Growing Experience - Bilateral Femurs - Precise 2.2 - Dr. Mangal Parihar

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hey bro, if you dont mind saying this, pls get hepititis B test done for safety reasons. Amitabh bachan got blood transfusion in 1980 and he just forgot about it. But 20 years later he had some liver damage due to hepatiatis b. Bcoz you dont even know if you have got it bcoz there are no symptoms. even tho blood quality is very much better now, Testing can be very useful and its quite easy too.
I hope I have not annoyed you bro about this topic. I wish u very quick recovery and full atheletic activity fast.

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Quote from: toyz on January 08, 2023, 12:47:17 PMhey bro, if you dont mind saying this, pls get hepititis B test done for safety reasons. Amitabh bachan got blood transfusion in 1980 and he just forgot about it. But 20 years later he had some liver damage due to hepatiatis b. Bcoz you dont even know if you have got it bcoz there are no symptoms. even tho blood quality is very much better now, Testing can be very useful and its quite easy too.
I hope I have not annoyed you bro about this topic. I wish u very quick recovery and full atheletic activity fast.


Thanks for your concern!

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DAY 220ish (exactly 7.5 months post-op)  I know I am posting after sooo long!


CONSOLIDATION
5 months into consolidation. At 100% weight bearing but I am still using crutches for balance.

Callus growth is okay but idk why its not bridging on the outer side of right leg
Also, started taking PTH a month back and will continue for 2 more months.

Latest XRAY - https://imgur.com/a/gMjCflu


PAIN/ TIGHTNESS
- Walking was painful when I first started using crutches. Now its okay but after entire day of walking and exercises, it feels like I have climbed a mountain. So, pre-op strength and endurance still seems far.

- Knees are killing me right now as I just started practicing getting up from bed and climbing stairs (both with little assistance from crutches)

MOBILITY AND EXERCISES
- Walking 4-5000 steps daily (assisted)
- New Daily Exercise - Going up and down the stairs, getting up and sitting back on chair [is it called seated squats?]
- Cycling for 20 mins on alternate days
- Flexibility and ROM almost back to normal. I can sit cross legged for long time, pick anything from the floor


WORK AND SOCIAL LIFE
I can feel my work and social life being affected as its becoming really difficult to avoid people now. I hoped to be back to 100% normal walking at the 8th month mark. But my bone has different plans for me.

I've started driving though - its pretty much the same, no difficulties there.

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Hello I am happy it went well without any big complications. Congratulations.
How come you cant walk unassisted after 8 months? Is that normal or did something happen? Because everywhere I read they say you can expect to walk unassisted like 4-5 months after consolidation.

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Quote from: oeioei2 on April 08, 2023, 01:11:30 PMHello I am happy it went well without any big complications. Congratulations.
How come you cant walk unassisted after 8 months? Is that normal or did something happen? Because everywhere I read they say you can expect to walk unassisted like 4-5 months after consolidation.

I think it's 8 months after the surgery, not consolidation.

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Quote from: oeioei2 on April 08, 2023, 01:11:30 PMHello I am happy it went well without any big complications. Congratulations.
How come you cant walk unassisted after 8 months? Is that normal or did something happen? Because everywhere I read they say you can expect to walk unassisted like 4-5 months after consolidation.

As overandover mentioned, I am 8 months post-op and 5 months into consolidation. And yes, thats what the average time of unassisted walking is. But, my right femur bone is not there yet.

I am hoping I'll be cleared for unassisted walking in next 30 days. The Parathyroid hormone (PTH) should also start kicking in now as I have been taking it for a month.

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bro ur lucky to be last patient who got precise nail in India before it was stopped

ur full recovery will come soon and I wish u the best bro

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Quote from: toyz on April 10, 2023, 12:17:51 PMbro ur lucky to be last patient who got precise nail in India before it was stopped

ur full recovery will come soon and I wish u the best bro

There was 1 patient with me 2 more patients after me who did full 8cm but they are not active on this forum.

Thanks for your good wishes bro! 

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I will soon share a detailed update of the last 30-40 days.

Just wanted to write that lately I've not been feeling so good and having bad muscle pain in my right quads.
CLL is harder than it seems to be during pre-op research.

And, if you think 3 months of lengthening is the tough part, you'll be disappointed to know that getting back to normal walking is crazzzyyy fu********g son of a bi**h <add 10 abuses in your own language> TOUGH! 

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I hope ur doing OK bro