Well in August 2019; it would be a year after my ORIF for my Trimallelor fracture.
I’m still limping and the area is painful. I have bad swelling and not back to normal.
But according to the doctor; I’m a lot better than he originally imagined I would end up.
So now I get this horrible hardware removed.
What can I expect from the hardware removal surgery? Bad? Good? I’m going to try to only take two weeks off from work.
Missy
i will tell you that i felt 99% better after my ankle hardware was removed 1yr after placement. the swelling, stiffness, and constant knowing of that site was gone immediately. i hope you get relief. i sure did.
Hi, I had a Talonavicular fusion last June and had 5 screws and plates put in. Once I started to exercise again I had pain so 3 weeks ago I went in and had the metalwork removed under a spinal. Trust me it feels so much easier and better to walk. I hope it will be the same for you too.
Shirl
Hello Missy
I had my hardware removed in 2017. It feels better , but I got a bad infection in my wounds after surgey. I had to go back to the hospital for 21 days to clear up the infection. It was bad.
I healed after that, but I still have pain all over my ankle. I have a limp. But I did get some wedge heel sneakers , then my feet are flat on the ground wearing the wedge heel. Flat shoes don’t work for me yet. I hope that I can be able to wear flats again
one day. So please get your hardware removed and watch out for infection. I hope everything goes well for you!!
Thank you Veronica
Thanks for the head’s up.
And oh my god; but I feel so much better walking in my wedge heel sneakers! Its what I wear if I want to walk - if I wear sandals - I’m in agony within an hour.
M.
Thanks for your reply back. w
When are u having the surgery?
Veronica
JUNE 20th.
My prays are with you!
Hang in there, you will notice
the difference when the hardware is out. Its a long journal but don’t give up…
Thank you Veronica