Quote from: SirStretchAlot on August 15, 2021, 07:49:30 PMFantatic progress
1) I have the exact pelvis tilt. It's standard trendelenburg where your right gluteous muscles have atropied. Notice that sitting on hard surfaces will become increasingly hard for you because you've lost so much glute muscles. Glute training will put your gait back on track.
2) The tightness is coming from your clicking rate. I dropped to 10 clicks or 0.52mm starting from 5cm. I'm around 7.5cm right now and I still have no tightness. I understand you want it to end asap, but you should listen to your body.
- Thanks, for the info. I researched on the internet regarding "standard trendelenburg" and yes, the condition matches with what I am suffering from. My physiotherapist also said that I need to strengthen my butt muscles to fix this. I will be starting training soon to fix this.
- Yes, probably you are right. I will experiment and find which number of clicks my body is comfortable with and reduce it accordingly.
Femur lengthening with Dr. Betz - 2021
Quote from: chasing_higher_dream on August 15, 2021, 11:45:38 AM76 days post-surgery --- 6 cm lengthened
Video of my walk at 6 cm: https://imgur.com/a/9J5MsR5
Function
Most of my function is still intact. Nothing has changed much. My muscles are now getting tighter especially my hip flexors and piriformis. I can feel it while I am stretching. The range of motion of the stretch involving my hip flexor muscle has reduced. Luckily, I do not have wide legs or duck ass as of now. Though I am suffering from a new problem, my pelvis has started to rotate towards the left. So when I stand straight my pelvis turns to the left by 10 to 15 degrees while my legs point straight. This has resulted in my walking gait not being so smooth as it can be. I am working with my physiotherapist to identify which muscle group is causing this pelvis tilt and possibly fix this issue (I go to professional physiotherapist once a week).
Clicking
The resistance to click is now further reduced and now it's a child's play to click. I am still clicking at 15 clicks per day (0.78 mm).
Pain
Overall pain is low. The ankle pain in the front side of the right leg stated in my previous post seems to be interlinked with the pelvis rotation problem. The rotated pelvis to left has resulted in bringing the right side of the pelvis little front, thereby bringing the weight of the body more to the front side of my right leg, thereby putting more pressure on the front side of my ankle. I hope that I find a solution to this problem. Also, I am still taking my pain killer medications.
Sleep
Sleep has further degraded. I feel the tightness of the muscles when I sleep, I roll around to relieve some of the tightness. Also, sometimes I wake up due to my tight muscles. I sleep on average for 5 hours now at night.
Misc
Overall, I think my condition is still good. It's astonishing to see how days are passing so slow. I am counting every day as it passes. I am waiting for the day when I am done with lengthening.
I was meeting my friends 2 days before in a restaurant, one of my female friends commented that I am looking thinner and good. She asked if I have loosened any weight. I just shrugged and said yes and tried to switch the topic. It seems like people around me have started to notice something's different about me 
X-ray at 6cm: https://imgur.com/a/Fp7t3M2
@slender
Doctors only really encourage rapid lengthening for patients on non-weightbearing nails, because they're wasting muscle everyday. Another reason as with Betz, is so that patients don't get lazy with PT. Your bones consolidate at an average rate of 0.25mm per day, and Giotikas recommends 0.5mm lengthening if returning home. Preconsolidation is rare and only applies for individuals with rapid bone healing. People usually take months to consolidate after lengthening, so it is almost a non-issue for most people. But as you said, we can apply more force on mechanical nails, so hardening callus is less of a problem.
@chasing_higher_dream
Your x-ray looks fantastic. There's also a lot of room for slowing, but do confirm with Betz.
Quote from: SirStretchAlot on August 16, 2021, 10:32:16 PM@slender
Doctors only really encourage rapid lengthening for patients on non-weightbearing nails, because they're wasting muscle everyday. Another reason as with Betz, is so that patients don't get lazy with PT. Your bones consolidate at an average rate of 0.25mm per day, and Giotikas recommends 0.5mm lengthening if returning home. Preconsolidation is rare and only applies for individuals with rapid bone healing. People usually take months to consolidate after lengthening, so it is almost a non-issue for most people. But as you said, we can apply more force on mechanical nails, so hardening callus is less of a problem.
@SirStretchAlot: Ah I see! Maybe the information I got in my consultations was a bit skewed due to my age. Thanks for the clarification!
@chasing_higher_dream: you're gonna hit your goal in no time! keep it up!
Hi, sorry for asking probably again. How much did you pary for surgery, nail and other costs to have approx. number for this surgery?
Quote from: lucindaris on August 17, 2021, 01:51:30 AMHi, sorry for asking probably again. How much did you pary for surgery, nail and other costs to have approx. number for this surgery?
These are the rough estimates:
Consultation: € 500
Surgery + 14 day hospital stay + food + PT during hospitalization + crutches: € 54,000
Medications for 3 months: € 600
Nail removal surgery after 1 to 2 years: € 6700
Quote from: chasing_higher_dream on August 13, 2021, 05:38:48 AM@DonBones: Thanks for the good wishes. I am glad to hear this 
How are you doing? I guess you had your surgery scheduled by end of June/July.
@RB: Thanks, mate.
@ SirStretchAlot: I am glad to know that you have managed to narrow your wide legs too! Yes you are right - the form, intensity, and duration of the stretch are also important.
Sorry for the late reply. Things are going quite well and I have today reached 2cm.
Thankfully, the clicking has been straightforward so far. Things get a bit tight between click 15 and 20, but it's not the calamity I thought it would be. The same is true for the other six patients who were in the hospital with me btw, all of them clicked well.
Of course, there is some tightness and sleeping is more difficult, but all of this was expected. I do not want to complain and simply have to power through. My goal is 5cm - hopefully I can make it alright
Good luck for the final few centimetres!
Quote from: DonBones on August 20, 2021, 09:41:28 AMSorry for the late reply. Things are going quite well and I have today reached 2cm.
Thankfully, the clicking has been straightforward so far. Things get a bit tight between click 15 and 20, but it's not the calamity I thought it would be. The same is true for the other six patients who were in the hospital with me btw, all of them clicked well.
Of course, there is some tightness and sleeping is more difficult, but all of this was expected. I do not want to complain and simply have to power through. My goal is 5cm - hopefully I can make it alright
Good luck for the final few centimetres!
No pain clicking and 5cm goal? Betz was made for you
Quote from: DonBones on August 20, 2021, 09:41:28 AMSorry for the late reply. Things are going quite well and I have today reached 2cm.
Thankfully, the clicking has been straightforward so far. Things get a bit tight between click 15 and 20, but it's not the calamity I thought it would be. The same is true for the other six patients who were in the hospital with me btw, all of them clicked well.
Of course, there is some tightness and sleeping is more difficult, but all of this was expected. I do not want to complain and simply have to power through. My goal is 5cm - hopefully I can make it alright
Good luck for the final few centimetres!
Good to know you are doing well. Since you are lengthening conservatively (5 cm) you will be back to normal faster than me
90 days post-surgery --- 7 cm lengthened
Video of my walk at 7 cm: https://imgur.com/a/8Sc8qDp
Function
The function is still good. The tightness of the hip flexor muscle is now under control, I have regained the range of motion while stretching. Still, no wide legs or duckass. The problem mentioned previously of my sideways pelvis tilt is still present, I am working to fix this, but it seems that this will take a longer time. Overall I am happy with the state I am in currently.
Clicking
I am still clicking at 15 clicks per day (0.78 mm) since my body seems to have adapted to this muscle tightness and I feel I can still proceed with this rate without any complications.
Pain
Overall pain is still low. The ankle pain in the front side of the right leg stated previously has reduced substantially due to maintaining proper posture.
Sleep
Sleep quality has remained the same, neither good nor bad. I wake up once a night due to uneasiness caused by stretched muscles. Overall I sleep around 5-6 hours at night.
Misc
Overall, I feel good being 177 cm tall. I am liking the way I see in the mirror, especially when dressed, the longer legs seem to be quite attractive. Few days before I was in a shopping mall and I was not on the shorter side anymore, I was towering over a bunch of men (of course not all of them). It felt good and was a boost to my confidence and self-esteem.
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