He's felt like the screws in his knee and the rod in his femur have negatively impacted his running so he talked to his surgeon about getting them removed. Getting the rod out of his femur is a huge deal, but the surgeon felt like taking the screws out would be a very simple outpatient procedure.
Dad decided to have it done last Thursday (only the screw removal part).
Here's the screws that were removed, don't worry, they'd been sterilized. I should've put my finger next to them to show you how big they really are.
My dad came walking into the house after the surgery like nothing had happened at all. He said he didn't have any pain and he could've gone running if he really wanted to! He put some ice on it a few times that day but that's it- no pain meds at all, not even tylenol! That crazy dad of mine! He still played with Barrett just like any other day.
He went on a long walk yesterday (Saturday) and he'll probably be back to his usual workouts in the next couple of days!
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