Quote from: limby101 on December 13, 2023, 10:13:11 PMWhat pain are you having?
Is it muscle pain?
If it's muscle pain of the sort of tightness like a sore muscle after workout, when stretched, than it most probably temporary.
It's a bummer to be worried of every pain that it might be a complication and permanent, but 99 of the cases is a temporary pain which will subside once you stop lengthening...
Maybe slow down the lengthening phase or take some days off..
I'm not really sure how to know what tipe of pain it is
When you take a break, does pain stops immediately the day after or maybe a week later or something? So to stop/reduce pain for how many days should I stop the lengthening?
Pain is just when I stretch just to clarify. When my pt stretches my knee.
Dr. Alexander Kirienko (Milan, Italy) - Ilizarov Tibia
I would address that as the normal expected "good" pain.
Still I wouldn't worry about stopping lengthening for few days to let the soft tissue adapt. It takes about 3 weeks I thin in minimal to get to the risk of early consolidation.
Still, ask your doc to make sure..
I turned 6,8 but Dr. Kirienko today said it's closer to 6,2 or 6 cm in reality (don't know why). I will lengthen another 0,5cm (till the 27) and then I will only turn the posterior screws to fix the procurvatum on both legs. He says I will be around 6.5 cm I should keep that gain, with no lose during consolidation phase nor after fixator removal.
I'm having much more pain lately and standing is hard as the first days, probably because I'm about to reach my limit.
Finally finished with the lengthening phase. Tomorrow I will start the procurvatum correction.
Pain has become really intense on my right leg. Sometimes even little movements make me scream from pain. I need to stand completely still some times to not let that horrible pain kick in. I think it’s nerve pain. It also happened on my left leg at around 4 cm mark but then it went away.
I hope the correction is not as painful since I just need to turn the posterior screws to change the angle of the proximal ring of the fixator.
Stay strong dude, the hard part is over. Now you just need time and some pt.and you will be ready to enjoy your new height.
i remember my fibula had really intense pain in the beginning because it was broken. but it eventually went away with time passing by.
Hobbit did your doc tell you to go 1 mm/day for the entire 6.8 cm lengthening?
Quote from: TheDream on December 29, 2023, 02:51:05 AMHobbit did your doc tell you to go 1 mm/day for the entire 6.8 cm lengthening?
yes
73 turns at 1mm/day
for around 6.5 cm gain according to my doctor
Quote from: Beemer m3 on December 29, 2023, 02:05:21 AMi remember my fibula had really intense pain in the beginning because it was broken. but it eventually went away with time passing by.
well of course it’s broken
even the tibia it’s broken
Quote from: Hobbit99 on December 29, 2023, 01:42:22 PMyes
73 turns at 1mm/day
for around 6.5 cm gain according to my doctor
Interesting. I wonder why he didnt recommend slowing down after the first couple of centimeters which I think from other diaries is more normal.
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