If anyone's on the Exogen 4000 machine, I found out the original battery lasts up to around 150-200 uses. Mine stopped working at around 190 on both Exogen 4000 devices I bought on eBay. But, instead of buying a new one, I found out that you could just easily replace the battery for $40 or so from an online website. Several sites sell it. Just look up Exogen 4000 battery and it should look like 4 AA batteries wrapped together with a connector attached. The device just has two screws behind the sticker in the back. And the battery easily detaches and reattaches. There seems to be no limit on the uses, since I'm already at around 300 uses on one of my devices. You know you're low on batteries when the device turns out but every 2 seconds, the device makes a loud beep followed by a warning ! sign.
DoingItForMe's Precice 2 Internal Femurs with Dr. Paley
DIFM, how are you doing now? I've read a lot of your posts and on my way to FL for an attempt at the same. Tell us all how you're faring.
Thanks
Hey DIFM,how are you?
I would like to know how this guy is doing too..
Quote from: mrmayor on August 15, 2016, 07:56:29 PMDIFM, how are you doing now? I've read a lot of your posts and on my way to FL for an attempt at the same. Tell us all how you're faring.
Thanks
I've been living a pretty normal life lately - as in, how it was prior to LL. Some updates: I never really worked out my legs regularly prior to LL, so I was curious as to what would happened if I stopped. So it turns out that if I stop working out my legs, then the pain in my legs return. The same areas hurt again: inner thigh, TFL, glutes. I also noticed that my walking gait stopped looking normal, and I was starting to do the penguin walk again. So... I suspect that for the rest of my life, I'm going to have to work out my legs if I don't want leg pain and a weird gait. I want to know if any LL veterans stopped working out their legs and can still walk normally.
Other than that, things are pretty normal. There were times when I wondered why I did LL, and wondered if I'm regretting it. It usually happens when I start feeling pain in my legs again. But then I look through some of my old videos/pics of myself and notice how short I was. So while I'm not getting the happiness of being tall, I'm not feeling sad for being short again. I just feel normal. When I see the pictures, I cringe at how short I looked back then. And then I'm reminded again about how crappy I felt being short. It wasn't everyday that I felt that way. But it just creeps up on you like a chronic illness. And now I'm cured of that illness, because I don't really think about being short at all anymore. It's a bit easier to shop for clothes for myself now, because I look good in them. Back then I used to have to worry about how tall the outfit would make me look. Now I don't.
I still haven't gotten an x-ray since May. I'm going to get one in October. A part of me is too scared to know whether my bone fully healed or not. If it didn't, I'm going to need to get a bone graft. That's why I've been delaying myself from getting an x-ray. That's my main concern right now, besides getting the rods removed. In the meantime, I've been living a pretty normal life. I can walk and bike 10 miles in a row.
One more thing: I also noticed that it's hard to walk with my legs close together. I don't remember that being an issue prior to LL. Could be because my biomechanics are different now and the angles of my legs are different. Not sure. Can you guys walk with your legs close together - like rubbing your feet together as you're walking? When I do it, the outside of my thighs start hurting.
Congrats DIFM. Good luck with the bone healing.
I'm 3.5 months post femoral lengthening and I don't notice any pain in my glutes or thighs while walking. Even with my feet close together.
What I note from the diairies is that the Guichet and Precice patients have pains in the glute and upper thigh regions whereas the Fitbone ones have them in the knee.
I get sharp knee pains after doing squats or stretching. Perhaps it's due to the nail insertion and fixation differences.
What do you mean by not getting the happiness of being tall?
Quote from: TIBIKE200 on August 31, 2016, 02:32:43 PMWhat do you mean by not getting the happiness of being tall?
Speaking for myself. It's more of a content feeling. There is no euphoric feeling from getting taller, and you quickly adjust to your new height such that the only time you are reminded why you went through with this surgery is when you see how surprisingly short you used to be in past photos.
Quote from: Iamready on August 31, 2016, 03:14:35 PMSpeaking for myself. It's more of a content feeling. There is no euphoric feeling from getting taller, and you quickly adjust to your new height such that the only time you are reminded why you went through with this surgery is when you see how surprisingly short you used to be in past photos.
I guess its normal? Just like going from skinny to buff.. Also, I dont think an average height or even tall dude, walks around smiling being average or tall.
Well, maybe he meant something else. Like a bittersweet feeling.
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