Hi, my name is keats88! Ilizarov frame on leg

keats88

hi to everybody

Razr

Hello i am Razr, i hope you are well

Bluebell21

Hi @keats88 Welcome to the Community. I hope you enjoy your time on the forum. Any questions just ask. You might like to look in the Coffee Lounge for chats and the Games Den.

Take care.

keats88

thanks folks ,, I’m from Scotland and currently not able to work as I had a bad leg break a year ago ! ,, had an op 6 weeks ago to attach a lizarov frame ,, only 6 months with this so time on my hands 😂

Rachel_Scope

Hi @keats88 and welcome to the community 😊

I had to look up what an ilizarov frame was, it looks quite restricting! Do you have someone at home that can help support you with moving around and everyday life?

keats88

hi @Rachel_Scope ,, I’m pretty independent and managing well to my surprise ,,, family and friends like to help if I need bug doing ok thanks … here’s my leg lol!!

Razr

oowwch, that is badass, you didn't do it by halves did you buddy

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilizarov_apparatus

keats88

that’s the one @Razr

Razr

Brilliant piece of engineering, are you in any pain?

Hi-Tec scaffolding

Here hoping you stay with the forum even when you are better

all knowledge and experiences are valuable

all the best

keats88

Surprisingly I’m not in pain ,, been 6 weeks now and going well ,, fab piece of engineering

Rachel_Scope

Ooh ouch! That's great that you're not in pain and managing so well. I bet there's an amazing story to be told!

Razr

Without being too nosey tell us more, I agree with Rachel, there's more, there's more, and we like stories, doesn't have to be the truth, you can make one up if you prefer

keats88

basically fell off a ladder ,,20 feet up and nearly lost my foot ,,, my surgeon has done a great job just for me to still have it ,,, after a year I can see some light at end of the tunnel !!

keats88

hey @vikki66 jow are you?? Scottish also ??

keats88

haha how even!!😂

michael57

how times have changed when i was a 10 year old with flat feet a popular operation was to have an inch of shin bone removed from each leg and grafted to the ankle legs and feet in plaster casts for 6 months wood and rubber rockers so you could walk playing football was fun tho being on the farm not so good keeping clean

keats88

@michael57 times have changed mate ,, was looking at an amputation 20 years ago!!

Razr

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/915879#Comment_915879

Dam, lucky you didn't land on your head, scary thought

keats88

@Razr yip ,, thankful it was only an injury and not more serious mate

keats88

wee weegie lol @vikki66 !! I’m no the poetic type tbh ,, but u being from Glasgow may know the 88 part !! 😀

keats88

haha 😜,, fab reply