Diary: Femur LON - Dr Halil Buldu - May 2021

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Quote from: Jason125 on May 30, 2021, 10:23:48 AMDo you think this procedure will help you with dating? Most of my disatisfaction in life comes from not being able to date the girls im attracted to. Occasionally every now and then I will be able to date girls but they are usually not the ones I am as attracted to. The ones I really like, I havent had a chance in dating them long term. I mainly attribute this to my height(164cm).
Obviously. Chasing women shouldn't be the only reason you do this. See a therapist before you break your legs.

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Quote from: Jason125 on May 30, 2021, 10:23:48 AMDo you think this procedure will help you with dating? Most of my disatisfaction in life comes from not being able to date the girls im attracted to. Occasionally every now and then I will be able to date girls but they are usually not the ones I am as attracted to. The ones I really like, I havent had a chance in dating them long term. I mainly attribute this to my height(164cm).


Not necessarily your height, could be your lack of confidence because of height etc. height is a large factor but no matter how tall you are women take into account many other things

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Monday - May 31. 16 days after surgery. Gain: +9mm

The worst of the clicking pain has subsidded. I'm working with 2 therapists 5 days/week to regain mobility and range of motion. The external/non-company therapist is 100% better than the in house therapist (she's super overworked with all the other cll patients) - I still 100% appreciate her and her work. My comfortable knee bending range is about 70*, I can push myself to 80* but there's a tremendous amount of tension in my quads.
I can sit on super elevated surfaces, but getting on my bed is still a challenge. Getting on the toilet is 100% technique; it's not easy. Getting off can be painful because the amount of force I need to exert on my legs.

I'm off painkillers for the last two days, and hoping to keep it this way indefinitely. I'm also eating like a king (3-4 healthy takeout meals/day, a ton of yogurt + protein powder), taking supplements (calcium, d3, zinc), and sleeping as much as I can.

In about 8 days I'll be officially 5'8" (+18mm), which is crazy to think about. Then 25 days from that, 5'9"(+43mm), and another 25 for 5'10" (+68mm). Total days of lengthening left at 1mm/day: 68.

I feel no tightness or soft tissue irritation of any sort that has been brought on by lengthening; PT has reduced tightness due to trauma. If, and only if, my callous formation is great, I might be able to push 1.25mm after my xray on Saturday. This reduces my penance from 68 to about 48 days. Realistically I'm happy to stop at +58mm (58-48 days) and call it "five-ten"ish ofc. I am not interested in suffering tremendous nerve pain past >5cm, and i'd like a smooth, healthy recovery. Looking forward to the next month flying by.

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Bro who your Colleagues feel about they're surgery. If they are also feel pain so the problem in the doctor, but they feel good so the problem depends on u

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Quote from: houssamkarmouchi on June 02, 2021, 10:33:55 AMBro who your Colleagues feel about they're surgery. If they are also feel pain so the problem in the doctor, but they feel good so the problem depends on u


This is such an idiotic comment, I too am in extreme discomfort and had brutal pain the first week
Who would feel good with metal pins going into their broken bones you idiot?
I am pushing through it but no one feels good here that comment makes my blood boil that you downplay the amount of suffering we are going through

I don’t blame anyone, I traded saving money for suffering, if I could go back I would have just payed the extra money for precice two

At the current moment all I care about is having a good outcome, I’ll take the pain day by day if it’s not in vain

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Quote from: houssamkarmouchi on June 02, 2021, 10:33:55 AMBro who your Colleagues feel about they're surgery. If they are also feel pain so the problem in the doctor, but they feel good so the problem depends on u
I don't understand what you are trying to say. Don't post here.

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Update:

I spoke to a lot of other guys today at the hotel. It turns out we're going to experience a carrousel of pain. Some days will be easy, some days won't. Muscle pains one day, nerve pains another. Sometimes 0-1, sometimes 5-7. Some people experience a ton of nerve pain, some people experience 0 nerve pain. This is how the next month's going to be.

Knee ROM: Hasn't changed, 80* is the tense range. I can do 90* if I balance my body off the bed in my hands.
Mobility: Walking is easy. I can skip pretty quickly, but it's dangerous. Sitting on an elevated surface is easy, on a normal chair is really challenging. Also very uncomfortable.

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Thursday - June 4. 20 days after surgery. Gain: +13mm

Yesterday was a good day. No pain at all, a little tight from bandage but that's 0.5/10.

Staff has been very responsive and helpful throughout the last few days. The carrousel of pain continues to spin, I had strange pain on my ankle last night - I put an ice pack on it and slept with it on. It helped a lot. Today's harder; right leg feels swollen, but otherwise everything is ok. In general, I feel like the team is really doing their best to take care of us.

Survival tips: Walk a lot, exercise is necessary for pain endorphins. Shower, especially your hair - it makes you feel like a real person again. Stay in touch with people.

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Any videos of your walking that you can share?

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so the team has changed their attitude to you?

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The team is doing 100% their best. No regrets, they're awesome.
Getting my xray a day early.