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imanamerican63

(16,410 posts) Wed Dec 16, 2020, 12:12 AM Dec 2020

Update on my surgery!

All done a resting comfortably. Should he headed for home tomorrow afternoon. Now comes 5 and half months of recovery and rehab!

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Update on my surgery! (Original Post) imanamerican63 Dec 2020 OP

We like good news! diva77 Dec 2020 #1

What kind of surgery? Walleye Dec 2020 #2

I broke my leg back in 2001.... imanamerican63 Dec 2020 #9

Great news! R B Garr Dec 2020 #3

Excellent! vas3381 Dec 2020 #4

Leg bone and ankle imanamerican63 Dec 2020 #10

I can't remember the surgery reason. What was it? Well That's a lot of rehab you'll be doing! Be a Karadeniz Dec 2020 #5

See my response up above. imanamerican63 Dec 2020 #11

One day at a time. You should be able to enjoy a corona virus free future! The Wielding Truth Dec 2020 #6

Yep! imanamerican63 Dec 2020 #12

Yikes! LeftInTX Dec 2020 #7

Foot imanamerican63 Dec 2020 #13

Bummer....Heal quickly...Foot stuff is no fun.... LeftInTX Dec 2020 #15

I missed the reason for your surgery, but I wish you a full and speedy recovery! herding cats Dec 2020 #8

See my response above imanamerican63 Dec 2020 #14

Yeah! Glad it went well. Nt Phoenix61 Dec 2020 #16

Get well soon! sheshe2 Dec 2020 #17

Good luck w rehab! Here's to an excellent recovery! 👍 electric_blue68 Dec 2020 #18

diva77

(7,880 posts)

1. We like good news!

Reply to imanamerican63 (Original post)

Wed Dec 16, 2020, 12:15 AM

Dec 2020

Thanks for letting us know & all the best for an uneventful recovery.

Walleye

(45,436 posts)

2. What kind of surgery?

Reply to imanamerican63 (Original post)

Wed Dec 16, 2020, 12:15 AM

Dec 2020

imanamerican63

(16,410 posts)

9. I broke my leg back in 2001....

Reply to Walleye (Reply #2)

Wed Dec 16, 2020, 01:46 AM

Dec 2020

and over the years arthritis set in between the leg bone and ankle. Doc removed the removed the screws, cleaned out the bone spurs and fused ankle and leg bone together.

R B Garr

(18,105 posts)

3. Great news!

Reply to imanamerican63 (Original post)

Wed Dec 16, 2020, 12:17 AM

Dec 2020

vas3381

(26 posts)

4. Excellent!

Reply to imanamerican63 (Original post)

Wed Dec 16, 2020, 12:22 AM

Dec 2020

Broken hip, femur?

imanamerican63

(16,410 posts)

10. Leg bone and ankle

Reply to vas3381 (Reply #4)

Wed Dec 16, 2020, 01:47 AM

Dec 2020

Karadeniz

(24,763 posts)

5. I can't remember the surgery reason. What was it? Well That's a lot of rehab you'll be doing! Be a

Reply to imanamerican63 (Original post)

Wed Dec 16, 2020, 12:24 AM

Dec 2020

Good patient!

imanamerican63

(16,410 posts)

11. See my response up above.

Reply to Karadeniz (Reply #5)

Wed Dec 16, 2020, 01:48 AM

Dec 2020

The Wielding Truth

(11,433 posts)

6. One day at a time. You should be able to enjoy a corona virus free future!

Reply to imanamerican63 (Original post)

Wed Dec 16, 2020, 12:49 AM

Dec 2020

imanamerican63

(16,410 posts)

12. Yep!

Reply to The Wielding Truth (Reply #6)

Wed Dec 16, 2020, 01:48 AM

Dec 2020

LeftInTX

(34,852 posts)

7. Yikes!

Reply to imanamerican63 (Original post)

Wed Dec 16, 2020, 12:53 AM

Dec 2020

Rotator cuff repair???

Something bigger and worse???

imanamerican63

(16,410 posts)

13. Foot

Reply to LeftInTX (Reply #7)

Wed Dec 16, 2020, 01:49 AM

Dec 2020

LeftInTX

(34,852 posts)

15. Bummer....Heal quickly...Foot stuff is no fun....

Reply to imanamerican63 (Reply #13)

Wed Dec 16, 2020, 02:47 AM

Dec 2020

Rotator cuff has a long heal time, but you don't have to walk on your shoulder!

herding cats

(20,056 posts)

8. I missed the reason for your surgery, but I wish you a full and speedy recovery!

Reply to imanamerican63 (Original post)

Wed Dec 16, 2020, 01:13 AM

Dec 2020

I'm glad it went well!

imanamerican63

(16,410 posts)

14. See my response above

Reply to herding cats (Reply #8)

Wed Dec 16, 2020, 01:49 AM

Dec 2020

Phoenix61

(18,889 posts)

16. Yeah! Glad it went well. Nt

Reply to imanamerican63 (Original post)

Wed Dec 16, 2020, 02:59 AM

Dec 2020

sheshe2

(98,452 posts)

17. Get well soon!

Reply to imanamerican63 (Original post)

Wed Dec 16, 2020, 03:06 AM

Dec 2020

We are here for you.

electric_blue68

(27,316 posts)

18. Good luck w rehab! Here's to an excellent recovery! 👍

Reply to imanamerican63 (Original post)

Wed Dec 16, 2020, 03:10 AM

Dec 2020

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