but its not a big deal.
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Quote from: VeteranLL on March 06, 2021, 10:11:44 AMYes it is, I would say its 80+% , I still got the nail in me and will take them out in a few months.
That's good to hear. Was there a particular reason why you waited so long to get nail removed? I was under the impression you could get it removed one year after surgery.
God luck mate, wish you all the best.
Quote from: SPhantom on March 07, 2021, 08:01:24 AMThat's good to hear. Was there a particular reason why you waited so long to get nail removed? I was under the impression you could get it removed one year after surgery.
Its not wise to remove the nail already aftrr 1 year. The bone is stilk not modified. Its better to wait atleast 2 years.
Quote from: Jamesy998 on March 07, 2021, 09:43:54 AMGod luck mate, wish you all the best.
Thanks mate! Also wishing you the best for the rest of your process.
Quote from: VeteranLL on March 07, 2021, 10:15:09 AMIts not wise to remove the nail already aftrr 1 year. The bone is stilk not modified. Its better to wait atleast 2 years.
I heard that some doctors said that it's ok to remove it after 1 year
Hey RB wish you all the best for the upcoming day tomorrow and I hope that everything will be fine. Looking forward to hear from you soon. 
10th of March 2021 - Day 0 - Surgery day
Hey guys,
Yesterday was surgery day and thankfully everything went very well. I arrived at the hospital at around 7am as surgery was scheduled for 8, I can't even describe how nervous I was and considered cancelling everything multiple times. After all the preparations and lying down on the OR table, I remember them putting a mask on me and I was out, next thing I know I am waking up and shivering so the nurses had to put a heater thing on me to warm me up. After I warmed up, I was wheeled into my room. I have a roommate so its good to have someone to chat to.
On a scale of 1-10, my pain on the day of surgery never really exceeded a 4 when lying down in bed. The pain came when Dr. Betz came at night to get me up walking with the crutches. Every movement is painful at this stage but walking wasn't as bad as I thought it would be, until I sat back in bed and had to take pain meds from the pump.
I am still sitting in bed most of the time as it is only the 2nd day, but I will give walking another go this afternoon / tonight. I am just glad the surgery itself is over with and all these years of thinking about doing it. Feel free to ask any questions!
congrats!
Did you get general anaesthesia? Why not spinal?
Quote from: one on March 11, 2021, 08:35:59 AMcongrats!
Did you get general anaesthesia? Why not spinal?
Thanks mate!
I chose general as I didn't want to be awake at all for it and you pretty much wake up instantly with no concept of how long everything took. The anaesthetist also recommended general. I am fairly sure you can choose spinal though if you want to be awake for it.
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