Sooo are you starting to see ur new height !! Also after you had the surgery is the pain brutal or not that much .. ps keep up the great work my guy 👌
Quote from: 21FRANCO on May 18, 2019, 01:39:44 AMSooo are you starting to see ur new height !! Also after you had the surgery is the pain brutal or not that much .. ps keep up the great work my guy 👌
Hi Franco. Yes, I sure am. 3 inches makes a very big difference in my life. I'm thankful I was able to achieve this amount of new height. I still have more recovery to go before I'm feeling the way I want to; but I am getting a little better each and every day.
After the surgery, the pain isn't that much because they are giving you pain medication like morphine throughout the day.  You're quite comfortable and I was even able to fall asleep easily the first night I was in the hospital. During the 2nd day; they begin to ween you off of the morphine and give you a pill form of medication like Tramadol or Norco. The Pill drugs continue to help you with your pain. The first few days, my pain never exceeded a 2 - 3 while resting my legs. The high level of pain comes when you apply pressure or move your legs in the "wrong" way because you're now dealing with surgical wounds that need time to settle down and heal. I always recommend to be careful and try not to aggravate the surgically wounded legs for at least a week. Mobilize as soon as you can but be safe and don't over do it.  The pain wasn't really that bad for me to be completely honest.  After the first couple of weeks the surgical pains really begin to subside and now you are mainly dealing with some lingering "dull" pains which can be best described as a constant and non sharp discomfort that comes and goes. The pain medication again helps you push through this discomfort. As you enter into and push beyond the 1 month point; you begin to experience little to no pain while your legs are at rest. Most pain is from the soft tissue of the leg which is now stretched an inch or so.  With stretching, massage from physical therapist, warm baths/showers, and pain medication everything is tolerable.  Every so often; you will deal with soreness here or a "ouch" there; but again in time this all mainly subsides. There was no point over my past 135 days post-op; that I experienced a pain that was not tolerable.Â
I hope this helps!
IFS
It turns that you had a great recovery. Just a few quick questions, how do those scars look like after so many days? are they fading well? would you go and do laser to reduce them?  could you possibly update some pictures? Thanks.
Quote from: catcat on May 18, 2019, 05:56:50 AMIt turns that you had a great recovery. Just a few quick questions, how do those scars look like after so many days? are they fading well? would you go and do laser to reduce them?  could you possibly update some pictures? Thanks.
would love to see as well!
Hi InFullStryde,
Are you still on pain medications (or oder medications)?
If not, when did you stop?
Thanks and have a great recovery
Quote from: catcat on May 18, 2019, 05:56:50 AMIt turns that you had a great recovery. Just a few quick questions, how do those scars look like after so many days? are they fading well? would you go and do laser to reduce them?  could you possibly update some pictures? Thanks.
Hi Cat Cat,
Great question. My scars are very thin and do not bother me at all. The marks that are made on the body from CLL is really a matter of personal preference in terms of what you want to do with them afterward. For me, they will forever be a reminder of my courage to go forward with the procedure. They are my battle scars and sort of an unofficial tattoo reminding me of the great lengths I would go out of the love I have for myself.
I'll try to take some pictures around month 6 post surgery so you can see what they look like around the time where recovery becomes more imminent. The thing is that even if these scars fade; I believe the surgeon will go right back into these same lines when they remove the Styrde nails; so it doesn't really matter what they look like now. They will be opened up again next year.  Either way, it's a great question and I'll be happy to take a picture and post for community review!
Quote from: Pilor on May 18, 2019, 11:30:17 AMHi InFullStryde,
Are you still on pain medications (or oder medications)?
If not, when did you stop?
Thanks and have a great recovery
Hi Pilor!
I do not take medication for pain anymore. I stopped taking the medication at about month 2. I would take some pain medication, sparingly and every so often after month 2; but very rarely. I still have an almost 100% bottle full of tramadol from my most recent refill. Even though the lengthening becomes uncomfortable, I didn't really experience pain from it. What I felt was more of the anxiety of not being able to move my legs as smoothly.  Of course, once I stopped lengthening, the discomfort and tightness lessen quite a bit. I want to emphasize that the tightness does NOT go away 100%. You are left with tightness in both hamstrings and quadriceps. You must continue PT another 2 - 3 months at least in order to remedy the lengthening effects done unto your soft tissues.
I hope this helps, guys. Thank you again for your support and for following my diary. Please let me know if you have any other specific questions.
All the Best!
IFS
Hey IFS,
im glad all is going well with you. I am currently at home recovering. I was asked before surgery to start a diary by some people here and I'd like to sort of start one as a way to give back for all I've learnt here over the years. Can you tell me how to do that?
is that the "new thread" link on the right side of the screen?
Quote from: tiggy on May 18, 2019, 11:30:04 PMis that the "new thread" link on the right side of the screen?
Hi Tiggy! , Click on "New Topic" once you are entered into the diary section. Good luck!
Thanks brother
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