Quote from: V21 on October 18, 2021, 11:20:21 AMI think it's because my X rays were not done standing, but lying down on a flexed position. All nurses and Dr. say it's perfectely ok, I also was worried about this first time I saw it.
Ah ok. Please once your in consolidation stage, please send that xray. I'm curious to see it.
Congrats on your progress!!
Quote from: chernandezzz1995 on October 20, 2021, 10:44:58 PMWould it be any easier if three G-nail patients share an apartment and help each other out?
Or do you absolutely need a person who is fully functional to be a caretaker?
If everyone is responsible and disciplined you will be ok. Worst case? You can share expenses. The guys who are having a nurse everyday are sharing appartament.
Quote from: Fnyc on October 21, 2021, 02:17:19 AMWas the clicking pain really that bad? Didn't the pain meds alleviate it?
I know that when I talk about 8-9/10 pain many people will believe I'm exaggerating. I think only users like Sirstrecthalot, who had the same experience, can understand it fully. There was a point (week 2 to 3) when I don't hesitate to call it torture, as I was almost passing out due to pain, needing like 4 hours per day to get clicks done. The chief nurse was there in one of the sessions, and she can tell I'm not exaggerating the pain. No med would do anything to be honest. After clicking under anesthesia pain went down to 6-7/10, and now at 5.5 cm it's like 4/10. All of this is on right leg, left leg was never that painful.
However, it seems I'm a weird case. None of the other patients have had pain so bad with the clicks, so it's just bad luck for me. I also think that Giotikas is learning and improving the methods. For example, I had 0 pain clicking in the first two weeks, and then all started with the so called "inflammation phase". While he gave me Ibuprofen, it was a bit late, right when my inflammation was peaking. After that, he is giving Ibuprofen a bit earlier so patients don't develop crazy inflammation as I did. I think that also may explain why no one is having that much pain, as they are keeping inflammation more controlled since an earlier point.
To sum up: it's smart to be ready for some pain, but my experience with crazy pain is not the rule, it's just bad luck.
the big problem of the mechanical nails the clicks twist this leg at the beginning on an inflamation remains a suplice especially the first 3 weeks
Are the scars very noticeable?
Quote from: V21 on October 21, 2021, 11:56:33 AMI know that when I talk about 8-9/10 pain many people will believe I'm exaggerating. I think only users like Sirstrecthalot, who had the same experience, can understand it fully. There was a point (week 2 to 3) when I don't hesitate to call it torture, as I was almost passing out due to pain, needing like 4 hours per day to get clicks done. The chief nurse was there in one of the sessions, and she can tell I'm not exaggerating the pain. No med would do anything to be honest. After clicking under anesthesia pain went down to 6-7/10, and now at 5.5 cm it's like 4/10. All of this is on right leg, left leg was never that painful.
However, it seems I'm a weird case. None of the other patients have had pain so bad with the clicks, so it's just bad luck for me. I also think that Giotikas is learning and improving the methods. For example, I had 0 pain clicking in the first two weeks, and then all started with the so called "inflammation phase". While he gave me Ibuprofen, it was a bit late, right when my inflammation was peaking. After that, he is giving Ibuprofen a bit earlier so patients don't develop crazy inflammation as I did. I think that also may explain why no one is having that much pain, as they are keeping inflammation more controlled since an earlier point.
To sum up: it's smart to be ready for some pain, but my experience with crazy pain is not the rule, it's just bad luck.
Every patients have different experience, I too had lots of pain during the first 4 to 5 weeks, after that the pain just vanished. I found that it also dipends on one's mind. Those who are afraid to feel pain tend to feel it more, but if you start thinking and focusing to reach your goal of getting taller. You will not feel the pain at all.
Quote from: Super-JR on October 22, 2021, 05:45:57 AMEvery patients have different experience, I too had lots of pain during the first 4 to 5 weeks, after that the pain just vanished. I found that it also dipends on one's mind. Those who are afraid to feel pain tend to feel it more, but if you start thinking and focusing to reach your goal of getting taller. You will not feel the pain at all.
Nah man, I'm glad your experience was better, but I can tell you my issues were not psychological. I think I have quite good pain tolerance, and definetely wasn't afraid of it. As Giotikas says, I'm just an outlier in that regard, just bad luck. In fact, since week 4-5 as you say, clicking the left leg has been a joke: I even do it talking casually with my gf. It's just the right that keeps hurting. Of course, not as bad as in first month. I think my experience is quite similar to SirStrecthAlot, who had the same issues with right leg. Just bad luck and that's it.
However, don't take my posts about pain as complaining, I'm just triying to give an impartial picture of my journey with LL. I don't regret my choice at all, as I'd rather have pain than being on a wheelchair with Precice. I'm walking a lot now. I also like the experience in the sense that, if I was able to take this pain and not quitting, there is nothing in the future that will make me quit. In fact, I will keep the videos of my clicking sessions to motivate me in future lol.
Btw, I'm developing some duck ass. I'm stretching hip flexors a lot, but my glute muscles are still non existing. I will work hard on this when I finish clicks. 5 more days to go¡
So under the assumption you are going on your own to Greece what are the main things you didn't realize you needed until arriving there?
Also did you compile a list of the phone apps/things you need to do? Did you go to a phone shop to get a sim card or you just use wifi?
Quote from: Fnyc on October 22, 2021, 09:43:28 AMSo under the assumption you are going on your own to Greece what are the main things you didn't realize you needed until arriving there?
Also did you compile a list of the phone apps/things you need to do? Did you go to a phone shop to get a sim card or you just use wifi?
I realised there are things you don't see on Airbnb. For example, I thought my apparment was perfect, but the shower door was slightly small, the toilet pretty low... all those are little things that you don't realise until you are f*cked up post surgery. Regarding phone apps: Efood and Wolt for food and groceries, and Uber or Beat to call taxis. I did not need SIM card cause I'm european, so we have automatic roaming.
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