Originally Posted by kiwimike

Hey mate

I can't feel the rods and bolts through my skin, but i can feel this "hardware" inside of me if you know what i mean, i can feel this foreign object inside me when i move around, yes i can ride a bike, run 5 miles, play football, do anything i want to. As for bending over i can still touch my toes! (only just though!)...lol...so no problems there, good luck with the operation, read my very first posts, they have all the good info in them about taking your time during recovery and also what i did to make mine a successful one.

all the best mate.

Mike