The whole process is painful anyways whether it be internal or external, but how bad really is the LON method?
Is the pain the same to internal, but internals are just more comfortable in regards to living a somewhat normal life during lengthening hence why people prefer it more?
Quote from: Kanye Western on December 19, 2022, 09:34:08 PMThe whole process is painful anyways whether it be internal or external, but how bad really is the LON method?
Is the pain the same to internal, but internals are just more comfortable in regards to living a somewhat normal life during lengthening hence why people prefer it more?
It's extremely painful, believe me. 8/10.
10/10 is pain where you want to kill yourself.
The most pain I experienced was 5 with internals. First couple of weeks after the surgery I had to deal with surgical pain. I got nerve pain after the first month through out the lengthening phase and many months after the lengthening.
Thank you all for your descriptions of the pain experience, I hope you are recovering well. What is nerve pain and is it common?
Quote from: Kanye Western on December 19, 2022, 09:34:08 PMThe whole process is painful anyways whether it be internal or external, but how bad really is the LON method?
Is the pain the same to internal, but internals are just more comfortable in regards to living a somewhat normal life during lengthening hence why people prefer it more?
Imo, I regret doing LON. I should've done Precise 2.2 in the Tibia or gone for a Weightbearing nail Like the G nail.
Why? because The Risk of infection with LON is high. I only learned about all this when i was in the frames and the frames are so uncomfortable. The pain depends. Sometimes it's as low as 3/10 where you are so happy about life and sometimes it's 9/10 when you wonder why you ever did LL in the first place.
I highly recommend choosing an Internal method, a weightbearing nail would be even better.
Quote from: Ismail6024 on December 30, 2022, 11:41:35 AMThank you all for your descriptions of the pain experience, I hope you are recovering well. What is nerve pain and is it common?
Nerve pain is the worst of it all. I had crazy nerve pain, I still have some but it's going away now.
Basically it can be a burning sensation, a tingling sensation, u can feel pins and needles throughout ur leg or feet, a sense of electric shocks and much more.
After my frames were removed is when I had the WORST nerve pain, I couldn't eat in peace or even sleep properly and i'd often wakeup from the pain. I had crazy pins and needles on the bottom of my feet and my entire sole of the foot is still numb but now it's much much better than it was, My nerve pain has been too bad because I had to Decompress my Common Peroneal Nerve along with The Tibial Nerve passing through the tarsal tunnel. It was seriously the worst pain i've ever experienced in my life, i still have a tiny bit but i'm sure it's gonna be zero in some time
Did you get an infection? I had my frames on for 4.5 months, in a hospital that was not up to 1st world cleanliness standards. Zero infections. Some risks you can't control but I think how you take care of yourself can make a big difference.
It's pretty brutal, oral voltaren does wonders though.
oral voltaren in combination with tramadol before bed makes nights manageable.
But yeah, when you're not coveredby pain killers, it's brutal.
(speaking from LON femurs experience).
Worst was when I approached 5cm and the proximal pin sites started to bend, felt like stabbing knives when pain killers ran out.
Quote from: LONFemurs2021 on January 03, 2023, 05:43:59 AMIt's pretty brutal, oral voltaren does wonders though.
oral voltaren in combination with tramadol before bed makes nights manageable.
But yeah, when you're not coveredby pain killers, it's brutal.
(speaking from LON femurs experience).
Worst was when I approached 5cm and the proximal pin sites started to bend, felt like stabbing knives when pain killers ran out.
Totally agree... I had to take tramadol every day, morning and night, and even sometimes during the day... I wish i had made a journal to note my pain in the first leg... its near 2 months i finished lenghtening my second leg and im anxious to know when the pain will finish in the second one... 
"the whole process is painful anyways" I'm at 3.9cm and wouldn't say so. I'd say average pain is like 2/10 I'd give bench pressing 5/10. I don't take painkillers. But I am still flexible and haven't experienced any complications. 2/10 becomes 5/10 when doing PT and it was 8/10 when I was trying to bend my knees in the first week
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