Janis, I feel your pain...boy do I feel your pain! I am glad your femur is healing or completely healed by now, but I would not be so quick to have that rod removed! It is preventing another break from happening forever! Fosamax stays in the bones for AT LEAST 10 years and if the rod is removed, you could break it again, not to mention that the other leg could be susceptible as well. I am not saying that as a scare tactic, just stating the facts as I know them. I have had both femurs break, plus my back and unless those rods shift and start to migrate on their own, they are there until my kids harvest them for their inheritance!! (The little screws holding that rod in place was billed at $5,000 each!!!) I am very glad you wrote and Cee I am very glad to hear you are up and at 'em again!!!
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Hello Janis and Cee!
Janis, I feel your pain...boy do I feel your pain! I am glad your femur is healing or completely healed by now, but I would not be so quick to have that rod removed! It is preventing another break from happening forever! Fosamax stays in the bones for AT LEAST 10 years and if the rod is removed, you could break it again, not to mention that the other leg could be susceptible as well. I am not saying that as a scare tactic, just stating the facts as I know them. I have had both femurs break, plus my back and unless those rods shift and start to migrate on their own, they are there until my kids harvest them for their inheritance!! (The little screws holding that rod in place was billed at $5,000 each!!!) I am very glad you wrote and Cee I am very glad to hear you are up and at 'em again!!!
Best regards!
March 15, 2010 - 7:43pmVicki
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