Femurs stryde with Giotikas (July 2020)

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Hi 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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Hi, your legs aren't that wide, barely noticeable.

Looks like your right leg is a bit shorter? But it might be the way you walk and I am wrong.

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Nice walk! Can I ask you what’s your weight and which size of Nail do you have (10 - 11,5 - 13)?

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lmao your wide steping just reminded me of this classic sunny bit

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Dang if you're really struggling to put your feet together like that, I'd be a bit concerned because the IT band isn't a muscle or tendon it's just tissue and it's hard to stretch, I'm not confident Giotikas did the IT band release correctly if at all, I never struggled in putting my feet together or walked with wide likes like that during distraction phase. Hopefully there's a solution to it. Keep pushing, do Self PT mean while, stretching, going up stairs assisted, hip thrusts etc.

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Quote from: m7liam on August 31, 2020, 06:37:07 PM...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?)

Hi, so you have basically given up physio completely during the last couple of weeks, whilst still lengthening!!!
Have you told your doctor?...Come on dude, don't do this to yourself! You deserve better!

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Quote from: O_99 on August 31, 2020, 06:45:09 PMHi, your legs aren't that wide, barely noticeable.

Looks like your right leg is a bit shorter? But it might be the way you walk and I am wrong.

The wide leg isn't as noticeable now at the feet as I've been working on it but you can definitely see it at the knees (see how when I walk, the knees remain quite far apart). That is the main cause of the strange gait I have as normally I would walk with my legs close to each other.

Think the leg thing is an illusion of how I walk.

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Quote from: Tartar on August 31, 2020, 06:46:23 PMNice walk! Can I ask you what’s your weight and which size of Nail do you have (10 - 11,5 - 13)?

I was 65kg pre-surgery and I am using a 10mm nail

Quote from: Movie on September 01, 2020, 04:37:47 AMDang if you're really struggling to put your feet together like that, I'd be a bit concerned because the IT band isn't a muscle or tendon it's just tissue and it's hard to stretch, I'm not confident Giotikas did the IT band release correctly if at all, I never struggled in putting my feet together or walked with wide likes like that during distraction phase. Hopefully there's a solution to it. Keep pushing, do Self PT mean while, stretching, going up stairs assisted, hip thrusts etc.

Yea its strange because another patient also has the same issue at the moment. I noticed in your video your legs were always closed together. I will keep pushing and see how I go.

Quote from: Arcon on September 01, 2020, 07:30:07 AMHi, so you have basically given up physio completely during the last couple of weeks, whilst still lengthening!!!
Have you told your doctor?...Come on dude, don't do this to yourself! You deserve better!

Absolutely, need to go back on the ropes. I've signed up for PT today and have continued stretching. PT is important!

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Hi guys - quick update. I'm about 53 days post surgery (4.5cm).

My wide legs in the last few days has transitioned into some new form of position. I have bent knees when I stand normally or walk and a very slight ballerina foot. I'm not sure if this is duckass as I don't actually have the duckass. As a result, it is actually more tiring for me to stand up than it is to walk. While my feet are still wide, the width has decreased somewhat. Very strange....

One positive thing. I went on a number of tinder dates on the weekend and one girl said to me after I stood up "you're kinda tall, how tall are you?" I've never had that in my life so that's amazing!!!

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Quote from: m7liam on September 06, 2020, 05:49:04 AMHi guys - quick update. I'm about 53 days post surgery (4.5cm).

My wide legs in the last few days has transitioned into some new form of position. I have bent knees when I stand normally or walk and a very slight ballerina foot. I'm not sure if this is duckass as I don't actually have the duckass. As a result, it is actually more tiring for me to stand up than it is to walk. While my feet are still wide, the width has decreased somewhat. Very strange....

One positive thing. I went on a number of tinder dates on the weekend and one girl said to me after I stood up "you're kinda tall, how tall are you?" I've never had that in my life so that's amazing!!!

Nice to get that compliment for the first time heh. Do they comment about your gait at all?