It's simply amazing. You are just manning through the lenthening process with no complications and a full-time job.
How old are you btw, if you don't mind me asking.
I've lengthened about 6cm, but my walk is just ugly. Hard work pays off. Congrats!
@ SirStretchAlot:
Thanks a lot. It's difficult to follow the strict stretching regime, but somehow I have managed to stick with it.
I am 29 years old.
Maybe I can tell you some of the things which I do with ITB, which might help you:
1. When I sleep in bed or I am working (I work on a bed with a bed table). I stretch my legs straight on the bed and tie them with a soft cloth, such that both my legs are touching together. It gets tough after some time, but this definitely helps to keep the legs closed.
2. Use Theragun 15 minutes twice a day on ITB.
3. Do these ITB stretches 3 times a day with 60-second hold
I got the appointment for X-rays early.
X rays at 4.06 cm: https://imgur.com/a/uqNiXXG
Quote from: Arcon on February 22, 2021, 06:13:15 PM500 euro for consultation, 53000 for betzbone, and 6700 for nail removal is unnecessarily expensive, imo. Many problems with Betzbone failures as Betz apparently admitted "...in recent years, he has greatly improved the quality of his nail, thus there are no bending issues anymore with Betzbone...".
Atleast he admitted the issues her had and its been fixed in latest nail.
What's the difference with betz old nail VS current stryde situation? Stryde has to be fixed too.
Same thing different nail. As long as nails are being improved then it's fine.
62 days post-surgery --- 5 cm lengthened
Video of my walk at 5 cm: https://imgur.com/a/WgBs5dq
Function
My function is still decent. I can still keep my legs closed together. The hip flexor and IT bands are still doing good and stretching well. The tightness of quads which I mentioned in the last post is now under control. As of now, my hamstring has been responding to lengthening and stretching in a fantastic manner, with no complaints on this part. I also went swimming in the last couple of weeks, it's really a great and fun way to exercise your legs. Going forward I will focus more on stretching hip flexors, quads, and IT bands. These groups are likely to cause some problems as I go forward.
Clicking
I am still clicking at 15 clicks per day (0.78 mm). Going forward, I will be more lenient with the rate of lengthening. If I feel too tight, I will reduce the rate to 0.52 mm for a couple of days. Let's see how it goes.
Pain
Overall pain is low. But I am facing some new kind of pain, it's near the front side of the right ankle. I do not feel this pain when I am walking or whenever I am in motion. But, whenever I am lying down on the bed, the throbbing pain starts inside the front of my right ankle and it is constant pain. I need to move my leg and turn it sideways (such that my entire foot is parallel and touching the bed) to relieve this pain. It is very annoying. It's hard to tell if this is nerve pain or something different.
Sleep
Sleep has degraded a little because of the above pain I mentioned. I sleep on average for 5-6 hours.
Misc
After the last X-rays, Dr. Betz said that the callus is looking good and everything is on track.
Overall, I still feel good. On weekdays, I am busy with work and stretching the entire day. On weekends, I try to socialize with friends as much as possible. This helps me to be in high spirits and I feel emotionally good.
After around 4 to 5 cm mark, I can clearly see the increase in height difference. Last week, I went to the office and met my colleague (he was almost 2 inches taller than me) after 3 months. When he saw me initially, I could see he was confused a little bit to see me and was constantly checking me from top to bottom. Now, I am the same height as he is. He did not say anything directly about my height, but just said you are looking good. It seems like somehow it's hard for people to comprehend that a person can grow in height in his late 20's. I enjoyed being with all of my colleagues and I did not feel short at all. It was a very satisfying feeling.
Your walking looks really good, I am impressed by your diary and progress. I saw those compression boots, idk if it can really make a difference during lengthening phase
https://www.electrostimulateur.ch/pressotherapie/572-compex-ayre.html?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI75zV28mQ8gIVoQZ7Ch1CiwC8EAQYASABEgLDJPD_BwE
Quote from: chasing_higher_dream on August 01, 2021, 06:09:28 PM62 days post-surgery --- 5 cm lengthened
Video of my walk at 5 cm: https://imgur.com/a/WgBs5dq
Function
My function is still decent. I can still keep my legs closed together. The hip flexor and IT bands are still doing good and stretching well. The tightness of quads which I mentioned in the last post is now under control. As of now, my hamstring has been responding to lengthening and stretching in a fantastic manner, with no complaints on this part. I also went swimming in the last couple of weeks, it's really a great and fun way to exercise your legs. Going forward I will focus more on stretching hip flexors, quads, and IT bands. These groups are likely to cause some problems as I go forward.
Clicking
I am still clicking at 15 clicks per day (0.78 mm). Going forward, I will be more lenient with the rate of lengthening. If I feel too tight, I will reduce the rate to 0.52 mm for a couple of days. Let's see how it goes.
Pain
Overall pain is low. But I am facing some new kind of pain, it's near the front side of the right ankle. I do not feel this pain when I am walking or whenever I am in motion. But, whenever I am lying down on the bed, the throbbing pain starts inside the front of my right ankle and it is constant pain. I need to move my leg and turn it sideways (such that my entire foot is parallel and touching the bed) to relieve this pain. It is very annoying. It's hard to tell if this is nerve pain or something different.
Sleep
Sleep has degraded a little because of the above pain I mentioned. I sleep on average for 5-6 hours.
Misc
After the last X-rays, Dr. Betz said that the callus is looking good and everything is on track.
Overall, I still feel good. On weekdays, I am busy with work and stretching the entire day. On weekends, I try to socialize with friends as much as possible. This helps me to be in high spirits and I feel emotionally good.
After around 4 to 5 cm mark, I can clearly see the increase in height difference. Last week, I went to the office and met my colleague (he was almost 2 inches taller than me) after 3 months. When he saw me initially, I could see he was confused a little bit to see me and was constantly checking me from top to bottom. Now, I am the same height as he is. He did not say anything directly about my height, but just said you are looking good. It seems like somehow it's hard for people to comprehend that a person can grow in height in his late 20's. I enjoyed being with all of my colleagues and I did not feel short at all. It was a very satisfying feeling.
Simply fantastic. Keep up the hard work!
Ankle and knee pains are normal because your biomechanics has changed. Your thighs have yet to grow the muscles to compenstate for the forward lean resulting from lengthened femurs.
Try to land on your heels consciously when walking and it will get better.
@ Johnp86: Thanks. I will have a look at the compression boots.
@ SirStretchAlot: Thanks, man. Yes, minor pains here and there are part of the process. I am waiting for the day when I am done with lengthening 
How are you doing? How many cm did you reach? I saw your diary, but it has not been updated recently.
Hi,
Your diary is encouraging. I am scheduled with Dr. Betz in January but I am now also considering G-Nail with Gotikas and precise 2.2 because they would be earlier and right now my classes are still online due to COVID. Are you making this progress without having the ITB release?
@ LU213: Thanks. I had so far a positive experience with Dr. Betz and his team and can recommend him.
I did not have the ITB released, Dr. Betz also prefers to not do so. In his opinion, there is no point in damaging a good tissue as it's not necessary since it can stretch with a good amount of PT (though it may take a little longer) and he has proven this through countless previous patients he has been operating on over the years.
In my experience, I have been religiously doing stretching for 2-3 hours every day, 7 days a week. And my ITB seems to have stretched pretty fine and I also do not have any wide legs anymore!
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