Femurs stryde with Giotikas (July 2020)

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While I appreciate your input, I’d still appreciate a response from m7liam as to the original question.

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Quote from: las vegas baby on December 27, 2020, 07:54:16 PMdid he go with dr D? thats ultra reassuring that a) dr D is a world class doc and b) the procedure itself is reasonably safe

Ive been trying to find normal successful people irl who got this done and this stuff reassures me.

He did it with Paley years ago, before Stryde was available.
I remember seeing one of the lengtheners in one of Dr. D's media videos driving a Lamborghini Urus lol.

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Thanks for making this diary!

a. If you were flying from D.C. to get to Athens, Greece, probably with an intermediate stop in between, how many days total would you budget for the consultation including which to leave D.C. and how much time to leave just in case your flight gets delayed?

b. What are the most uncomfortable things about sitting at a desk and using a computer when you are doing LL?

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Wonder how he’s going 🧐

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As mentioned thnks for yr diary. Love the brevity, no fluff here.

Regarding this vid do you have a pre-LL walking vid to compare this to? Not sure if just me, or perhaps u had skinny legs before, but it looks like the 4cm has transformed u lol. Would love some perspective by way of an old walking video if u have one.

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Sorry just to confirm this is the video I was referring to



Quote from: m7liam on August 31, 2020, 06:37:07 PMHi all, as promised - video attached. The video is me today (about 47 days after surgery and 4.0cm in). To be honest, my gait hasn't changed much since day 30 because I've been slacking off and working on my wide legs.

Note that I haven't done as much stretching as I should because I have been working a full-time job during this period. I also flew to London 1.5 weeks ago and haven't yet found a PT (any recommendations?)

Also - at the end, I show my wide legs - first, my "normal" wide legs, and then the effort I need to push my legs together. Also I tried to show my duckass by bringing my legs together but it doesn't appear too noticeable at this stage.

Any feedback on what I can do to improve gait/wide legs is welcomed.

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Congrats on finishing your adventure in Athens!

If you could do it over again, what do you wish you had known or would have done differently?

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Quote from: SpeedDialer on December 15, 2020, 10:51:04 PMThanks for making this diary, m7liam!

1. If you were allergic to nuts, sesame seeds, shrimp/crab/lobster, peanuts, what are some common foods in Greece to watch out for?

2. What are some other foods to consider buying common in Greece that are cheap, nutritious, taste good and are easy for someone who has trouble walking/standing to prepare?

Thank you in advance

I'm not allergic sorry so can't really answer the first question.

For the 2nd - there are normal groceries out there that you can order all your food from. You can stand up to prepare food from week 2 onwards. I was time poor so I ended up just ordering food off eFoods (deliveroo equivalent) everyday. Unfortunately selection there is much more limited - basically kebabs, greek salads, mcdonalds, or pasta.

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Quote from: Tokito_Ohma on December 17, 2020, 02:43:34 PMHey bro, your diary is amazing! The way you pushed through the whole distraction phase is nothing short of INSPIRING!
I myself plan to do 6.5cm femurs around this time next year and I wanted to know how I can prepare physically:

*stretches that would be useful if trained now?
*I heard weighted squats are bad as too much muscle around the  quads and hamstring are bad?? Slim runner's legs is more optimal?
*Any other physical preparations?

Hi mate - I did no preparations whatsoever since I decided to do this surgery almost on the spot. I was also told by Giotikas I had average flexibility prior to surgery (I could not quite touch my toes before the surgery).

Based on the guys who did it with me, I do think that the people with more muscles suffered the most. The guy who did the best (basically no pains and was walking pretty much normal as soon as he hit 8cm) was skinny as hell and the guy who had pains everyday and didn't quite finish 8cm (think he made it to 7cm)  owned a gym and was built like Hulk.

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Quote from: infinity&beyond on December 24, 2020, 05:26:25 AMIs it true that scarring from internal tibias is worse?

I think it would be similar. You would just have the scar marks lower on your leg.