Quote from: Movie on December 02, 2020, 01:55:15 AMLooks good , no hip swaying anymore it just looks a bit " mechanical" but that will correct itself in no time!, nice little jogging in place there too, agility and strength coming back. 
Thanks Movie,
You are correct. It indeed looks mechanical. To be honest with you, I did not know what "gait" means and its importance before the surgery. All I cared was to walk the fastest and that minimized my leg lifting and arm moving! I am the fastest I have ever seen walking, I am serious. I could easily beat a 2 meter guy walking as fast as he wanted to 
My family, and friends or colleagues who got close to me, made fun of my walks, cause they were extremely fast, but looked like a fast cartoon character or robot moving marathon speed, with its shoulders going down and up cause of the fast speed
Now that I have learnt how the right gait should look like, I know my new normal on gait would look better than before (cause of my terrible gait before). I'll keep practicing.
I was watching a clip of Arnold Schwarzenegger today, praising Muhammad Ali and it was just a great reminder for pushing it to move the limits:
I started my today's walk in the park, feeling a bit of discomfort in both quads. First I thought I would take it easy and not go for a typical 3 miles. Then I thought following what Muhammad Ali did, I should go for even more, so I went for 4.2 miles! I think I am at a point that I can walk for long walks, but doing it when I feel discomfort, pushed my limits a bit. My watch also shows that my altitude was 214 feet today; instead of a typical below 100 feet.
Of course we should push it, only if we are confident our body can handle it.
Femurs with Dr. Shahab Mahboubian - July 2020
4 1/2 months in and you're walking that pace already? Whaa?
That's really good. 2 years ago when precice was what we had , at 4 1/2 months people still be bedridden or walker. Haha. They do what u doing at like the 8th month mark
If you want to go hard on the weightbearing, I'm a fan. I'm the biggest simp for weightbearing on stryde on this forum. But, I will recommend a thread by programdude who overdid his recovery and broke his femur in half. It's regarding stress fractures which are subtle but deadly.
http://www.limblengtheningforum.com/index.php?topic=2984.0
It ok to go hard on the weight bearing and walking. Just listen to your body. And don't go hard to the point you hurt significantly. Pain mean something wrong
Yes the walk looks mechanical and not normal yet but the pace is reassuring. Gait will probably be fixed with mindful walking for the months ahead. May not be normal by 6 months in terms of sports, that's for sure, but normal as in gait and walking? Definitely can see you do it considering the fact you survived for weeks of 1.33mm lengthening which I haven't read a diary yet of rapid extension for that much of a time block ever
Good job
Quote from: ghkid2019 on December 02, 2020, 04:06:31 AM4 1/2 months in and you're walking that pace already? Whaa?
That's really good. 2 years ago when precice was what we had , at 4 1/2 months people still be bedridden or walker. Haha. They do what u doing at like the 8th month mark
If you want to go hard on the weightbearing, I'm a fan. I'm the biggest simp for weightbearing on stryde on this forum. But, I will recommend a thread by programdude who overdid his recovery and broke his femur in half. It's regarding stress fractures which are subtle but deadly.
http://www.limblengtheningforum.com/index.php?topic=2984.0
It ok to go hard on the weight bearing and walking. Just listen to your body. And don't go hard to the point you hurt significantly. Pain mean something wrong
Yes the walk looks mechanical and not normal yet but the pace is reassuring. Gait will probably be fixed with mindful walking for the months ahead. May not be normal by 6 months in terms of sports, that's for sure, but normal as in gait and walking? Definitely can see you do it considering the fact you survived for weeks of 1.33mm lengthening which I haven't read a diary yet of rapid extension for that much of a time block ever
Good job
Thanks ghkid2019.
It seems programdude did Precise. If so, have you seen anyone reporting similar fracture/femur break complications on Stryde?
good work bubba.
Dr M and Dr D have a very high opinion in my heart now. This is the picture of LL which will make thousands do this procedure and make it mainstream.
'grats on the outcome n enjoy the new height!
Quote from: las vegas baby on December 02, 2020, 07:13:05 AMgood work bubba.
Dr M and Dr D have a very high opinion in my heart now. This is the picture of LL which will make thousands do this procedure and make it mainstream.
'grats on the outcome n enjoy the new height!
Thanks lvb, I hope all the readers of this forum do their own research, make a well-informed decision and do what is best for them. My goal here has been to help those who have already decided to go for CLL and then use my diary to hopefully better plan it and deal with issues while at it.
Looking good SNC for only 4.5 months since your surgery 
Quote from: readyprecisestryde on December 04, 2020, 07:43:18 AMLooking good SNC for only 4.5 months since your surgery
Thanks rpc.
I also hope you are doing well.
Quote from: StrydeNailChallenge on December 01, 2020, 04:55:47 AMNote: I think weekly updates make more sense (than daily updates) during consolidation. I still list all the days; just in case someone would like to search for a certain day. E.g., searching for "112" would hopefully help better with pointing at the post with the updates related to Day 112.
Day 124 Post-op (Mon., Nov. 23) ....
Day 131 ...
Day 132 Post-op (Tue., Dec. 1) - Consolidation Day 51
Day 133 Post-op (Wed., Dec. 2) - Consolidation Day 52
Day 134 Post-op (Thurs., Dec. 3) - Consolidation Day 53
Day 135 Post-op (Fri., Dec. 4) - Consolidation Day 54
Day 136 Post-op (Sat., Dec. 5) - Consolidation Day 55
During the these last few days, I have enjoyed my best improvement in terms of recovery speed and the feeling of normal (as if no surgery were done).
Pain: It's been a long time I did not experience any pain related to the surgery, with one exception: the numbness on left tibia; but I am very hopeful the numbness will disappear very soon.
The type of pain I experience is very minor and happens when when I walk for miles, e.g., say 4+ miles. I would say I would get the same level of pian, even before surgery if I walked for miles. It's typically a pain in quads, and sometimes on the sides, where the nails are. By the time I go to bed, any pain or discomfort is over and when I wake up in the morning I feel fresh as new! Also things get better on a daily basis now in terms of my strength.
Night Sleeps: Thanks to the working from home situation during COVID-19, since week two of the recovery phase, my sleeps have been even better than pre-surgery! I sleep for at least 7 hours!
Walking: My average daily walks are above 5 miles. My longest walk with no breaks in between was on Day 136 (Sat. Dec. 5) for 5 miles and it took a bit shorter than two hours. I also tried to go as fast as I could this last Friday and I tried to set a record. I will try to break that record this coming week and I will post my numbers here to see if anyone can beat me on that 
Please stay tuned
Jogging: I tried jogging a few weeks ago for short distances, but with permission from Dr. M., I have increased the speed and duration.
My goal was to be back to normal (as if I had not done the CLL) by Day 180, and I myself was dubious whether I could really feel normal in every aspect by Day 180. However the progress I made during the last few days made me very hopeful. I now see a good chance I would achieve my goal even earlier than Day 180!! I am almost at 4.5 months post-op now, and I already feel normal in almost every aspects except for walking, jogging/running; and also swimming that I have not yet tried.
Hey SNC, glad to hear that you're doing better and better every week. Whenever I have tight legs right after waking up, I think about some arbitrary point in the future when this won't be the case. Reading your journal gives me a glimpse into the future and inspires me. I can't wait to wake up feeling refreshed instead of waking up with tight legs and needing to exercise, stretch, and take pills just to feel normal.
It's crazy to think that you're "only" 116 days ahead of me in the process. With where I am right now I can't imagine being in your position in under four months. On the other hand, with how fast the last 20 days have passed for me, I might be where you current are in just a flash of time. My current goal for the 6 month mark is not to return to 100% normal. At that point I just want to have a walking gait that is good enough that no one will suspect anything. However, if my recovery turns out anywhere as good as yours I might have to set a harder goal! Any timed walks or runs that you post on here I'll definitely be looking at as a benchmark when I reach that point, so hopefully that gives you some extra motivation heh.
Oh, I do have one question: How is your gait toward the end of your long walks? Does it regress or get sloppy when your legs get tired, or do you think at this point you can walk well subconsciously and don't even have to think about gait at all? Thanks!
Quote from: BelowTheMean on December 06, 2020, 10:00:36 PMHey SNC, glad to hear that you're doing better and better every week. Whenever I have tight legs right after waking up, I think about some arbitrary point in the future when this won't be the case. Reading your journal gives me a glimpse into the future and inspires me. I can't wait to wake up feeling refreshed instead of waking up with tight legs and needing to exercise, stretch, and take pills just to feel normal.
It's crazy to think that you're "only" 116 days ahead of me in the process. With where I am right now I can't imagine being in your position in under four months. On the other hand, with how fast the last 20 days have passed for me, I might be where you current are in just a flash of time. My current goal for the 6 month mark is not to return to 100% normal. At that point I just want to have a walking gait that is good enough that no one will suspect anything. However, if my recovery turns out anywhere as good as yours I might have to set a harder goal! Any timed walks or runs that you post on here I'll definitely be looking at as a benchmark when I reach that point, so hopefully that gives you some extra motivation heh.
Hi BTM, I had a noticeable improvement a couple weeks into recovery, i.e., a couple of weeks after the last day of distraction. I kept seeing improvements, but the last few days during the month 4.5 mark time have been dramatic. At month 4.5 my gait looks normal for most of the day. It's not like old times, when family members or friends would comment on how to make it better. Now most of the comments are that I am back at normal. I also walk very fast. I know the video I had posted does not show that. As Movie and ghkid2019 commented, it looks mechanical, but it was mainly due to an injury (almost fell off a curb) I had a day before the video was taken. Also the shoes were small and very uncomfortable, as I had to flatten the back and my heels were not supported. I recovered from that injury the following day and I've seen dramatic improvements on a daily basis.
I know feel like 4.5 month mark time is the magic time for Stryde patients; this is based on what Movie said and my own experience.
I am hopeful you also experience the type of progress I experienced soon after the distraction phase. Hang in there, brother.
Feel free to reach out to me whenever you think I can help you with something.
Quote from: BelowTheMean on December 06, 2020, 10:00:36 PMOh, I do have one question: How is your gait toward the end of your long walks? Does it regress or get sloppy when your legs get tired, or do you think at this point you can walk well subconsciously and don't even have to think about gait at all? Thanks!
If you had asked me this question last week, I would have had a different answer. I think last week, but the end of mile 4 or so, I would start walking mechanical and robotic.
Today (Sunday Dec. 7 - Day 137 - Consolidation 56) I have walked for 7.1 8.2 miles already and I plan to bring it close to 8 9+ miles to set a record for myself.
A snapshot of my today's Activity is at: https://imgur.com/G1BNZvs
However, towards the end of 7.1 mile walk, I personally found my shoulders and butt looking very natural (checking on phone video).
Thanks to the exponential improvements I've had during the last few days, I feel so strong during walking, that I think I am pretty close to my pre-surgery conditions. I would therefore need to walk for much longer distances than 8 miles for my gait to look mechanical.
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