The painful recovery period is the only thing holding me back at this point. I've heard that breaking your femur is the worst pain a person can endure, but obviously you're under anaesthetic when that happens.
How long does the pain last and how bad is it? Do the painkillers help reduce it to tolerable levels?
Quote from: lldude on October 24, 2017, 08:10:19 AMHave you read the testimonial threads? Everyone single one has the op talking about his/her pain right after surgery, during lengthening and consolidation.
Several of them say the pain has gone away shortly.
What was your experience? What was the worst part and how long did it last for?
Quote from: MirinHeight on October 24, 2017, 11:04:51 AMno pain, no gain
Honestly if you can't handle a little pain to get to where you want to be, cll isn't for you.
There are kids undergoing this procedure for leg length discrepancies that are doing fine, and you scared bout a little pain. cmon man.
"breaking the femur is worst pain one can endure"
Yeah but thats if it gets broken during an accident and fractures unevenly causing an open fracture. This is a surgery where the surgeon will make a precision cut while you are under anesthesia.
I can handle A LITTLE. But if it's agonizing pain for 3-4 months that even painkillers can't control, that's different.
When I was younger, I broke 2 bones in my neck and 4 in my back and bruised the spinal cord in my neck. By the time I regained consciousness, it was 4 days later and I don't remember much pain. There was months of physical therapy, however.
I've also had several other surgeries that were comparitively minor and the pain resulted just from the site of the surgery. Like having to lie on my back after back surgery.
Does the amount of pain depend on the individual, the doctor, or the method?
Quote from: MirinHeight on October 27, 2017, 04:01:32 AMThanks. I just wanted to put some evidence out there of why I believe external approach is a lot safer and less invasive so pts can make the best decisions for themselves knowing the facts.
Do you think LON or LATN are just as safe as standard Ilizarov?
Quote from: MirinHeight on October 27, 2017, 11:35:16 AMno; they involve intra-medullary reaming of the bone canal too, which carries the same risk as standard internal precise lengthening.
So I guess it's Ilizarov or nothing for me.
Sure sucks to have to wear those frames for so long.
I'm still trying to figure out if my proportions would be weird afterwards. I wish there was an easy way to tell.
Quote from: MirinHeight on October 27, 2017, 11:35:16 AMno; they involve intra-medullary reaming of the bone canal too, which carries the same risk as standard internal precise lengthening.
So I guess it's Ilizarov or nothing for me.
Sure sucks to have to wear those frames for so long.
I'm still trying to figure out if my proportions would be weird afterwards. I wish there was an easy way to tell.
Quote from: MirinHeight on October 27, 2017, 01:07:00 PMif you want to minimize risks of internal method, imo you should go to
Dr. Paley, Dr. Rozbruch, or Dr. Parihar
The risks I discussed above are rare, although they can happen. This is why it is very important to go to the best surgeons possible so you can minimize risks
I don't want to pay for internal. I would pay extra for LON.
I just need to find out what proportions would be good. I don't want to look unnatural.
Quote from: jexus on October 29, 2017, 12:06:40 AMHey man,
I'm monorail LON tibia patent.
There were days that it hurted like hell. There were days I almost cried. There were days I was so desperate that I thought even the dog at the street was happier than me.
But now 100 days after surgery, I can walk unaided 6,5 cm taller and have no pain.
Thank God, I did it.
Don't be afraid, the worst thing is not the pain. The worst thing is the thought of "not being able to walk again" "being crippled for the rest of your life". I'm absolutely sure that if someone could go to the future and see he is completely fine in 8-9 months the pain would be nothing for him.
What doctor did you go to?
Quote from: Android on October 30, 2017, 10:56:15 PMJexus' diary
Cool. That's who I want to go to. I know I will have to endure the pain. That's fine. I'm a little worried about proportions, but I think that shouldn't be a problem.
Now I just have one more thing to sort out...
Why am I doing this? I'm just under 5'8".
Why? Because girls like tall guys. Nothing to do with career. I'm set on that. Nothing to do with respect of male peers. I don't care about that.
If you look on Match.com, probably 50% of girls have a minimum height standard of 6'0", and probably 90% of 5'10".
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