Femurs with Dr Paley scheduled on March

Haha it’s one of the main reasons I posted here, for incoming female LLers:)
Paley didn’t promise me that I can get full 8 cm, just told me the percentage of people achieving it.
(Actually Rozbruch said I can get 8cm, but I didn’t ask how and why)
My right leg now can only bend 85 degrees which is really upsetting, someone else at this stage had 135 degrees...

I really recommend you consistently practice your harmstring, or just muscles on your femurs in general, it will help your lengthening and pt so so much

Thank you 

Ok I will figure it out, thanks for the support:)

Hi forumonly2019,

When you say that your right leg can only bend 85 degrees...which position are you referring to?

When I lay in bed on my stomach, had my right leg raise up and bend over.
It was actually more like a 50 degree.... 85 was like i die for a sec

Quote from: forumonly2019 on March 15, 2019, 12:45:00 PMWhen I lay in bed on my stomach, had my right leg raise up and bend over.
It was actually more like a 50 degree.... 85 was like i die for a sec

LOL @ "like i die for a sec".   I relate to that. I have died on several occasions during this CLL process, myself.  You're going to be just fine.   I was the same as you at this point at about 85 degree/90.  You'll be just fine. We'll stand by for more updates.  You're doing great.

Just done pt today, great as usual. He measured my left leg can bend 97 degrees while right one with only 88...  Thank you fullstryde, love having you here, I screamed and cried a little during today’s pt so I just “died” serveral more times now haha.
when mike asked me to hold for a stretching position for 30 secs, it hurt so so bad. But right after releasing my leg, the pain was completely gone. Ahh, it’s just how stretching is I guess 

Little update on oxycodone: I actually can take it if I split it into half and have them half hour apart.

Quote from: forumonly2019 on March 15, 2019, 03:41:38 PMLittle update on oxycodone: I actually can take it if I split it into half and have them half hour apart.

Outstanding! The pain killer will get you through this initial "post-surgical" time. Most the pain you're experience is only natural due to the type of surgery you had.  Keep going good with those stretches and you'll be great.  Here are a few CLL complications that pop up and it's worth asking Mike about to understand how his stretching will prevent this for you...

1) "Duck Ass" - How to keep it away and get ride of it once it comes (if it comes)
2) "Keep my Legs straight" - As you approach 4cm or 5cm..your legs want to bend on their own...
3) "Wide Legs" - Meaning it gets harder to keep your legs together when standing straight up...

These are the big 3 to stay proactive on and to keep Mike on his "toes"....in helping you prevent.

Forum, I'd love to know what stretches they make you do at Paley's.  I'm with Dr. M, and comparing notes.

You're doing great!  Looking forward to more updates.

Thank you so much for those valuable notes, will def. ask Mike next Monday for each of them
Mike teaches me new practices everyday.
Sit on the pt table, Spread the legs, Bend over and try to reach the lowest possible point, use a strap to go around one feet and pull, elbow on the table.
Lay on stomach, he bend my leg over one at a time.
Lay on pt table, have a roll under my knee, try to kick up.
Some electric shock thing on my femurs that cannot be done by myself.
Sit near the edge of the pt table with leg naturally falling down, try to bend one leg at a time.
There are more, but these pretty much sums up the idea of stretching here.
These positions have to be used carefullly because sometimes you need to move forward or backward a bit and it makes a big difference, other times the place he put pressure on and hold on matters a lot as well, so it’s hard to picture it if not seeing it in person.

Here is the link:
https://imgur.com/gallery/wydzEPT

The pic I took of dinner was the highest level they served me at the hospital, not every meal like that, but overall I would give a 7.8
They even offered us a double quantity of food the last night before I got discharged. Nice:)

Just update few pics of the shuttle offered by homewood suite by Hilton, it’s so cool that it can pick me up while I sit on the wheelchair, basically I don’t have to move to be picked up and dropped off.