Hoping for 6cm - Dr Monegal - Barca - Bilateral femur

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Hey man, I'm 16 year old and same height as you. Gonna wait about 4-5 years before I do the surgery
But a few questions, is going 8-9cm realistic in femur? How long does dr monegal allow? Also my femur and tibia is like the same length 50:50 ratio.

Can I realistically be able to run, weight lifting, after 2 years post surgery?

You're a true inspiration man! Hope everything goes well. If I grow 2-3 inches(doubt i will:/) i wlnt do it but if i remain the same height for 4-5 years the nope !

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Hey man, thanks for the well wishes.
becauce your 16, you can still grow alot naturally. I had a very poor diet at the age and I belive it did affect my final height.

I know it's akward, but go and see your doctor and tell him you are serious, try to maximise your natural height. I hope you do get the 2 3 inches naturally.

I can't speak from experience as of yet, but I do believe 2 years after the surgery it's fully back to normal. The internal nails are removed and you can run and do squats etc.

Americanfootballer who has a diary on here, he's coming towards end of his lengthening, He's lengthened upto 8cm.so yea I think it 8 is achievable.

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Day 24 -

Dr Monegal and I went to the Clinica to get my Xray done. My right leg is now 1.84 cm taller

https://ibb.co/5KKBcVv

So far, my routine has been:

-Wake up @ 09:50
-Log in for work @ 10:00 (remote working),They have no idea I am in Barcelona lol
-Lengthen at 10:30
-See Alberto | PT Session @ 13:00
-Lengthen at 15:30
-Finish remote working @1800
-Go to ground zero to Cycle for 25 mins and walk for 45 mins @ 20:00
-Finish the day with some stretching, typically spend 20-30 mins.
-Final Lengthen at 11:30

My life has become very boring. Since leaving the hospital I only been out twice and that was for the Xrays. I know I can go out anytime I want but with crutches I am scared. I am scared someone will bump into me.

I have 2 more nights here before i fly back. Only mistake i made is i brought a cabin size suitcase with me, with crutches this is going to be a difficult task, i should have packed lighter so it all fitted in a backpack. I will do that for the second leg.

I am looking forward to returning back to the UK, so I can drive 😊

Pain wise, During the day i dont have any pain, i dont take any pain killers either during the day.
but sleeping wise, I take a paracetamol before I sleep, I typically get 5-6 hours before I wake up with discomfort in my knee, I then take another paracetamol and get good few more hours.

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Day 26 -

Back to Manchester

I did call vueling Airlines few days before and made them aware I needed assistance. Even tho I can use crutches, they place you on a wheel chair and I was pretty much on a wheel chair during the whole time in the airport. The airport assistance was excellent annd I would have found this extremely difficult if I didn't have this assistance. They make you skip all the lines too   help you check in and get your bags etc.



https://ibb.co/Sw1TjwH

https://ibb.co/KyG8TZZ

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Nice Diary, It may take longer but i like the idea of lengthening 1 leg at a time.

Good work mate, Chase your Dreams.

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Thanks 4cm. yea it does take longer    I wanted to do both legs at once and just get it all said and done in 4/5 months. but it meant quitting my job and I can't do that.  Weirdly height meant everything to me years ago but now my work means more. I will be going back to work tomorrow and this is approx 3 weeks after surgery. It wouldn't have been possible if I did both legs.

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Just a heads up on your pain meds, Dont take anything with Diclofenac in it at the early stages like now as its shown to slow bone healing.
You could probably take it after first 4 months in small amounts but just beware because i used to take it while lengthening and my callus formation didnt progress til after i stopped  Flexura D another name is Voltaren - ( diclofenac )

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Thanks for the heads up bro. So far, I have only been taking paracetamol, and at night. I did get all the other pain killers from the pharmacy but intentionally just sticking to paracetamol for the reasons you mentioned.

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Hi star-ray

Congrats on starting your journey!  It is hard to get it started, but once it starts, you will get to the end.
Stay focused and strong!! 
Good luck!

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Hi Stay-ray,

I had a question when you say you walk for 45 minutes, do you mean on a treadmill without the crutches or do you just walk with crutches on the ground? Because the nail is not fully weight bearing right?

Regards,

Frank