Am I guinea pig lol..? Tibia with Precice 2 in Oct 2021 after femur with Stryde

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6 cm on Tibia is not a good idea for most people?

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Quote from: 6CMFemurs on November 12, 2021, 02:42:54 AMAre the PT’s instructing you to do any exercises which involve partial weight bearing? Or are you always sitting/lying down?

No exercises involve partial weight bearing except walking with walker.

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Quote from: SpeedDialer on November 12, 2021, 05:24:32 AM6 cm on Tibia is not a good idea for most people?

Years ago their safe limit was actually 6.5 cm, but they found most people could only do 5 or less.

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@SuchLL: What would you say your pain levels are at on a daily basis at this point? How much of your day are dedicating exclusively to rehab?

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Quote from: 6CMFemurs on November 12, 2021, 06:25:14 PM@SuchLL: What would you say your pain levels are at on a daily basis at this point? How much of your day are dedicating exclusively to rehab?

I almost don’t have any pain. For me tibias are painless comparing to femurs, but I heard it may become worse than femurs at some point since calf can get very tight.

I go to PT everyday for 1 hour, take bath twice a day for 1 hour (to warm muscle before stretch), do exercises and stretch twice at home for 1 hour, so 3 hours in total.

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"6) Another negative is that there will be nearly twice as many surgical incisions. The scarring will be very apparent, and cannot be hidden with shorts. If you're satisfied with 8cm on femurs, reconsider tibias. CLL is getting popular in China these days. You don't want to be known as the CLL freak amongst your friends."

ty!!! Internal tibia has alot of obvious scars? Need a tattoo to conceal them?

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hey mate,  i just have a few questions..
1) how much duration are you walking everyday with walker?
2) how long after the 5cm tibia lengthening are you expected to bear full weight without walker/crutches?

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Quote from: SpeedDialer on November 13, 2021, 02:47:16 PM"6) Another negative is that there will be nearly twice as many surgical incisions. The scarring will be very apparent, and cannot be hidden with shorts. If you're satisfied with 8cm on femurs, reconsider tibias. CLL is getting popular in China these days. You don't want to be known as the CLL freak amongst your friends."

ty!!! Internal tibia has alot of obvious scars? Need a tattoo to conceal them?

The incisions are very small though. Only two incisions on each leg are greater than 1 cm to my eyes. I think they won’t be noticeable if you have leg hair.

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Quote from: yash on November 13, 2021, 04:36:15 PMhey mate,  i just have a few questions..
1) how much duration are you walking everyday with walker?
2) how long after the 5cm tibia lengthening are you expected to bear full weight without walker/crutches?

1) probably just 1-2 mins everyday. During weekends I don’t use walker at all. I sit on a dolly cart to transfer myself because it’s small and easy to navigate.
2) It usually takes 2-3 months to fully consolidate

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Quote from: SpeedDialer on November 13, 2021, 02:47:16 PM"6) Another negative is that there will be nearly twice as many surgical incisions. The scarring will be very apparent, and cannot be hidden with shorts. If you're satisfied with 8cm on femurs, reconsider tibias. CLL is getting popular in China these days. You don't want to be known as the CLL freak amongst your friends."

ty!!! Internal tibia has alot of obvious scars? Need a tattoo to conceal them?

If they are actually his friends, I’m pretty sure they wouldn’t think of him as a “CLL freak.” Also, a lot of people have scars, I think it is rude to point them out and ask what happened, unless they bring it up.