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Wow that’s great to hear! Did you have any misalignment/malrotation issues? From what I’ve read they’re more common with IM femur operations. And if so, did you have to go down a bike alterations route to accommodate any new body geometry?
And I agree, when you consider swelling, regaining dexterity and muscle mass it is a quick process.
To be honest I had a pretty good and undeterred mindset prior to noticing my foot. I’ve no regret over what happened and it hasn’t put me off returning. A seed has been planted which has made me more aware of my foot, to the extent that I now don’t want to notice it any more.
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I'll admit that I don't really understand what they did to your leg (other than I'm sorry to hear it), but I broke my femur in half - quite high, another inch and it would have shattered my hip - and they gave me an IM nail in the bone and a few pins at the top and bottom of bone. 3 days in hospital, 6 weeks on crutches, but in three months I cycled to the top of Canonbie on my brompton, was doing 40 / 50 miles loops 4/5 months later, which all in all is quick turnaround imo. Physio sucked but it always does but it's always worth doing. Hope that helps?
Edit: what I mean is that if you they need to go back in and rebreak and give you a nail it's a not a bad one to heal up from, more akin to carprentry than fiddly joint/knee/back surgery. Legs and bones have good blood flow.
Otherwise seeing the consultant in 6 weeks is good. I know it's frustrating to be on your ass waiting around but even having the answer now won't change the healing process you still need to go through. Also good to get a second opinion. Sounds like you had a bad break, so some serious fixing is required. Perspective is hard to maintain when you're healing up, but to use a lame sporting cliche at moment you just need to concentrate on getting better.