That's great Alchemist! pain nerve if you notice is improving there will come a time where it'll resolve itself, it'd be worrisome if you weren't improving.
About the tendon release surgery what did the doctor told you about biceps femoris. It band. Did you meet an older patient
Any updates?
This was by far the best diary I’ve followed.
Would love to read about your recovery by now?
Also I recently watched a Paley video. He says that with a dedication to PT a return to normal within 6 months should be expected.
Do you believe you’ve not experienced this for the above reason?
How good did you find the PT at the Paley Institute btw.
Hello there,
Are you able to run now ?
Hi Alchemist,
Like you, I plan to do LL with Paley by end of 2020 or beginning of 2021.
Your diary is truly inspiring. After reading, however, my biggest concern is regarding nerve pain. Are you still experiencing nerve pain or have you fully recovered?
I'm trying to decide if I want to go the full 8cm or just stick with 5cm. I'm starting at 5'9". Any advice you have is hugely appreciated.
And thank you again for sharing your LL journey. Hope you are loving life at your new height!
Quote from: DoubleTime on August 07, 2020, 07:53:55 AMHi Alchemist,
Like you, I plan to do LL with Paley by end of 2020 or beginning of 2021.
Your diary is truly inspiring. After reading, however, my biggest concern is regarding nerve pain. Are you still experiencing nerve pain or have you fully recovered?
I'm trying to decide if I want to go the full 8cm or just stick with 5cm. I'm starting at 5'9". Any advice you have is hugely appreciated.
And thank you again for sharing your LL journey. Hope you are loving life at your new height!
Thanks for the kind words! I'm loving life at the new height. I'm glad the diary has helped provide you with insight into the experience. Unfortunately, yes I'm still experiencing a slight numbness in my lower left leg and occassional mild nerve pain that I would describe as barely noticeable and more annoying than painful. It's dissapointing from the perspective that I'm dealing with an issue nearly 11 months post op when my original goal was to be 100% healthy with no lingering issues at 6 months post op, but on the bright side it is something I could definitely live with and does not compare at all to the joy of having freedom of height neurosis. Trying to share more data, of the 15 or so friends I kept in touch with from Paleys, 2 of them still have similar mild numbness / nerve pain.
At 5'9, I think both 5 cm or 8 cm would be an amazing, life changing gain. With 5 CM you'll end up at 5'11, a great height and "tall or slightly tall" with a good chance of recovering functionality at 100%. With 8 CM at 6 ft, you'll be at an even better height and "distinctly tall" (personally I think every inch leading up to 6'2 is meaningful whereby everything afterwards starts to diminish in value) however you will definitely sacrifice some functioanlity at the competetive athletic/sports level for those last 3 CM. Whether the trade off is worth it is a personal decision. For me, since my current lifestylf does not involve any kind of intense physical activity, I am 100% happy that I went the full 8 cm, absolutely no regrets. However if athletics were a big part of my life I could certainly see how the trade off wouldn't be worth it.
Quote from: A on July 10, 2020, 10:42:54 AMHello there,
Are you able to run now ?
Honestly I haven't attempted any running or jogging as I haven't gotten any x rays since Feb 2020 due to COVID 19. I defnitely feel like I can jog or run, just playing it safe until I see those bones fully consolidated. I've been biking/cycling just fine.
Quote from: k1erz on July 08, 2020, 02:36:57 AMAny updates?
This was by far the best diary I’ve followed.
Would love to read about your recovery by now?
Also I recently watched a Paley video. He says that with a dedication to PT a return to normal within 6 months should be expected.
Do you believe you’ve not experienced this for the above reason?
How good did you find the PT at the Paley Institute btw.
Thanks for the kind words and I'm glad this diary has been insightful for you. I think a return to normal at 6 months is achievable depending on your definition of "normal" and how much you lengthen. If you lengthen femurs < 5 cm and work incredibly hard at PT, I think there's a chance you can return to normal at 6 months, which includes atheltics / sports. However if you lengthen > 5 cm, with dedication to PT I believe that at 6 months one can function with every day activities such as walking, going to work, hiking, running errands, etc however any kind of athletic / sport activites at a level of high intensity won't be possible mainly due to soft tissues still being tight and biomechanics still adapting to new proportions.
I was a big fan of the Physical Therapy team at Paleys. I found Paley's system of attending PT daily 5x a week just put me in a positive environment with an optimistic mindset that kept me disciplined and accountable as it almost felt like a boot camp where I was getting tested and assessed daily. Consistently showing up and sticking to the plan is the name of the game for LL, and Paley's system helps keep you on that path.
Sorry for the delay in updates, I've honestly just been enjoying life. I'm almost 11 months post op and still as happy as ever with this decision, truly life changing for me, and outside of the aforementioned numbness/mild nerve pain, I often go through hours and days forgetting I ever did LL. I've been busy with work and life but I'll try to find some time in the coming weeks for a more detailed update.
Take care everyone!
wow you too bro? E Z, and BoneStretching are all around the 1 year post op mark and having pains. I'm having pains too specifically in the right knee definitely no numbness but I do get a sharp pain in the top shin under the knee when driving lately, it's weird though because I was soaring without pain from monnth 6 until month 11 post OP and then pains came unexpectedly.
Quote from: Movie on August 08, 2020, 07:22:45 AMwow you too bro? E Z, and BoneStretching are all around the 1 year post op mark and having pains. I'm having pains too specifically in the right knee definitely no numbness but I do get a sharp pain in the top shin under the knee when driving lately, it's weird though because I was soaring without pain from monnth 6 until month 11 post OP and then pains came unexpectedly.
Sorry to hear bro. Not having any knee pains, just numbness and minor nerve pain in my left shin. Occasionally I'll get slight hip soreness after long walks or hikes but I think that's mainly muscle fatigue. Have you consulted Dr. M on the knee pain? Curious to get his thoughts. Hope it gets better brotha!
Hey Alchemist! So great to hear you're doing well. You mentioned in a previous post that you noticed your knees are slightly low compared to your overall leg length. You also mentioned that it's not something anyone would ever notice. That being said, do you mind me asking what your starting tibia to femur ratio was? I had a consultation with Dr. Paley this last week and I believe the standard ratio tiba/femur ratio typically falls between 78-82%
I don't know if you recall your tibia/femur ratio. I'm just wondering because my ratio is at 82% which means my tibias are much longer than my femurs (which makes me a great candidate for femur lengthening). Appreciate your thoughts!
Quote from: DoubleTime on August 21, 2020, 06:16:43 AMHey Alchemist! So great to hear you're doing well. You mentioned in a previous post that you noticed your knees are slightly low compared to your overall leg length. You also mentioned that it's not something anyone would ever notice. That being said, do you mind me asking what your starting tibia to femur ratio was? I had a consultation with Dr. Paley this last week and I believe the standard ratio tiba/femur ratio typically falls between 78-82%
I don't know if you recall your tibia/femur ratio. I'm just wondering because my ratio is at 82% which means my tibias are much longer than my femurs (which makes me a great candidate for femur lengthening). Appreciate your thoughts!
Thanks! I was on the bottom end of the range of normal pre - LL at 78% so you are a much much better femur candidate that I was. Even at 78% pre LL the proportions post LL do not bother me at all- nobody has mentioned anything off. You will be even better off than I was at 82%.
If proportions continue to be a concern for you I'd suggest you do some photoshop mock ups. I remember pre LL I did do some photoshop mock ups msyelf to stress test it and it helped prep me for what was to come. Good luck!
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