DAY 0 continued
I got a treat for the community. Here are clips of me walking bit over 8 hours post-op. I somewhat demanded that my nurses and physio film me, cuz this is fun for me. And its also important to me that I document this. Everyone here is so nice.
This is also my third walk after surgery.
Also don't get me wrong, like I'm trying to make it super easy breezy covergirl - this is serious surgery and definitely not for the faint of heart. My blood pressure went down a bit and I almost fainted 3 times and tried to vomit since the surgery.
Everything can be different from patient to patient, but i am showing how I am doing this and what's possible with me.
Anyways without further ado, bit after 8 hours post op, after surgery with the best in the world Dr Gdalevitch and the CLLC team, Here is Master Broken Legs (aka Distractor) walking:
Edit: I can't upload here (originally in Dis cord) without paying, using Utube account and uploading my first ever YouTube video.
Original posting timestamp: 2025-04-08, 8:54 PM (Ported from Cyborg4life Dis cord patient-diaries channel)
Gdalevitch PRECICE 2.2 Antegrade trochanteric 10° 10.7mm | Goal: maximum stroke
Day 1
Pain is here lol. It's not too bad though, manageable with medication.
Even though not in awful, unmanageable pain, I didn't sleep at all.
Blood pressure going a tiny bit wacky so a bit hard to walk now since getting lightheaded, but surgeon explained there is nothing too major to worry about at this time.
Dr. Gdalevitch came very early in the morning to check on me and answered another 100 of my questions... everyone has been so nice to me even though I exaust all of them with question after question.
She said I need to drink way more fluid, eat more and move.
Either way, I am well enough to get discharged today and will go back to my accommodation.
Overall a great experience, even with the inevitable ups and downs in this brutal game we more than happily choose to get ourselves into.
And forgot to add, the nurses here are super hot. Must be some sort of special poutine they eat.
Original posting timestamp: 2025-04-09, 9:48 AM (Ported from Cyborg4life Dis cord patient-diaries channel)
Day 1 continued
I said goodbye to all the nurses and asked if I could know their names - they said yes. I wanted to remember them all since they helped me with this amazing experience that I have wanted to have for two decades. Thank you again nurses.
I forgot to bring my phone charger and they lent me one last night, but somehow it got lost in the bed. I really hope they find it again after my discharge, but if not, I will try to rectify it soon.
I got back to my accommodation, but it was a slight challenge. Walking wasn’t difficult, but transferring into the car and bed was. I was having trouble lifting my legs onto the bed and my mom was helping me with it. I’m not certain how some people manage to do this by themselves in the first couple of days, but I’m lucky to have my mom.
Blessed is she for taking time off work and flying with me to French Canada to help me at this time when I truly needed someone.
Day 2
I fell asleep after approximately 36 hours of being awake since I woke up from surgery. After a good night’s sleep, the pain went down significantly. I am still having trouble lifting my leg onto the bed, but otherwise fully functional.
The CLLC nurse came to check my vitals along with the CLLC physio. Vitals were fine. The nurse asked if I went number two yet and I responded negative. Hopefully one day.
Physio took off my leg mummy wraps and compression socks. It felt like when Darth Vader’s mask was coming off in a Star Wars scene - puffs of steam and all. He was impressed with the amount of little to no swelling I had (in fact, he noted that I was the patient he has seen with the least amount of swelling ever!). But he then mummified me again until further notice, as per protocol.
I went on Victor's YouTube livestream with a few LL legends that came on that day like Real Deal and Height Journey. It was so cool to be on the same stream with them. HJ announced his retirement - sad to see it, but well deserved. Thank you HJ so much for all the resources you provided to all of us.
Day 2 continued
**The Fabled Dump of Doom on Mount Commode**
Disclaimer: This diary entry is not safe for work… nor children… nor anyone, really. Reader discretion is strongly advised.
I have not defecated.
It has been 3 days.
I dreaded this inevitable day, as I have read of this experience in other diaries - it is my turn to live it.
I know this is going to be painful. I transitioned from walker to toilet safety rails and positioned my posterior on the cold, hard seat of death. My cheeks were spread, my quivering hole ready for the impending onslaught that was about to happen. It was now time to push. I took a deep breath and pushed.
Oh boy here it comes.
The pressure in the anal canal is intense… I wish I could vent it like a surgeon as they do before pushing the implant inside the intramedullary canal.
Whoa, hot! Hot hot!
Whoaaa hot hot hot hot hot!
It burns… it burns.
It's so big…
It's almost out and ripping me open.
But it did not go out. It stayed inside.
Maybe I just did not want to part with it.
This was something I made, something that grew inside of me for such a long time. It’s a part of me - something so huge and significant and the only thing I ever made that was any good. Maybe I just didn’t want to let it go.
This crap must be massive. It was one of the biggest accomplishments I have ever created.
Maybe this accomplishment I should keep in me, and just crap it out in my usual toilet at home in Vancouver. I feel like I need to push it out in my hometown for all to see - to show my glorious poo to my friends and family, this amazing accomplishment, and tell them that I finally made something of myself and did something meaningful with my life.
But I can’t go back to Vancouver now - I heard it’s never safe to fly in your turd trimester.
Alas, I must defecate in French Canada, and pass this glorious stool without the fame and glory that I could’ve had in Vancouver.
Let’s retry. I shall push.
In my earlier years, I was microfracturing my shins in attempts to grow taller. I’m sure people in this community have heard of this bogus method - along with hanging weights from your ankles, hanging upside down, and taking crazy pills, etc.
Anyways, instead of microfracturing my shins, I should have been microfracturing my butthole and trying to make it larger - at least that would’ve helped me on this fateful day.
Hot hot hot! It burns… it burns.
Why am I so full of crap?
I am just a giant piece of crap.
Crap in my head and in my ass and in my mouth.
Arghhh
Hot hot hot hot hot hot
In and partially out
In and out
In and out
Why won’t you come out - bitch stop playing peek-a-boo with my a—shole
And ARGHAHAHAHAHAHAH fgagshshshsh jdjhgdj jgsjsgd mutheferssks
Hot hot hot hot hot hot!!
Dohhhhhhhhhh… Oooh… Oohoo…
Ploppp!
Ohhh, it’s over. It’s finally over.
I stand up and stare back at the wonderful specimen I created. There are no cracks. One giant, solid piece. I should get a medal for this. It’s the biggest crap I have ever seen. I can’t believe this seriously came out of my ass.
It was time to flush it, but it’s so big, I don’t think it’s going to even fit. I should have taken pictures of it and filmed the experience for my newly created Youtube channel that I was forced to create since dis cord won’t let me upload videos of my lengthening journey for my diary entries for free.
All poo-poo commentary aside, the experience was not as bad as I'm exaggerating. The doctor prescribed a stool softener that helped with all of this. Ensure to take it… or just say goodbye to your little a—shole.
Day 3
Thought I had some sort of breathing problem, so I texted the CLLC nurse that I saw yesterday.
Dr. Gdalevitch immediately called me and out of an abundance of caution had my vitals checked and a doppler. French Canada does not mess around - CLLC takes safety very seriously… But everything checked out fine. I dunno, maybe I thought I had a problem just because I was surprised by the effort it takes to move around. A week ago, I was running 2.5 hours without a break and never ran out of breath.
Feeling pretty good otherwise - walking around often, no pain at all really, just a bit at night when I don’t move much.
Still having a bit of trouble getting onto the bed. Trying to MacGyver my legs by lifting them with straps, two chairs, and a hand grabber to loop the straps on.
Day 4
Had physio on Saturday - he accommodated me on the weekend because there was no time yesterday with all the checkups, so I missed a session. Physio is super great and nice to talk to.
I can get myself onto the bed now and I’m basically fully independent to do almost anything I want.
Day 5
Walking on sunshine and it feels good! :sunny:
Here are clips of me walking with crutches and walker.
Note: I took multiple takes, so I walked a lot more than what was filmed.
Take 1, take 2… take 27 - action!
Day 6
More physio, eating, stretching, and getting around. Things definitely take more time to do, but I’m getting used to it.
My lower back is hurting way more than my legs. This is an ongoing problem I have had that creeps up every once in a while. I suspect it’s because I’ve been wearing 4 inch heels for 15 years… These things would’ve been the end of me if I couldn’t get this LL surgery.
I get awful pain in my lower back sometimes - bad enough that I have had to go to the emergency room before in Vancouver. But they always say nothing’s wrong and it totally disappears the next day. Then I completely forget it ever happened and just go on continuing to wear my heels.
I think I have aggravated it again recently with all the upper body movements I’m doing in bed trying to move my legs carefully. There are certain movements that are advised against because they stress the nails and I try really hard not to do any of those.
Day 7
Already been a week since surgery! It’s amazing how much I can do now. Dr. Gdalevitch was exactly right - she said it would be good to get help from my mom for a couple of days to a week and that’s all I would really need.
Lower back pain continues though.
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