guys I can tell you that DC looks better everyday...To stop clicking is something you cannot imagine, I count the days (still got 26). Now mate you got to use your crutches and I will be there to see you walking bro 
To Unicorn, thanks for your daily, you used better words than mine to describe how "difficult" "horrible" almost "unbearable" the days in hospital and the beginning of LL is.
I did my 1st month today and the pain is still here, different but still here, now it's more my knees and nerves pain, also since the debut, my intestins and stomach made me troubles, to be in a different country in a hot hot summer not help...Also 2 of my scares "reopened" and i took antibiotics which give diarrhea 
And the worst of all in that process, I JUST CAN'T SLEEP!!!!!!! It is impossible, just impossible cause when your legs don't move, all the pain is coming and wake you up in atrocious conditions. You supposed to sleep legs raised but who can??? Unfortunately I never used to sleep on my back but on my belly or on the side so it is so hard for me...3 hours per night with a semblance of rest, it is too hard, really...And I start my 5th week now 
pills don't really help and I don't want to be an addict.
All that story to say that this weekend I was broken mentally but I keep my faith and today when i saw all my LL team I was better, so as I read on your diary Unicorn, somebody told you to socialize and that is a really good advice. don't stay alone too much or you're gonna depress.
Sorry DC but I just post my journey on your Diary lol 
Dream_catcher: Dr. Guichet internal femur - summer 2016
Quote from: Takanori on August 08, 2016, 07:09:26 PMguys I can tell you that DC looks better everyday...To stop clicking is something you cannot imagine, I count the days (still got 26). Now mate you got to use your crutches and I will be there to see you walking bro
To Unicorn, thanks for your daily, you used better words than mine to describe how "difficult" "horrible" almost "unbearable" the days in hospital and the beginning of LL is.
I did my 1st month today and the pain is still here, different but still here, now it's more my knees and nerves pain, also since the debut, my intestins and stomach made me troubles, to be in a different country in a hot hot summer not help...Also 2 of my scares "reopened" and i took antibiotics which give diarrhea
And the worst of all in that process, I JUST CAN'T SLEEP!!!!!!! It is impossible, just impossible cause when your legs don't move, all the pain is coming and wake you up in atrocious conditions. You supposed to sleep legs raised but who can??? Unfortunately I never used to sleep on my back but on my belly or on the side so it is so hard for me...3 hours per night with a semblance of rest, it is too hard, really...And I start my 5th week now pills don't really help and I don't want to be an addict.
All that story to say that this weekend I was broken mentally but I keep my faith and today when i saw all my LL team I was better, so as I read on your diary Unicorn, somebody told you to socialize and that is a really good advice. don't stay alone too much or you're gonna depress.
Sorry DC but I just post my journey on your Diary lol
Taka. I'm sorry to hear that you had troubles here and there over the weekend. But that's what LL is like. To achieve your goal, you have to go through this. And you won't magically get rid of all the troubles even after stop clicking. I've stopped clicking for more than three days, but new pains and discomforts keep bothering me, though overall I'm getting better. At least I no longer have the stress, anxiety, and pain of clickings, which sent me to hell three times everyday
And sleeping was the biggest problem for me too. Uncomfortable sleeping position, pain, and the side-effect of our daily medicine kill our sleepings. During LL, most nights I slept for only two hours at most. My sleeping only gets better gradually after stop clicking. I slept for four hours, though not continually, the night after I did my last set of clickings in the morning, but I couldn't sleep at all the next night. And last night I slept for about five hours continually.
Some medicine like calcium pill is really bad for my sleeping. Everytime after taking calcium, my stomach doesn't feel very well. It doesn't cause pain or any serious problem but it's enough to prevent me from getting into sleep.
You've already made more than half the way to your goal, just keep fighting.
thanks DC for your advices. See U tomorrow
Hello Dream_catcher, I just start reading your diary about lengthening with Dr. Guichet. I would like to know more about the post op period. How many consultations you had with Dr. Guichet after surgery? What do you do every day ?
I head not very good opinions about his behaviour with patients,how was with you?
Thanks
and good luck!
Quote from: dream_catcher on August 08, 2016, 07:53:13 PMAnd sleeping was the biggest problem for me too. Uncomfortable sleeping position, pain, and the side-effect of our daily medicine kill our sleepings. During LL, most nights I slept for only two hours at most. My sleeping only gets better gradually after stop clicking. I slept for four hours, though not continually, the night after I did my last set of clickings in the morning, but I couldn't sleep at all the next night. And last night I slept for about five hours continually.
Hey Dream_Catcher and Taka,
I discovered this by accident, I was trying to learn how to day trade. So I bought a bunch of books on Kindle like Day Trading for Dummies etc. I have to say, it's the most effective sleep aid ever! Every time I try to wrap my head around indecipherable terms like candlesticks, matchsticks, pogo sticks, VWAP, ATR, MA, SMA, EMA and the plethora of animals 
... bulls, bears, black sheep, or was it scholes?! 
In any case, 3 pages in and I'm comatose, sure thing! 
Quote from: petit_petit on August 09, 2016, 01:01:57 PMHello Dream_catcher, I just start reading your diary about lengthening with Dr. Guichet. I would like to know more about the post op period. How many consultations you had with Dr. Guichet after surgery? What do you do every day ?
I head not very good opinions about his behaviour with patients,how was with you?
Thanks
and good luck!
Thank you petit_petit. I think Dr.Guichet is an excellent surgeon and he is very responsible to his patients. In general, each of the post-surgery patient has one regular consultation with him every week. Besides that, he responds to patients' calls or messages in a professional manner. Several times I sent him messages at night and he responded within one or two hours. Once I sent him a message at night, he didn't reply in the same night but he called me the next morning. From my own experience and what I saw and heard from other patients, he treats his patients professionally, though he is a bit strict with his rules and he is extremely busy.
After surgery, the daily life of every patient constitutes mainly clickings, which can occupy a lot of time for some patients, and exercises, which usually are done at each of the three different places: isokinetics centre, the gym, and home and occupy almost a whole day if the patient does them according to Dr.Guichet's requirements.
Quote from: Unicorn888 on August 10, 2016, 07:37:08 AMHey Dream_Catcher and Taka,
I discovered this by accident, I was trying to learn how to day trade. So I bought a bunch of books on Kindle like Day Trading for Dummies etc. I have to say, it's the most effective sleep aid ever! Every time I try to wrap my head around indecipherable terms like candlesticks, matchsticks, pogo sticks, VWAP, ATR, MA, SMA, EMA and the plethora of animals ... bulls, bears, black sheep, or was it scholes?!
In any case, 3 pages in and I'm comatose, sure thing!
Thanks for your advice Unicorn888. I'll see if I can get this book, but I guess every boring book can do the trick, right
Hey Unicorn,
if these books can avoid the horrible wake-up at 2 in the morning with the legs and knees on fire, I will buy all the collection asap...
Quote from: Takanori on August 11, 2016, 10:58:58 PMHey Unicorn,
if these books can avoid the horrible wake-up at 2 in the morning with the legs and knees on fire, I will buy all the collection asap...
It's a win-win. Either you sleep effectively or get rich quick! And if all else fails, sell it on to the next Guichet victim!
It's been 9 days after I stopped clicking. The progress of my recovery is much slower than I expected. Below is a summary of my progress on walking.
Day 5 - first time walking step-wise with crutches (WSWC) under close supervision of my trainer at the gym for 30 minutes; it was more like sliding my feet on the ground rather than real walking and each of my step was very small and very slow
Day 6 - first time WSWC under supervision of my trainer outdoor for 60 minutes; it became noticable faster
Day 7 - didn't do WSWC because of pain on right leg; first time walking on treadmill: my trainer wanted me to walk for two minutes, but we stopped after 40 seconds due to the same pain on my right leg
Day 8 - first time WSWC without supervision at home and outdoor for 45 minutes; it was faster than on day 6, though it was still even slower than our usual "walking with crutches" during LL, the double-leg hopping with crutches (HWC)
Day 9 - WSWC for 30 minutes at home, slower than on day 8 due to pain on right leg
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