Have any females had LL and which procedure did you use?

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Quote from: Great321 on February 21, 2020, 03:52:48 PMAlso with precise 2, you will be wheelchair bound for the first month(s), no matter how lightweight you are. (Not sure for how long though) If you really want to do femurs, you should do Stryde instead and save more money.

This is simply not true.  If you are close to or under the combined weightbearing capacity of the Precice 2 rods, you can use a walker.  I did Precice 2 on my femurs and switched to walker exclusively the day after I was discharged.

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Quote from: FormerKidd on February 21, 2020, 06:44:38 PMThis is simply not true.  If you are close to or under the combined weightbearing capacity of the Precice 2 rods, you can use a walker.  I did Precice 2 on my femurs and switched to walker exclusively the day after I was discharged.

If stryde nail is too big for someone, then they will need to use Precice 2 of smallest diameter which is 8.5mm. This diameter precice nail barely lets you stand.

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Quote from: Fox on February 21, 2020, 05:51:22 PMno, just because you had many complications doesnt mean she will have them too. there many people underwent LL surgery and came out OK dont you think?

The only complication I had was slow bone growth and that can happen to anyone. Everything else like numb shin areas or pains is very common for most LLers. Also people shouldn't expect to be the one who will turn out perfectly. Expect a lot of physical and mental stress. I came out just fine too as I'm living my every day life now but still it's nothing that I would recommend to a person who will probably not benefit from LL at all. A woman who is 5'5 will not face discrimination in this world. That's about the average of German women.

Even if she recovers 95%, the 5% that she looses (athleticism for example) might not be worth it for a healthy average sized person

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Quote from: FormerKidd on February 21, 2020, 06:44:38 PMThis is simply not true.  If you are close to or under the combined weightbearing capacity of the Precice 2 rods, you can use a walker.  I did Precice 2 on my femurs and switched to walker exclusively the day after I was discharged.

Well that's probably something doctors handle differently. Because I was under the weightbearing capacity and explicitely asked my doctor about that matter.

While "California's" doctor didn't allow him to walk unaided several months after LATN surgery, I was allowed to walk unaided a few weeks after surgery. So future LL should ask the same questions to different doctors and not expect that every doctor handles the surgery the same.

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Quote from: Great321 on February 21, 2020, 09:21:34 PMThe only complication I had was slow bone growth and that can happen to anyone. Everything else like numb shin areas or pains is very common for most LLers. Also people shouldn't expect to be the one who will turn out perfectly. Expect a lot of physical and mental stress. I came out just fine too as I'm living my every day life now but still it's nothing that I would recommend to a person who will probably not benefit from LL at all. A woman who is 5'5 will not face discrimination in this world. That's about the average of German women.

Even if she recovers 95%, the 5% that she looses (athleticism for example) might not be worth it for a healthy average sized person

well you are right about that. BUT if she finds herself thinking about being tall every now and then, and IF its really going to help her self-esteem, i'd say %5 is nothing.

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Quote from: Great321 on February 21, 2020, 09:28:22 PMWell that's probably something doctors handle differently. Because I was under the weightbearing capacity and explicitely asked my doctor about that matter.

Could be.  I was at Paley's for reference.

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Quote from: FormerKidd on February 22, 2020, 03:24:20 AMCould be.  I was at Paley's for reference.

No doctor will let you walk on the 8.5mm precice nail. Do you know of someone on 8.5mm precice nail walking on crutches at Paley's?

8.5mm is the only precice nail which is smaller than the smallest stryde (10mm).

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Quote from: FormerKidd on February 22, 2020, 03:24:20 AMCould be.  I was at Paley's for reference.

I mean even if you are allowed to use a walker before, can you realistically say what you were able to do with it? How fast was your speed? Did you not need help when going outside the house? Because with externals I was allowed to use the walker the next day after surgery but I was quite slow and any time I left the house, I used the wheelchair with the help of others because it would have taken too long if I used the walker outside. How did you buy groceries for example?

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I am very grateful for all this info, thanks everyone! I remember reading somewhere that the weight bearing potential of a precice nail was 50-75ibs but I didn’t see anything about whether you can put weight on it or not lol I guess I just assumed! It makes sense that each doctor would have their own rules. I think the low prices that I was reading about did not include the nail method too. Since I want to use the nail I am definitely going to end up spending at least 40-60k so that means a bit more of saving is to be done but I should still be able to have the procedure soon I actually do plan to try and model but who knows if that will even work out so it is not even my main reason, I mostly just want to look better lol. And at the very least I should be able to stop having to wear heels everyday lol a little leg pain will just be a trade in for all of my foot pain!

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Quote from: Alexa on February 23, 2020, 05:56:42 PMI am very grateful for all this info, thanks everyone! I remember reading somewhere that the weight bearing potential of a precice nail was 50-75ibs but I didn’t see anything about whether you can put weight on it or not lol I guess I just assumed! It makes sense that each doctor would have their own rules. I think the low prices that I was reading about did not include the nail method too. Since I want to use the nail I am definitely going to end up spending at least 40-60k so that means a bit more of saving is to be done but I should still be able to have the procedure soon I actually do plan to try and model but who knows if that will even work out. At the very least I should be able to stop having to wear heels everyday lol a little leg pain will just be a trade in for all of my foot pain!

there is a doctor named giotikas in greece. people saying he has fair amount of experience and considerably cheap compared to other doctors. just letting u know....