Update:
My dumbass fell off my bed while I was sleeping two nights ago and I hit marble floor. Frames were fine but god damn did it ever hurt I'm still feeling the consequences of it today. Other then that nothing new or exciting has happened last X-rays nov 2nd
Oh man, that sucks. I've found myself half-rolled to the edge of the bed and now keep chairs there as a barrier.
Update:
Surgery is set for November 3rd. I've stopped lengthening I'm quite sick of it to tell you the truth. I didn't reach 8cm I'm at 7.5 but I'm satisfied. No major complications throughout my lengthening process for happy about this. I'll be going home in about 2.5 weeks time. Only complications I have to report is some knee bending which is easily taken care of and probably ballerina I won't know until I start walking. Will update again after surgery.
That's awesome! Wishing you a speedy recovery, don't forget to upload some photos once the frames are off.
Will do!
What is the most common rate of your lengthening? .75mm or 1mm or .67 mm?
My most common rate was 1.5mm(don't recommend this for most).
That could be because of your age and good bone regeneration, if a patient is overweight, how will he/she walk after distraction phase( considering LON)?
Age is a major factor my entire body is more flexible at a younger age and allows for more elasticity. Also you feel less pain when you're younger. If a patient were overweight firstly depending how overweight i wouldn't recommend this. Anyways after distraction they would have to wait the 4-6 weeks then they would start walking with crutches. It would be more critical for someone like that to make sure the doctor says the bone is strong enough before you start walking because the more weight you have to carry around the higher chance you have at bending the screws holding the nail in place.
Got surgery yesterday to get the frames removed. Final length gained was 7.5cm I'm happy with this amount, it would have been difficult to keep going to 8cm my will power was running out. I'm set to leave for home on the 8th. Right now I have bandages on my legs not really sure why but once they're removed I will post a picture of my legs; after that this diary will be coming to an end and I will be taking a short 2 week break off the forum.
When I return I will start a new diary strictly on my recovery, the reason I want to do it in two seperate diarys is because I think it would be easier for members to navigate through my LL experience instead of having a huge 30 page diary. Feel free to pm any questions you may have and I will answer all of them when I return.
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