Broken Tibia Fibula, need experienced advice please

[BioniC JacK]

Hi all, I'm new to this site. So if I've posted to the wrong area forgive me.
The story goes, about 4 weeks ago I broke my Tibia and Fibula in much the same fashion as Corey Hill ( left on the ground with an angle in my leg that shouldn't have been there.) The Docs put a Rod, Nail, whatever other names there may be for it in my shin. The question is, has anyone else here had this? If so did you manage a comeback to fighting or even training? & if so did you get the Rod removed.
I'm still about 8 weeks off full healing and want to know what I will/won't be able to do.....my training is MMA/KICKBOXING.

Any advice on this will be much appreciated....

 

[TalkShowOnMute]

Walk it off

 

[DeadAim713]

walk it off

lol

 

[SteelHammer]

don't rush a comeback. And opt out of permanent metal implanted in your leg, go for whatever other surgery / recover options there are. If you heal right and are dedicated to coming back you'll come back.

 

[MDBJJ]

I have had this injury but a little worse. I had a compund fracture of my tib/fib and shattered my ankle, I also broke my other ankle at the same time and spent 9 months in a wheelchair. About a year and a half after my injury I started BJJ, that was 4 years ago

 

[GSparky]

Walk it off

lol

This is what I'm talking about. Why doesn't this guy stay in contact with his Doctor & Instructor. I assume they will have the best advice with these kind of things.

@BioniC JacK
Man, you've already had surgery, just keep doing what your Doctor tells you to do & what your instructor tells you to do. I'm not trying to sound like a dick by any means but that is a pretty serious injury & why not listen to a man that went to college for years to handle those situations rather than asking us randoms on sherdog? And keep in communication with your instructor, he may have some advice.

 

[wufabufa]

since it's such a large bone/s to fracture and because it's far away from your heart and doesn't get great circulation it's going to take quite a while to heal. my one professor had the same injury this past november while running in a marathon. he didn't starting jogging and running again until july. also, i'm pretty sure he still has the rod down the center of his tibia.