CLL Veterans - How did your body/legs feel as you proceed over 6cm+ ?

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Posted on Mar 24, 2019, 4:57 pm

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CLL Veterans - How did your body/legs feel as you proceeded over 6cm+ ?

I am looking for benchmarks to measure myself and my experience against. I am currently at 6.3cm and hope to reach 6.9cm.

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IFS

P.S. Sorry this is in the wrong category. Admin, please place it into discussion. My fault.

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Posted on Mar 24, 2019, 7:50 pm

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It seems you have been doing well. Nonetheless, please listen to your body and your MD.

One turn of the screw could lead to big problems.

After 6 cm, I was careful to listen to my body. I slowed down to .75 mm per day as a goal. Even then, if my calf or my ankle felt tight or painful, I did not do the next distraction until everything felt settled down.

Even then again, as soon as I completed a distraction session, I laid down for 15 minutes to wait for the spasms to pass.

6 cm is an acceptable lengthening amount; that is, you can stop and still feel good about what you did. Of course, 6.9 is better; maybe 8 cm is best? I humbly suggest you take your time and listen to your body to see if you can get there; but, be satisfied by whatever you get. For me, after 6 cm, things were quarter millimeter by quarter millimeter.

Best of luck.

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Posted on Mar 24, 2019, 8:40 pm

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Quote from: California2 on March 24, 2019, 07:50:29 PMIt seems you have been doing well. Nonetheless, please listen to your body and your MD.

One turn of the screw could lead to big problems.

After 6 cm, I was careful to listen to my body. I slowed down to .75 mm per day as a goal. Even then, if my calf or my ankle felt tight or painful, I did not do the next distraction until everything felt settled down.

Even then again, as soon as I completed a distraction session, I laid down for 15 minutes to wait for the spasms to pass.

6 cm is an acceptable lengthening amount; that is, you can stop and still feel good about what you did. Of course, 6.9 is better; maybe 8 cm is best? I humbly suggest you take your time and listen to your body to see if you can get there; but, be satisfied by whatever you get. For me, after 6 cm, things were quarter millimeter by quarter millimeter.

Best of luck.

Thank you, California. Excellent advise.

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