Hey brother
Just to give you more feedback
My breathing was combination of GERD due to all acid jn stomach from medicines which I am taking medicines for now.
Other result was in EKG of heart which shows an enlarged aorta and pressure on the left ventricle. Before surgery didn’t have this issue. Not blaming surgery for it.
But being 43 maybe adjustment in organs of body isn’t same as it would be for younger people.
So my journey of distraction ends at 7 cm and I won’t be distracting further as no doctor is able to give me concrete answers on this enlarged aorta.
One has to monitor this dilation and in future if need be get minor surgery to fix the issue.
I love my new height at 183.5 distraction but net 183
However I wish to highlight to all cll patients that what I am going through can happen with anyone and to say let’s push it without thinking would be serious mistake.
Our organs will go through major shift and all I suggest to all is have your pre surgery tests done on organs and have those stats with you.
So post surgery easier to evaluate over time how hey adapt to surgery.
I will brief all in separate full diary.
I will also be consolidating from next week RD so glad we in final stages of it.
Femurs with Dr. Assayag in MD
Oh wow! 183! So cool dude!
many congrats to you and kudos for sticking to what YOU think is good for you and your body!
Quote from: Ahd1978 on April 30, 2021, 09:02:17 PMHey brother
Just to give you more feedback
My breathing was combination of GERD due to all acid jn stomach from medicines which I am taking medicines for now.
Other result was in EKG of heart which shows an enlarged aorta and pressure on the left ventricle. Before surgery didn’t have this issue. Not blaming surgery for it.
But being 43 maybe adjustment in organs of body isn’t same as it would be for younger people.
So my journey of distraction ends at 7 cm and I won’t be distracting further as no doctor is able to give me concrete answers on this enlarged aorta.
One has to monitor this dilation and in future if need be get minor surgery to fix the issue.
I love my new height at 183.5 distraction but net 183
However I wish to highlight to all cll patients that what I am going through can happen with anyone and to say let’s push it without thinking would be serious mistake.
Our organs will go through major shift and all I suggest to all is have your pre surgery tests done on organs and have those stats with you.
So post surgery easier to evaluate over time how hey adapt to surgery.
I will brief all in separate full diary.
I will also be consolidating from next week RD so glad we in final stages of it.
Looking great Raz. Would u be able to do proportion barefoot? And slightly bending knees? And Scars now?
Congratulation on nearing tail end of your journey. Fantastic.
Quote from: RazalDazal on April 26, 2021, 01:35:33 AMFinally done with Lengthening yay! 
69mm
This is such a cool diary. Congrats dude. I did the exact same thing as you back in fall/winter of 2019. While many people seem to not return to this forum after they are done, I come here all the time. Doing LL is such a dramatic thing in your life that I can't just "forget" about it and move on. I want to hear other people's stories, continue to read diaries, and answer questions for people along the way. Some people can put it behind them 100%, but I definitely like to keep up with this specialized life-changing procedure. Thanks for the great vids, don't get rid of them! I haven't made it through all of them yet!
Awesome Razal. Love these "sit down & chat about life" videos. Really awesome man, I can tell your baseline happiness and optimism has just been rising. Finally you can fully focus on your career now and tunnel vision into success!
Cheers
Great update Raz. These videos are so helpful for the community.
I know you mentioned no proportion problem with shorts on, but how about when nked? Does it still look weird
Also in the next video could you show knee bending / squat motion with shorts on?
Leg Lengthening's affect on Sexual Drive
MAIN POINTS FROM RAZALDAZAL’S VIDEO UPDATE “Sex after LL (part 49)”:
Hi guys,
RazalDazal’s latest video is super informative, I suggest you watch it. However, if you’re not going do that I’ve summarized (below) some of the main points from his latest video. Enjoy! Please note, I’m NOT RazalDazal, nor have I contacted him - I’m just someone who watches his videos. So please do not send me questions about his situation, as I am just an observer. -Hercules
At 5:00 in video:
RazalDazal says HE -MIGHT- NEED A SECOND SURGERY. (The decision to move forward with a second surgery might be made during his next meeting with Doctor Assayag, when they review new x-ray images of his femurs in a couple weeks). RazalDazal might need a second surgery because his bone callus is not forming sufficiently on the lateral side of both of his femurs. In the second surgery Dr. Assayag would REMOVE HIS STRYDE NAILS AND REPLACE THEM WITH NON-WEIGHT BEARING TITANIUM RODS. Dr. Assayag would remove the Stryde nails during the second surgery because they might be hindering Razal’s bone callus formation. Replacing Stryde with non-weight bearing rods will cause RazalDazal to walk around with crutches which might help Razal to put pressure on his legs which might help the bones recover. Please watch the video for more info about that. A bone graft using stem cells would also be performed. The goods news is that insurance might pay for the second surgery because the second surgery is addressing a COMPLICATION of the original cosmetic limb lengthening surgery. Dr. Assayag and his team are helping & talking to RazalDazal’s insurance company about this matter. (To avoid any confusion, please note that insurance did not pay for the original limb lengthening surgery - insurance does not pay for cosmetic procedures).
At 1:10 in video:
RazalDazal says in response to people asking him this, that limb lengthening surgery did not cause erectile dysfunction or anything bad like that He says he still has normal sexual function, so don’t worry about this issue if you are considering limb lengthening. However, RazalDazal did not start having seks again until 3 months after the surgery because he didn’t feel like it in the first month and had pain in his (healing) legs if he tried it during the second month.
At 3:08 in video:
RazalDazal has been active in his house and yard, but his muscles in leg and buttocks are not at fully recovered yet. For example he still cannot his bend legs fully so he cannot squat down all the way, and he needs to push himself off a chair with his arms for assistance.
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