Dr. Monegal - Two stage internal Femur - Fitbone - Yagen

Greetings,

I live about 700 km from Barcelonalona. I am going to do the lengthening the second week of 16th January.

I have been following the forum and I think it is the moment to clim my everest. I have been trainning for lengthening one month now, and spend time just for myself is incredible, I have a goal, and I am going to reach with the help of Dr. Monegal.

I am going to do the surgery in two stage, first in January, second in April. Thank you so much to Glenn, Bohemia, musicmaker, They tryed to give all the pros and contra of the surgery in one stage or in two.

I had a meeting with Dr. Monegal 9-nov, and he showed me a video of people walking just finished the distration stage of one leg without crutches and for me was awesome.

The planning is following, just one week on the hospital and after I can come back to my home, It is a simple plan. Let see.

I am between 35-40 years old and my height is 1,70 cm and my goal is between 6,5 and 8 cm more.

I dont have any problems with girls, dates or similar. Just want to reach my personal goal.

I think the ratio risk/profit is low, for me is not different that if you have a ski or motorcicly accident.

I attached a picture of my femurs.



Alea iacta est

You have a great starting height wish u the best on your journey to greatness

Congrats!    Looking forward to reading your diary....... all the best.

Hey Yagen, I have 6 cm Femur discrepency from op with Dr Monegal in March this year.
I am walking without crutches since July, but walking is a bit slow (no running at all), stairs are slower, and still now my leg is a bit sore and stiff.
I cant fully flex knee (but now pretty close to full flexion - plenty enough to walk without too much limp).
LL is different to simple broken bones in an accident. I have broke my tib before in motorbike accident 10 years ago - I was walking fine in 2 months. LL is much tougher because of soft tissue stretching, and associated long recovery and pain (I doubt I will ever achieve my old reaching flexibilty of 15- 20 below toes - lucky to reach toes with tip of fingers now).

Quote from: AimHigh on November 24, 2015, 05:11:35 AMHey Yagen, I have 6 cm Femur discrepency from op with Dr Monegal in March this year.
I am walking without crutches since July, but walking is a bit slow (no running at all), stairs are slower, and still now my leg is a bit sore and stiff.
I cant fully flex knee (but now pretty close to full flexion - plenty enough to walk without too much limp).
LL is different to simple broken bones in an accident. I have broke my tib before in motorbike accident 10 years ago - I was walking fine in 2 months. LL is much tougher because of soft tissue stretching, and associated long recovery and pain (I doubt I will ever achieve my old reaching flexibilty of 15- 20 below toes - lucky to reach toes with tip of fingers now).

Did you have a discrepancy or do you have one now? That sounds like a very long recovery man! What's the issue? Slow consolidation?

Thank you so much Devildog 0331 and ouroboros for your wishes

 AimHigh

From march to november is about 8 month, is a long time for bone consolidation. you need about 200 days for full consolidation, you need to improve your I have the same question than SAD.

¿did you do one leg or two? ¿had you any problem with consolidation? If you started to walk unaid in July, 3 month post surgery, do you thing that your leg have improved well?

I know that LL is different than an accident, but you have to spend a lot of time in recovery. There are a lot of videos of Sweeden 9 mothns after surgery, I know that every person is different.

Some more questions, how was the pain? when do you think that you could drive your own car?

there are other patient like Bohemia or Glenn that they have just finished the distration phase, you can talk with them in order to check your recovery.

I would like to know how is your recovery, please try to write a few words more.

Cheers AimHigh

Hi Guys,
Op RLeg mid march, walking without crutches (slowly) by mid july - 4 months, not  too bad for a guy close to 50 !.
Knee flexion now at around 135 degrees, again not too bad, hope for full flexion over next few months.
Did not do left leg yet due to personal reasons, have been back at work since start September.
have taken no (nothing) pain killers since end of lengthening, but last 2 cm was tough, max .8mm day, but often less.
Nerve pain (both in Femur, and tib !)was quite annoying, but now pretty minimal.
This is no walk in park ! - btw 176.5 cm evening height now.

Hi Yagen!

Just wanted to wish you good luck on your op, so happy for you! Keep us posted on how it goes.

Thank you Glenn 

How do you feel your body now that you have finished the lengtening?? can you sleep better?

Quote from: yagen on November 26, 2015, 09:38:36 AMThank you Glenn 

How do you feel your body now that you have finished the lengtening?? can you sleep better?

Sleep is great! Eight hours a day now. Leg muscles are still sore, but getting better every day.