Femoral Lengthening with Dr. Paley

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Quote from: Purushrottam on April 01, 2019, 04:10:43 AMHey IFS! I had a lot of trouble finding post nail removal diaries too. I think ProgramDude had one. A lot more got added after I had LL I think (YellowSpike, Brb6FtTall, etc).

It was the same way for me (through the hip).My glute muscles weren't really impacted much at all. Most of my 'pain' was at the pin sites on my femur, and that too mostly on the right leg. My glutes vanished during CLL too. They didn't seem to impacted that much by the nail removal.

Hope this helps!

Thanks, Purush. Okay, good to know. 

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Hey Puru, sorry to hear that you are having so much trouble after your nail removal. I had mine removed with Dr. Rozbruch back in October and was limping/swaying for the first 2-3 days but besides that I did not have any difficulty in ROM or pain and after a week I was completely back to normal.  I think you might have pushed yourself too hard right after as I did not do any intense physical activity and just rested after surgery.  Hope you recover and get back to 100% real soon buddy. 

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Update: 1 week 3 days post nail removal

I may have worked out too hard yesterday. I woke up sore as hell. My walking was really bad. However by evening I was fine and went to the gym for cycling. My right leg bends further now (past 90degrees). I can climb stairs fine now.

Quote from: ShortLivesMatter on April 01, 2019, 05:46:05 AMHey Puru, sorry to hear that you are having so much trouble after your nail removal. I had mine removed with Dr. Rozbruch back in October and was limping/swaying for the first 2-3 days but besides that I did not have any difficulty in ROM or pain and after a week I was completely back to normal.  I think you might have pushed yourself too hard right after as I did not do any intense physical activity and just rested after surgery.  Hope you recover and get back to 100% real soon buddy. 

It’s no problem. I’m still going about my life as normal. Thanks for your wishes.

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Quote from: Purushrottam on April 02, 2019, 06:38:45 AMUpdate: 1 week 3 days post nail removal

I may have worked out too hard yesterday. I woke up sore as hell. My walking was really bad. However by evening I was fine and went to the gym for cycling. My right leg bends further now (past 90degrees). I can climb stairs fine now.

It’s no problem. I’m still going about my life as normal. Thanks for your wishes.

Good to hear bro - you are a strong chap - I have full confidence you will be fine and back to normal in a few days.

I have had wiring removed for a previous operation - so despite it being much lighter than the original operation - I still needed to take it easy.

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Quote from: SimonFuller on April 02, 2019, 08:40:54 AMGood to hear bro - you are a strong chap - I have full confidence you will be fine and back to normal in a few days.

I have had wiring removed for a previous operation - so despite it being much lighter than the original operation - I still needed to take it easy.

Thanks man! Good to know!

Update 2 weeks, 2 days after nail removal:

Sorry for my slow updates. There isn't really much to report on anymore. My legs feel totally normal. I walked 8 miles yesterday and 6 miles today. I'm doing light workouts at the gym. Other than the fact that I know my bones still have holes in them, they don't feel any different. I am not going to do any heavy physical activity until May. That bums me out a little bit because I've been working hard to get a summer body by summer. 6 weeks w.o lifting weights is not good lol.

Once I start playing sports again, I'll start updating this diary about how my legs feel. I sort of forgot what it was like to have rods in my legs so I don't have a good comparison anymore.

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Do you still have any pain? Why don't you work hard on your upper body for summer?

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Quote from: Purushrottam on April 07, 2019, 09:20:54 PMI am not going to do any heavy physical activity until May. That bums me out a little bit because I've been working hard to get a summer body by summer. 6 weeks w.o lifting weights is not good lol.

Hi Purushrottam

Thanks for the updates!  I am so happy for you that you already feel quite normal, which is great! I am so looking forward to removing my nails too.
By the way, I think you can still do a lot of weights like Abs, arms, shoulders, etc but not like deadlift, squatting, or anything heavy on your leb.  That could be enough for the summer

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Quote from: wannagrowtaller on April 07, 2019, 11:01:18 PMDo you still have any pain? Why don't you work hard on your upper body for summer?

No pain whatsoever. I'll get to the second part of your comment in my next update.

Quote from: Ghostfish on April 08, 2019, 12:44:54 AMHi Purushrottam

Thanks for the updates!  I am so happy for you that you already feel quite normal, which is great! I am so looking forward to removing my nails too.
By the way, I think you can still do a lot of weights like Abs, arms, shoulders, etc but not like deadlift, squatting, or anything heavy on your leb.  That could be enough for the summer

Thanks man! Living nail free feels great. And yes I've been doing planks and pushups.

Update: 18 days post nail removal:

I had my follow up appointment with Dr. Rozbruch. We looked over the X-Ray. I can start doing high impact sports in 6 weeks. He cleared me to lift heavy weights/do squats, etc. This is great news. I can work out again. I only had an 18 day gap of not working out.

So, long story short, I'm back to life pre LL other than running. I'll take my running stats once I'm cleared to run.

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Congrats, man! I love it. 

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Quote from: Purushrottam on April 10, 2019, 01:40:35 AMNo pain whatsoever. I'll get to the second part of your comment in my next update.

Thanks man! Living nail free feels great. And yes I've been doing planks and pushups.

Update: 18 days post nail removal:

I had my follow up appointment with Dr. Rozbruch. We looked over the X-Ray. I can start doing high impact sports in 6 weeks. He cleared me to lift heavy weights/do squats, etc. This is great news. I can work out again. I only had an 18 day gap of not working out.

So, long story short, I'm back to life pre LL other than running. I'll take my running stats once I'm cleared to run.

Smashedddd it! Congrats bro

Can I pm you a question on proportions please?