Quote from: Blaze237 on April 10, 2021, 06:15:49 AMHow is it going ? how many cms did you already lengthen ? And how is the pain level ! And congrats on the height gain
I am 1m79 and considering to get the ll to reach 1m85 because all of my cousins are 1m90- 2meters
I wanted to do femurs but you said that they hurt alot more than tibias ! But from your first picture the scares looked pretty bad but they were fresh right ? are the scars looking better now ?
Hi Blaze, I am doing okay but still in pain almost everyday. I would say the pain is only bad at night while sleeping when you retain a position for long. I am 4cm as of now. but this pain could be due to the fact that i am slacking on my excercises as i work full time and also i am lengthening 1.33mm/day- as i had too fast bone growth from my last xray.
Goodluck on your journey. If its 6cm, i would strongly suggest going with Pili/catagni if you dont mind being on fixators for 9-10 momths. externals are a lot less painful indeed and for 6cm i dont think you'd need atl as well.
Dont worry 6cm wouldnt ruin you, dont listen to the folks on the forum who havent done even a consultation for the surgery.
scars is something you'd have to deal with though. the pictures i had posted was 1.5+ years post frame removal. its still the same now but the scars have levelled up quite a lot. its mostly the discoloration left now.
But again, if you are against wearing the frame for that long and are too bothered with scars, you might as well do femurs bearing the pain for 2 months(lengthening period). its not unbearable but its annoying enough to keep you from sleeping. it'd be 4/10 but constant almost.
Starting second LL(femurs) with Dr Buldu
dear fivetenneeded2016
Your journey is inspiring to me. I think you have set the goal of 5'10 in 2016 and are fighting for it. I am inspired by your bravery.
Yours is a drastic change in the stature and your friends and the family will notice. are you open about it?
with your precice journey do you think it would be easier if you had did the one leg at a time in terms of the pain and sleep? how is your job duties going with lack of the sleep at night everyday?
and last question friend, did your Dr Halil give to you medications for preventing the dvt?
regards,
sergio
Quote from: redwedding on April 10, 2021, 12:37:13 PMdear fivetenneeded2016
Your journey is inspiring to me. I think you have set the goal of 5'10 in 2016 and are fighting for it. I am inspired by your bravery.
Yours is a drastic change in the stature and your friends and the family will notice. are you open about it?
with your precice journey do you think it would be easier if you had did the one leg at a time in terms of the pain and sleep? how is your job duties going with lack of the sleep at night everyday?
and last question friend, did your Dr Halil give to you medications for preventing the dvt?
regards,
sergio
thabks for your post redwedding.
my friends and family do know about it 
although i am not open with everyone, i have moved places..my colleagues are unaware lol.
i would still have done both legs...if one leg a time, the pain from you get from it band would be inevitable and oddly be one sided which would suck more specially while walking. this is despite it band release.
job is managebale..i can sit for long with no issue but i dont get a good sleep most times which is the issue.
halil did give me heparin for 2 weeks and aspirin everyday till end of lengthening.
thanks for the kind response fivetenneeded2016 I appreciate to you
Did you get the IT bands released? Is that the cause of the pain or is the pain from the stretching?
cheers,
sergio
Quote from: redwedding on April 10, 2021, 03:40:52 PMthanks for the kind response fivetenneeded2016 I appreciate to you
Did you get the IT bands released? Is that the cause of the pain or is the pain from the stretching?
cheers,
sergio
yes, i got my IT bands released. the pain is due to tightness though. i think its normal for lengthening at > 1mm also becomes painful after 5-6cm due to overall stretch..hope to slow down soon.
Quote from: fivetenneeded2016 on April 10, 2021, 05:20:48 PMyes, i got my IT bands released. the pain is due to tightness though. i think its normal for lengthening at > 1mm also becomes painful after 5-6cm due to overall stretch..hope to slow down soon.
what kind of tightness? did you knees bows? why you needed?
what your dr. explain why you need it?
Hi
Is an IT band release optional and how are you managing the weight bearing whilst lengthening?
Hope all is well
update: due to my previous surgery in tibias and my lack of stretching, I am feeling too tight on my hamstrings and IT band. I cannot stand up with knees straight or keep knee straight while lying down...a slight bit of an angle..although knee bends fine(i have more than 150° bend on knee).
I have now decided to stop listening to my body to recover. My callus is excellent on one leg(almost consolidated- this is at 1.33mm/day) and the other leg is not too good.
so doing 1.33mm might still fuse one of my legs and I cant handle 1.33mm let alone anything higher. So its best I stop now and do the rest after full consolidation, hoepfully with better flexion.
Stay tuned, I ll be back in 3-4 months. 6 cm in a week short of two months, not bad..given my callus, my weight(60kg) and the fact that my nails can bear 68 kg, i think i can start walking unaided in the next 2-3 weeks.
xrays- http://imgur.com/a/565nV54
Fiveten why did you choose to lengthen at 1.33 mm per day and not say 0.80 mm per day? It would have reduced the pressure your soft tissue (i.e. muscles, nerves and arteries) are subjected to and thus less stiffness and pain.
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