Quote from: CodyTheDog on October 16, 2019, 01:52:18 AMWhat does ATL stand for? Achilles Tendon Lengthening
http://www.limblengtheningforum.com/index.php?topic=4266.0
Hi MyEvolution,
I am so stoked for you man. Hope everything goes well with your tibias surgery. I just have one quick question... What is your original wingspan? Since you have lengthened quite a bit, has anyone commented on your wingspan / does it look proportionate? Any chance we can get another video of your walking and gait? Thanks!! 
*IMPORTANT UPDATE*
This is a lifestyle/quality update
Over the past 21 days of lengthening (surgery was 27 days ago) its been pretty much a cycle of random pain / uncomfort that has made my overall life quality feel pretty ty in general. Yes sometimes i feel strong like in the mornings, but in general i’ve been taking oxy (mostly to remove pain so that i can sleep at night) and slo trying to manage those night splints. For example, on the 17th of october (day 23 post op) I only slept 2 hours & the day before I only slept 3 hours. My first night of solid 8 hour sleep was day 24 post op. Well today I can finally say that my pain lvls overall, discomfort with the night splints, and quality of sleep have all turned for the better
I’ve started sleeping a regular 7-8 hours daily WITH the night splints on. The trick was to get the amazon ones and to remove the wedge that comes in it. Yesterday was honestly the first time ive ever slept with them on and not felt numbness. Ive also changed my stretch routin to be more tibias focused & i’m seeing myself actually getting more flexible in my ankle movement
Anyways jus took an edible high af and almost feels like oxy so i feel great
Ttyl
Hey MyEvolution,
Can you please explain who your health provider is for non LL needs or emergencies? Do you still go to Paley center? I would appreciate it if you could answer CodyTheDog's questions as well. And please give an update on the infection. You just stopped talking about it 
Quote from: MyEvolution on October 22, 2019, 03:58:47 AMAnyways jus took an edible high af and almost feels like oxy so i feel great
Can you buy it legally in Florida with prescription?
Quote from: CodyTheDog on October 16, 2019, 01:52:18 AMWhat does ATL stand for?
I second this question on the tibias too. We're all a bit nervous about how internal tibias go in the long run so it'd be great to hear about it.
1 year after femurs my running was like.. barely even running guys, cripple running, more like forced jogging. I believe this is because the rods are still in. I spoke to someone who had a car accident and he had rods in place and stuff and he told me that after the rods were removed thats when he was able to return to normal running and all that sorta stuff
overall im still a lot happier with my life even not being able to fully run but i know once rods are removed and full consolidation, normal function will return
does anyone have any real information on tibia lengthening past 6cm? my goal is in fact 8 because i've been told by the PT team at paley's that some people actually have hit 8cm in tibias, while improving their flexibility at the same time. I keep hearing about maybe needing ATL? or that I will for sure lose function. are there any concrete answers out there or is it mostly speculation?
oh ya my infection is gone thanks to the antibiotics Dr.robbins said keep taking them until my checkup this monday so ya
You can find people who did more than 7cm in tibia in first page, but they did LON.
About ATL: http://www.limblengtheningforum.com/index.php?topic=4266.0
I would avoid it like the plague. It does not worth the few cms more.
Does Dr. Paley or Dr. Robin even allow one to lengthen 8 cm in tibia? I never heard about it. When I was there, a patient who was doing only tibia with Stryde tried to get more than 6 cm. But Paley or Robin didn't allow him to go further although his flexibility and mobility was actually quite excellent. I am wondering whether you can go beyond 6 cm at once in Paley institute. One way is that you may slow down lengthening perhaps after 5-6 cm and keep going until 8 cm at a low rate.
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