X-ray Pics Here are 4 pics of how the bones in my upper left leg look as of 06/18/2010, note the fragments surrounding the steel rod, they are starting to knit back together, but still have along way to go. Also note the top part of the bone where the rod goes in and is pinned, it is only about 1 1/2 inches long, and a major concern of my doctor and a main reason I am limited on the ammount of weight I can carry (at least til the bone fragments knit totally over to form a more solid bone structure. Other issues that the pics don't show all that well are things like my knee (which was knocked to the inside of the leg during the impact) which at this point I am where I can sort of do one leg lifts with about 18lbs, but it really has along way to go before it will be able to bend close to natural. And then there is my foot which swells and makes it hard to wear a shoe for very long unless it is very loose... all of which still has me limited in motion and duration... but hope to someday be back in full force.!!