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Hi sunshine

How was the transportation to the hotel after the operation? and your pain seems to be getting better

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Quote from: drxboom on August 22, 2020, 01:16:34 AMHi sunshine

How was the transportation to the hotel after the operation? and your pain seems to be getting better
Hey drxboom,
I stayed in the hospital for 5 days after the operation. Then Murat came get me to the TZL Suites in his car.
Yeah I don't even take painkillers anymore since August 20th! I just don't feel pain at rest laying on my bed! It's only when I get up and start walking that my legs and especially my thighs and quads are super stiff! I see people on painkillers weeks after the operation, it may be me that tolerates pain better than others. I lived with pain throughout my life during my workout and runs so pain is just part of my life lol

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Hey All!
Some updates:

8/27/2020
22 days post-op, 15 days post-distraction, +1.5 cm
My first follow-up x-rays


Dr. Buldu says my bone generation is excellent lol which is a surprise to me! I was dreading the outcome of these first follow-up x-rays. My sleep has been very bad lately due to new pain coming from my left knee whenever I lay down for extended periods of time. That pain has prevented me from having quality night sleep. It wakes me up every 2 hours and I have to stand up and walk to relieve the pain!
I think the reason my bone generation looks good despite my lack of sleep is my diet! I carefully eat lots of proteins and calcium!

8/30/2020
25 days post-op, 18 days post-distraction, +1.8 cm
My thighs look visibly longer 😂


9/04/2020
30 days post-op, 23 days post-distraction, +2.3 cm
Today I'm leaving the 5'8" - 173cm club and joining the 5'9" - 175cm one 🤣
Definitely not a walk in the park though! Keeping my soft tissues up with distraction is no joke, the pain in my thighs and knee gets worse with every mm gained! I have to keep stretching my quads IT band and work out my hamstrings every day. I'm only at a quarter of my goal and already dreaming about that last day in November when my target will be reached, if ever!

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Good luck Sunshine,

Could you please do me a favor and ask Mr. BULDU if it would be possible for me to do .75 mm per day instead of 1mm on femurs ?

Because I also am considering him and I would like to hear his response.

Best Regards

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keep going sunshine what kind of painkillers do you use? I don't want to use nsaid lol: D

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Quote from: a on September 04, 2020, 06:33:43 PMGood luck Sunshine,

Could you please do me a favor and ask Mr. BULDU if it would be possible for me to do .75 mm per day instead of 1mm on femurs ?

Because I also am considering him and I would like to hear his response.

Best Regards
Hey a,
I forwarded your question to him and sure will let you know his answer. From what I read on this forum is the amount of daily lengthening is tailored to your bone generation. If your bone generation tends to be slow your doctor will recommend you slow down daily distraction to less than 1 mm to avoid non-union! If your body is really good at bone generation your doctor may tell you to lengthen more than 1 mm per day to avoid premature union! The 1 mm daily distraction is a standard but ultimately your doctor will tailor your daily distraction amount to your body's ability to generate bone.

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Quote from: drxboom on September 04, 2020, 06:52:02 PMkeep going sunshine what kind of painkillers do you use? I don't want to use nsaid lol: D
Thanks drxboom!
My doctor prescribed me 3 painkillers: Paracetamol Dolorex Novalgin. I'm not a fan of painkillers and only used paracetamol as a last resort lol

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a,
so Dr. Buldu just replied and says if your bone union is good he recommends 1mm, if it's slow then he would recommend you lengthen less than 1 mm per day!

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Actually, I think safety is more important and no matter how good my bone consolidation is, I'd prefer going with 0.75mm in order to keep my muscles SAFER. Thanks for the reply though! Again, best of luck Sunshine!

Regards

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Quote from: a on September 04, 2020, 07:51:53 PMActually, I think safety is more important and no matter how good my bone consolidation is, I'd prefer going with 0.75mm in order to keep my muscles SAFER. Thanks for the reply though! Again, best of luck Sunshine!

Regards

do keep in mind tho:
if you dont lengthen at an appropriate rate, you may get premature consolidation.
which would mean having to pay for rebreak surgery.