Hi,
Brb6FTtall helped me tremendously by sharing his experience with me directly. Even through my lengthening he has guided me in somewhat knowing what the timing is for certain issues/improvements. He is also the reason I ended up deciding on Dr. M over 1 year ago.
LAGrowin
Quote from: myloginacct on March 26, 2018, 03:41:28 AMQuickly skimmed the through thread, but didn't see any link to x-rays (or pics).
(My apologies if I missed anything.)
I posted X-Rays on page 2, look again.
Quick update for the rest of you guys: I’ve been squatting for about a month now, had to stretch my quads to get the motion but I can do it now. Currently up to 95 lbs, as well as doing a plate on each side for leg press. Life is pretty good I’d say, my legs are definitely looking back to normal. LL is slowly but surely becoming a distant memory.
Hi, sorry for bothering but could you tell me how much it cost you?
Quote from: jwjw1969715 on April 12, 2018, 12:05:23 AMHi, sorry for bothering but could you tell me how much it cost you?
Already answered here.
Update! Getting my rods removed in either late July or early August. Haven't decided on a date yet because of obligations, but it'll for sure happen within the next 3 months.
I'm gonna try to go for a run within the next few days. I probably could've before, but I just haven't felt the need to so I haven't. I'm a fit/skinnier guy, so I feel that I have no need to do cardio and I get plenty of exercise weightlifting and just walking in general at work or when I'm out and about.
My squats were going up, almost back to a plate, but I started to feel pain in my right quad. This has happened to me before in my left leg because it wasn't as strong as my right, so I'm assuming the same is happening to my right quad now due to the fact that it recovered slower than my left after surgery. So I decided to drop back down to 105 lbs, and I'm working more on reps right now rather than increasing weight so I can strengthen my right leg to catch up with my left.
Life is still good guys, and it's been like that for about 8 months now. I'll report back sometime next week hopefully and let you all know how my running went. Any questions feel free to ask as usual, thanks!
Do you feel squatting is as safe as before, after CLL?
I think I'd stop doing any exercise that puts more pressure on the leg after CLL. You never know, just to be safe. Opinions of a vet like you would be much appreciated!
Quote from: myloginacct on May 07, 2018, 01:07:48 AMDo you feel squatting is as safe as before, after CLL?
I think I'd stop doing any exercise that puts more pressure on the leg after CLL. You never know, just to be safe. Opinions of a vet like you would be much appreciated!
I wouldn’t say it feels less “safe” but it definitely doesnt feel as normal. But like I said in earlier posts, it will take time due to decreased strength and flexibility. I probably will never feel as good as I did before or squat as deep as I used to, but you can definitely get back to a comfortable form and squat as heavy as you did before (building up to it of course).
That would actually be a bad idea, your legs will be super weak after LL and not doing any type of leg exercises will keep them that way forever. Remember, I’ve been cleared by my doctor to do everything I’m doing. There are plenty of LL’ers who have done leg exercises, including heavy weights, after surgery. But of course it’s all about what each person can individually handle and how they recover afterwards, as far as the range of what they will be able to do.
Hi all, quick update.
I’ve been running for a couple of weeks now. It hurt really really bad in my quads, glutes, and pretty much all my leg joints but I ran and walked a mile. Been doing the same thing since then, working on running more than walking it. This last time a few days ago it almost didn’t hurt at all, so I’m definitely making progress.
My squat is up to 115 lbs now (35 lbs on each side). Still not quite back to my 205. My bench and every other non leg lifts are the highest they’ve ever been though.
Looking forward to the day I can squat 200+ and sprint again.
UPDATE:
Both rods removed yesterday morning! I was originally going to stay the night in the hospital, but the pain was not too bad so I decided to go home. I’d say I have a 4-5/10 pain in my hip/glute area and some in my right knee. Left knee has some too but not as bad as right, in fact my left leg in general feels a lot better than my right. This is just like the initial surgery.
I am able to walk without crutches, however my right leg kind of drags so I’m trying not to walk too much. Other concerns like being able to go to the bathroom by myself are fine, it’s nowhere near as painful or limiting as the initial surgery. Apparently Day 2 is the hardest day, so I’m expecting things will only get better from here. Doc says I can continue running and lifting weights after 2-3 weeks if I can tolerate it. Will update again soon!
Thanks for the update! Congrats on the nail removal, you're almost completely done. Glad to hear that the pain wasn't so bad, I hope that it'll be like that for me too, though I'll be getting four nails removed at once 😅
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