Quote from: Purushrottam on March 14, 2019, 03:59:50 AMCan you slow down your rate of lengthening to .75 mm a day instead of 1 mm a day? That might ease the pain a bit.
Is there a way you can work less and devote more time to PT? It really makes a huge difference.
Do you ride a stationary bike before doing PT? 10 minutes on a bike makes a HUGE difference for your muscles. Muscles should be warmed up before stretching.
Thanks Puru!
I may consider slowing it down if the pain gets too bad. I'm going to take your advise and startto work half days (4 hours a day) until I reach my goal and substitute with more steady movement, streching and walking....You're right on. Yes, I usually do about 10 minutes per day before PT.
Your advise is gold. I'll report back on how these minor hacks impacted me.
Diary - January 2019 - In Full Stryde with Dr. Mahboubian of North Hollywood.
Quote from: epikness on March 14, 2019, 05:49:36 AMWhat was your femur/tibia length before the surgery?
That is a good question. I'm not exactly sure. I just measured my femur and its at 18" or 19"...so I was about 16 or 17" on the femur before surgery. I'm 5'1" at my starting height. I could be way off on the femur, but my tape measure gave me these figures. I will have to ask Dr. M on this one. Not sure on Tibias. I just measured from my knee to where my ankle starts and the tape measure reads 14"
Quote from: Purushrottam on March 14, 2019, 03:59:50 AMCan you slow down your rate of lengthening to .75 mm a day instead of 1 mm a day? That might ease the pain a bit.
Is there a way you can work less and devote more time to PT? It really makes a huge difference.
Do you ride a stationary bike before doing PT? 10 minutes on a bike makes a HUGE difference for your muscles. Muscles should be warmed up before stretching.
Was thinking the same thing to be honest about .75mm/day during lengthening. IFS you should try it for a day or two and see how well it goes.
Has Dr.M said anything about the rate of your bone growth?
Also I know this will sound hell but I recommend you stop using opoid pain killer. You are 2 months post op your body has adapted really well ..
Pain is hell but its also natural. And the best indicator of how your body is responding. Unless youre in 24/7 chronic hell pain, then something is definitely cooking up
Keep strong
Day 70 Post Op - 3 more days until the big 6! [5.7 cm or 2.244 inches Taller!]
Greetings LL'ers,
I'm here at my home office typing this to you and Its hard to imagine that I'm already at day 70. After surgery, I entered into a state of mind where I knew that the days would keep coming and that it would be only effort and will power that would stand between me and my height lengthening goals. Well, here I am. Today was pretty good. Some discomfort of course can be felt with the tight muscles; but all in all; no real pain today. There is some sensitivity in the area where the bone gap zone is in my right leg. I imagine that is to be expected. I did push it pretty hard at PT yesterday; so I imagine that some inflammation is present. I'm going to keep on going strong. On Sunday, I would have reached that coveted 6cm mark and then we will see how I do the rest of the way.
Pain: Pain is feeling under control at this point. Nothing sharp. As mentioned before, I have some sensitivity on the side of my leg in the area where the bone is separating; but nothing major. I will say at a resting state, I am about a 2 pain and the zone sensitivity pain is about a 4. The tight muscles are my greatest source of discomfort and I'm looking forward to that tightness starting to melt away once I stop the lengthening.
Flexibility and Movement: Tight, low flexibility but mobile with crutches. Without crutches, I am mobile but due to the tightness, and some muscle weakness, my steps our not acceptable to use full time. I anticipate my post lengthening PT will resolve posture and other issues with walking in 2-3 months time. Maybe sooner...we'll see.
Today's' Activities: 3 Self PT Session, 6 Hours working, with walk breaks.
CLL Symptoms:
- Very tight muscles such as hamstrings, quads, glutes, hips, etc.
- Slight 2 degree bend of right leg (difficulty straitening) I am able to straighten when flexing
- While sitting, my legs are bending at about 95 degrees. I need to get this back below 90.
- Slight 1 degree bend of left leg (difficulty straitening). I am able to straighten when flexing
- Duck Ass. I am able to straighten back when flexing, but the curve is there. Will need to recover this through strengthening hips and glutes and loosening quads/hams.
We keep it going strong, guys. 1 mm at a time.
Talk soon and Best Regards,
Keep Going! You're killing it man. At the same time, don't feel like you have to push yourself to higher and higher cm's. You have reached a great gain of already past 2 in. It's your choice of course, but make sure you're not going overboard. 6.5 cm is nothing out of the norm, but I feel going past that is pushing it. 8cm is the absolute max that I'm aware of at least. I'm new to this forum, so excuse any misconceptions I may have.
Quote from: FutureManuteBol on March 15, 2019, 01:25:34 AMKeep Going! You're killing it man. At the same time, don't feel like you have to push yourself to higher and higher cm's. You have reached a great gain of already past 2 in. It's your choice of course, but make sure you're not going overboard. 6.5 cm is nothing out of the norm, but I feel going past that is pushing it. 8cm is the absolute max that I'm aware of at least. I'm new to this forum, so excuse any misconceptions I may have.
Thanks, buddy. I appreciate the support. You're 100% right. I'm watching myself very closely. I'd love to get to that 6.5cm mark. Taking it day-by-day. Will keep you posted!
(Friday) Day 71 Post Op - 3 more days until the big 6! [5.7 cm or 2.244 inches Taller!]
Hi Guys,
I'm going to take a break this weekend from updates; but will be back on Monday. I hope that my diary has been informative to the community so far and feel free to PM Me if you have questions about CLL. I will do my best to answer your questions based on my experience thus far.
Best Regards,
How difficult is to change your clothes? Or take a shower? Or make number 2?
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