Thoughts about age & CLL

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Thx, mate. I will take that good advice & use it. Cheers!

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I heard of a 63 year old woman having the procedure. 

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Quote from: paddy10tellys on February 27, 2016, 07:20:51 PMThx, mate. I will take that good advice & use it. Cheers!

was wonder does age helps with height acceptance?
are u "happier" with your height now compared to your 20s? , or have it changed??

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Good for her, PatiendDad! Thx, for the reply. Any more details, like where/surgeon/results?

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Age & acceptance, Hyong? No, mate. As I grow older my dysphoria is worse. I'm now also bothered about getting old AND still being short. I would make a *terrible* Buddhist. I envy that inner peace but honestly I can't let go like that...

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Ouroberos, (or anyone here for that matter) - who else could do internals on my tibias, with weight-bearing during the distraction phase? Any recommendations?

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Quote from: paddy10tellys on February 28, 2016, 08:39:45 AMOuroberos, (or anyone here for that matter) - who else could do internals on my tibias, with weight-bearing during the distraction phase? Any recommendations?

Unfortunately, the only other choice I'm aware of is Betz..... The only thing is that I would not recommend him as a safe choice since he has had too many complications where people spend a lot of money trying to fix the problems.....not worth risking your health.

The best doctor for tibia lengthening IMO is Catagni.... He mainly works with external fixators though...

Don't be too particular about internal weight bearing nails for tibia.... it's probably not the way to go.  Externals are a safer option for tibia.   Think long term health instead of quick fix and high risk.

Check out Lumiere's diary in the patients section.....he is having a decent recovery so far.

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Thx for that, Ouroberos. It's int tibs or nothing. Femurs don't need doing. I couldn't cope being off my legs for long so ext fixation is also a no no. I'm curious about your attitude towards the safety profile of int tibs. Have you got stats? What is the basis for your concerns? If it's just knee pain I was doing karate (3rd Dan Shotokan) & soccer (6-a-side on astroturf = knee killer) with the inevitable knee/back pain until 5yrs ago & now I do tennis/golf/weights/swimming at Joe average with ocd level despite my knees/back hurting. I can't run though. So, reduced athletic ability does not concern me that much. However, thromboembolism, osteomyelitis, malunion would. This is where I am just now but I am still open to the advice/opinions of others...

I checked Lumiere's diary. Thx. V interesting. I'm really pleased for him & impressed that he did it.

Finally, does everyone here hide their identity/faces? Why? Am I missing a big something, perhaps? I've always been upfront about being short & I don't care who knows it pisses me off. I often tell people that I can read books to get smarter/push weights to get muscles but what irks the most is that there is no way for me to compete with their height advantage (well until CLL came along). That must make them feel incredibly smug.

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Iamready doesn't hide his face. He said that he had positive experiences with telling people about his LL surgery.

I personally hide my LL surgery from people because of several warnings by LL veterans. I remember OldieButGoldie saying that he regrets telling everyone about his surgery.

The reason is because of how people view you. They judge you poorly based on the fact that you're unwilling to accept yourself and did this surgery for cosmetic reasons. Most people are against cosmetic surgery in general. Think of how many people get ridiculed for plastic surgery. If you talk about this surgery in any other place besides this forum, you'll get a negative response. So it's easier to just not have to deal with the negativity while you're still recovering from the surgery. I, for one, had my long-term girlfriend break up with me because of the surgery. She saw the surgery as a sign of weakness or mental illness. She was one of the few who knew about the surgery, because she took care of me for a month during the lengthening process.

In other words, in the minds of others, you'll look like a crazy person. Better off not having to deal with people thinking that you're crazy, because it will make you regret the surgery. OldieButGoldie regrets his surgery. He was 45.

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the tibia is at significantly increased risk of nonunion compared to femur. This is true in trauma and even moreso when it comes to limb lengthening. It has to do with blood supply and soft tissue coverage. The risk of nonunion with open tibial shaft fracture can be up to 10% (in trauma literature). this is almost negligible with femurs. nonunion also depends on ones definition. there are many different definitions of nonunion.

Big reason why you can't/shouldn't weight bear on tibial nails is that they are smaller nails. you can put in bigger nails into femurs as the femurs have bigger canal diameters. That said, anything with enough repetitive mechanical stress WILL fall apart unless your bone have already consolidated.