Now all he wants to do it run. These 4 weeks will be harder than the first 5, but we are doing our part to limit his activity. He does not like it, but will forget about it down the road. Even though the hair on his leg was shaved, the leg looks perfect and youcan not see the plate or even feel it unless you know exactly where to look. The surgeon suggests leaving it in unless it causes problems down the road as far as infection or irritation, but that only happens in a very small percentage. He said it is easy to take it out, but it is a surgical procedure, and stitches and recovery are again involved. Naturally, we will always keep an eye on that leg, but feel with theb est Surgeon in the Midwest he will be just fine for the next 15+ years |