I'll be getting my rods removed tomorrow. Feeling quite nervous, frankly more than my prior nail insertion surgery. Soon to be nil by mouth. Will keep you guys updated on how it goes. FML lol....
Best of luck Microbe, better now than when you're older. You'll be back to your routine in no time.
Quote from: Microbe on April 24, 2018, 05:58:56 PMI'll be getting my rods removed tomorrow. Feeling quite nervous, frankly more than my prior nail insertion surgery. Soon to be nil by mouth. Will keep you guys updated on how it goes. FML lol....
Don't worry - you'll nail it!
Thnks android and myloginacc for the well wishes.
Im 4 hours post surgery. Acute pain is is quite bad. I was awake throughout the surgery with spinal epidural. Legs were totally paralyzed, and post surgery had a cramp like feeling, somewhat similar to pins and needles. Anaeasthia has worn off and my god the pain. Flexing and extending is difficult with legs feeling very heavy and painful. I was surprised to see that the nail removal is not done smoothly as I imagined it to be. There was a lot of hammering and pulling with great effort. Don’t take this surgery lightly!
Hi Microbe,
Sorry to hear you are in so much pain. I hope it passes quickly for you so you can finally get back to life with no foreign objects in your body and start to heal properly.
Can I ask you how long you had the rods in for? Supposedly the longer you leave them in the harder they are to take out as soft tissue grows tightly around them. I was just wondering if yours had been left in for a longer time then normal, hence the intense pain. The information might help other LL decide when best to get their rods removed.
Thanks
Just over couple of years. I was conservative and chose not to remove it a year, fearing of refractrure. I’m not sure about the growth of soft tissues though. I think it’s normal to feel this pain with all the incisions, hammering , pulling , accumulation of all these procedures and trauma. Plus the spinal epidural makes it even worse.
People with more muscles may feel more pain, not sure , but I currently have a bony ass so not much soft tissues there atm.
2 years is pretty standard and not that much over the recommended period. Thanks for the answer and hope you feel better soon. Are you feeling any better since your last post?
Yes my doctor pretty much said that timing is not really crucial. He mentioned the downsides of keeping the nail are risk of fracture below the nail, complications arising from these fractures, and also the inability to have mri with the nails inside. This along with paleys recommendation of having magnets exposed to body fluids made me decide to heave the rods out. I’m feeling much better right now and interacting with the staff has helped my pain tremendously, along with the use of painkillers. So yes I’m happy to have the nail removed. I can have a peace of mind walking through some airports without having the nails detected.
Κeep strong Microbe.
How many days your doctor told you to wait till walking without any support?
Quote from: Body Builder on April 25, 2018, 03:42:33 PMΚeep strong Microbe.
How many days your doctor told you to wait till walking without any support?
Thanks bodybuilder!
My doctor recommended me to stay in bed for the entire day, and then he along with the physiotherapist will see if I can partially walk tomorrow, depending on the pain. I’ll start exercises tomorrow.
Plus urinating in bed, brings back unpleasant memories .
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