UPDATE!!! after numerous surgeries I'm now finally down to my last surgery from 1 of 3 sergeants, he's my main sergeant who did the most work and IMO is a amazing Dr... From were I was to my new X-Rays, he's not cocky but he dose know he's good. I see him for X-rays and check ups every 3mo's , he Always has 6 interns floating around him with their clipboards and scrubs, and he's always showing them all the x-rays from the 1st one to the new one's They just took, with a cocky smile on his face (like yea I did it!) I honestly think if I wasn't airlifted to that hospital and taken to a local hospital, I would have prob lost my leg. Anyway to make a long story short.. He planed to have my last surgery this week judging by my last x-rays 3mo's ago. But after looking at my new x-rays he wants to wait until Dec. To remove all the metal. He says I could remove the rod n 7 screws in my shin, but wants to wait for the 3 screws in my hip. I could leave all the metal in me, but I'd have a Hi probaitity of the bone breaking where the metal is if I take a good fall.and the metal dose bother me sometimes . He says I have another optio that would be to remove the rod n screws in my shin and replace the hip screws with shorter, bendable screws. If I were to take a good fall with the sorter, bendable screws the break would be horizontally at the top of my femur, witch is a better break and easyer to fix for him. But I just want everything out!! It's funny the 1st thing he said when he was looking at the x-rays was "sorry no Utah this year" LOL because every visit I'll ask him "can I go to Utah now?" but he's told me B4 "as a Dr. I have to say you'll never ski or DirtBike again, no matter how much Physical therapy and gym I do, I'll never be the same".. I must say I'm very committed to my physical therapy tho. Anyway thats why I love NS, it still makes me feel connected to skiing, I love trolling around the gear talk and looking at all the new stuff and I do plan on buying some new hoodies, jacket n DVD's from ski company's. It dose make me feel better. So thanks again NS and I'll keep ya posted when I get to Utah.