Braceless and loving it.

I'm able to remove my brace which is great news. However, when my surgeon put my X-rays up on the wall, I could see where the cadaver bone and my bone were screwed to a metal plate. That isn't unusual, I guess it will take about a year for it to heal.

I did, however, notice something unusual. I was told that I had 4 screws and a plate put in my bone. The X-ray I was looking at had 8 screws, 3 pins and a plate. I was flummoxed on how to react. Did I get a good deal with a bunch of "extra" hardware? Or did my doctor miss the first couple of times? Either way, I was happy enough to get my brace off and hopped out of the office in a pretty good mood.