Diary: Femur LON - Dr Halil Buldu - May 2021

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Quote from: Jason125 on June 16, 2021, 06:17:57 AMCould you post some images or Xrays to show your progress? Havent see anything after these pages of diary. Thanks

I've posted my initial xrays and my pre-surgery mugshot. The only thing worse than a short man, is a dumb short man.

Quote from: cam007 on June 15, 2021, 08:53:13 PMhaha already 5'9, so you'll be 5'10 and im assuming youll wear an inch lift and claim 6ft lol.  pretty nice man. lol

I can't wait to have this   off my my guy. Two weeks to go. This is rough but today was actually really easy compared to this weekend, no kidding

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Quote from: PerfectBody on June 16, 2021, 12:08:44 PMI've posted my initial xrays and my pre-surgery mugshot. The only thing worse than a short man, is a dumb short man.

Your hostile response is uncalled for. Seems like you have issues besides your height. I was asking for motion pictures if any. No need to get so agitated over it.

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Really dont mean any offence, I was just trying to understand more about the experiences in pictures and videos. Your diary is very inspiring.

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Quote from: Jason125 on June 16, 2021, 02:27:12 PMYour hostile response is uncalled for. Seems like you have issues besides your height. I was asking for motion pictures if any. No need to get so agitated over it.
Bro I’m sorry about the harshness. Put it this way, if you knew how many people log on to ask the same question and for stuff that is already there, you’d be tired of it too. You asked for X-rays and pictures.

I don’t have videos because I’m either busy with physical therapy, work, or rest/recovering because moving for extended period of times isn’t easy. I reserve my active moments got hanging out with other people, which is 10-30 minutes a day. I’ll get some when I have my fixaters removed because this thing makes life really hard, physically and emotionally man.

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Quote from: PerfectBody on June 16, 2021, 04:10:15 PMBro I’m sorry about the harshness. Put it this way, if you knew how many people log on to ask the same question and for stuff that is already there, you’d be tired of it too. You asked for X-rays and pictures.

I don’t have videos because I’m either busy with physical therapy, work, or rest/recovering because moving for extended period of times isn’t easy. I reserve my active moments got hanging out with other people, which is 10-30 minutes a day. I’ll get some when I have my fixaters removed because this thing makes life really hard, physically and emotionally man.

No worries, it's cool!  ! You may not notice but some people look at your diary and see a glimmer of hope of what they could be. Keep working hard, your doing great!

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Quote from: Jason125 on June 16, 2021, 04:43:07 PMNo worries, it's cool!  ! You may not notice but some people look at your diary and see a glimmer of hope of what they could be. Keep working hard, your doing great!
Thanks man, you’re remarkably nice man and I’m sorry for spiting vitriol like that. I hope you get what you need out of this, minus the pain. I’m sure if you did this you’d be in wayyyy better spirits than I am, and it’s important to stay in a good mood. I wish I had that. Pain really sours me.

Here are some updates - an emergency X-ray and knee bending performance: https://imgur.com/a/gxV9Vqb

I can probably bend a little better than that since this was this past weekend but not by much.
I needed the emergency X-ray because I had a very noticeable length difference. It turns out it’s a mere 3mm disparity I am resolving now (1.5mm on my left, 1 on my right/day, for 6 days). Hopefully I can bang this out without too much issues. It I’m already feeling the nerves tingling like mad when I hit the 1.5mm at night. Oof.

Today was a good day in terms of pain. This past weekend was brutal. 16 more days to go.

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Quote from: Jason125 on June 16, 2021, 04:00:05 PMReally dont mean any offence, I was just trying to understand more about the experiences in pictures and videos. Your diary is very inspiring.

I’ll tell you this man,whatever your expectation is in regards to pain tolerance, go ahead and toss that out and come here in a blank slate. I’m sure he didn’t mean any offense by his response and you handled it well. The pain will be the most pain you have ever felt in your life man, physically and emotionally. But if you’re strong minded you will be able to tolerate it(you kinda have no choice lol) I’m possibly going to post my journey here once I leave cos mines is very detailed with experiences ...and well I don’t wanna offend anyone while I’m currently helpless. BUT whatever your expectation is put it away. Also I don’t know what country you’re coming from but if it’s the US ...Do Not Expect this to be anything like what you’re used to back at home at all.

When are you planning to head this way? I’ll be here till late august, early September

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Quote from: PerfectBody on June 16, 2021, 12:08:44 PMI've posted my initial xrays and my pre-surgery mugshot. The only thing worse than a short man, is a dumb short man.

I can't wait to have this   off my my guy. Two weeks to go. This is rough but today was actually really easy compared to this weekend, no kidding

im paying close attention becuase i want to do tibia. i actually wanted to do LATN  in greece. but with some unexpected costs i had to spend and him raising prices 6K euros this year, i wont have enough. and now thinking heavily about doing it in turkey.  but not going to lie, turkey sounds scary to go to haha. vs Greece that is in european union and doesn't need visa and follows european medical code which is similiar to usa and canada.

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Small update.
Sunday June 20 - 37 days since surgery - ~35±1mm gained

Pain: none in the last 4-5 days. Like 1-2 small spikes on my knees and pinsites but generally none. I take 1 novalgin a day (usually at night to make sure I sleep soundlessly). Infection pains are a nightmare so I try to stay super hygenic.

Knee bending: https://imgur.com/a/HTsEmmg - 1st pic is near-max rom with strain. 2nd pic is slightly uncomfortable. 90*s is normal now.

I’m beginning to realize my limited rom is 1000% my fault; after watching the latest Cyborg4Life interview I really accepted that I haven’t been stretching at all. Like 10-20 mins a day is hardly enough. The doctor recommends 3-4 hours minimum and I’ve been seriously slacking.

I’ve updated my stretching exercises accordingly: hold the stretch for 12-16 seconds, rest for 2-3 seconds, repeat 10 times with increasing force (try harder). It gets almost painfully tense, but that's the only way to really improve. This is 1 set; repeat 3-4 times with 1-2 mins resting between sets. This helped my knee ROM quite a bit in just two days (+5-10 degrees - compare new pic to old ones). This also helps a  f*ck ton with knee stiffness pain.

I will stop in about 12-13 days when I reach 50mm. Extremely looking forward to stop lengthening and getting these leg-cuffs removed; these will greatly help my recovery. I have also made the executive decision to get my nails removed in the US. PM me if you have any questions as always.

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Quote from: PerfectBody on June 20, 2021, 07:55:20 AMSmall update.
Sunday June 20 - 37 days since surgery - ~35±1mm gained

Pain: none in the last 4-5 days. Like 1-2 small spikes on my knees and pinsites but generally none. I take 1 novalgin a day (usually at night to make sure I sleep soundlessly). Infection pains are a nightmare so I try to stay super hygenic.

Knee bending: https://imgur.com/a/HTsEmmg - 1st pic is near-max rom with strain. 2nd pic is slightly uncomfortable. 90*s is normal now.

I’m beginning to realize my limited rom is 1000% my fault; after watching the latest Cyborg4Life interview I really accepted that I haven’t been stretching at all. Like 10-20 mins a day is hardly enough. The doctor recommends 3-4 hours minimum and I’ve been seriously slacking.

I’ve updated my stretching exercises accordingly: hold the stretch for 12-16 seconds, rest for 2-3 seconds, repeat 10 times with increasing force (try harder). It gets almost painfully tense, but that's the only way to really improve. This is 1 set; repeat 3-4 times with 1-2 mins resting between sets. This helped my knee ROM quite a bit in just two days (+5-10 degrees - compare new pic to old ones). This also helps a  f*ck ton with knee stiffness pain.

I will stop in about 12-13 days when I reach 50mm. Extremely looking forward to stop lengthening and getting these leg-cuffs removed; these will greatly help my recovery. I have also made the executive decision to get my nails removed in the US. PM me if you have any questions as always.

Congrats PerfectBody. Do you have wide legs? Did Buldu happen to do an ITB release for you? It would've improved your knee ROM significantly.

Thanks