3rd week post-op: Everything seems to be the same. I stopped biking as of today to see if the pain would go away. I can't seem to sleep at night lately due to pain.
I had my first x-ray yesterday and I thought I saw some early bone consolidation and my fibula bones are not in alignment. I emailed Dr. M some of the images and asked for his opinion. He said everything looks fine and my bone is generating at an ideal rate. The x-ray place has already mailed him the complete set of images. He'll go over everything with me at my 2nd post-op appointment which is also my pre-op appointment for my femur surgery. I will try to upload some of the images here.
My physical appearance has changed so much. I lost a lot of weight. My face is breaking out. I feel I'm losing a lot of hair now. Well, I will continue to eat healthy food and ride this wave through the end.
Bilateral Internal Tib/Fib and Bilateral Internal Femurs with Dr. Mahboubian.
Can someone show me how to upload images? It keeps saying the message inbox is full. Thank you.
Quote from: Optimistic1 on March 09, 2018, 05:35:06 AMCan someone show me how to upload images? It keeps saying the message inbox is full. Thank you.
http://www.limblengtheningforum.com/index.php?topic=2183.0
Thank you, KiloKAHN.
Here's a couple images of my first x-ray. Just copy and paste it onto our URL.
https://imgur.com/a/qum6v
Looks good.. looks already nice bone growth, but the fibula seems mis-aligned.. is that a problem?
Honore,
Thank you and that was my concern as well. However, Dr. M said "Everything looks well aligned and exactly as it should be." He also said "The amount of bone you are forming is fantastic!"
He further said "We never put a rod in the fibula. Rather, the fibula is attached to the tibia and lengthens along with the tibia."
I asked him "The 2 ends of the Fibula bones are not connected to anything. How are they going to regenerate bone properly and connect with each other later on?" I'm still waiting for his response. I'll keep everyone posted.
23rd day post-op: I stopped exercising on my stationary bike for 2 days now and my pain is improving at night and early in the morning. I also notice that the pain meds kick in faster now compared to before. I'm still lengthening 3x a day at .25 mm each time. My femur surgery is in 5 days and I'm a little bit worried because I came a across a statement posted on this forum under Dr. M's name about 2 and half years ago. The statement is as follows:
"It is not recommended to perform lengthening on the femurs and tibias simultaneously due to higher complication rates including fat embolism, joint contracture and nerve damage."
I'll be lengthening my femurs and tibias simultaneously after the femurs operation on March 15. I don't know what has been done since this statement was made to prevent or reduce the above-mentioned complications. I spoke to Dr. M before my Tibia surgery in December 2017 about the risk(s) of doing both tibia and femur simultaneously and he said don't worry because a lot of his patients have done both with no or very limited problems.
I just emailed him about the above statement last night and am still waiting for his response. I have never read any diaries from anyone who has done both on this forum. Any information or tips are greatly appreciated. According to Dr. Paley's website, "It remains safer to do the two lengthening surgeries on separate dates separated by at least two to three weeks apart." I'm doing my surgeries 4 weeks apart so I hope this will help prevent or eliminate most, if not all, of the above-mentioned possible complications.
My Tib/Fib is recovering very well. I'm still taking 1 Norco plus 1 Ibuprofen every 4-6 hours. I think I can wing it without pain meds but I don't like that uncomfortable feeling. My swelling has gone down almost completely. Just one or two remaining bruises.
My flexibility is great. I can stretch my legs all the way out and bend to touch my butt with my heels laying down. I do 7 exercises 3 times a day so my flexibility improves a lot. My PT said my flexibility is like a normal person. I can sleep on my side a little bit now. Everyone is different so I hope my experience is helpful to you in some way.
Hey Optimistic1, its great to hear how flexible you've remained. I hope I can get back to that point soon.
I think you will be fine after the femur surgery. If both Paley and Mahboubian are willing to do quadrilateral lengthening (3 weeks apart), it has to be something that they feel is safe. I was thinking your weight bearing would be extremely limited, but I don't think it will be any different after the femur surgery. The smaller nail in the tibia will be the limiting factor.
looks good man!
did insurance cover any of the hospital bill?
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