partial loss of left femur

[pudding_bowl]

As you have indicated your friend is overweight. Weight loss would be a big help and in her case I would suggest she get into some aquajogging or aquarobics as soon as her surgery scars allow her to.
Main thing is that she needs a physio to see her and help her with walking aids. And we need the information that Dr Damien has mentioned as to the extend of the damage.

[jstucky]

[QUOTE=pudding_bowl;47749]As you have indicated your friend is overweight. Weight loss would be a big help and in her case I would suggest she get into some aquajogging or aquarobics as soon as her surgery scars allow her to.
Main thing is that she needs a physio to see her and help her with walking aids. And we need the information that Dr Damien has mentioned as to the extend of the damage. She is doing some leg exercises such as lifting and bending the knee and lifting her leg up and down and moving it side to side. The break is about six inches or so above her knee. The doctors removed all of the bone from there up . She use a walker to get around for now. The doctor told her that later on she might be able to use a cane. The scar is just about healed so I will tell her to get lined up with the ymca and go do so aroebics. She has one other problem she has torn cartliage in the other knee and is going to have surgery on it Friday morning oct 30. That will slow things do for awhile but I guess it needs to be done if she is ever going to get to the point where she can get around. It has been a long summer as I am the only person she has around so I get to take care of her. She is on medicaid and possible eligable for ssdi so I am going to fill out the app online for her and see if that will get her more help. Medicaid won't pay for much in the way of therapy