Hi Guys! It will be 6 weeks this coming Sat since I broke the Tib / Fib in my right leg.
Tib was broken in two places and the Fib only one place.
I have a 10" plate and seven screws holding the Tib together, the Fib they will let heal by itself.
When I saw the surgeon for the first time (two weeks after surgery) he mumbled under his breath a little then turned to me and said " well Mr. Baumann you sure did one hell of a job on that leg. I'm thinking you're a twelve week'r."
Twelve weeks before the leg will be strong enough to where I'm good to go again.
6-8 weeks of NO pressure on the leg ....then a few more weeks of light pressure (no walking)...then it's time to start strengthening things up again.
So far, I've been in a wheelchair 24/7 to keep pressure off it.
I go back on Monday for the first set of X-rays to see how things are progressing. From there they will plot a course for further action.
Here's a pic of the leg after they took the cast off.
The wound is healed up now but I still have considerable instability and pain when putting any pressure on it.
It's coming along well.......better now day-by-day.
I don't want to get too far ahead of myself ......But If all goes well, I sure would love to spin a few laps on Fridays practice at RedBud VetFest with you guys.