Quote from: Erkan on February 16, 2021, 04:25:30 PMThat body turn at Min 2:00 I hate it too!
I know I am wearing externals and it is much different to internals but I noticed that my body movements such as turning and kind of moving around became significantly better after 3cm or so.
Reality check for those wanting to gauge how difficult this surgery is. Thanks fschez. You were in pain the whole time. Scares me. Thanks for the video it's great and it's definitely influencing my ideas and pre-conceptions of this surgery.
Quote from: BelowTheMean on February 16, 2021, 04:17:23 PMWow your quads and hamstrings are way more flexible than mine were shortly after surgery. I guess the surgery really affects everyone's body differently.
I agree with you. I believe that flexibility and recovery after the operation depends on many factors, especially the type of surgery and the difficulty of inserting the nails ...
In addition, it is very likely that the flexibility before the operation and the exercise that you can practice will also affect your mobility in the recovery phase ...
It is just my opinion, so although it hurts a lot, I do not want to stop doing stretching exercises while I can 
Quote from: ghkid2021 on February 16, 2021, 09:48:49 PMReality check for those wanting to gauge how difficult this surgery is. Thanks fschez. You were in pain the whole time. Scares me. Thanks for the video it's great and it's definitely influencing my ideas and pre-conceptions of this surgery.
I am glad that the video is useful for you. Actually, stretching exercises to improve flexibility is necessary to do it like a gym session, you have to force your muscles close to your limit for the training to be good. The pain is almost throughout the entire session, but at a bearable level to avoid contractures. After stretching I usually feel that my legs are more relaxed, that is a relief ...
I am still in the beginning of the lengthening process, I have about 1.8 cm, but I am sure that the effort is worth it.
I've been wishing I was near average height for a long time and that's why I'm psyched up to endure the pain. I think we can do it, but we need to have a lot of concentration and patience ...
Good luck my friend!!
Quote from: ghkid2021 on February 16, 2021, 09:48:49 PMReality check for those wanting to gauge how difficult this surgery is. Thanks fschez. You were in pain the whole time. Scares me. Thanks for the video it's great and it's definitely influencing my ideas and pre-conceptions of this surgery.
I think the biggest reality check is when yo get it done. Same went for me when i thought the surgery was going to be a breeze. Boy was I wrong haha
Day 7 after the operation (Saturday 30 / January / 21):
At night I woke up 2 times, but since my legs didn't hurt I fell asleep without taking painkillers ...
In the morning I took only one paracetamol because my head ached from the pillow ...
I had breakfast and did stretching exercises. I walked a bit with the walker and was encouraged to try my first steps without any support.
I was able to walk very slowly and like a penguin but I did it
For all the effort I felt discomfort and took a Nolotil. Shortly after I fell asleep half an hour before eating. After eating I went back to sleep a little more. The afternoon was quiet, although at 5:30 p.m. I had to take a paracetamol
We were playing chess and then I saw a soccer game on TV.
I just got up to shower before wound dressing and dinner.
After dinner I went to bed to watch a movie and had a hard time falling asleep (probably because I get a little sleep in the middle of the day).
Day 8 after the operation (Sunday 31 / January / 21):
At night it took me a long time to sleep and at 3:30 a.m. I woke up. I had to take a painkiller and went back to sleep for about 3 hours, until 7:00
I took another pain reliever, although I had to wait a while because it was not yet 4 hours since the last pain reliever ...
I was until 8:00 talking with my wife while I was waiting with desire for the time to take the medication and then I fell asleep until 10:00
I got out of bed with encouragement and went to the gym to stretch my muscles and spent a while on the elliptical trainer. I also tried walking a bit on the parallel bars.
The rest of the day I took it easy.
I took a couple more painkillers during the day, because now when they start to
bothering my legs I can't stand the pain much.
My wife goes home for a few days to see our children, that's why I took the eparin today, to test if it had value ...
At the MICs residence, the caregivers can prick you eparin and they can help you clean yourself, but with COVID I prefer to have as little contact as possible to reduce the risk of contagion.
I watched a football game while I was having dinner and since I wanted to lie down we got into bed.
I took a pain reliever shortly after going to bed because I was having trouble falling asleep.
Day 9 after the operation (Monday 1 / February / 21)
I had a good night, the best so far. I woke up around 7:00 and rolled over on my stomach to try and get some more sleep. Soon after, I was able to sleep again.
We get up at 9:20
By
Tomorrow I stretched my muscles, I also had a physiotherapy session in the gym. Today the doctor had to come with the representative of the device to start lengthening my legs. In the end they could not come but the doctor told me that tomorrow morning the two of them will come together with the machine. After the physiotherapy session I felt discomfort and took a pain reliever. I fell asleep for a long time. Because of that I ate late
The afternoon was quiet, I played chess with my wife and we were watching a series on the tablet
At 20:15 I felt discomfort in my legs again and I took another painkiller
Then we had dinner and went to bed
to watch a movie on the tablet.
I still walk with the walker and when I feel discomfort or I am tired I have to move in the wheelchair.
At the moment the intensity of pain
I take it very well.
Quote from: FSchez on February 17, 2021, 12:08:00 PMDay 9 after the operation (Monday 1 / February / 21)
I had a good night, the best so far. I woke up around 7:00 and rolled over on my stomach to try and get some more sleep. Soon after, I was able to sleep again.
We get up at 9:20
By
Tomorrow I stretched my muscles, I also had a physiotherapy session in the gym. Today the doctor had to come with the representative of the device to start lengthening my legs. In the end they could not come but the doctor told me that tomorrow morning the two of them will come together with the machine. After the physiotherapy session I felt discomfort and took a pain reliever. I fell asleep for a long time. Because of that I ate late
The afternoon was quiet, I played chess with my wife and we were watching a series on the tablet
At 20:15 I felt discomfort in my legs again and I took another painkiller
Then we had dinner and went to bed
to watch a movie on the tablet.
I still walk with the walker and when I feel discomfort or I am tired I have to move in the wheelchair.
At the moment the intensity of pain
I take it very well.
Good to hear your progress mate, how often do you get x-rays done can I ask? Or better yet, how often are x-rays advised during the lengthening phase?
Cheers
Quote from: Jamesy998 on February 17, 2021, 12:43:25 PMGood to hear your progress mate, how often do you get x-rays done can I ask? Or better yet, how often are x-rays advised during the lengthening phase?
Cheers
In my case, I had 4 x-rays: the first on the day of the operation, the second the day after the operation, the third the day I left the hospital, and the last was 10 days after starting the lengthening process with the device. From now on they will be every 4 or 5 weeks.
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