Femurs with Dr. Assayag in MD

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Hi there

So if you lengthened 6.7cm

Does that show in actual height measurements I mean from your starting height to now so I have full 6.7 cm visible when you measure your self

I have gained 6.4 cm in distraction but only able to measure 5.8 cm actual height

Would be nice to know and also of we gain these lost mm
 Post distraction

Thanks

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Quote from: Ahd1978 on April 20, 2021, 09:59:06 AMHi there

So if you lengthened 6.7cm

Does that show in actual height measurements I mean from your starting height to now so I have full 6.7 cm visible when you measure your self

I have gained 6.4 cm in distraction but only able to measure 5.8 cm actual height

Would be nice to know and also of we gain these lost mm
 Post distraction

Thanks

Do you mean 6.4cm on the ERC? If so, then it's possible that the nail hasn't actually extended that much yet. The only way to tell for sure is to get an X-ray and even so, the doctor can't measure the distraction 100%. The only foolproof way to know how much you lengthened is to max each nail out to 8cm.

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6.4 on x ray

But in real height I’m .5 cm lesser when measuring myself

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Quote from: Ahd1978 on April 20, 2021, 02:32:48 PM6.4 on x ray

But in real height I’m .5 cm lesser when measuring myself

It could be starting and ending height measured at different times during the day, anterior pelvic tilt increasing the curvature of your spine, X-ray readings have an error bar as well. It's going to be almost impossible to know what you actually lengthened unless you take measurements at different times in the day over a long period of time.

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Wonder how RAZAl is faring with this ?

I measure today at 182.5 cm so that’s

6 cm from starting  height of 176.5

Looks awesome now but .5 cm would just wrap it up nicely

But fatigue set in and this weird erratic heart beat.

So let’s see what’s in store

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Quote from: RazalDazal on April 18, 2021, 02:29:04 AMSo sorry for the absence 

Aside from my regular job, I am also working on a new tech startup which siphoned the reaming time I used to have. I will make a video update.

But here is the summary:

- I started to take higher doses of Calcium, Magnesium and Vit. B3.
- x-ray continues to show improvement
- I am reaching my goal in about couple of days YAY  of 67MM. So i will be stopping my lengthening pretty soon here
- If my concavish callus does not improve, Dr. Assayag will remove the screws on my rod in couple of months so I can exert more pressure on my bone and cause it to grow more callus. The bone graft is of course always present as an option if this does not improve.

So far things are OK. I will continue to get x-rays and monitor my progress

can't wait for your video Razal!

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Hi guys !!
It happens the same to me too...
My latest X-rays show a 7 cm distraction and the actual height has only increased 6 cm ...
The curve of the back subtracts between half a cm and 1.5 cm, it depends on the degree of inclination of your lumbar area. In my case, my lower back is very curved, so much so that it is impossible to hit the middle of my back when I support my head and my legs against the wall.
I suppose that if we work the lower back well and regain the flexibility of our hips, over time we will gain those lost millimeters ...
By the way Razal, I am glad that you are already so close to your goal, and I hope that your bone goes better every day, surely you get it💪

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Hey guys

This is what I was talking about

I lost around .8 cm

And recently I gained back .3 so only .5 cm is lost. It’s impossible for us to have full firstly doc said due to 3 dimenstional nature of bone. Besides all muscles being tight the posture is all messed up.

What did help me were resistance bands. If you can have it around pole or something solid and pull the bands towards your chest. The back gets an awesome posture and core also gets stronger supporting the back. Within a week I gained a few mm.

Fchez are u going for full 8.

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Quote from: FSchez on April 25, 2021, 03:20:01 PMHi guys !!
It happens the same to me too...
My latest X-rays show a 7 cm distraction and the actual height has only increased 6 cm ...
The curve of the back subtracts between half a cm and 1.5 cm, it depends on the degree of inclination of your lumbar area. In my case, my lower back is very curved, so much so that it is impossible to hit the middle of my back when I support my head and my legs against the wall.
I suppose that if we work the lower back well and regain the flexibility of our hips, over time we will gain those lost millimeters ...
By the way Razal, I am glad that you are already so close to your goal, and I hope that your bone goes better every day, surely you get it💪
Do you mean the surgery + lengthening made your posture worse? If the posture is about the same before and after surgery, then the gain would have been normalized, I would imagine.

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Quote from: Ahd1978 on April 25, 2021, 03:29:57 PMHey guys

This is what I was talking about

I lost around .8 cm

And recently I gained back .3 so only .5 cm is lost. It’s impossible for us to have full firstly doc said due to 3 dimenstional nature of bone. Besides all muscles being tight the posture is all messed up.

What did help me were resistance bands. If you can have it around pole or something solid and pull the bands towards your chest. The back gets an awesome posture and core also gets stronger supporting the back. Within a week I gained a few mm.

Fchez are u going for full 8.

My goal is to achieve 8 cm, as long as my muscles hold ... I have only a few days left, so I think I will achieve it.
I know that the recovery will be more difficult than if I stop stretching now, but with my initial height (161.5 cms) my goal was to get as close as possible to 170 cms.
Thanks for the advice friend !!
I will practice it to improve the position of my back