Dear moderators, can you please remove the second image of my x-ray, because it accidentally includes my name. I would edit it myself, but the time has expired. Thank you.
Quotethanks for the videos and stuff! how are you, how is your pain level when you 1) relax 2) PT 3)sleep 4)use the walker to stand up?
We need to distinguish pain and discomfort. If we define pain as an acute unbearable sensation, like "Holy crap, please stop, it hurts" then I have never felt that once—except for when self-imposing it with hardcore stretching. Whereas, if we define discomfort as an unwelcome awkward feeling, then I will concede that it never ends—it becomes a matter of how do you tolerate and cope with it, e.g., icing, stretching, lying in funny positions, etc.
When I relax, the discomfort chills at a 3. When I do physical therapy, Claudio raises that discomfort to a 7-8 by necessity. When I stand, I feel almost ordinary. I can walk small distances and feel nothing wrong, except tightness.
I would refer to this whole experience as generally painless, but very uncomfortable. If you consider yourself a grown man or woman, then I see no reason why you could not survive this.
Quoteit's interesting to see the way Dr. Monegal performed the osteotomy on your bones. Looks like he doesn't use an intramedullary saw. I think that Paley doesn't like using a saw either because he prefers to "break the bone" so the scattered bone fragments help in callus formation..... I could be wrong on this but perhaps Dr. Monegal could give some input on the osteotomy technique.... thanks
No saw, as far as I know. He always strives for the gentlest procedure possible.
QuoteI'm really, really happy for you! Can you see/feel any difference, being an inch taller?
Also, how much weight can the fit one bear? Can you walk with it if you use crutches or a walker, or must you always be wheelchair bound when moving?
Yes, my upper legs look longer and narrower when I lie in bed. It amused the crap out of me for about a week. I almost could not believe it. And when I stand up, the horizon of my gaze has risen.
The Fitbone can sustain weight *far greater* than it says. The German engineers specifically minimize the guaranteed weight in writing because they wish to avoid users doing absurdities like jumping and running—one dipcrap went alpine skiing like one month post-procedure in the past and bent them. Apparently, the metal nails themselves pose no threat, but rather the screws can loosen in their holes a little.
I can walk and stand and I feel strong—but no matter who you are, if you do bi-femural with Dr. Monegal you will be relegated to a wheelchair for at least a month simply on principle of safety. And the wheelchair becomes second nature within a day.
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One cool feature of Barcelona—a food delivery/take-out resource exists called La Nevera Roja, that is, The Red Refrigerator. You can instantly browse every menu of every restaurant in the city that will deliver meals to the door of your apartment at the time you select. I utilize this about 3-4 times per week.
https://www.laneveraroja.com
