chasing a lifetime dream

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Best wishes Sunshine,amazing diary,hope everything is good for you man

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Thanks Apollo676!

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Man ur consolidation is super slow if ur not able to walk unaided even now after like 8 mnths tht too with stryde nails🙄..anyways good luck i hope u recover very well and soon.

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Quote from: Kal el on January 23, 2021, 09:22:38 PMMan ur consolidation is super slow if ur not able to walk unaided even now after like 8 mnths tht too with stryde nails🙄..anyways good luck i hope u recover very well and soon.

I think he did precise nails.

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Quote from: Sunshine on December 14, 2020, 04:06:14 AMThanks my Friend!
Funny coz my native sport was actually tennis before I started running! Your 178cm height is definitely above average in Asia and I’m sure your surgery has transformed your life.
All the best!


Sunshine can I please ask how much you paid for P2? I’m confused because the doctors promoter said 35k euros then he said 30k euros?

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@Activatedxx
35k €

@Kal el
it’s been a little over 5.5 months post-op today. I’m not on full weight bearing Stryde thus my callus can’t grow and consolidate as fast as say SNC who did surgery 2 weeks before me and is now fully consolidated on Stryde!

@Tokito_Ohma
yes indeed!

Some updates: I just took x-rays a couple days ago after a long hiatus due to the lockdown! Here’s a timeline of my callus growth since surgery day!

08/05/20 - Surgery day
couple mm lengthened right after surgery to test ERC controller and prevent premature consolidation!


08/27/20 - 1.5cm


09/14/20 - 3.3cm



10/01/20 - 5cm



10/19/20 - 6.9cm



10/30/20 - 8cm



11/16/20 - consolidation day 18



01/26/21 - consolidation day 88

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Hi Sunshine,

I feel so bad that after doing everything right, the consolidation didn’t go as expected.
May I ask, what did Dr Halil suggest? my understanding of these x-rays is not good, but I see all that callus over the bone gap. So this can not be a case of non - union right? It's just delayed consolidation?
I am sure that you will overcome this minor hurdle. Take care and all the best.

Regards,

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Is it not possible to check at every stage during distraction whether bone is growing or not?I hope your consolidation is successful

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@AnotherShorty
I think there’s a misunderstanding here lol. My callus growth at day 88 post-distraction on Precice is actually good according to Dr. Halil! It’s just not comparable to someone who’s been able to put full weight on their legs and who’s been walking unaided since day 1 on Stryde! My callus has been growing consistently throughout my journey but since I’ve only been able to stand and walk with a walker only since day 1, I simply can’t expect to have same consolidation speed as someone who’s on Stryde!

@Realistic
Yes if you don’t have callus at all in your bone gap at 8 months post-op as shown in Donghoon’s video then yes this is effectively non-union. But I’m not there yet lol. My callus has been visible throughout my lengthening and is bridging the gap, slowly but surely lol