I had a procedure done yesterday at an out-patient center.

[Ms. Toad]

14. My brother's were supposed to be permanent -

but they bothered him too much so he had the doctor take them out. I suspect that once it is healed yours could be taken out as well (like the screws) if the rods themselves bother you. I'm not planning on having my rod taken out - but the thought of another break with the titanium bending (and not being able to unbend it does freak me out a bit.

I definitely had tissue damage from manhandling by the ER. The X-ray techs were so careful and let me guide the process of moving (which was excruciating because of the jagged bone edge). The ER doctor - far less so.

I have her very explicit directions that when she wrapped it she had to keep the toe aligned with the kneecap. The very first thing she did was move the leg without paying any attention to the toes. I screamed in agony - and she responded by scolding me at the top of her lungs for scaring the other people and children in the ER. At that point, but daughter jumped between me and her and gave her what for. (Usually it is me defending her - nice ot have the favor returned. It turns out she was totally incompetent. The process is to wrap the temporary cast and then wet it. She wet it first - and was frantic about getting it wrapped before it hardened - which is why she was not being at all careful about how she moved the leg.