Crutches and Weightbearing with Precice 2.2.

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Quote from: Time4LL on May 15, 2018, 01:39:22 AMEverything I have read from Paley it seems that he says that you should be able to use crutches the whole time with Precice 2.2? Why is he not allowing crutches anymore? OverrideYourGenetics, I thought the nails allowed 75 lbs of weight each?

If you are putting both legs down and always moving with two feet always on the ground carefully I don't see why we wouldn't be able to fully weightbear. Obviously I don't have the experience with it like OverrideYourGenetics and short2tall do so I realize I could be very wrong.

So they bare 75 each until your done fully heals?

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Quote from: Time4LL on May 15, 2018, 01:39:22 AMEverything I have read from Paley it seems that he says that you should be able to use crutches the whole time with Precice 2.2? Why is he not allowing crutches anymore? OverrideYourGenetics, I thought the nails allowed 75 lbs of weight each?

If you are putting both legs down and always moving with two feet always on the ground carefully I don't see why we wouldn't be able to fully weightbear. Obviously I don't have the experience with it like OverrideYourGenetics and short2tall do so I realize I could be very wrong.

There are two different sized nails, a 50 lb and a 75 lb one. 

Dr. Mahboubian made it very clear to me that crutches were off limits until after I consolidated. Putting weight on one leg at once while alternating steps would risk bending or breaking the nail.

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Ok that makes sense. I just thought maybe if you were using crutches and always had all your weight on both legs it may work to use only crutches.

LAGrowin, I am excited to see your diary this week and am hoping you will be able to walk! 4 months isn't bad at all for 7 cm.

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Quote from: Time4LL on May 15, 2018, 02:23:18 AMOk that makes sense. I just thought maybe if you were using crutches and always had all your weight on both legs it may work to use only crutches.

LAGrowin, I am excited to see your diary this week and am hoping you will be able to walk! 4 months isn't bad at all for 7 cm.

Thank you Time4LL!  Hoping for the same.  It will be more of a wobble than a walk, but hoping that within a few weeks, with therapy and getting back to the gym, my hair will come back.

Have you decided to move forward with LL?  If so when/where?

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How is the recovery LAGrowin? I have decided on the Greek doctor. He is becoming pretty popular around here. I am unsure when I will do it.

For 5 cm of lengthening how long will it take to walk if I have Precice 2.2? Normally? It seems that this could potentially be done in about 3 months? Is this crazy to think?

Also if one lengthens each segment about 5 centimeters and are about 2 inches height over wingspan will this look bad? I know these questions have been asked before and I have read them but just was curious if anyone had any other feelings on these questions. Thanks!

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Quote from: Time4LL on June 02, 2018, 01:54:33 AMHow is the recovery LAGrowin? I have decided on the Greek doctor. He is becoming pretty popular around here. I am unsure when I will do it.

For 5 cm of lengthening how long will it take to walk if I have Precice 2.2? Normally? It seems that this could potentially be done in about 3 months? Is this crazy to think?

As a PRECICE 2.2 patient, I urge you NOT to use the nail, now that STRYDE is available. I have no idea about STRYDE in Greece or Europe, but it should be available there soon. After seeing the first STRYDE patient walk with crutches in front of me 2 weeks post op, while I've been here for 3 depressing months and will have to wait another month or two to be able to use crutches and start walking (let alone walk normally), I can't advise anyone in good conscience to use the PRECICE 2.x.