Quote from: FSchez on May 04, 2021, 12:32:03 PMDay 101 after the operation (04 / May / 21):
Hi guys!!
Yesterday was a very tiring day, but it was worth it.
My wife and I woke up at 5:30 to go by car to Barcelona and be able to go home the same day.
We arrived in Barcelona at 1:00 p.m. and the doctor met us in the X-ray waiting room.
The doctor accompanied me to the X-ray room and there they did the telemetry as well.
We then went into a consultation room with him to analyze the X-rays and check my posture while lying down and standing by the wall. The doctor confirmed what my physiotherapist told me a few weeks ago ...
I have a lot of tension in my hip flexor muscles and a very curved lower back, plus a slight discrepancy in the height of my hips of 4mm.
For all this, he has recommended that I increase my left leg 3 mm more and stop lengthening my right leg (the highest hip). To correct the posture of the back and the stiffness of the hip flexor muscles, like the physiotherapist, he has recommended that I stretch the muscles in the area as long as possible.
For the rest, the bone formation is going well, so from now on I have to walk and do a lot of stretching and toning exercises to recover soon. 💪
The return trip was long, but we got home at a decent time to have dinner and relax for a bit before going to bed.
Today I had a physiotherapy session and the physiotherapist told me that my legs are quite good, I do not have much stiffness, except in the hips and lower back.
Soon I will post a video walking again, when I improve my posture ... 😉
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Almost there amigo!! Keep up the good work 👍
Femurs growth with Stryde in Barcelona
Day 104 after the operation (Friday 07 / May / 21):
Today I officially start the consolidation phase with my two legs !! 💪 I got it!!
7.7 cms in my right / 8.0 cms in my left
This morning I woke up at 7:30 with a lot of stiffness in my left leg, however my right leg feels very good ...
I have only been since Sunday night without lengthening my right leg, but I already notice quite a difference in muscle tension. Today is the first day that I don't feel pain or tension in my right leg and it's great 😁
I hope the recovery is as good as it has started.
Yesterday afternoon I walked on the treadmill after doing postural correction exercises for my back and managed to hold 2 stretches of 10 minutes (400 meters), with a 5 minute break to stretch my back.
I know it is a very short distance, but after the last days for me it is progress, it is only the beginning, but the important thing is that I can now walk without crutches with less pain in my back, which was the only thing that prevented me from taking more weather.
The callus looks good, but I know it will get better the more I walk and the more exercise I do, so from now on I will do my best to walk longer and strengthen my muscles.
My goal is to gain weight because I am very thin and to walk upright again, with those two things my goal before the operation will be exceeded.
I forgot to write that 2 days after going back to the office to work at my job, I realized that I did not spend enough time to stretch my muscles and I felt very stiff, so I went back to work from home.
This weekend I'm going to do some stretching to try to get back to the office one day next week and I hope I don't need to take a step back ...
When I noticeably improve my way of walking I will publish a new video😉
Quote from: L8GrowthSpurt on May 07, 2021, 01:17:25 AMAlmost there amigo!! Keep up the good work 👍
Thank you very much, my friend!! 
The road has not been easy or short, but I have already managed to finish the first phase
Now the hard training begins💪
CONGRATSS! You've done it! You're awesome mate! Loved your diary and the videos! Good luck at your consolidation! Soon you will be walking normaly!
Te felicito man. te puedo escribir al PM asi te hago unas preguntas ?
Thank you both very much !!
Of course you can write me a private message.
I will be happy to help you in any way that I can.
FSchez is it typical for the Barcelona clinic to use Stryde and not Fitbone?
I just remember quite a few diaries some years back from Barcelona and they were all using fitbone.
Quote from: TheDream on May 08, 2021, 01:40:33 PMFSchez is it typical for the Barcelona clinic to use Stryde and not Fitbone?
I just remember quite a few diaries some years back from Barcelona and they were all using fitbone.
Hi TheDream!!
I also believed that Dr. Monegal only used Fitbone, but the first time I spoke with him almost 2 years ago he gave me a price for the 2 options: Stryde and Fitbone. It was probably around this time that he started using the Stryde nail ...
When I had a few days to operate I asked the doctor if he could put me in contact with one of his patients who operated with the Stryde nail.
Then the doctor told me that I had to ask them before because they did not want to reveal their secret ...
Finally the doctor gave me the phone number of a Spanish boy who had surgery on femurs and tibias a few months before and agreed to speak with me.
I spoke with him and he gave me a lot of confidence.
After my operation, when I was in the residence I met a German boy who operated on Dr. Monegal 10 days before me, and a few days later I met a Chinese boy who also had surgery with Dr. Monegal a week after me . Both were operated with the Stryde nail.
I guess now that Stryde and Precice are not available if you have to trade you will use Fitbone until Stryde is back ...
Day 106 after the operation (Sunday 09 / May / 21):
Hello everybody!
Today is my second day of the consolidation phase and I feel a little better.
My right leg is fine, I just feel a little stiff when I wake up, however my left leg is quite stiff all day.
The last 2 nights I have woken up at 6 or 7 in the morning with discomfort in my left hip ...
I continue to stretch my leg muscles for the same amount of time as in the distraction phase, and have added hip stretches, abdominal and glute toning, and lower back flexibilization exercises to my tasks.
Although I still haven't noticed that my posture improves, every day I can endure a little more walking on the treadmill.
Here are some videos from yesterday, my first day of the consolidation phase. Between each video I rested 5 minutes to correct my lower back, lying on my stomach and practicing the cat exercise (raising the lower back as much as possible).
If my back improves I will post a new video to compare with the latter
Hey brother I’m pulling to 7.5 cm
I know stiffness
Do you have a theragun mini at home. If not try to get it massage your stiff muscles it helps a lot.
Also what I have tried are warm baths and then last 2 minutes hot water on legs and then stretches makes huge difference to relax muscles.
Besides that it’s just time on your side that will make stiffness go away
You are done. Now it’s easy part.
I’m a week behind but tagging along.
My walk is similar to yours so it’s normal I guess
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