Are the any mechanisms in place to prevent accidental clicking with these nails? What happens when you have reached your desired length to stop you from accidentally clicking one leg longer than the other?
They really only happened in the beginning to me. I had twice on one leg. After that they really don‘t happen because you are too tense. And you know the mechanism and how to not roll around etc. Even if they happen only the opening click happens so you will know that you have to do the closing click on the leg and can note it. Before I did this I thought this might be a big thing but in reality it is nothing. There are 1000 more important things during lengthening.
I believe at the end of lengthening bone fills in part of the nail so you can no longer click anyway after a few months of consolidation.
Quote from: RealLostSoul on September 28, 2022, 09:13:07 AMThey really only happened in the beginning to me. I had twice on one leg. After that they really don‘t happen because you are too tense. And you know the mechanism and how to not roll around etc. Even if they happen only the opening click happens so you will know that you have to do the closing click on the leg and can note it. Before I did this I thought this might be a big thing but in reality it is nothing. There are 1000 more important things during lengthening.
Fully agree! I am in week 4 Post cklicking and so far I have done 4 clicks on one leg. All of them were my fault🙈 but it is not a big thing as the length discrepancy (4x0,052millimeter) is nothing…
Quote from: Taller90 on September 28, 2022, 07:25:29 PMFully agree! I am in week 4 Post cklicking and so far I have done 4 clicks on one leg. All of them were my fault🙈 but it is not a big thing as the length discrepancy (4x0,052millimeter) is nothing…
How do you accidentally click the nail?
Quote from: 1team on September 28, 2022, 11:27:47 PMHow do you accidentally click the nail?
If your muscles aren’t tight yet it rotates easily. (That’s why stretching makes clicking easier btw) So if you for example roll around in bed and twist your leg inwards. It’s very easy to avoid as you feel it and can adjust, or simply roll around with your legs straight and not bend. (They show you how to do the little movements like this so don’t worry).
Tbh I was afraid of that before too but it turned out to not be an issue irl. Nobody I know had an issue with that. What I didn’t think about enough in my mind is the amount of stretching and training you have to do and how tired it makes you. This is more than a full time job.
When you finish lengthening, does the doctor lock the nail to prevent accidental clicks?
to answer your question:
- transferring on/off of bed or taxi or wheelchair early on I found is a big chance for accidental clicks early on
the problem is that your body rotates -> but early on your legs aren't very strong/feel very heavy and you often sort of accidentally leave your legs behind a bit as your body rotates -> the legs get rotated with respect to your body -> more chance of accidental click
But then after like 10 days you get much of your lower body strength back and you can much more easily do things like lift you legs up a bit, rotate them and move much more normally
In a taxi, now I can do things now like lift my legs up (by bending at my hip, knee ends up a few inches above the seat surface), rotate my butt like the butt is a spinning top to get my legs out of the door, and then my legs will always be straight with respect to my body -> low chance of accidental clicks
Whereas before, early on, it felt like my legs were 1000 pounds and every time I tried to turn my body I had to be careful of where my legs were (and I found it easier early on to just move backwards or forwards with my arm strength at gentle angles to prevent sudden rotations and accidental clicks).
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