Diary: Femur LON - Dr Halil Buldu - May 2021

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Quote from: SirStretchAlot on June 20, 2021, 01:04:17 PMCongrats PerfectBody. Do you have wide legs? Did Buldu happen to do an ITB release for you? It would've improved your knee ROM significantly.

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No wide legs. IDK about ITB release - I think he does. My knees always had issues. Exercising and stretching religiously helps. But once you start lengthening you start losing ROM no matter what - you need to stretch to keep whatever you can.

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Hey man,glad to know you're better now,would you recommend LON on femurs if you had to do it again or would you go for precise instead ? Now that stryde has been recalled and might not be available for a year or two,i'm considering all possibilities,i'm really curious about precise as there is no way it could bear even half my weight and comparing to LON femurs it seems like LON might offer a better recovery in the short term,not really sure about it

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Quote from: Apollo676 on June 20, 2021, 03:40:55 PMHey man,glad to know you're better now,would you recommend LON on femurs if you had to do it again or would you go for precise instead ? Now that stryde has been recalled and might not be available for a year or two,i'm considering all possibilities,i'm really curious about precise as there is no way it could bear even half my weight and comparing to LON femurs it seems like LON might offer a better recovery in the short term,not really sure about it
I cannot do precise, I weigh 175lb. If you have nothing planned for 1 year into your future, go do precise. Otherwise if you want to try getting back to life in 3-5 months, do LON. LON is very brutal and painful for people with a lot of muscles. If you are weak and have no muscles (Cannot squat more than 135-155lbs x12) then LON maybe won't hurt as much. 

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We weight the same,yea,precise is no option,i can't afford to stay a bed during a year,i don't have muscular legs but they are fit,i mostly do biking and i try to stretch to be more flexible,have you met some patients there who are in consolidation phase ? What's your goal ? 8cm ?

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We weight the same,yea,precise is no option,i can't afford to stay a bed during a year,i don't have muscular legs but they are fit,i mostly do biking and i try to stretch to be more flexible,have you met some patients there who are in consolidation phase ? What's your goal ? 8cm ?

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After lengthening is complete, how long do you need to wait to remove the external fixator?

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After lengthening is complete, how long do you need to wait to remove the external fixator?

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Quote from: Apollo676 on June 20, 2021, 03:40:55 PMHey man,glad to know you're better now,would you recommend LON on femurs if you had to do it again or would you go for precise instead ? Now that stryde has been recalled and might not be available for a year or two,i'm considering all possibilities,i'm really curious about precise as there is no way it could bear even half my weight and comparing to LON femurs it seems like LON might offer a better recovery in the short term,not really sure about it

If you can afford anything else do it. I personally would never recommend LON. That sh**T is painful AF but if you should then go Tibias. Femurs are so limiting you have no idea. Also Negotiate.

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The only alternative i have is precise,which will keep me walking with a walker at best for almost a year,so the dilemna is quite big here,suffer with LON for 3 months and basically be with a stryde-like nail after that and be able to walk on my own 3-4 months after op,as stryde is not planning to come back anytime soon i'm gonna have to decide,but i can't afford be in bed for a full year basically
What do you mean about negotiate ? For the suffering,i'm pretty sure LON is quite a torture comparing to internals,but hey breaking your legs anyway will hurt as fk in the end.

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Quote from: Apollo676 on June 23, 2021, 07:23:50 AM
What do you mean about negotiate ? For the suffering,i'm pretty sure LON is quite a torture comparing to internals, but hey breaking your legs anyway will hurt as fk in the end.
It is torturous but it’s the price you pay to get taller. Don’t be a pussy after you break your legs; the worst thing than a short man is a stupid short man who didnt realize this is going to be the most painful experience you'll ever have. And it is. But you man up and get used to the daily pain. 

Take this extremely serious like your life depends on it: stretch, follow instructions, and eat. This will help you 50% of the way. The other 50% is pain killers and patience. It’s not easy. But for me, being short was worse. I'm trading physical pain for existential pain.