DoingItForMe's Precice 2 Internal Femurs with Dr. Paley

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Thx alot for the detailed response difm. I appreciate it

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Loved the insight.

Especially this: QuoteIt's more like a part of a checklist and if height was the tipping point that made her not like you, then even if she liked you now now that you're taller, then your relationship is still very fragile.

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Quote from: Alu on September 03, 2016, 07:52:43 PMLoved the insight.

Especially this:

DIFM i re-read your diary and no way am gonna go for 8 when i do this surgery, so i will ask you two questions

1- do you think 7 or 7.5 cm a better choice than 8 cm or its consider a lot too?

2- do you believe Guichet's recovery time is more better?

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Kaiser.  Both guys that did less than 8cm- 6.5cm and 7cm- during my stay in west palm beach took longer to consolidate than the guys who did 8cm.  So it's really a crap shoot. But I do think if you are less than 5 foot 8, 6.5 cm looks better than 8cm.

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Quote from: Iamready on October 07, 2016, 01:14:43 AMKaiser.  Both guys that did less than 8cm- 6.5cm and 7cm- during my stay in west palm beach took longer to consolidate than the guys who did 8cm.  So it's really a crap shoot. But I do think if you are less than 5 foot 8, 6.5 cm looks better than 8cm.

i was thinking about 8.5 cm before then 8, but i will try my best to 7 or 7.5 at max if i am unique

1- so you think how many cm you length docent matter in a recovery?
2- does the doctor know if your nerve or muscle stretched in a good way by using x-ray? or after lengthening you can know?
3- hows your condition now? you can walk, play?

wish you the best

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If you're a Paley patient right now stuck in Palm Beach, good luck out there! I've been following the hurricane news and it looks pretty bad.

Quote from: The Kaiser on October 06, 2016, 11:52:05 PMDIFM i re-read your diary and no way am gonna go for 8 when i do this surgery, so i will ask you two questions

1- do you think 7 or 7.5 cm a better choice than 8 cm or its consider a lot too?

2- do you believe Guichet's recovery time is more better?
1. I think 7 to 7.5 cm is a better choice if you want to lessen your chances of screwing up your flexibility and reducing your pain. 7-8 cm was when my legs got really tight and every mm was a getting much much harder to recover from, flexibility-wise. I think if I stopped at 6 cm, I would be more normal and not lose as much of my athleticism. But this is for my starting height. At different starting heights, I don't know.
2. I believe that recovery time comes down to the patient and not the doctor. If you think your doctor isn't good, then just read the other people's diaries and see what they tell them to do. For example, I detailed a lot about what I had to do during lengthening. I don't think my recovery had anything to do with which doctor I took. The fact that my bone is not growing faster probably has nothing to do with which doctor I took or how much calcium I intake. I think my body just doesn't grow a lot of bone on its own (never broke a bone before, so I didn't know). But surgery screw-ups are a real thing and something you should worry about.

Quote from: Iamready on October 07, 2016, 01:14:43 AMKaiser.  Both guys that did less than 8cm- 6.5cm and 7cm- during my stay in west palm beach took longer to consolidate than the guys who did 8cm.  So it's really a crap shoot. But I do think if you are less than 5 foot 8, 6.5 cm looks better than 8cm.
I agree. Consolidation also depends more on things like calcium/vitamin D intake, exogen (maybe?) and age. An extra cm of consolidation would probably just equal to 2 more weeks of consolidation. Feeling tighter in places is the bigger concern.

Quote from: The Kaiser on October 07, 2016, 02:07:14 AMi was thinking about 8.5 cm before then 8, but i will try my best to 7 or 7.5 at max if i am unique

1- so you think how many cm you length docent matter in a recovery?
2- does the doctor know if your nerve or muscle stretched in a good way by using x-ray? or after lengthening you can know?
3- hows your condition now? you can walk, play?

wish you the best
1- It matters if you care about flexibility and not having permanent pain. For example, I still have aches in the tighter areas around my legs. I probably wouldn't have if I had done 7 cm instead.
2. They know by your physical therapy measurements, which they take once every 2 weeks and meet up with you to discuss it. X-ray is for knowing if you are lengthening too fast or too slow based on bone growth.
3. I can do everything that a normal person can do except my squatting power is much less. My walking looks a little bit weird, too, still. Just a little according to my friends, but still noticeable.

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Quote from: DoingItForMe on October 07, 2016, 02:12:06 AMIf you're a Paley patient right now stuck in Palm Beach, good luck out there! I've been following the hurricane news and it looks pretty bad.
1. I think 7 to 7.5 cm is a better choice if you want to lessen your chances of screwing up your flexibility and reducing your pain. 7-8 cm was when my legs got really tight and every mm was a getting much much harder to recover from, flexibility-wise. I think if I stopped at 6 cm, I would be more normal and not lose as much of my athleticism. But this is for my starting height. At different starting heights, I don't know.
2. I believe that recovery time comes down to the patient and not the doctor. If you think your doctor isn't good, then just read the other people's diaries and see what they tell them to do. For example, I detailed a lot about what I had to do during lengthening. I don't think my recovery had anything to do with which doctor I took. The fact that my bone is not growing faster probably has nothing to do with which doctor I took or how much calcium I intake. I think my body just doesn't grow a lot of bone on its own (never broke a bone before, so I didn't know). But surgery screw-ups are a real thing and something you should worry about.
I agree. Consolidation also depends more on things like calcium/vitamin D intake, exogen (maybe?) and age. An extra cm of consolidation would probably just equal to 2 more weeks of consolidation. Feeling tighter in places is the bigger concern.
1- It matters if you care about flexibility and not having permanent pain. For example, I still have aches in the tighter areas around my legs. I probably wouldn't have if I had done 7 cm instead.
2. They know by your physical therapy measurements, which they take once every 2 weeks and meet up with you to discuss it. X-ray is for knowing if you are lengthening too fast or too slow based on bone growth.
3. I can do everything that a normal person can do except my squatting power is much less. My walking looks a little bit weird, too, still. Just a little according to my friends, but still noticeable.

woooow more than enough, i quit sports two years ago because i said to my self am gonna do LL in the next couple years why i practice and loose money. so my main question is

1- when can i walk normally not like a zombie ( so no one notice as i will make it secret)

and thanks

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Hey difm,when will you remove nails?

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Quote from: Peaceout on October 07, 2016, 04:38:06 AMHey difm,when will you remove nails?
No idea. Getting an xray later this month to find out if I need a bone graft to fill in the bone gaps in my femurs. If it's all healed up, then I should be ready to take out the rods early next year I guess. But I'm probably going to be on the safe side and wait until next Summer (so 2-years post-op), because of what happened to programdude.

Quote from: The Kaiser on October 07, 2016, 02:47:14 AMwoooow more than enough, i quit sports two years ago because i said to my self am gonna do LL in the next couple years why i practice and loose money. so my main question is

1- when can i walk normally not like a zombie ( so no one notice as i will make it secret)

and thanks
No idea. I making progress normally. I'm probably not a good example of quick progress with walking. I barely walk much each day, since I'm a computer programmer and sit most of the time. I'm sure that if I walked more often each day, I'd get my normal walk back sooner. I've only been recently been walking more often. I blame the pain in the tight muscles for making me not want to walk so much.

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Quote from: DoingItForMe on October 07, 2016, 06:52:26 AMNo idea. Getting an xray later this month to find out if I need a bone graft to fill in the bone gaps in my femurs. If it's all healed up, then I should be ready to take out the rods early next year I guess. But I'm probably going to be on the safe side and wait until next Summer (so 2-years post-op), because of what happened to programdude.
No idea. I making progress normally. I'm probably not a good example of quick progress with walking. I barely walk much each day, since I'm a computer programmer and sit most of the time. I'm sure that if I walked more often each day, I'd get my normal walk back sooner. I've only been recently been walking more often. I blame the pain in the tight muscles for making me not want to walk so much.

don't worry am sure its a couple months matter to walk normally like before, don't think about sport at the moment.

1- you're now 8 months post-op?
2- what happened to programdude? i knew he had a longer recovery but nothing more serious