I broke my left femur in Oct of 88. They did not take the rod or screws out until March of 90. I did not regain full movement , flexibility, strength and speed until 2 years after the break. When the screws were in my leg they hurt to the touch until they were removed. It is 20 years later for me now and the leg does not hurt 1 bit. However my knee that I had surgery on in 85 hurts so bad sometimes that I can't walk.
Mt. Carmel did my surgery.
1 more thing. I had numbness for a couple of months. The numbness went from my groin { glad that feeling came back! } to lower thigh.