Quote from: Trevor.P on October 16, 2018, 01:03:36 AMSo the best thing is not to do this operation?
I talked to Paley about this and he did not want more than 5 cm in femur, he replied that in 4-6 months after stopping to lengthen he could go back to sports.
So what to believe?
I want to say that my goal is not greater than 5cm femur
Quote from: Trevor.P on October 16, 2018, 01:03:36 AMSo the best thing is not to do this operation?
I talked to Paley about this and he did not want more than 5 cm in femur, he replied that in 4-6 months after stopping to lengthen he could go back to sports.
So what to believe?
Heres the thing, 5 CM is a world apart from 8. In my case I was not even normally walking etc in that time frame(though I personally met and know people who were). From my perspective it is ludicrous to expect that you can return to sports with any semblance of normalcy in that time frame, but I wouldn't be so dismissive as to call it impossible by any stretch. For all I know if I lengthened 5 I wouldn't have had complications and my recovery would have been swifter, perhaps even at 6 CM.
Factors that can help your prospects of a speedy and (near) full recovery are:
Amount lengthened- Tricky since its hard to resist doing as much as possible when you have already taken the plunge. Take it from me though, 1-2 CM can be a lot more manageable.
Physilogical luck- Theres really no other way to put it. Even in my case of being fit and diligent with stretching etc. my body just did not bounce back nearly as quickly as others who did similar amounts. I've compared diaries and its clear the experience can be night and day different from person to person.
Having help with you to assist with stretching. Aside from the aids I had briefly and some of the girls I had over, I didn't generally have anyone around for the more intense stretches requiring two people. Going with a family member etc. is definitely ideal but in a lot of peoples cases not viable.
I definitely feel like Dr.'s really downplay the recovery process, either disingenuously, or mentally relegating poor outcomes as aberrant. I made this thread not to scare people, or dissuade them outright, especially considering I am someone who is fully satisfied with my results despite a rough recovery and my fracture, but to keep them realistic while planning, and of course that there's always the possibility of a set back that really skews your plans.
Quote from: programdude on September 15, 2019, 09:05:23 AMFactors that can help your prospects of a speedy and (near) full recovery are:
Amount lengthened- Tricky since its hard to resist doing as much as possible when you have already taken the plunge. Take it from me though, 1-2 CM can be a lot more manageable.
Did you mean lengthening 1-2cm less (e.g. doing 6cm instead of 8cm) is likely to significantly reduce the complications?
Separate to that but related to the main topic on recovery time, would you be able to give us a timeline of how long it took for you to recover starting from the surgery? (Noting that this timeline will vary from individual to individual).
I think it would be very useful to also know how long it took you to complete all the phases (i.e. distraction phase, consolidation phase, post-consolidation phase, recovery phase up until rod removal and normal gait) if you would be able to share.
If I may ask one more question, which of these phases would normally require one to take time off work (assuming that she or he could work remotely)?
I read your other post re consolidating and summarising your experience, really grateful for it (and your generosity with your time and energy) and very much looking forward to reading it.
Sorry but I didn't get what is the recovery differences between 6 cm and 8 cm? Is it just the abnormal gait? Or pain? Or what?
Quote from: Antonio111111 on March 27, 2021, 12:03:05 PMSorry but I didn't get what is the recovery differences between 6 cm and 8 cm? Is it just the abnormal gait? Or pain? Or what?
Everything.
Quote from: Antonio111111 on March 27, 2021, 12:03:05 PMSorry but I didn't get what is the recovery differences between 6 cm and 8 cm? Is it just the abnormal gait? Or pain? Or what?
I think it will take a lot longer to recover from 8cm than 6cm, based on how tight I felt at 6cm vs 8cm. Movie and SNC recovering in 5-6 months after surgery are definitely exceptions to the rule. At this point I don't think I will have proper gait by the 6 month mark post-surgery, though I'm hoping for the best as I will be able to resume PT and greatly increase my training starting next week.
This is an interesting post considering that Dr. Debiparshad has begun offering an "accelerated weight bearing program" in which he swaps the precise 2.2 nails for steel trauma rods once distraction is completed. I wonder by what degree that impacts the recovery (my guess is a lot)
His safe limit is 5 cm for Femur? It will be better for us to stop around that amount then. Although as I observe from all those diaries even one cm makes a lot of change in the recovery. So the less is better as he mentioned I guess.Quote from: Trevor.P on October 16, 2018, 01:03:36 AMSo the best thing is not to do this operation?
I talked to Paley about this and he did not want more than 5 cm in femur, he replied that in 4-6 months after stopping to lengthen he could go back to sports.
So what to believe?
I met 6 people did 8 cm femur after my surgery .
so we all did 8 CM s successfully .
2 out 7 of us , was able to start walking unassisted within 2 months into consolidation
It took 2 and half months for me to be able to walk , left 80% right 85% . 3 and half months to get to left 85% right 100% .
1 out of 7 , had a non-union 5 months into consolidation , just did a bone-graft surgery and in recovery .
I guess some people do heal quicker than others , the 2 fast healer , one was in his early 20s , one was mid 40s . so age does not matter too much than body conditions I guess.
I really took it slow because precise 2 is only partial weight bearing , so I did not attempt to move around until I was cleared by my DR that I can walk with crutches or walker .
I met 6 people did 8 cm femur after my surgery .
so we all did 8 CM s successfully .
2 out 7 of us , was able to start walking unassisted within 2 months into consolidation
It took 2 and half months for me to be able to walk , left 80% right 85% . 3 and half months to get to left 85% right 100% .
1 out of 7 , had a non-union 5 months into consolidation , just did a bone-graft surgery and in recovery .
I guess some people do heal quicker than others , the 2 fast healer , one was in his early 20s , one was mid 40s . so age does not matter too much than body conditions I guess.
I really took it slow because precise 2 is only partial weight bearing , so I did not attempt to move around until I was cleared by my DR that I can walk with crutches or walker .
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