I had this technique (think it's called an IM nailing) done a couple of years ago following a fall. I wasn't quite as lucky as Nush though as there were no orthopaedic surgeons available to do the op for 4 days so I was left immobile with no treatment other than haphazard pain relief from Friday to Monday, which was an absolute nightmare.

The day after the op, the physio was badgering me to get out of bed and start using the crutches already - I think by then I'd outstayed my welcome! Although the first fortnight was Pain City, within five weeks of the accident I was back at work, walking slowly and gingerly, both otherwise normally. There are still scars, but they're quite small, and although I was initially self-conscious about them, no one's ever really noticed them!

I would recommend to Nush the internet support group mybrokenleg.com which is a great place to share good and bad news, and find out more about treatment options and prognoses. I hope her recovery is as quick and complete as mine was, and would just suggest 2 things to anyone in the same predicament - take bags of Calcium, and give up smoking - you'll knock weeks off your bone repair time.

I wish Nush all the best too and hope she gets over this awful event. Being mugged changes your outlook I found - and means you spend a fortune on taxis at night. I no longer feel safe walking on my own anywhere and have to force myself not to keep looking behind me to spot potential muggers - and it's been many years since I was mugged (in broad daylight) by a guy who ripped my bag from my shoulder, threw me to the ground and then escaped on a motorbike driven by an accomplice. So I hope Nush gets all the support she needs to put this behind her and move on.

did no-one in the London/SE region see the interview with Nush on the London tonight program? it was on at 6pm and Nush was explaining how it happened and what treatment she has had so far , metal rod through the thigh bone to stabelise it with pins in her hip joint and in the kneecap , apparently she cannot put any weight on it for at least 8 weeks but she said she wont be a victim and she is very determined to pull through quickly . All the mugger got away with was £20 and her mobile phone

and Scott was with her .

It sounds pretty much the same article as the one in the Sunday Mirror.
She sounds pretty optomistic about the whole thing considering. I wish her well