Dr Pili external Tibia with HEF method (hopefuly 6cm) 2019

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Quote from: Rei on October 02, 2019, 10:03:34 PMNo you get tired cause you are sore, btw from the last X Rays Dr Pili said i should be done in 7 months, apparently my bone regeneration is above average
If pili expects that bone shrinks, this means frames are taken off when callus is still soft
Please be careful after frame removal, bone form may change and get malalighment which can lead to arthritis.

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Quote from: Michael01 on October 03, 2019, 02:58:29 AMWow, man, if this happens it will be extraordinary! Are you doing anything special (exercise, diet, supplement, walking too much) or is it just luck? And you are 33.

Just genetic, i wasn’t allowed to take supplements during the lenghtingg phase

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Today i met Dr Pili and took the X Rays, he also removed 3 small wires i didn't need anymore. Apparently im at 6,5 cm and he now he told that after the removal i should keep more or less pretty much the this exact amount, i also told him if i can keep lenghting without doing ATL and he told me yes but 0,5cm at best. I don't think i will do those last 5mm, tomorrow i will post my X Rays

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Hi Rei

Congrats!  You are almost there! 

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Wait Rei,

So you have done 6cm? It seems like you began raising your limit as you neared the end which I definitely understand considering the hell you went through. But essentially for 6cm it took you from mid june to october. Do you have to keep the frames on after you've finished distracting? Apologies I don't entirely understand the surgery completely and I am considering Pili for the surgery..

What else do you think helped you from not having to do ATL?

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Quote from: dreamingtall on October 20, 2019, 07:05:17 PMWait Rei,

So you have done 6cm? It seems like you began raising your limit as you neared the end which I definitely understand considering the hell you went through. But essentially for 6cm it took you from mid june to october. Do you have to keep the frames on after you've finished distracting? Apologies I don't entirely understand the surgery completely and I am considering Pili for the surgery..

What else do you think helped you from not having to do ATL?

Actually early June but at the beginning of August i started to distract only 0,5mm at day; the method Dr Pili use is pure external so i will have to wear the frames until i’m completely consolidated.
Instead for the ATL i think Pili and Catagni are the only one that really push you doing it, in the end i only experienced ballerina in one foot that i fixed in two weeks without distracting.

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Just met Dr Pili today, he said im doing good and told me to start "shortening" myself 1/4 of mm each week for a total amount of about 2mm, he also said i will remove the ExFix in about 3 months, so it would be slight less than 9 months. Btw i can walk unhained since a couple of weeks but he told to still walk with crutches for atleast another month

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happy to know everything's going well.

what do you mean with "start shortening"?

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Quote from: alieno on November 23, 2019, 04:18:45 PMhappy to know everything's going well.

what do you mean with "start shortening"?

Like 2mm, it helps with the healing process, apprently a lot of doctors do the same

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Hey Rei, what is the pain level currently?