Quote from: tgogo on January 04, 2021, 05:13:22 PMHi bro ,
I hope you are doing well , why didn't have as a goal the full 8 cm on femur?
I dont feel the need for doing more and will reduce longterm risks. 178 is spot on average where I live and Dr. Koehne usually doesnt lengthen over 6cm on femur.
I think the mockup looks absolutely fantastic. If you feel that 6cm is enough for you, more power to you- you seem to be very rational about your needs and this journey. Good luck with the surgery this month.
Hi Erkan,
I wish you the best on your future surgery.
I am an advocate of getting the max out of the CLL. It's too costly and painful to be just modest about. Why not getting the full 8 cm or 7.5 (almost 3 inches) out of your femur surgery; I mean assuming the surgery goes well and your doctor also approves the max lengthening?
I understand every additional cm may exponentially add to the recovery time and also pain, but with consistent stretching exercises and a good diet, you should be able to mitigate both.
Good luck.
I think 6cm is a good target. Recovery and proportions are more favourable at 6cm.
Dr Kohne seems very good and I am sure he will guide you on what is best
Mockup look good. Doing 6cm looks like it keeps your wingspan in normal range and have read people who have recovered near 100% at that length as compared to 8cm where long term recovery is worse. Best of luck.
Congrats on starting your journey with Stryde!
What do you think you will bring with you for entertainment and for comfort/to help you do various tasks?
Quote from: StrydeNailChallenge on January 04, 2021, 09:39:43 PMHi Erkan,
I wish you the best on your future surgery.
I am an advocate of getting the max out of the CLL. It's too costly and painful to be just modest about. Why not getting the full 8 cm or 7.5 (almost 3 inches) out of your femur surgery; I mean assuming the surgery goes well and your doctor also approves the max lengthening?
I understand every additional cm may exponentially add to the recovery time and also pain, but with consistent stretching exercises and a good diet, you should be able to mitigate both.
Thanks for the input!
Its just a feeling, that the additional 2cm wouldnt give me more satisfaction or happines and are not worth the higher risks. I do actually think, that if I were grown to 175 I probably wouldnt feel the need of doing LL. But this is very individual, and depends on where you live, how tall your family and friends are, etc.
Quote from: SpeedDialer on January 06, 2021, 02:28:53 AMCongrats on starting your journey with Stryde!
What do you think you will bring with you for entertainment and for comfort/to help you do various tasks?
Just an I Pad, mobile and airpods. Any suggestion?
I'm buying the Occulus Quest 2 VR headset, it will reach my place at the end of this month. I heard that burn victims use VR to distract themselves from the pain
Still looking into getting prescription lenses to attach to the VR device so I don't have to wear glasses/risk scratching the lenses
But if I get LL oneday, I don't know if the PT people will let me use it during PT 
Maybe you'll find out?
I also heard there are devices to help people put on their socks or arm grabbers, maybe worth looking into
Hi Erkan, I hope everything goes well first. I am also European and I am thinking of having surgery within the EU, would you have any suggestions from doctors you know from other countries? In Spain, France, Italy ... By the way, I also think that although the average height of some countries was higher, if it measured more than 172 cm or 170 cm, I would not have ever investigated this operation ...
Hi
Erkan is it possible for you to share your thoughts on picking Dr. Koehne for this surgery? There isn't alot of information about him. And what do you know about his track record, surgery technique etc. Kind regards and i wish you the best!
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