Leg antenna leaving

[tommyt654]

This is leaving today after 9 mo,s. Yeah, Hopefully I,ll send another pic later this afternoon, Cya, Tommy

[DUD]

I just betcha it will be nice to not have to put a sock over that. Bill

[docrowan]

EEEYouuch! How many stations can you pick up with that thing!

Hope your recovery is speedier without the brace.

[jon_ramp]

Had a very similar apparatus affixed to my pelvic bone 20 years ago. Didn’t hurt coming out, but was a very weird feeling when they took what was essentially a cordless drill and unscrewed those rods.

[Mr__Bill]

OK, I'm going to stop complaining about the pains in my ankle.

I do hope things all go well, and that it is off completely and not just in to upgrade you to HiDef.


Bill,

[steve-norrell]

Hopefully you won't have to wear one of these forever! I broke the long bones right at the ankle several years ago and neither screws and rods nor an ankle fusion fixed it. Hence the brace.

Good luck, Steve

[tommyt654]

She,s gone but now its rehab for 10-12 weeks. Thanks for the concern,its gonna be nice just to be able to sleep on my side for a change and actually put my foot down while woodworking. I,ll tell ya 91/2 months of that was ****. But the end result will hopefully just being able to walk without to much pain or a limp. The Doc already said I,d never run again,Well so much for tennis /flag football/ jogging and softball. I,m hoping I can still flyfish as well theres definetely a loss of feeling and Doc said that might be permanent nerve damage. Only time will tell. Ya,ll have a nice day, Tommyt

[Shep]

I'll be happy to stop seeing pictures of that awful thing. Glad to see you're getting it off today

[steve-norrell]

She,s gone but now its rehab for 10-12 weeks. . . . . The Doc already said I,d never run again . . . . I,m hoping I can still flyfish as well theres definetely a loss of feeling and Doc said that might be permanent nerve damage. Only time will tell. Ya,ll have a nice day, Tommyt

Hopefully everything will work out. In my case, the breaks in the ankle never really completely fused. Walking on anything other than smooth level surfaces is problematic -- gravel and sand are especially so. No more fly fishing, or any fishing requiring walking along a shore. Do OK from a boat, but most of the best trout streams up here are not boatable. The only thing worse than living in Alaska and not being able to fly fish is if I lived along one of those famous Montana streams and couldn't fish them.

Good luck and pay close attention to the physical therapy people -- it could be somewhat uncomfortable at first, but sure worth it in the long run.

Steve

[tommyt654]

Thanks for the encouragement Steve. I plan on taking my time but **** I,m broke. Probably from all those tools I,ve been buying so cheap. Guess its time to start putting them up on Craigslist as my savings have about runout. Thanks again. Tommy

[Stan]

The only thing worse than living in Alaska and not being able to fly fish is if I lived along one of those famous Montana streams and couldn't fish them.
Steve

heh, and that's what drift boats are for......

Some nice ones here.