It's pretty easy to walk unaided in my room, no pain at all. It's a great feeling but I'll avoid to do it until the doc gives me the green light. To every future Monegal patient: you'll feel like you can walk unaided right after the lengthening phase but always listen to your doc, walk with 1 crutch when he says so and only ditch both crutches when asked. Until the bone has a consolidated bridge, your nail and screws are still bearing most of your weigh.
Quote from: onemorefoot on February 21, 2017, 05:17:55 AMAuron, I think the x-rays should be 10 per cent more than real height, your gap shows 4.8, however I think in real life it should be 4.2-4.3, I hope you can confirm you peak height in the afternoon. Have a great recovery.
Yes, you're right, or at least not too far off. I'm waiting for the other patients to finish their lengthening phase in order to calculate their height gained and compare it all together. Thank you.
Dr. Monegal - Two stage internal Femur - Fitbone - Auron
It's pretty easy to walk unaided in my room, no pain at all. It's a great feeling but I'll avoid to do it until the doc gives me the green light. To every future Monegal patient: you'll feel like you can walk unaided right after the lengthening phase but always listen to your doc, walk with 1 crutch when he says so and only ditch both crutches when asked. Until the bone has a consolidated bridge, your nail and screws are still bearing most of your weigh.
Quote from: onemorefoot on February 21, 2017, 05:17:55 AMAuron, I think the x-rays should be 10 per cent more than real height, your gap shows 4.8, however I think in real life it should be 4.2-4.3, I hope you can confirm you peak height in the afternoon. Have a great recovery.
Yes, you're right, or at least not too far off. I'm waiting for the other patients to finish their lengthening phase in order to calculate their height gained and compare it all together. Thank you.
Quote from: Auron on February 16, 2017, 04:42:13 PMLast saturday I whatsapped Dr. Monegal saying I was stopping to lengthen in that same day at 4.8cm. He was surprised as most of the patients I hang out with. The reason why I stopped so early is because I feel confortable with both my height and proportions right now. If you followed my diary I said that my proportions looked at their best at 3cm of lengthening so, from that day on it was all about gaining height without damaging my proportions too much.
Congrats Auron, I think you made a good decision. 1.76 is a nice height, and a 4.8 cm lengthening should imply a quick recovery, with less long-term effects. And short-term thinking, the temporary 4.8 cm leg discrepancy must be quite easy to correct with a thick insole.
Quote from: Auron on February 21, 2017, 11:26:54 AMIt's pretty easy to walk unaided in my room, no pain at all. It's a great feeling but I'll avoid to do it until the doc gives me the green light. To every future Monegal patient: you'll feel like you can walk unaided right after the lengthening phase but always listen to your doc, walk with 1 crutch when he says so and only ditch both crutches when asked. Until the bone has a consolidated bridge, your nail and screws are still bearing most of your weigh.
Sounds like a good advice.
Quote from: Auron on February 16, 2017, 04:42:13 PMLast saturday I whatsapped Dr. Monegal saying I was stopping to lengthen in that same day at 4.8cm. He was surprised as most of the patients I hang out with. The reason why I stopped so early is because I feel confortable with both my height and proportions right now. If you followed my diary I said that my proportions looked at their best at 3cm of lengthening so, from that day on it was all about gaining height without damaging my proportions too much.
Congrats Auron, I think you made a good decision. 1.76 is a nice height, and a 4.8 cm lengthening should imply a quick recovery, with less long-term effects. And short-term thinking, the temporary 4.8 cm leg discrepancy must be quite easy to correct with a thick insole.
Quote from: Auron on February 21, 2017, 11:26:54 AMIt's pretty easy to walk unaided in my room, no pain at all. It's a great feeling but I'll avoid to do it until the doc gives me the green light. To every future Monegal patient: you'll feel like you can walk unaided right after the lengthening phase but always listen to your doc, walk with 1 crutch when he says so and only ditch both crutches when asked. Until the bone has a consolidated bridge, your nail and screws are still bearing most of your weigh.
Sounds like a good advice.
Quote from: musicmaker on February 21, 2017, 12:25:10 PMHe looks really good indeed! I don't know why some of you think the taller the better. When I was 164 I thought 178 guys were too tall for me. Now I tend to dislike any guy over 183. I don't like tall guys.
Truth is most women like tall men. Of course not every women, but its just a matter of instincst. Taller = stronger, even if in real life is not always like that.
Thanks guys. I'm glad I stopped where I did.
So the big news is that I am having my next surgery on the 7th of March! That's right, like 3 weeks after stopping lengthening my 1st leg. I'm taking x-rays on the same day and will post them here as well. If you haven't figured it out by now it means that I can walk unaided and so I received the green light to do the next surgery.
This weekend there is a patient of another doctor coming to MIC to meet us, Monegal patients. He needs his limbs to be corrected and is visiting Dr. Monegal.
P.S. Barcelona's coast is really beautiful, check it out!
1 day post op
At first I was wishing for this operation to be like the first one but it ended up being even better. It lasted for only 1h15mins, with the antena and cable being removed as well. When the team finished operating me Dr. Monegal called my mom and when she heard Dr. Monegals voice she thought something had happened to me since he was giving her news so early but then she soon realised what was the call about.
At night I could already bend the knee pretty easly, move it sideways and up and down. Pain? Zero, at least in my leg but I had a stomach ache that lasted for the entire night. I think it was because I was 26 hours without eating and then ate a full meal at 00h. But yes, my leg is broken and I'd be in pain if I hadn't the epidural on me.
The doctor came by at 10am, we had a brief chat and he said I'd have x-rays today. He then left to do yet another CLL operation and will come again to see me when hes done.
Day 2 post op
I've just taken x-rays. Once again I'm very pleased with them!
Thanks for the updates and the good news Auron
Thanks for the update!
Keep strong.
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