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What would be the conclusion of this? Remove or not? I got myself a nail in after fracturing my femur. I seem to be getting mixed messages about removal of the nail. I have spoken to at least 3 medical professionals on this subject. One of which was an orthopedic person and they said its quite a big operation to undertake and in some accidient scenarios a femural nail could actually be helpful? One other doctor said leave it in and the 3rd doctor believed if i should skydive again I should consider getting it removed but to speak to the orthopedic people first. On the opposite side of the coin every skydiver i have spoken to has said get that thing outta there! When i go to get my xrays on the 17th November I should get an oppertunity to speak to another orthopedic person about the situation. From reading an article I get the feeling its best to leave the nail in its place unless there are syntoms of discomfort, as down the line removal of the nail may cause problems in future. So its v. hard to make a decision and I seem to have noticed on these forums there are some jumpers that still jump with the nail in. Just wondering what there opinions on it are?

Congratulations to Claire. GAP was amazing this year :)