Quote from: shortisnotfun on December 31, 2022, 06:20:57 AMWhat did she mean only the people who do tibia can get infected?
Because of the open wounds it takes a few weeks for them to close. So after the device removal you still need to sterilize surrounding areas for a few weeks
Great progress man! Is the 3.4cm noticeable to you / others?
On your PT days, do you stretch yourself as well? Or is that enough for now?
Quote from: hippo60 on December 31, 2022, 03:12:12 PMGreat progress man! Is the 3.4cm noticeable to you / others?
On your PT days, do you stretch yourself as well? Or is that enough for now?
Thank you so much brother. Yeah everyday therapists and the nurse seem to get shorther and shorter 
I am at 3.6cm right now and it looks huge. My hands are not that small
On top of PT I also do streching exercises myself as well. PT area is open all the time. For example I lie down on the adjustable-height stretcher and dangle my feet. It streches my hip flexors and feels really good afters also it prevents/reduce duck ass. The more flexible you are the easier and less painfull your journey will be.
By the way I slept 7h continously yesterday. My journey couldnt go any better hopefully it inspires other people as well.
Ha amazing!! 
Hi
Thank you so much for sharing your experience, how many days after the surgery have you started lengthening, also how many days after the lengthening is completed, will the external fixator be removed? Also, I have seen a case on the forum that had a serious bone infection in the tibia, if you don't mind can you share what the patients that you are with that have done tibia lengthening and how the doctor avoids this as i am considering the wanna be taller company. Thank you
Quote from: atti99xo on January 01, 2023, 05:10:29 PMHi
Thank you so much for sharing your experience, how many days after the surgery have you started lengthening, also how many days after the lengthening is completed, will the external fixator be removed? Also, I have seen a case on the forum that had a serious bone infection in the tibia, if you don't mind can you share what the patients that you are with that have done tibia lengthening and how the doctor avoids this as i am considering the wanna be taller company. Thank you
Hey atti, I started lenghtening 5 days after the surgery and I'll have fixators removed 85-90 days after the surgery. It depends on your goal. If you aim for 5cm on femurs you can have your device removed after 55-60 days. Femur lenghtening rate is 0.1cm a day and tibia 0.075cm.
I havent seen anyone infected here so far and according to therapists it's so so rare. The bandages are changed every 2 days and sheets everday. You should be careful not to splash water on your open wound and surrounding areas. Also sweating is not good luckily our lower legs don't sweat much. I don't know what Dr. Yunus does to prevent infection but the nurse, Aylis, once said she starts using antibiotics during bandage change when the wound enlarges with the expansion of the skin to be in the safe side.
Thank you so much for sharing your journey, it has been so honest and helpful I'm aiming for the same amount of height gain as you 8 cm on the femur and 6 cm on the tibia, how many days would it take to for the tibia including the removal of 6 cm and are you planning to do your surgery back to back like me to gain the maximum height and save time by staying in Tukey bc I have exam at the end of June, and what does your doctor think about it. 
Quote from: atti99xo on January 02, 2023, 04:05:20 PMThank you so much for sharing your journey, it has been so honest and helpful I'm aiming for the same amount of height gain as you 8 cm on the femur and 6 cm on the tibia, how many days would it take to for the tibia including the removal of 6 cm and are you planning to do your surgery back to back like me to gain the maximum height and save time by staying in Tukey bc I have exam at the end of June, and what does your doctor think about it.
1- What Dr Yunus does to prevent infections?
First of all I ve learned what Dr. Yunus does to prevent surgical infections.
Ecem one of the nurses who participate in LL surgeries says Dr Yunus only allow essential and experienced people in for example he doesn't let interns in. Also Dr. Yunus always does the LL surgeries first thing in the morning so he is the first to use the OP room before anyone else. Apparently they have a internal monitoring/tracking system the nurse here keeps trwck of everybody and share it with Dr. Yunus. We continued taking antibiotics, augmentin, for a week after the hospital discharge.
2- How long does it take to complete tibia and femur?
For tibias, with 0.75mm distraction a day rate it takes 80 days to complete distraction phase. After the device removal I think you have to stay at rehab for 2 weeks atleast until your wounds close. So in my opinion you need atleast 100 days off for tibia.
For femurs, with 1.00mm distraction a day rate it takes 80 days to complete distraction phase. After the device removal you might want to stay one more week in rehab. So you would need atleast 90 days off for femurs
3- Are you planning to do your surgery back to back?
No I am not planning to do the surgery back to back mostly because I have really important things to do. But hopefully I'll come back for round two some other time
I asked this question to Dr. Yunus during consultation and he advised me to wait for 6-12 months before going for another surgery to maximize my potential. But if you really want you can go for it and if you are really flexible you might even max out both. But I think you shouldn't rush
But I'd never suggest anyone do both femur and tibia at the same time with LON.
Hi again sorry for asking too many questions but when you were doing the short muscle test before your surgery what was that like and were you able to touch your toes comfortably? Also, can you ask for me please if a short height colorates to a smaller medullary canal aka the cavity hole that is inside the bone I'm 4'8 female btw. thank you so much
Quote from: atti99xo on January 04, 2023, 02:51:38 PMHi again sorry for asking too many questions but when you were doing the short muscle test before your surgery what was that like and were you able to touch your toes comfortably? Also, can you ask for me please if a short height colorates to a smaller medullary canal aka the cavity hole that is inside the bone I'm 4'8 female btw. thank you so much
Hi atti sure ask as many questions as you like. Currently I have plenty of time
1- When you were doing the short muscle test before your surgery what was that like and were you able to touch your toes comfortably?
Well Dr. Yunus asked me to lie down on the stretcher and started bending and pushing my legs. It didn't hurt or anything he specifically checked my hamstring because felixibility of hamstrings are most important and limiting factor.
3 months before the surgery I started streching my muscles. Viktor from cyborg4life made a video about some strech movements I higly recommend watching that video. After a quick warm up I was able to touch the ground with my palm bare foot. Now I am at 4.2cm and can touch the ground with tips of my finger in 3cm heels. So my range of motion hasn't decreased much yet.
2- Can you ask if a short height correlates to a smaller medullary canal
Dr Yunus said that they make pre-operative measurements and if there will be significant problems, they make special nails for the patient.
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