btw, I already decided reduce the goal from 7cm to 6cm after the same day I posted this then read a lot of posts here. just for the safety. and I was planning to do second surgery for 8cm, reduced the goal to 7cm too.
Do you have to use a caretaker?
Quote from: LengtheningDream on April 09, 2023, 08:51:51 AMDo you have to use a caretaker?
I think you will need a caretaker for first weeks. But after you can easily bend your knees it's okay by your own.
Quote from: Eieiron on April 09, 2023, 09:09:09 AM6cm is the max number for precice2 tibia patient, how to get 7cm with precice?
You mean for the nail? The max number is 8cm, nail limit.
After I read 9 hours in this forum, the limit of your lengthening should be your body, your soft tissues, if you started foot drop, you should stop, even if only 3cm, otherwise you are trading off your functions for height, and in opposite, if you reached 6cm without foot drop and lift 15 degree, you can safely continue to 7cm, and if you still can lift 15 degree, you can continue to 8cm without problem. According to a Paley's patient quoted what's Paley said, it makes sense after all.
As I said before:
Quote from: dragonslayer on April 08, 2023, 07:20:34 PMbtw, I already decided reduce the goal from 7cm to 6cm after the same day I posted this then read a lot of posts here. just for the safety. and I was planning to do second surgery for 8cm, reduced the goal to 7cm too.
I'm going to try to do 6cm, if I don't have foot drop and can lift a lot, I will try to do 6.5cm.
Quote from: dragonslayer on April 09, 2023, 09:05:54 AMI think you will need a caretaker for first weeks. But after you can easily bend your knees it's okay by your own.
Just the first week or the first few weeks?
Quote from: LengtheningDream on April 09, 2023, 10:17:41 AMJust the first week or the first few weeks?
First 2 or 3 weeks would be enough and depends on your recovery, for most speed is first 2 weeks.
Kees Pain
I had keens pain, today is the worst, yesterday and the day before yesterday, I had medial knees pain while I straighten or bend my knees, but if I stop moving, pain was gone. Before that, I don't remember how long, I had anterior knees pain while I straighten or bend my knees. But today after my PT even if I didn't move my knees, still pain. And while I tried to stand up straight my knee after PT, there's much pain. So my physical therapist helped me taped my knees.
Quote from: dragonslayer on April 11, 2023, 10:32:35 PMKees Pain
I had keens pain, today is the worst, yesterday and the day before yesterday, I had medial knees pain while I straighten or bend my knees, but if I stop moving, pain was gone. Before that, I don't remember how long, I had anterior knees pain while I straighten or bend my knees. But today after my PT even if I didn't move my knees, still pain. And while I tried to stand up straight my knee after PT, there's much pain. So my physical therapist helped me taped my knees.
Who is your doctor? What did he say?
the solution is to stop lengthening for few days - you will feel much better and less pain
after that, slow down to 0.5mm per day.
It seemed that he was going to continue at 0.75mm or 1mm per day.
Pain is good then 
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