Hello All
You can engage BJR to look for apartment - they ensure it is suitable for LL patient -- without stairs, safe location, near amenities and etc.
I gotta my apartment thru BJR and happy with it.
Tried to order online for Grocery, food and Uber transport - no issue so far.
WIFI here is good and so I am able to work in my apartment too.
LEO
Quote from: leoth2 on October 22, 2021, 12:38:33 PMHello All
You can engage BJR to look for apartment - they ensure it is suitable for LL patient -- without stairs, safe location, near amenities and etc.
I gotta my apartment thru BJR and happy with it.
Tried to order online for Grocery, food and Uber transport - no issue so far.
WIFI here is good and so I am able to work in my apartment too.
LEO
When did you have your surgery?
Just out of the blue I developed some duck ass. Before that I had a bit, but almost unnoticeable. In the last two days it has gotten worse, so I'm stretching my hip flexors like crazy. Luckily, only 4 more days of lenghtening and it's over. The duck ass is causing tension on my low back (I have a bulging disk since a few years ago) and it's really annoying.
Quote from: V21 on October 22, 2021, 06:48:26 AMBtw, 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¡
I wouldn’t compare you and Sir’s situations. He went with a 70 year old Betz and lengthened a dangerous amount, it seems in the next couple of years Dr. G will be the worlds top LL surgeon, either him or mahboibian due to actually caring about patients rehab. Godspeed for paving the way for the next generation of LL’ers and giving Giotikas experience. I’ve already started to learn Greek and have made my choice of going to him within the next 5 years.
Hey guys, I finished lenghtening. I just arrived from hospital and X rays. It seems that the daily amount of clicks we do is slightly more than 1 cm, cause in every X ray I have maybe 1 mm more than expected. My end mark: 6.1 cm. I did not want to go over 6, but hell, I don't think 1 mm is gonna cause more trouble with athletic recovery.
One thing I was worried was misalignment: as some users noted, my side view looks great, but on the front the bone don't loke straight. However, Dr. says it's all good, and PT and nurses say all the same: my femur is a but more curved than average, and that's why it looks a bit curved. I must admit that the X ray looks weird (will upload later to see if anyone can comment), but I don't think everyone is lying about something that would be really obvious. Dr. also seems to be quite responsible: I commented that in the last weeks my right knee is slightly inwards when walking, although PT guys say it's 100% muscle imbalance (have seen the same in other users). He also says it's muscle imbalance, but wants me do a CT scan to confirm there is no problem in that leg before I go home, so that's why I think he doesn't look like an untrusworthy guy.
In any case, I hope all is good "structuraly" and I can start to recover. Today is 2 months and 2 days post surgery: I certainly did the 6 cm fast¡ My bone growth is still pretty good, and Dr has cleared me to start walking unassisted at home, at least just a bit. Outside, I should use crutches for 4 weeks more.
Will upload X rays soon, I would appreciate if someone with knowledge can comment on them¡
congratulations!! only 2months to do 6 cm, yes that is fast compared to the usual diaries that we read here.
how is your gait now and your walking speed? i know you said crutches outside for 4 weeks more but how do you feel now about walking? how long do you think can you get back to pre-op gait and speed?
Congratulation! Curious with G-nail is it possible to rebreak later to gain more height? Rebreaking, reactivating and continue lengthening is possible with precice to gain for the max.
Quote from: Raden on October 28, 2021, 07:40:36 AMCongratulation! Curious with G-nail is it possible to rebreak later to gain more height? Rebreaking, reactivating and continue lengthening is possible with precice to gain for the max.
i think so. its not any different because when bones finished consolidating and is fully healed and healthy, its still bone regardless of g nail or other methods.
@V21
Have you experience any accidental “clicks” as of yet?
All the best.
Hey guys, I still have to upload X rays and, if possible, walking video.
To be honest, if I get 100% confirmation that my alignment is good I can say I'm pretty happy. The progress in consolidation is reaally fast. Now it's only 2 days in consolidation, and I don't feel tight anymore and my walk is not as bad as I thought. Take into account that I never tried unnasisted walk while lenghtening, following Dr. recomenddations. The first time I tried was 2 days ago when I came back from hospital and I looked like a penguin. However, while still looking obviuously bad, today my gait already looks like "real" walking, so I think things are evolving well.
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