Femurs with Dr. Shahab Mahboubian - July 2020

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Quote from: Dreamer57 on September 11, 2021, 05:47:04 PMThis gives us a lot of confidence! Thanks!... I have this weird question...

Now that they ream our femurs bones to put nails...once the nails/rods are removed...do our bones remain hollow for life time? Or the bone marrow re-generates back?


Also after the removal of scews....does our bone remain with holes or are those holes healed later?


Maybe ask this on your next visit!

I know the holes fill in back to normal. I also believe the bone marrow returns.

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In Month 13 Post-CLL, also Month 5 post Nail Removal:

Hello CLL'ers,

180 side split was always something in my mind and I worked well for it up until nail removal on month 8. I had 10cm to the ground two days before the nail removal surgery. However after the nail removal, I did not practice for a while and later my mind was occupied with other stuff. I got back to it during the current month and I could finally do it.
I believe this is the toughest move I have tried post CLL.

The following video shows the split and also the warmup routine I do daily before each try:



All CLL'ers are welcome to try to break my records, but specifically on this one, I advise careful planning and preparation.

SNC

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Wtf!!!!! I CANT EVEN DO THAT!... I bet lot of healthy ppl who haven't done this can't do it!!! This is insane....mannnnn I am now gonna do this surgery 💯 percent!!!! This insaneeeeeee brother...! Congratulations on such great recovery!!

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Nice man! I feel like my nails stop me at some point from doing the full split, but everybody who goes through CLL should do this stretch a lot as well! one of the muscles that gets the tightest after CLL, Very good job SNC!

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I couldn’t even do anything near that PRE CLL!!

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Wow man that's insane!

Unrelated question: I'm curious did you ever measure your pre-surgery tibia / femur proportions?

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watching your progress make me wish stryde was still available. It's hidden and weight bearing. I wish their was docs outside the US that just said f**k it, and did stryde anyways..lol. it obviously works. may I ask what your weight was before surgery and did you lose any during recovery? I'm 5'8 as well. but a little over 173cm. So are you currently 5'11.5 measured? that would be awesome. you could technically claim 6ft. Have people noticed? How has life been after lengthening? And I swear if you didn't tell your age in the beginning I wouldn't peak you a day over 30. Your athletic ability and flexibility is better than guys my age and younger with no surgery.

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Quote from: Dreamer57 on September 17, 2021, 01:39:35 PMWtf!!!!! I CANT EVEN DO THAT!... I bet lot of healthy ppl who haven't done this can't do it!!! This is insane....mannnnn I am now gonna do this surgery 💯 percent!!!! This insaneeeeeee brother...! Congratulations on such great recovery!!

Thanks Dreamer57!    but on a serious note, I don't believe anyone should go for CLL based on my experience. If you look at the worst cases and still decide to do it, then that's logical (cause you are prepared even for the worst), but think of me as a mean plus 6 sigma of CLL'ers you don't decide only based on best cases

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Quote from: Movie on September 17, 2021, 08:36:12 PMNice man! I feel like my nails stop me at some point from doing the full split, but everybody who goes through CLL should do this stretch a lot as well! one of the muscles that gets the tightest after CLL, Very good job SNC!

Thanks Movie!

At least in my case, nails were not any issue as far as splitting. Two days before the nail removal in Month 8 I was at 10cm gap above the ground. I know (and I saw for myself) the last 10cms is tough but I had no doubt I could make it to full split by Month 8 or 9 post CLL with the nails on.

Doing nail removal postponed it, cause I had to stop practicing splitting for at least a month and later I got distracted by work.  What it takes is a lot of commitment.

In general, my experience with nail removal has been very different from others. Everyone reports more flexibility after removal. Mine was almost no difference. I believe for two reasons: 1) I used my legs so much to a level that nails did not really matter, and 2) I removed the nails very early. I believe that makes a huge impact. I watched a video of Dr. Paley explaining why nail removal becomes a hassle to them if the CLL'ers remove it too late, say 2 years or longer. I would imagine the longer you wait, the more painful the nail removal surgery is (mine: no pain whatsoever; no painkillers; felt back to normal on day 3).

The only minor difference I felt was that for a couple stretching exercises like lying down on stomach and lifting legs upward one at a time, I felt my legs were a bit lighter during the first couple weeks post nail removal. Later I could not tell a difference.

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Quote from: StrydeNailChallenge on September 17, 2021, 04:13:44 AMIn Month 13 Post-CLL, also Month 5 post Nail Removal:

Hello CLL'ers,

180 side split was always something in my mind and I worked well for it up until nail removal on month 8. I had 10cm to the ground two days before the nail removal surgery. However after the nail removal, I did not practice for a while and later my mind was occupied with other stuff. I got back to it during the current month and I could finally do it.
I believe this is the toughest move I have tried post CLL.

The following video shows the split and also the warmup routine I do daily before each try:



All CLL'ers are welcome to try to break my records, but specifically on this one, I advise careful planning and preparation.

SNC

👏👏 so impressive