Any ideas...

Also healthy fats such as fish oil, avocado oil, and olive oil have excellent anti-inflammatory properties, so make sure you get a reasonable amount of those in your diet.

Both posts truly excellent advice. Just as a side point I found meat fats, particularly pork and beef had exactly the opposite effect (I.e made inflammation worse).

Looking at the metal work and comparing it to mine, I think even if they took the lot out (bar the tibial nail) you'll be fine for bone strength for all the excercise CJ suggested.

Still shit though. I hate surgery. Trying to avoid the need for a tendon transfer on my ankle because of nerve damage caused in the original break. Invasive and 3 months in a cast while the tendons knit. That would friggin suck.