Day 94 Post-op (Sat., Oct. 24) - Consolidation Day 13
Day 95 Post-op (Sun., Oct. 25) - Consolidation Day 14
Day 96 Post-op (Mon., Oct. 26) - Consolidation Day 15
The feeling of discomfort or any possible Tramadol withdrawal (https://www.verywellmind.com/tramadol-withdrawal-4177612), that I've experienced, typically occurs between late afternoon and midnight or later when I fall asleep.
Online sources note that Tramadol withdrawal symptoms typically last for a week. The last time I took Tramadol was last Tuesday, so I hope I would be symptom free in a couple days.
The numbness on the tibia area of my left leg (which started while I was on a fast distraction phase of 1.33mm per day) is not as bad as before, but not completely resolved!
The stiffness on both legs is a surprise to me! My expectation was that soft tissue would have grown sufficiently in two weeks since distraction phase was over; sufficient enough to not create any stiffness!
8cm bone consolidation is a slow process and I am losing my patience! I hope for a breakthrough to feel normal much earlier than a typical CLL recovery time!
Femurs with Dr. Shahab Mahboubian - July 2020
Hey SNC,
Did the Gabapentin take care of the numbing on your tibia when you were taking it? Also did you take1 pill for 5 days 2 for another 5 and 3 for the rest? I just got prescribed it, and I’ve been taking gabapentin in hopes it will help with my numbing tibia, so far I don’t feel much changed.
Quote from: Amanexp on October 28, 2020, 03:36:17 AMHey SNC,
Did the Gabapentin take care of the numbing on your tibia when you were taking it? Also did you take1 pill for 5 days 2 for another 5 and 3 for the rest? I just got prescribed it, and I’ve been taking gabapentin in hopes it will help with my numbing tibia, so far I don’t feel much changed.
Hi Amanexp,
Gabapentin did absolutely nothing as far as the numbing on the tibia area. I would probably never find out how effective Gabapentin was, cause I started it before I developed much nerve pain! however there is a high chance it was the reason I did not experience much nerve pain later on. The only noticeable symptom I got from Gabapentin was drowsiness and short term memory loss (like forgetting some meetings, or deadlines!!)
Dr. M. prescribed two 300mg Gabapentin pills from day 1. I kept taking two until after distraction, then I reduced it to one and finally withdrew from it completely, I think on Sat., Oct. 17, six days into the consolidation phase.
Ahh that’s a bummer. This non stop numbing and static shocks every now and then gets so annoying!
I hope you are doing ok my friend
I have minor nerve pain and numbness on my shin of my left leg. I have been using PainBloc24 Maximum Strength OTC Capsaicin 0.25% and it is helping my minor nerve pain/numbness.
Quote from: readyprecisestryde on October 28, 2020, 04:50:40 AMI have minor nerve pain and numbness on my shin of my left leg. I have been using PainBloc24 Maximum Strength OTC Capsaicin 0.25% and it is helping my minor nerve pain/numbness.
The numbness is tolerable and I am highly against taking painkillers! therefore I have decided to stay painkiller free for as long as I can.
The numbness on tibia should be the result of nerve damage right? I hope with PT'ing and walking and help of time, the nerve reverses the damage and goes back to normal.
The numbness is the result of nerve irritation and it will take sometime for it to go away. I cleaned up my diet and taking vitamin B complex to help the nerves regenerate themselves. Nerves grow at rate of around 1mm a day.
Quote from: StrydeNailChallenge on October 16, 2020, 02:27:20 PMDay 83 Post-op (Tue., Oct. 13) - Consolidation Day 2
I was planning to run a distraction session when I meet Dr. M.; to show him exactly how the devices sounds and see whether he is sure that I have hit 8cm. Based on today's x-rays, Dr. M., measured my left at 8cm and my right at 7.8.
Right is 3mm taller than what we had planned for. Dr. M. said I had two options: 1) flipping the device and try to shorten by as much as 3mm, 2) keep as is, cause 3mm would not make much of a difference. He was more inclined towards option 2 and I also thought I should just leave things as they are.
I asked Dr. M., whether I should go for another x-ray I got before I started the surgery where they measure the hip level, etc. accurately. He said, there is no reason and he is confident on the accuracy of his measurements (80mm on left and 78mm on right).
He is impressed by how tall I have become and took pictures with me (for before/after comparisons), but also mentioned that I have not realized my full height, cause my knees are not completely straight and I should generally see improvement in my body, which make me stand taller as well.
I would like to post the last set of x-rays taken on Tues., Oct. 13, two days after I had stopped lengthening. Dr. M.'s comments are posted on the quoted message.
https://imgur.com/FiaNbTw
https://imgur.com/ZgLZfUn
https://imgur.com/6ijIHvq
https://imgur.com/MUtTuRn
Take care everyone,
SNC
Quote from: StrydeNailChallenge on October 29, 2020, 08:48:57 PM
I would like to post the last set of x-rays taken on Tues., Oct. 13, two days after I had stopped lengthening. Dr. M.'s comments are posted on the quoted message.
https://imgur.com/FiaNbTw
https://imgur.com/ZgLZfUn
https://imgur.com/6ijIHvq
https://imgur.com/MUtTuRn
Take care everyone,
SNC
First of all congratulations for the achievement of your goal! Now you just have to wait for the bone callus.
As i suggested to m7 in the other diary the best way now should be to go for an XR standing, in this way you can know for sure what's the difference between your limbs. Femur lenght is not the main thing to pay attention about truly.
If you like you still have time to do it, just to be as much precise as possible. Obv dr. M knows what he's doing, for sure you're not crooked right now, but it's a way I suggest you if you want to be sure about it.
Quote from: Tartar on October 29, 2020, 09:13:10 PMFirst of all congratulations for the achievement of your goal! Now you just have to wait for the bone callus.
As i suggested to m7 in the other diary the best way now should be to go for an XR standing, in this way you can know for sure what's the difference between your limbs. Femur lenght is not the main thing to pay attention about truly.
If you like you still have time to do it, just to be as much precise as possible. Obv dr. M knows what he's doing, for sure you're not crooked right now, but it's a way I suggest you if you want to be sure about it.
I did that Tartar. I also posted all the numbers here. The results show that there is not much difference between left and right.
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