Quote from: mangoman on August 05, 2020, 12:40:59 PMHi SNC,
as a fellow Stryde patient (currently 35mm distracted) I wish you all the best for the rest of your journey!
I'm doing PT on my own as well. In my opinion, it is way more important to integrate your PT routine into your daily life. Nevertheless, it is still helpful to have a family member at hand to help you with certain exercises.
All the best!
MM
Thanks MM,
I hope in a couple months we all drink to our success!
After 3 weeks, my left leg is still very painful! I was hoping it would be over by now and I would just experience the distraction pain on both legs, almost equally.
Just found out my Dr.'s appt. is set to the coming Tuesday. I will find out how my self-PT has worked.
Hope you have no pain, or managing it well with great night sleeps.
SNC
Femurs with Dr. Shahab Mahboubian - July 2020
Day 21 (Wed., Aug. 12th) - 13.9 mm Taller
I started the morning walk unassisted for the sake of trying it. The unassisted walk was about 100 feet long. I had to take very short steps and my steps looked and felt very penguin-like and wobbly! My assessment of the walk was that it's not going to do more good than assisted using crutches, in terms of strengthening my legs. I therefore prefer to continue assisted until I am very comfortable on my own!
My left leg is still more painful than my right. I thought of taking a very hot shower in the afternoon. Pain level during shower and a while after shower was a perfect 0. Also legs felt so relaxed as if no surgery or distraction were ever done. The good feeling faded in a few hours and pain was back in the evening. I had however decided once gain to not take pain killers during day time. This time I hope I succeed and continue. I took two Tylenol 8 HR (650 mg each) around 10:30pm and a Sleep3 (10 mg Melatonin) and went to sleep around 11:15pm or so. I went to restroom a couple times and woke up a couple times more, but each time went back to sleep immediately. I woke up around 4:50am. That means I had a record 6 hour sleep post-op! The whole time, I was face down and that's one of the reasons, I could handle the long sleep. Unfortunately I am used to sleeping face-down. A bad habit! I will double check with Dr. M. to make sure he approves my way of sleeping.
I did roughly 6 times of PT, one before and one after each 0.33 distraction. Certain exercises, like certain hamstring stretches, are too difficult for my left leg, but still pushing it, hoping left and right even out.
Day 22 (Thursday, August 13) - 14.9 mm Taller
Today is three weeks since I did the surgery.
I have started in-door cycling. So far did it three days including one today for a maximum of 5 minutes. I set the intensity to low, yet my left leg aches while cycling.
I try to walk a lot and try to make it closer to a normal walk, by trying to take minimum support from the crutches. I mean I have the crutches with me, but I try to avoid putting too much weight on them.
I have noticed that while standing straight and my feet touching, I have a hard time making my knees touch. There is a short gap between the two knees. I hope this is temporary due to swelling. I will ask Dr. M. about it this coming Tuesday.
I realised I have wide feet. No matter how hard I try, my feet are 15 Cm apart if I stand straight.
Need to work on it
Quote from: m7liam on August 14, 2020, 02:30:34 PMI realised I have wide feet. No matter how hard I try, my feet are 15 Cm apart if I stand straight.
Need to work on it
Hi m7liam, would you try this if you have not done so already: Please sit on bed with your legs straightened. Then use your arms and push your thighs gradually towards making your knees touch. Do that slowly. Alternatively use a towel around both legs in the upper knees area and try to use the towel to get them closer. See if you can connect them together.
Quote from: StrydeNailChallenge on August 14, 2020, 05:32:43 PMHi m7liam, would you try this if you have not done so already: Please sit on bed with your legs straightened. Then use your arms and push your thighs gradually towards making your knees touch. Do that slowly. Alternatively use a towel around both legs in the upper knees area and try to use the towel to get them closer. See if you can connect them together.
I was also wondering if you talked to your Dr. about it and if you got confirmation from the Dr. that this is normal.
I will do this on Tuesday on my next appt.
Quote from: m7liam on August 14, 2020, 02:30:34 PMI realised I have wide feet. No matter how hard I try, my feet are 15 Cm apart if I stand straight.
Need to work on it
X-legs/knock knees, a serious deformity,.not wide feet. Get it checked asap by doctor
Was it like that before surgery?
Update
I just realized that while walking my right knee bends like normal, however my left knee does not. This clearly shows that my left still has issues and lagging behind. I am not sure what the reason is, but it could be that during the surgery somehow it got affected and then post-op got swollen much more severely than right and to this date, i.e. 23 days post-op, it yet has to go back to normal; whereas, right leg felt normal from day 1.
The difference between my right and left still amazes me! I would love to know the exact reason. Hopefully this Tuesday I will get more info from Dr. M., based on his evaluation of the x-rays and my legs.
Quote from: StrydeNailChallenge on August 13, 2020, 08:58:55 PMDay 21 (Wed., Aug. 12th) - 13.9 mm Taller
My left leg is still more painful than my right. I thought of taking a very hot shower in the afternoon. Pain level during shower and a while after shower was a perfect 0. Also legs felt so relaxed as if no surgery or distraction were ever done. The good feeling faded in a few hours and pain was back in the evening. I had however decided once gain to not take pain killers during day time. This time I hope I succeed and continue. I took two Tylenol 8 HR (650 mg each) around 10:30pm and a Sleep3 (10 mg Melatonin) and went to sleep around 11:15pm or so. I went to restroom a couple times and woke up a couple times more, but each time went back to sleep immediately. I woke up around 4:50am. That means I had a record 6 hour sleep post-op! The whole time, I was face down and that's one of the reasons, I could handle the long sleep. Unfortunately I am used to sleeping face-down. A bad habit! I will double check with Dr. M. to make sure he approves my way of sleeping.
Update: Dr. M. just confirmed that there is no problem sleeping face down!
Quote from: StrydeNailChallenge on August 14, 2020, 06:04:51 PM
Update: Dr. M. just confirmed that there is no problem sleeping face down!
Thanks for making this diary StrydeNailChallenge 
How has covid/pauses on elective surgeries affected your plans?
I'm an American, thinking of doing LL maybe in Greece or Spain with Stryde some time in 2022, I have the money now $150k, just a bit wary of the travel restrictions/restrictions on cosmetic operations/ no covid cure
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