Femur lengthening - Jan/2021 w Dr. Koehne Strdye, Germany

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Quote from: RB on March 08, 2021, 03:12:49 PMNice man congrats on hitting 3cm!

Also thank you for the tip about about how to reduce wide legs. I will try it myself if I get hit with wide legs.

Are you feeling tightness in the IT band at all as you didn't have it released? Dr. Betz doesn't release it either so I'm wondering if not having it released has had an impact on you so far?

Wishing you best of luck in hitting your goal.

Thank you!
I definitely feel tightness in the IT Bands but until now its manageable with stretching exercises!   

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Hey just wanted to share this pillow with you. Its great for sleeping on your side during LL. Ive got it a few days ago and dont wanna miss it!
https://www.mediashop.tv/DE/dreamolino-leg-pillow/

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Quote from: Erkan on March 08, 2021, 03:13:11 PMHere my gait as today. you can see how i dodge with my left leg because of the screwpain in the hip. I hope
This will get better!
https://imgur.com/a/SPPgkRz

Walking with swag like a gangster... 

Quote from: Erkan on March 08, 2021, 02:15:41 PM39 days post surgery (+30mm)
today i have reached halfway (30mm) my legs are getting stronger every day. I only need the crutches when I have to climb steps. They also get tighter so I have to counter work to not get wide legs.
I lie every day for several minutes with my legs tied together. This helps with wide legs. I will post a picture later.
I ve noticed recently, that my left nail vibrates sometimes during the distraction. Did anyone had this ?
https://imgur.com/a/ZojXhc3

Is it like clicking? Sometimes the nail clicks when it has heavy muscle resistance against lengthening. Make sure to check x-ray to see how much lengthening is done and if both sides match in case

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Quote from: Serilium on March 14, 2021, 02:57:16 PMWalking with swag like a gangster... 

Is it like clicking? Sometimes the nail clicks when it has heavy muscle resistance against lengthening. Make sure to check x-ray to see how much lengthening is done and if both sides match in case

Hey its not a clicking. I dont hear it I just feel a vibration in the knee. It happens randomly but only on one side. Lets see what the next x-ray shows.

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Hey Erkan, how are you? Everything all right? Any improvements? Is the bone already growing?

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Quote from: Limbfan2020 on March 27, 2021, 12:02:53 PMHey Erkan, how are you? Everything all right? Any improvements? Is the bone already growing?

Hey,
Im now at 4,3cm. Everything is improving. I have less pain better gait and more strength. I dont need the crutches anymore. Ive got some burning on my left lower leg after 4cm. I ve slowed down the distraction and the burning is now nearly gone.
I‘ll visit the Doctor in a few days for xrays. But until now bone growth was very good!

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Hello everyone,

Its 62 days post surgery,
I was getting xrays today. Everything looks good! Im at 4,6cm right now. I dont have wide legs or duckass thats great. My left leg seemed to be 1-2mm less distracted. I think this is due to the vibration I feel during distraction on this leg. We will check this at the end and eventually distract this leg 1-2 days longer to catch up. I should be done with distraction phase in 3 weeks yeahhh!!:)))
I dont need painkillers anymore but i usually take one for better sleep but it is definitely manageable without. After 3cm it got gradually better so life is good now:)
Here is my latest xray: https://imgur.com/a/DBHNkzE

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I would like to tell you something about my story. maybe one or the other will recognize themselves in it and it will help them with their decision. By my 18th birthday, I knew I would no longer grow. Even before that time, I often felt uncomfortable and had a kind of social phobia when going out with friends. I have to say that all of my friends were very tall. it started with around 16 years when I kept getting panic attacks when I went out. At that time I didn't know what that was. In the course of time I felt my height more and more often. Then there were often unexpected statements like "you are small" or simply "the little one". When I was 18, due to an event, which also had to do with my height, I had a collapse. Panic attacks lasting months, severe depression and everything that goes with it. I got ssri which at some point helped me to feel better and at some point I even did well so that I could graduate from school. After stopping the medication, the symptoms came back after a while. and so it went on over the years. A year ago I decided to start therapy because at some point over the years I no longer understood the origin of my problems correctly. In the course of the therapy I realized again that my height was the reason I ve, developed this thought patterns in my head and that I felt locked in. I specifically avoided certain situations, wanted to sit rather than stand, no photos, etc. In my head it was like a prison that didn't allow me to fully develop. In the course of time, I also developed obsessive thoughts which are not directly related to  heighg but were a kind of compensation for it. I don't want to be too euphoric and write that everything is good now. Its like everyone says. It wont make you happy but I dont have this bad feeling anymore so I can focus better on other things which eventually will make me happy! I do already feel like a ballast has fallen from me. I can already tell when I walk on the street that I just feel good. no longer that tense feeling from before. I still take ssri but plan to stop after my regeneration. I hope this peace in my head stays with me.

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Quote from: Erkan on March 31, 2021, 02:30:04 PMI would like to tell you something about my story. maybe one or the other will recognize themselves in it and it will help them with their decision. By my 18th birthday, I knew I would no longer grow. Even before that time, I often felt uncomfortable and had a kind of social phobia when going out with friends. I have to say that all of my friends were very tall. it started with around 16 years when I kept getting panic attacks when I went out. At that time I didn't know what that was. In the course of time I felt my height more and more often. Then there were often unexpected statements like "you are small" or simply "the little one". When I was 18, due to an event, which also had to do with my height, I had a collapse. Panic attacks lasting months, severe depression and everything that goes with it. I got ssri which at some point helped me to feel better and at some point I even did well so that I could graduate from school. After stopping the medication, the symptoms came back after a while. and so it went on over the years. A year ago I decided to start therapy because at some point over the years I no longer understood the origin of my problems correctly. In the course of the therapy I realized again that my height was the reason I ve, developed this thought patterns in my head and that I felt locked in. I specifically avoided certain situations, wanted to sit rather than stand, no photos, etc. In my head it was like a prison that didn't allow me to fully develop. In the course of time, I also developed obsessive thoughts which are not directly related to  heighg but were a kind of compensation for it. I don't want to be too euphoric and write that everything is good now. Its like everyone says. It wont make you happy but I dont have this bad feeling anymore so I can focus better on other things which eventually will make me happy! I do already feel like a ballast has fallen from me. I can already tell when I walk on the street that I just feel good. no longer that tense feeling from before. I still take ssri but plan to stop after my regeneration. I hope this peace in my head stays with me.

  thank you for sharing. honestly makes me smile that you are now comfortable in your body and already starting to feel more confident and remove the neurosis. so happy for you man. after all- this is the point of the surgery eh? remove the neurotic thoughts and insecurity of height. makes me teary eyed erkan

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Quote from: Erkan on March 31, 2021, 02:30:04 PMI would like to tell you something about my story. maybe one or the other will recognize themselves in it and it will help them with their decision. By my 18th birthday, I knew I would no longer grow. Even before that time, I often felt uncomfortable and had a kind of social phobia when going out with friends. I have to say that all of my friends were very tall. it started with around 16 years when I kept getting panic attacks when I went out. At that time I didn't know what that was. In the course of time I felt my height more and more often. Then there were often unexpected statements like "you are small" or simply "the little one". When I was 18, due to an event, which also had to do with my height, I had a collapse. Panic attacks lasting months, severe depression and everything that goes with it. I got ssri which at some point helped me to feel better and at some point I even did well so that I could graduate from school. After stopping the medication, the symptoms came back after a while. and so it went on over the years. A year ago I decided to start therapy because at some point over the years I no longer understood the origin of my problems correctly. In the course of the therapy I realized again that my height was the reason I ve, developed this thought patterns in my head and that I felt locked in. I specifically avoided certain situations, wanted to sit rather than stand, no photos, etc. In my head it was like a prison that didn't allow me to fully develop. In the course of time, I also developed obsessive thoughts which are not directly related to  heighg but were a kind of compensation for it. I don't want to be too euphoric and write that everything is good now. Its like everyone says. It wont make you happy but I dont have this bad feeling anymore so I can focus better on other things which eventually will make me happy! I do already feel like a ballast has fallen from me. I can already tell when I walk on the street that I just feel good. no longer that tense feeling from before. I still take ssri but plan to stop after my regeneration. I hope this peace in my head stays with me.
Hi Erkan!
I am very happy to know that you are progressing well and that you are already so close to your goal.
When I have read this publication I have felt that many of us have spent very hard days locked in our minds because of our height ...
Luckily we are having an opportunity to change our physical and mental state to make us feel good and happy with our appearance.
I think that when we finish this difficult process we will not only be a little taller, I am sure that our social life will have changed for the better.
I hope everything goes very well for you
Good luck friend!!