Bro, I broke my leg in two places 2 years ago, falling off a segway....got the surgery 3 days later, 10 screws and a plate (for life
) I was in a cast for 3 weeks booted up for 2 months. Wasn't able to put weight on it for almost 3 months. I still, to this day, don't walk normal and probably never will.
I feel your pain and wish you the best of luck man. Surgery with "equipment" isn't fun...are they gonna remove that at some point or is that in there for life? Hope your PT goes well too (it got fun for me toward the end, painful as hell at first)...plus the atrophy from not using it sucks ass too...your legs look mismatched as hell