Hey guys, just wondering does the process get much easier after distraction is over and done with? I'm hoping to be finished lengthening in a couple of weeks but my legs are very tight and weak and I'm still a long way off walking unassisted.
Yes, it does. You get to "keep" the stretching and strength gains you make after you finish lengthening. Before that, your body is just barely playing catch-up with the devices.
Incomparably better. Distraction is an uphill battle where every day you are fighting off the tightness and pain. During consolidation every day gets better. The biggest challenge during consolidation is patience, the improvement each day is minor- it's a mental game where you have to stay positive and patient.
Thanks guys. Yeah at the moment it feels like one step forward and two steps back with lengthening. Does sleep quality improve at all or does that take longer to get better?
You can also look forward to better sleep.
Nestor, imagine this...
The first 3 months your legs lengthen day by day, back APT seems to get incrementally worse, NO SLEEP, the pain, the nerves, the tightness get worse and worse every day, its a battle just to maintain, and yes by day 90 or however long it takes you to reach your goal, you feel like your legs, your back, your pelvic, are a mess (WE ALL BEEN THERE).
Then Month 3+ through 6, ever day, you begin to return to your normal self, your back, your knees, your tightness, even your mind, anxiety, SLEEP, everything incrementally day by day gets better. You literally "Straighten out".
It is almost spiritual, you see how powerful your body is, and you learn to respect it more, once you are healed.
Just hold on, you will BE GREAT, when this done. Not by your height, by the strength and character you build by going through this.
Thanks @Medium
@Bones truly inspiring words. Everything you described is what I'm going through right now, my legs, butt and back are a mess of different pains. I've been feeling a little down lately but it really gives me hope that my body might gradually get back to normal in due course like you mentioned.
Some things will take longer, but when I did my femurs, I think most of the usual pain had gone away like a week after finishing lengthening.
well i came out of the lengthening phase 4 months ago although my phase was longer(4-5 months because i had alot of pauses and slow rates later on) but yea the others summed it well. basically when ur lengthening ur causing trauma to the tissues which causes pain and repair and more trauma in a repeated cycle. the body is just trying to mend the damage ur doing deliberately and as a result u experience discomfort. after the distraction is over it gets better and keeps on getting better with time. hope that helped
Thanks guys! Can't wait to get the lengthening finished, hopefully it'll feel less of an uphill battle after that.
I'm planning on possibly going about 5mm more above my original goal. Would it be easier on my legs if I lengthened 0.5mm per day or is it better just to get it over and done with quickly?
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