G-Nail on femurs in Greece on Aug24th. Let's do this!!!

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Quote from: OzBoy39 on September 18, 2022, 10:36:32 PMI definitely stopped the first maybe 3 or 4 days. Then at some point I felt like pushing through it and it subsided. Bu4 definitely stop thst specific stretch when you feel that and move onto another one

I'm sure you'll get the same advice (as I did before) from both nurses and PT people.

Thanks!!!!

My tight quads are still worrying me alot (it is so low range of motion couldn't do the cycling), current plan is to do alot of constant light quad stretching assisted with pillows to hold them in a slightly stretched position

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Yeah thar sounds quite rough.
Do you mind if I ask, did you actually do stretching before the surgery?

I mean serious stretching like the one we do at PT? I'm just curious to understand correlations between some of the difficulties that somebody have to potential causes.

I know with myself I haven't done much on my abductors before coming here and guess what? That's where it's killing me.

But still, it'll get better (not painless) but I'm sure by this time next week you'll be in a much better shape

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Quote from: OzBoy39 on September 20, 2022, 02:52:56 AMYeah thar sounds quite rough.
Do you mind if I ask, did you actually do stretching before the surgery?

I mean serious stretching like the one we do at PT? I'm just curious to understand correlations between some of the difficulties that somebody have to potential causes.

I know with myself I haven't done much on my abductors before coming here and guess what? That's where it's killing me.

But still, it'll get better (not painless) but I'm sure by this time next week you'll be in a much better shape

Before the surgery I did the stretches in the handout twice a week

This morning I'm noticing that my quads are much less stiff but still stiff. Its also alot easier to stand up now today but I get a burning sensation in the quads while I am standing up.

I'm noticing that sitting at the edge of the bed w/ legs hanging off feels like a mild quad stretch and I can lay my back against the bed->  feels like slightly more of a quad stretch. Did some quad stretches this way + practice transferring from bed to walker twice this morning

But overall today feels much better, my legs feel stronger than the past few days and I can move them much more easily in the bed. There is less of that "thigh feels like 1000 pounds feeling" but still some

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Yeah man, so good to hear that. It'll get better and better from here.
I do the same stretch now on the side of the bed for the quads. I like it and it'll be very useful when you start feeling the duckass sensation.

I do that now everytime when.ive been laying in bed for a while before standing up. It helps a lot to just release the hip flexors and quads to stand properly.

Anyway, see you later at PT

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Update at T28 post-op and 3cm lengthening

The journey is getting tough, but I already see a (small) difference in my height especially when I wear the shoes thst essentially give me another inch or so. The feeling is already amazing and I can't wait to get to my goal...it's gonna be be incredible.

The easiest part of ALL, as strange as it sounds, is the clicking. I think the position I showed in the videos from a few posts back is working great for me. I don't feel pain, stress  or anything else really.  Time to click is about 20 seconds each leg. Preparation with light warm-up and stretching in the bed it probably takes 10 minutes at most.

I'm doing 12 clicks per day since my first consultation with the doctor.  Thst maps to a 0.8mm per day. At this rate I will reach 8cm by the end of November and if I want to push further It'll probably go all the way to Christmas. Which sounds silly but I could decide to stop on the 25th as my biggest Christmas present ever.

Then, another good point is the fact that last week I started using the crutches and that made a world of difference in the day to day activities. With crutches you feel almost normal.

Also, having marked the wall with my previous height was a good thought. I can see the difference already and that is a HUUGE motivator.

What is not going very well is the pain I feel during the day and during the night. Since last week I developed quite a strong nerve pain. The sciatic nerve of my right leg hurts badly throughout the back of my leg but mostly behind my knee.

On top of that, as I started walking with crutches and using the anti gravity treadmill,  my knees took a real beating and in the last 2 nights, in the hotel, I reverted to using the wheelchair and crutches because I couldn't literally stand for more than a couple of minutes.

The nerve pain is really strong, but fortunately it doesn't happen randomly, so I now exactly what movements I need to avoid. Unfortunately these movements are the ones you need to walk properly. PT said not to worry about it, because we're gonna work on that. And I also upped my intake of "Lyrica" medication against nerve pain. It does work and although it doesn't eliminate it, it makes it reduces the intensity.

The Bone pain in my knees grows together with the time I try to walk. So unfortunately it feels it's kinda hindering my training/recovery.

Muscles are normally getting tighter but the guys and girls at PT are doing an amazing job and I feel that I'm staying quite stable and relatively ok with my mobility. I obviously do steetching everyday by myself too, but nothing I do alone is as good as what I get at PT.

At night then, this pain becomes a sort of restlessness and my sleep is very fragmented.  I probably am able to get around d 5 or 6 shours overall but scattered in 3 or 4 sleeps.

In between these I'm reading a lot of older diaries that I hadn't read before and I found those to be very relatable to my experience and definitely found some useful information about pain management.

All these events above are taking a toll on my energy levels, mood and overall productivity during the day. I'm not doing much work at all and also I'm skipping the gym which i dont like. I'll try to push myself to be more disciplined.

Other than this, I'm loving the weather here in Athens and sunbathing it's a real healer. I think Greece in summer is an amazing place to do the lengthening.

That's pretty much it for the moment. I'll keep my fingers crossed that the clicks stay as they are now and that the nerve pain subside.

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Congrats on reaching the 3cm mark! Did Dr. G advise you to only lengthen 0.8mm per day or is that a personal choice?

Also, have you been out exploring in the city much or are you still mostly confined to your hotel?

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Thanks!

He advised me to go down to 0.8 after doing the check-up.

Unfortunately no, I haven't been able to. I was really planning to do that when I started using the crutches but then the nerve and knee pain kicked in and that is making it really hard to walk at all.

I hope it's just temporary . If that's gone, walking with crutches is a breeze.

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Did he give a reason for going down to 0.8mm (e.g. was bone healing slower than expected)?

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Yeah that was exactly it. Bone healing was slower than expected and I was tighter than expected too

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Quote from: OzBoy39 on September 21, 2022, 05:10:49 AMUpdate at T28 post-op and 3cm lengthening

The journey is getting tough, but I already see a (small) difference in my height especially when I wear the shoes thst essentially give me another inch or so. The feeling is already amazing and I can't wait to get to my goal...it's gonna be be incredible.

The easiest part of ALL, as strange as it sounds, is the clicking. I think the position I showed in the videos from a few posts back is working great for me. I don't feel pain, stress  or anything else really.  Time to click is about 20 seconds each leg. Preparation with light warm-up and stretching in the bed it probably takes 10 minutes at most.

I'm doing 12 clicks per day since my first consultation with the doctor.  Thst maps to a 0.8mm per day. At this rate I will reach 8cm by the end of November and if I want to push further It'll probably go all the way to Christmas. Which sounds silly but I could decide to stop on the 25th as my biggest Christmas present ever.

Then, another good point is the fact that last week I started using the crutches and that made a world of difference in the day to day activities. With crutches you feel almost normal.

Also, having marked the wall with my previous height was a good thought. I can see the difference already and that is a HUUGE motivator.

What is not going very well is the pain I feel during the day and during the night. Since last week I developed quite a strong nerve pain. The sciatic nerve of my right leg hurts badly throughout the back of my leg but mostly behind my knee.

On top of that, as I started walking with crutches and using the anti gravity treadmill,  my knees took a real beating and in the last 2 nights, in the hotel, I reverted to using the wheelchair and crutches because I couldn't literally stand for more than a couple of minutes.

The nerve pain is really strong, but fortunately it doesn't happen randomly, so I now exactly what movements I need to avoid. Unfortunately these movements are the ones you need to walk properly. PT said not to worry about it, because we're gonna work on that. And I also upped my intake of "Lyrica" medication against nerve pain. It does work and although it doesn't eliminate it, it makes it reduces the intensity.

The Bone pain in my knees grows together with the time I try to walk. So unfortunately it feels it's kinda hindering my training/recovery.

Muscles are normally getting tighter but the guys and girls at PT are doing an amazing job and I feel that I'm staying quite stable and relatively ok with my mobility. I obviously do steetching everyday by myself too, but nothing I do alone is as good as what I get at PT.

At night then, this pain becomes a sort of restlessness and my sleep is very fragmented.  I probably am able to get around d 5 or 6 shours overall but scattered in 3 or 4 sleeps.

In between these I'm reading a lot of older diaries that I hadn't read before and I found those to be very relatable to my experience and definitely found some useful information about pain management.

All these events above are taking a toll on my energy levels, mood and overall productivity during the day. I'm not doing much work at all and also I'm skipping the gym which i dont like. I'll try to push myself to be more disciplined.

Other than this, I'm loving the weather here in Athens and sunbathing it's a real healer. I think Greece in summer is an amazing place to do the lengthening.

That's pretty much it for the moment. I'll keep my fingers crossed that the clicks stay as they are now and that the nerve pain subside.

Great post!