Bilateral Femur Lengthening with Dr. Paley 2015 (Q&A, not Journal)

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Halfway in a month is awesome. I have no questions, but good luck.

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Quote from: Alu on September 11, 2015, 02:55:42 AMI don't mean to rush or anything, considering you've been in and about the other thread here, but how are things going for ya thus far?

I'm doing alright. I should reach 52mm today, so roughly 65% done. I'm a little over 2-inches taller and I can definitely feel a difference.

My hip flexors and IT bands are getting very tight and I'm starting to feel some nerve pain, but I'm fine other than that. Outside of PT I have very little pain (maybe 3 or 4 out of 10 when I wake up) and right now I feel no pain at all. I take a 5mg Oxycodone when I wake up, 2 Tylenols or Aleves in the middle of the day and another 5mg Oxycodone before I go to sleep. I've honestly been really slacking in terms of doing my calisthenics outside of physical therapy, but as long as I start to do the proper amount of stretching I think I'll be able to loosen up. I feel as though I may have to slow down the lengthening soon from 1mm a day to .75mm because of my increasing nerve pain, but none of the physical therapists have made any indication that I would have to. And even if I do slow down, it would only increase my stay by about a week or so, which isn't the end of the world.

I'm still hoping to make it to 8cm, but I think as long as I reach 7cm I'll accept whatever I get. I have a little less than a month left assuming I don't slow down (28 days or so) which is still a long time, but I'm definitely reaching the end of this journey. The pain is sometimes hard to bear and it gets pretty boring at times, but it's far from the living Hell some of the diaries made it out to be. Though perhaps I'm just one of the luckier ones.

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Nice!

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Update: It's just over 2 months post-op and today I should be reaching 6.4cm (80% of the way done). I should reach 8cm on the 9th, two weeks from Friday. If there's bone retraction, it should take maybe one or two more days to reach 8cm. I'm feeling much better and my muscles are much looser since my last update. The same areas are tight, but it's much more bearable and my gait has been fixed. I'm now confident I can reach 8cm without slowing down. I may stay another week here so I can go to physical therapy while I begin consolidation, but no more than that. The difference I feel when I'm out in public is huge - and I'm not even finished lengthening. I don't think my height insecurities will be completely gone by the end of this, but I definitely feel like a different person.

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Wow, congratulations.  Thanks for keeping us posted.

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Hi mb53

Thanks for your update.  I am very happy for your achievement of height as well as confidence.  Congrats on your success. 

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I haven't updated this in a while but I finished lengthening Friday. It took about a week longer than predicted because my bones started to consolidate early. I got about 76-77mm on my left and 79-80mm on my right (purposefully, because my left leg was naturally 4mm longer to begin with). I'm going home Friday in a few days. Because my bones seem to be consolidating quickly, I'm hoping I'll be able to walk in less than 2 months. I've had more than my fair share of pain and discomfort (not to mention the cost) but limb lengthening has been 100% worth it.

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Quote from: mb53 on October 19, 2015, 09:27:15 PMI haven't updated this in a while but I finished lengthening Friday. It took about a week longer than predicted because my bones started to consolidate early. I got about 76-77mm on my left and 79-80mm on my right (purposefully, because my left leg was naturally 4mm longer to begin with). I'm going home Friday in a few days. Because my bones seem to be consolidating quickly, I'm hoping I'll be able to walk in less than 2 months. I've had more than my fair share of pain and discomfort (not to mention the cost) but limb lengthening has been 100% worth it.

I'm glad you feel like it's still worth it after suffering through the most painful part! Good luck on your recovery!

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Quote from: mb53 on October 19, 2015, 09:27:15 PMI haven't updated this in a while but I finished lengthening Friday. It took about a week longer than predicted because my bones started to consolidate early. I got about 76-77mm on my left and 79-80mm on my right (purposefully, because my left leg was naturally 4mm longer to begin with). I'm going home Friday in a few days. Because my bones seem to be consolidating quickly, I'm hoping I'll be able to walk in less than 2 months. I've had more than my fair share of pain and discomfort (not to mention the cost) but limb lengthening has been 100% worth it.

Dude! Your parents paid for it.... Yes, very jealous. Congrats on everything... You'll still be insecure?? What is your dream height? Is a second surgery something you'd consider?

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Hey Mb I have to ask are you the same person who made the post on Reddit r/short about his procedure?