Femurs + Tibias with Dr Paley Feb 2021

Hi all --

I'm doing some community service with this diary. My husband got his femurs done with the Stryde2 Nail on the last day it was legal in the United States (Feb 18th).  We picked Paley because of his "safety first" mantra, his claim to be the best in the world, and also because my husband planned to do quadrilateral lengthening.  He wants 4 inches, but wants to be proportional. He'd also like to be taller than I am .  It definitely bothers him more than me - but we're finally in a position to do something about it.

He's experienced some complications, and these journals have been invaluable to me as I've tried to research what is happening in his recovery, and tried to avoid pitfalls. I'll hop back on and try to do a backwards look at the first 2.3 weeks and give more detail from what he's been telling me, as well as chronical what's happening now.

Selection and Surgery Background:

We talked to Debiparshard in Vegas first and almost pulled the trigger on that program. They offer remote lengthening and we live fairly close.  While diligencing that surgery, husband figured he better talk to Paley about his practice. He was ultimately sold on the idea of doing Tibias, followed by Femurs three weeks later, and gaining a total of 4" (100mm) while still maintaining proportionality. 

Husband is mid-30's, fit, and 5ft 8inches. I happen to be just a little bit taller. 

Another reason we picked Paley was they had a ton of literature about the procedure and background information, a massive clinic, and a lot of practice doing the procedure.  Dr Paley warned us as we planned the trip that the Stryde nail was potentially being recalled because of rusting issues, but that he felt comfortable continuing forward and didn't think it posed safety risks. We scheduled surgery for Feb 18th, and husband kissed the babies goodbye to move to West Palm Beach.

The Home Suites recommended by Paley Institute is a pretty gross hotel in person and is overpriced for what it is. (dirty carpets, medical tape on the walls the cleaners didn't remove, etc...)  So Husband located a hotel by the airport (Home2 Suites) that matched the Paley pricing and is significantly nicer, and new. Since he has a car, he planned to drive once he got his sea legs.

Good luck! Sounds like he got in under the wire and definitely went all in with both segments. Keep us posted and  best to all - you and babies included 👍😁

What an unusual diary. Does your husband's height bother you at all?

Amusing user name.  This could be a real interesting diary.  Was Paley able to do the second segment for the quad lengthening with stryde ? (Has the second segment surgery even occurred yet?)

I have the same question, was he able to put in the second set of stryde nails considering the recall?

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You must be one tall lady, being taller than 5'8

I am going to be doing the same thing as your hubby next year, same doctor as well . Thanks for taking care of husband and reporting to us.

Good luck to husband!

Quote from: Serilium on March 09, 2021, 07:17:34 PMYou must be one tall lady, being taller than 5'8

I am going to be doing the same thing as your hubby next year, same doctor as well . Thanks for taking care of husband and reporting to us.

To the other posters, I believe they did the tibias first, and the femurs after, and thus the very last day Stryde was allowed was actually the second surgery: the femurs was the second set of nails. Thus tibias is already been done  Feel free to correct me MarriedUp

Good luck to husband!

I'm 5'9.  Believe it or not, we dated for years and I just sort of slouched around him so we avoided the conversation entirely. .  To be clear -- this doesn't bother me at all. I've dated plenty of taller guys.  I like mine just the way he is, but he doesn't love being the smaller person haha.

Husband is going in for Tibias this week.  He got an exception since he had already purchased his nails.  Just in case, he did Femurs first.  Apparently Paley used to do Femurs first, but there were some issues with flexibility and you have to really bend the knee to position the Tibias correctly.  Husband has in writing that they're going to put him under, and then test flexibility on both legs before putting in Tibias.  So he'll probably be the last quad patient for at least a year.

Quote from: Stryde2021 on March 09, 2021, 02:29:07 PMAmusing user name.  This could be a real interesting diary.  Was Paley able to do the second segment for the quad lengthening with stryde ? (Has the second segment surgery even occurred yet?)

He's scheduled for Thursday.  Just got the covid test today and met with Robbins and Paley yesterday on it.  He has good flexibility so they'll be able to place the tibias appropriately.