Diary - January 2019 - In Full Stryde with Dr. Mahboubian of North Hollywood.

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Note off topic.


So i have a wrong perception of height, i saw a guy in the school today and i think he was about 5'7 but he said he is 5'5.

As soon as I am a "specialist" in height, I imagine that people can not differentiate between 5'4 to 5'6 "very well. So if you ask yourself your height, you have a margin of lie. I particulary lie and 2 inches my actual height, and no one ever suspects.


I know it sounds like something strange and fake coming from me, but this is normal phenomenon that usually happens in my school. People compare themselves physically constantly, even more that I am more muscular I am constantly receiving positive comments. But they never told me I'm tall.

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Sorry but that’s not true.
5.5 to 5.7 maybe but not 5.4!!!

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(Wednesday) Day 103 Post Op - Day 11 Consolidation/Recovery Phase - DISTRACTION COMPLETED....[7.5 cm Achieved / 3 inches Taller!]

Good evening LL'ers,

Another day behind me! It went well.  Each day, I tell ya, it gets better once you stop lengthening.  I'm still tight; but much much looser than I was a week ago. My physical Therapist keeps mentioning how much better its getting; as he hacks away at my hips with the jackhammer aka massage gun, lol.   I walked another 1000 steps with crutch support and mixed in both cane and unassisted walking.  My personal timeline is to be 100% cane by end of month and then ween off cane to unassisted walking in the weeks there after.  One positive aspect is that I can walk with no assistance now; but my legs do get sore so I continue my walking workouts with crutch support.  We're getting there folks.  Was tempted to send a video of my gait today, but I decided, to be fair to those going through CLL; its a better sampling to wait until 3 weeks post distraction.  At that time, there would have been some decent healing in bone and a bit of healing of the soft tissue.  So, we'll wait until next weekend for X-Rays and a Gait Video.  As I mentioned; I'm doing everything I need to on my own, from driving, to shopping, to working in the office full time.   I'm 'somewhat' back to normal.  The last piece of the puzzle is to get back to walking.  We'll get there....day by day.

If you  have any questions feel free to reach out!

All the best,

-IFS

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Hi IFS

Everything looks good!  Keep up the good work!  You will walk much better soon!

Best,

Ghostfish

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Quote from: Ghostfish on April 18, 2019, 12:13:05 AMHi IFS

Everything looks good!  Keep up the good work!  You will walk much better soon!

Best,

Ghostfish

Thank you, GhostFish. Appreciate the good thoughts and encouragement!

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Quote from: InFullStryde on April 17, 2019, 11:40:10 PM(Wednesday) Day 103 Post Op - Day 11 Consolidation/Recovery Phase - DISTRACTION COMPLETED....[7.5 cm Achieved / 3 inches Taller!]

Good evening LL'ers,

Another day behind me! It went well.  Each day, I tell ya, it gets better once you stop lengthening.  I'm still tight; but much much looser than I was a week ago. My physical Therapist keeps mentioning how much better its getting; as he hacks away at my hips with the jackhammer aka massage gun, lol.   I walked another 1000 steps with crutch support and mixed in both cane and unassisted walking.  My personal timeline is to be 100% cane by end of month and then ween off cane to unassisted walking in the weeks there after.  One positive aspect is that I can walk with no assistance now; but my legs do get sore so I continue my walking workouts with crutch support.  We're getting there folks.  Was tempted to send a video of my gait today, but I decided, to be fair to those going through CLL; its a better sampling to wait until 3 weeks post distraction.  At that time, there would have been some decent healing in bone and a bit of healing of the soft tissue.  So, we'll wait until next weekend for X-Rays and a Gait Video.  As I mentioned; I'm doing everything I need to on my own, from driving, to shopping, to working in the office full time.   I'm 'somewhat' back to normal.  The last piece of the puzzle is to get back to walking.  We'll get there....day by day.

If you  have any questions feel free to reach out!

All the best,

-IFS

Hey IFS - congrats - sounds like things are going well - and anytime you feel comfortable sending out the video - we'll all be excited to see it I'm sure!

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Quote from: SimonFuller on April 18, 2019, 03:43:32 PMHey IFS - congrats - sounds like things are going well - and anytime you feel comfortable sending out the video - we'll all be excited to see it I'm sure!

Thanks, man. One day at a time. :-)

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(Thursday) Day 104 Post Op - Day 12 Consolidation/Recovery Phase - DISTRACTION COMPLETED....[7.5 cm Achieved / 3 inches Taller!]

Good evening LL'ers,

So far the trend continues... each day I feel looser and looser.  I will say  that specifically, i have some tightness that wraps around my quads so it creates a lil "ouch" when I do "high knees" without warming up; like when you  just pop up to get something from the fridge, etc.  So I'm  continuing to stretch, stretch, stretch, and strengthen.  My infamous duck ass is improving because I'm walking a lot, and working my abs and glutes a couple of times a day.  Additionally, the stretching of my quads and hip flexors are loosening me up little by little.

I visited the mall today with my sister and it was great. I needed a pair of glasses.  I started out with crutches; but by the end of my Mall visit,  I let go of them for a bit and walked unassisted. My gait looked pretty decent! (according to my sister, lol).   Steps felt tight; but just a bit better than the day before.  Little by little, we will get there.   Nothing much to report, guys. Oh, one thing - my sleep is good now. I am sleeping with no real issue. It's not 100% normal because you still feel some tightness discomfort; however, it's not painful and I'm probably averaging a good 5-7 hours of sleep now.  I'll reach out with a new update this weekend. 

Talk soon and all the best!

IFS 

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Quote from: InFullStryde on April 14, 2019, 06:04:54 PMThanks buddy! How are you doing? If my calculations serves me correctly; you're hovering around the end of the distraction phase?  Let me know how you're doing when you can. No rush.  Great to hear from you.

Yes. I also stopped at around 3 inches The thing is one of my leg is 2 mm behind the other. I am not sure if its worth it to keep it lengthened until they are both equal. Both of my legs feel pretty tight now so I just want to stop already

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Quote from: Singapore on April 19, 2019, 01:59:26 AMYes. I also stopped at around 3 inches The thing is one of my leg is 2 mm behind the other. I am not sure if its worth it to keep it lengthened until they are both equal. Both of my legs feel pretty tight now so I just want to stop already

Hi Singapore! Great to hear from you.  2mm is not anything to really worry about. You can't feel that difference; nevertheless; you could always lengthen it maybe 1 more day.  But YESSSS, near the end, me too. I just wanted to stop lengthening, already.   This is a long journey.  Good luck in your recovery and feel free to check in on how you're doing when you have the chance. The community would love to know how you're doing.

Talk soon,

IFS