Okay, here's the bomb! Today I took this video of me walking a short distance without any support (except for the leg braces under my trousers). I'm still supposed to be walking with a walker but I switched to crutches after finding out that I can manage it easily, and as you can see, they're in my left hand in this video in case of need. I can walk up or down stairs easily, and can maintain a normal social life standing on my feet for hours without getting tired! Yesterday I drove my car after 3 months and it was the best feeling of freedom I felt in such a long time..
P.S: Unfortunately I can't upload videos into Youtube at this time, so this one will provided to you by Dailymotion. Please let me know if there's a way to give direct forum links from that website.
http://touch.dailymotion.com/video/x1lvkz9_trim-mvxmq4_school
Fitbone Femur Lengthening in Istanbul - Dr. Muharrem Inan
Awesome walking! Brings back memories of Winter 2007/Spring 2008... 
it looks like u r walking with ballerina.
maybe its the angle of the camera.
Good progress mate!
Wow man, impressive video. Enjoy it, your difficult days are over. It will be down hill and only get better from here on...
Quote from: Adriano on April 04, 2014, 10:48:50 PMit looks like u r walking with ballerina.
maybe its the angle of the camera.
Good progress mate!
Thanks, Adriano! It's the angle of the camera, I guess. I did femur lengthening so ballerina isn't relevant in my situation (although I naturally have very stiff achilles tendons - Dr.Inan will fix it next year with a gastrocnemius-soleus release surgery while he's also removing the Fitbone nail, it will be covered by insurance).
My left hamstring tightness is almost gone. My walking appears a bit robotic because of the plastic leg braces I'm wearing underneath my trousers. I pull the braces up and tie them very hard to avoid them slipping, which makes walking a bit difficult since the braces "squeeze" my legs with pressure.
Quote from: Cooper on April 04, 2014, 10:57:28 PMWow man, impressive video. Enjoy it, your difficult days are over. It will be down hill and only get better from here on...
Thanks, Cooper! I also feel like uploading a driving video sometime 
Hopefully everything will be great for you as well! Patience is the key to a successful LL.
Quote from: Medium Drink Of Water on April 04, 2014, 10:46:16 PMAwesome walking! Brings back memories of Winter 2007/Spring 2008...
Ah, those were the days
That's fantastic, thanks for sharing.
I notice your heels move forward (feet pointing outwards) when walking, is this due to tight muscles or you're still learning your gait? And sorry I don't know if you touched on this already, but what do the plastic braces do?
Amazing recovery!! Just wondering if it's normal for people to walk like this, without crutches, couple of weeks after stopping lengthening? If it is normal for majority of the people then that's awesome 
Quote from: TheRisingShorty on April 05, 2014, 04:00:17 AMAmazing recovery!! Just wondering if it's normal for people to walk like this, without crutches, couple of weeks after stopping lengthening? If it is normal for majority of the people then that's awesome
Yeah, that's how I was walking at first.
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