@SuchLL: glad the nails are still moving!! How are you feeling in terms of flexibility and pain at this point. Have you been able to stand at all yet and enjoy your new 1.5 inches??
@SuchLL: glad the nails are still moving!! How are you feeling in terms of flexibility and pain at this point. Have you been able to stand at all yet and enjoy your new 1.5 inches??
Quote from: 6CMFemurs on December 07, 2021, 11:17:04 PM@SuchLL: glad the nails are still moving!! How are you feeling in terms of flexibility and pain at this point. Have you been able to stand at all yet and enjoy your new 1.5 inches??
I’m getting tighter but I’m still able to pull my feet upward for 20 degrees. It takes more force and time though. I don’t have any pain, except it’s painful to stretch calf muscles. The occasional nerve pain outside my left lower leg was also gone. It’s hard to stand up straight when I have to use walker and use my arms to support a lot of my body weight. My calf muscles are also getting tighter which makes it harder to keep my whole body straight. I think I won’t be able to enjoy new height until my bones are consolidated. 
Quote from: 6CMFemurs on December 07, 2021, 11:17:04 PM@SuchLL: glad the nails are still moving!! How are you feeling in terms of flexibility and pain at this point. Have you been able to stand at all yet and enjoy your new 1.5 inches??
I’m getting tighter but I’m still able to pull my feet upward for 20 degrees. It takes more force and time though. I don’t have any pain, except it’s painful to stretch calf muscles. The occasional nerve pain outside my left lower leg was also gone. It’s hard to stand up straight when I have to use walker and use my arms to support a lot of my body weight. My calf muscles are also getting tighter which makes it harder to keep my whole body straight. I think I won’t be able to enjoy new height until my bones are consolidated.
Awesome progress man! How long do you/Dr Paley reckon you'll need to return to walking somewhat normally unassisted?
Quote from: LL2022 on December 08, 2021, 12:01:52 AMAwesome progress man! How long do you/Dr Paley reckon you'll need to return to walking somewhat normally unassisted?
I didn’t ask but I expect it to be less than 3 months or probably 2 months since my bones are growing fast and I know I will get my flexibility and strength back really quick based on my experience last year. The downside is I’m at risk of pre consolidation lol…
Wow, SuchLL looks like you decided to do tibias, and w/ P2! Good luck with everything!
Quote from: BelowTheMean on December 10, 2021, 03:55:15 PMWow, SuchLL looks like you decided to do tibias, and w/ P2! Good luck with everything!
Thanks! And it’s great seeing you again!
Dec 13, 2021. Lengthening day 56:
I saw doctor and took xray again today. The right nail still makes click sound while lengthening, but xray showed both nails were lengthened about the same distance. Because my right leg is shorter, and it’s still possible that the right nail was lengthened a bit less since it’s hard to tell 1mm difference from xrays, doctor allowed me to do 4 turns on the right leg every few days. I plan to do extra 2-3 turns this week on the right leg and see how I feel. Doctor was happy about my flexibility since I’m still as flexible as 12 days ago when he checked on me last time. Since I’m already at 4.1 cm and still have good flexibility, I feel I should be able to reach 6 or even 7. I just hope the nails don’t give me more trouble and the click sound doesn’t get worse.
Quote from: silverlining on November 22, 2021, 12:53:11 AMHi SuchLL I'm interested in doing tibia lengthening in future but I heard rumors about long term or permanent knee pain associating with tibia lengthening. Can you comment on this?
That is allways a risk with nails in tibias due to place of insertion (fortunately, apparently not the case here). Only solution (also avoids sometimes huge blood loss and other issues): same old good or adapted Ilizarov external frames.
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