Trying to keep cool and giving some updates.
August 18th
13th day post-operation and 6th day of distraction
My 10-day stay at this TZL Suites post-operation is nearing the end. I moved in here on August 10th so only 2 days left before flying back home where I plan to continue lengthening/distraction.
Living alone here post-operation is tough. I recommend future LLers to have someone with you during recovery to assist in your daily needs, going to the bathroom getting out of bed cooking etc...it's also safer to have someone by your side to prevent accidents from happening! My walker is my lifeline, if for some reason it fails or I get into an accident and fall I'm basically done! Imagine I fall and don't have my phone on me!
PT sessions are still intense and I try to keep up with bending the knees lifting/closing/opening the legs lifting the feet etc...
Tonight I'll be 6 mm taller. I still don't see any difference when looking at my thighs lol.
Quote from: taller2023 on August 18, 2020, 11:21:08 AMMurat you here lookie at Sunshine dairy a lot, I can you see on top live like everday. Why you mantor his dairy. Leave Sunshine alone and let him write good dairy. Bad man very bad man I no likie man like you
What is the deal with all the BOLD or BLACK or whatever you call it letters, it’s hurting my eyes. If we all use it, it throw off it’s meaning and usefulness.
@taller2023 don’t do it here in Sunshine dairy.
@Saleman MuratEkinci stop bolding all your letters, we all know you want to stand out just stop. You just got a promotion = Expert Patient Sale Executive.
@Sunshine good to hear your surgery when well. The next couple of months might be more challenging. Please don’t let your dairy become another marketing stunt like Meck’s.
Quote from: azman on August 18, 2020, 12:37:53 PMWhat is the deal with all the BOLD or BLACK or whatever you call it letters, it’s hurting my eyes. If we all use it, it throw off it’s meaning and usefulness.
@taller2023 don’t do it here in Sunshine dairy.
@Saleman MuratEkinci stop bolding all your letters, we all know you want to stand out just stop. You just got a promotion = Expert Patient Sale Executive.
@Sunshine good to hear your surgery when well. The next couple of months might be more challenging. Please don’t let your dairy became a marketing stunt like Meck’s.
Thanks azman for your concerns! I was skeptical too at first about the way LL surgery business works in Turkey with those companies partnering with doctors! I heard those stories about people crippled by unscrupulous surgeons here and made my research before choosing Buldu. In western countries we just deal straight with the surgeons but I guess each country has its own ways. It is what it is! All I can say is I'm glad I chose Buldu and Murat because they're just good guys.
I don't advertise anyone here, I mention their names because it would be impossible to omit their names in my diary, they're just part of my journey here, and besides, they're just good people!
I'm doing this diary for myself and for the community.
I can see now the long and painful journey laying ahead for the next couple months. As I wrote before PT sessions are intense and they take a toll on my legs the next morning when I wake up. That's when my legs are the stiffest. Then they get better throughout the day. And I'm only on my 6th day of distraction so yeah it's gonna be challenging keeping up with distraction and PT!
My runner legs are gone 😂
My miracle device
Quote from: Sunshine on August 18, 2020, 02:21:08 PMThanks azman for your concerns! I was skeptical too at first about the way LL surgery business works in Turkey with those companies partnering with doctors! I heard those stories about people crippled by unscrupulous surgeons here and made my research before choosing Buldu. In western countries we just deal straight with the surgeons but I guess each country has its own ways. It is what it is! All I can say is I'm glad I chose Buldu and Murat because they're just good guys.
I don't advertise anyone here, I mention their names because it would be impossible to omit their names in my diary. And they're just good people!
I'm doing this diary for myself and for the community.
I can see now the long and painful journey laying ahead for the next couple months. As I wrote before PT sessions are intense and they take a toll on my legs the next morning when I wake up. That's when my legs are the stiffest. Then they get better throughout the day. And I'm only on my 6th day of distraction so yeah it's gonna be challenging keeping up with distraction and PT!
My runner legs are gone 😂
My miracle device
Hi Sunshine,
I think a bro here already told you this (don't remember who), but I also wanted to tell you that based on your pictures and the fact that you have a fairly long upper body, you are going to look unbelievable after you gain the 8 cm. Be strong brother. I know you will go to the end successfully. Just monitor your body signals and use your best judgement and your doctor's advice to manage the pain. Managing pain has been the toughest part of this journey for me, but I hope you can do much better than me.
Quote from: StrydeNailChallenge on August 18, 2020, 03:41:48 PMHi Sunshine,
I think a bro here already told you this (don't remember who), but I also wanted to tell you that based on your pictures and the fact that you have a fairly long upper body, you are going to look unbelievable after you gain the 8 cm. Be strong brother. I know you will go to the end successfully. Just monitor your body signals and use your best judgement and your doctor's advice to manage the pain. Managing pain has been the toughest part of this journey for me, but I hope you can do much better than me.
Hey thanks Bro!
I saw your last posts regarding your level 8 pain on your left knee cap and I agree that you may take it easy on your cycling work out during distraction. I read someone here saying he realized pushing too much on PT burned his body out and he ended up going easy on PT and listening to his body, relaxing during his distraction.
At least you already gained 1.9 cm so far, I'm only at 0.6 cm and already had a taste of this difficult challenge for the next 2.5 months! I'll hang on to my dream as strong as I can, I've been patient for so long and now I'm in there, it's happening right now. I'm not giving up!
Regarding pain management my body tolerates pain pretty well at day 13 post-operation due to my background in sports where I always pushed my body to the limit. Pain became a routine in my life! I only take 1 painkiller a day. I don't even feel any pain at rest on my bed. My thighs are stiff and hurt only when I get out of bed to stand up and start walking. They're especially stiff and painful in the morning during lift off of the foot! Then throughout the day I walk much better. One thing I noticed is sleeping on the stomach raises the pain on the anterior face of my thighs due to the pressure on the mattress.
Btw do you put ice on your knees or thighs to calm down the pain? My physiotherapist always puts ice on my knees after each PT session and she even recommends I use ice 2-3 times a day to calm down the pain!
Quote from: Sunshine on August 18, 2020, 04:53:58 PMHey thanks Bro!
Btw do you put ice on your knees or thighs to calm down the pain? My physiotherapist always puts ice on my knees after each PT session and she even recommends I use ice 2-3 times a day to calm down the pain!
Thanks Sunshine Bro for your advice. I will keep all in mind. Will take it easy.
I used ice religiously during the first two weeks and I also highly recommended that in my diary. However recently I switched to hot showers and keeping my legs warm. The reason is that every time I use ice, it gives me this feeling of cold and I have to put on a lot of clothes and go under blanket for a while. Low AC temperatures recently give me the same feeling. The feeling that the core of my body and all my bones are filled with ice.
I have been super easy on my legs since Sunday and I see signs of improvement. A lot of those stretches and exercisesI did in the last couple weeks were not really necessary at this point anyways. So getting rid of them, should not negatively impact the distraction phase. Shortly after distraction is over, I can resume those exercises to get my strength and flexibility back.
Stay Strong Brother
You too stay strong SNC,
I'm glad you found your balance with hot showers and going easy on your work out! Will be interesting to compare our outcomes since we're almost same age and got our surgery only 2 weeks apart. Stryde vs Precice lol. You full weight bearing and waking on your own, me partial weight bearing and needing crutches for walking!
Some updates on my diary:
August 19th
14 days post-op/7th day of distraction. My 10-day stay at this hotel post-op is nearing the end. I'm flying back to my home country tomorrow! I now know the basics of PT, bending the knees stretching the quads hamstrings IT Band, working out my hip flexor etc...I'll continue PT at home by myself and will have to send my doctor x-rays every 2 weeks for follow up.
This morning when I woke up my legs appeared less swollen, I think my body slowly flushes out all that fluid buildup from the surgery!
My feet are less swollen this morning 
Quote from: Sunshine on August 19, 2020, 09:06:37 AMYou too stay strong SNC,
I'm glad you found your balance with hot showers and going easy on your work out! Will be interesting to compare our outcomes since we're almost same age and got our surgery only 2 weeks apart. Stryde vs Precice lol. You full weight bearing and waking on your own, me partial weight bearing and needing crutches for walking!
Thanks Sunshine, for the encouragement.
My left leg has been painful since day 1. My best explanation is that a nerve is sensitized, e.g., one of the nails is touching a nerve; and that's the reason the pain's location/intensity keeps propagating/changing, randomly. By a large contrast my right leg almost never had any noticeable pain. I hope I can find out an exercise that permanently resolves the pain on my left leg.
Quote from: Sunshine on August 19, 2020, 09:06:37 AM
August 19th
14 days post-op/7th day of distraction. My 10-day stay at this hotel post-op is nearing the end. I'm flying back to my home country tomorrow! I now know the basics of PT, bending the knees stretching the quads hamstrings IT Band, working out my hip flexor etc...I'll continue PT at home by myself and will have to send my doctor x-rays every 2 weeks for follow up.
This morning when I woke up my legs appeared less swollen, I think my body slowly flushes out all that fluid buildup from the surgery!
My feet are less swollen this morning
Have a safe and fun flight back home.
I know you will do great self-PTing. Take care Bro.
Quote from: StrydeNailChallenge on August 19, 2020, 02:30:08 PM
Have a safe and fun flight back home.
I know you will do great self-PTing. Take care Bro.
Thanks Bro!
I'm kinda sad leaving that place here, it's so nice and comfortable with awesome staff! At the same time I'm so happy and excited to go back to my home sweet home and my own bed lol.
This morning I looked at my legs in the mirror and I don't know if it's optical illusion but my thighs appeared so straight and my legs longer than I remember lol. Might be my imagination!
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