Femurs growth with Stryde in Barcelona

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Are you place with catheter for this surgery?

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Quote from: leoth2 on May 19, 2021, 04:01:47 PMAre you place with catheter for this surgery?

Hi friend!
My operation was under partial anesthesia and they put me in an epidural with a catheter to have a constant drip to calm the pain until the day after the operation.

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Day 121 after the operation (Monday 24 / May / 21):

Hi guys!
Last Friday I officially started my third week of consolidation.
Over the weekend I have managed to reduce my medication to 1 or 2 painkillers every day. I have not taken tramadol since Thursday night.
I only take 1 pill of 1 gram of paracetamol or 1 pill of Nolotil when the pain is very intense.
At the weekend I have walked between 1 and 2 km every day. 💪
Yesterday I only took one paracetamol pill all day, at 7 in the afternoon, but I did not feel very comfortable standing or walking for a long time ...
Today I woke up not needing to stretch my legs a lot because I woke up at 6:30 a.m. quite uncomfortable and took 1 tramadol.
In the office I have not been able to stretch my legs, however I have felt that I could walk better than the weekend, with a straighter back and less tense hips.
Although the recovery is slow, it seems that every day the situation improves.
Next week I will have new X-rays to check how the bone callus is evolving, so I am already looking forward to seeing the progress😁

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Day 125 after the operation (Friday 28 / May / 21):
Hi everybody!
Just 3 weeks ago I did my last lengthening session with the device on my left leg, at exactly 17:00.
Today officially begins my fourth week of consolidation.
Today I had a physiotherapy session and I felt great, I walked quite well to where I parked the car, 300 meters or so. The physiotherapist told me that today I saw my back and my legs much better ... there is still a lot of work ahead of me, but from now on he has told me that I could have 1 session per week and work on the abdominal, hip and zone exercises lumbar from home.
Yesterday I checked my new height, since my back is less curved than a few weeks ago ...
My new height is: 168.5 cms 😁
These last few days I have only taken a pain reliever to relieve the pain when my legs felt very tired. Someday I haven't even needed to take painkillers.
A few days ago I had blood tests to check that my levels are fine, yesterday they gave me the results and everything is within normal values, so this is positive news😉
My walking on long walks is still quite horrible, I move my hips a lot but lately my back has been straighter and my lower back hurts less ...
However, when I concentrate by walking with my legs together in short walks, of about 100 meters, it seems that I have a slight limp😊
My flexibility is the best news, every day it improves in all aspects. The only problem is the hip area, but little by little the hip flexors lose tension ...
Soon I will post a new video walking and testing my flexibility.
See you soon friends!!

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Quote from: FSchez on May 19, 2021, 02:54:48 PMDay 116 after the operation (Wednesday 19 / May / 21):

Hello again!!
A new update: Yesterday I went back to work in the office and it went very well.
Although my limp is evident, my colleagues told me that I was very changed, taller and thinner ... (I am now 169 without shoes or elevators and I weigh 58 kgs). I felt on the same level as many of my peers and they noticed it too. I know that the average height is 175-176 cm but with 169 + 2 cm of risers I already feel that I am close to the average height and for me it is something incredible😁. I have always had the feeling that an easy aspect to describe myself was "a short and thin boy" and I did not like it at all ... Now my height has taken a back seat and it is what I wanted since I was a child ... I only have to gain a little muscle mass to be completely happy and proud of my appearance, for that there is still a lot of work💪
They also asked me if I was still in pain (I only feel pain 8 or 10 hours after I took the last pain reliever, and sometimes I hold out longer).
Yesterday afternoon I walked on the treadmill for 2 km in 3 sets of 10 minutes, at 4 km / h.
This is the video of the first 10 minutes:



Afterwards I felt that my legs were quite tired, so before dinner I took a pill of Nolotil, but I know that training hard is the only way to quickly regain strength and physical fitness ...

good for you, we all have been to your world.  Question, do you feel Nolotil is good at reducing the pain?  I found it rather useless.

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Patience and keep working

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Quote from: Abbot on May 31, 2021, 02:07:24 AMgood for you, we all have been to your world.  Question, do you feel Nolotil is good at reducing the pain?  I found it rather useless.

Hello abbot!
Although it seems weird, Nolotil has worked better for me than tramadol on many occasions to ease the pain in my legs ...
For many days I have alternated tramadol and Nolotil and was looking forward to the time to take Nolotil ... 😁
I suppose that since we are very different, a medicine works better for each person ...

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Quote from: moretallpls on May 31, 2021, 01:01:34 PMPatience and keep working

GRACIAS AMIGO!!

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Day 132 after the operation (Friday 04 / Jun / 21):
Hi guys!
Yesterday I finished the fourh week since I stopped the lengthening of my left leg.
Today officially begins my fifth week of consolidation.
This week I have woken up every day without pain, I only feel a little tension in my hips when I get out of bed but it goes away when I walk. I usually stretch my legs for the first time that day on the lunch break, at the office, around 10:30. Lately I only stretch 3 times a day (one at the office, one at home, after lunch, and the last one around 8 in the afternoon), but I spend about 20 minutes each session.
Yesterday was the first day that I have managed to walk close to normal, still with a slight limp, but for me it has been a big change.
I succeeded after stretching my hips and legs for half an hour and concentrated on walking avoiding carrying my legs apart.
Today I have also succeeded, but at the office I have not been able to rest to stretch my legs. Nor have I stretched when I got out of bed, so until 7 in the afternoon I walked with a lot of limp ...
At 6 o'clock in the afternoon I had X-rays again and it seems that the callus is improving ...
Then we went to my parents' house and I was able to do exercises and I stretched my hips and legs for almost an hour ... I needed it ...
Thanks to this I have managed to walk making it seem almost normal, but the tension in my hips continues to cause a slight limp.
One important thing, today I have looked at my figure in the mirror with low sneakers, jeans and a T-shirt, and I have seen myself slim, not small. It was a great feeling😁
I think that since my back and hips are better I can stand with my legs together in a fairly normal position and thanks to that I have lost my height complex😊
Tomorrow I will post a walking video and photos of the new X-rays

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Great update Fschez!

Do you still need to use crutches at all anymore? I am nearly at the end of distraction but still use crutches for long distances still. I’m hoping I can stop using them like you soon into consolidation.

Look forward to future updates!