First I have to confess that English is not my native language. Thus I apologize in advance for any unintentional wording mistakes I will probably make in the following posts. You are welcome to correct them and help me learn.
For years, I have been watching this forum. Those people who dare to fight against what they were born with inspire me a lot. Fortunately, I seized the chance of transferring to one of Italy's top universities half a year ago. And my crazy adventure all begins right now. I am going to take the operation in March. Reply if you are interested in my journey. I would really like to have someone to talk to talk to when I am fighting my own battle. Besides, I hope my posts can more or less clear the paths for future patients.
External Method with Dr. Pili in Lecco, Italy
Hi Dreamer, I am happy to have you visit me. Just let me settle down first. And yes, I have booked the surgery. My starting height is 163.5cm.
Thanks for your concern. It's not a problem for me. I could just take the exam.
I don't think there is a psyche test. Don't worry.
I have already done the surgery and things went pretty well. The surgery requires general anesthesia. When I woke up, there was a hell of pain. However, the pain faded away so quickly that later in the same evening, I did not need painkillers any more. The next day morning, things got ugly. Though the pain was gone, I had sore muscles all around my foot to the extent that I could not gather enough strength to walk. I struggled all day and couldn't go off the bed. During the night, I decided to take a shot of painkillers. I needed to see if it was the pain that got in the way. I did some warming up before going down. The hardest part was to stand up. Though I possibly wouldn't feel anything under painkillers, I could tear my muscle all in a sudden. Then I tried several times until succeeded. I walked around the room happily and even took a bath after that. It all went alright after that.
Quote from: fivetenneeded2016 on March 04, 2018, 05:18:55 PMHow long did you practise the pre LL excersises sent by Dr. Pili?
I wasn't asked to do such exercise. But I think Dr. Pili has his own reason to ask you to do that.
Quote from: Shadow91 on March 04, 2018, 06:34:42 PMCongratulations Shadow! Hope everything is well. Btw have you met anyone that has done femur internal lengthening with Pili?
It seems that Dr. Pili recommends internal methods for femur lengthening.
Quote from: fivetenneeded2016 on March 13, 2018, 08:14:14 PMHey shadow! , how is your mobility now? Are you abel to walk small distance(100-200m) around the house, using crutches, without much pain?
My room is small. Crutches can be a liability. They are only useful when I go outside. Crutches allow me to lean my body further without falling, which means bigger pace and faster walk. My knees are not as flexible as they used to be. So I walk like a zombie -- small pace and wiggling. But other than that, I am pretty ok.
Quote from: myloginacct on March 13, 2018, 09:37:46 PMYep, even if it's difficult for you, please try to provide the most detail and maybe evidence that you can of your whole LL journey with Pili. He's one of the most respected and promoted doctors here, but his diaries are very lacking in information. You'd be doing us all a great favor.
Thank you, Shadow.
I am studying and lengthening at the same time. Everything is in a bit rush. Should you have any doubts, just ask.
I started lengthening today. I don't know whether any of you have once worn a tooth bracelet. The feeling is exactly the same. Each time the fixator is tuned, I feel a sense of discomfort, which will disappear once my body got used to it. The problem is that I have to tune the fixator once every eight hours, which means this discomfort is everlasting. There is a saying that pain is inevitable, but suffering is optional. I am glad that I have friends who would buy me cooking ingredients twice a week, an experienced doctor and a senior nurse who are just a phone away, a roommate who is willing to sacrifice parties and music just not to disturb me. A thought used to trouble me that I could have gone to a better university if it were not for this surgery. But now I started to fall in love with pizza, gelato and everything about Italy. I might even consider living in Italy after graduation.
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