Installing height- Programdude's Precice 2 Internal femurs with Dr. Paley

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Update- Insurance is covering all my medicine! So definitely be sure to talk to the organizer lady who has been a godsend in arranging all of this.

As far as home aids be sure to speak to the manager of the agency and get someone who has worked with Paley patients, at least for the first weekend back since they know what to expect and how to help you out best. They are all the same price. After this weekend I will be scaling back the hours and may or may not use a different aid. Shortly thereafter I should have a girl move into the hotel for a bit, but I'll be playing that all by ear.

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This is very helpful stuff PD, thank you! Also, very glad to hear that your insurance is taking care of the meds. I already told them that I want a prescription for oxycontin right off the bat and want to skip over Percocet. I want the first hellish week to be as numb as possible lol

Also, it's pretty pimp that you'll have some girls "taking care" of you while you're there. That's definitely one thing I will miss during those 3-4 months. I'll have my family and friends, but having a love life would be nice. I'm not comfortable meeting a new woman while crippled. I have a few that I could call up, but I'm not really interested in them anymore hehe

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Percocet might do the trick out of the hospital but NOT in any way shape or form after the epi is out. It was honestly irresponsible of her to give me so little. I told the anesthesiologist about it and his eyes bugged out of his head. The shock from going from epi to nothing is downright insane. I've never had so little control over my vocalizations. Now however I am pretty good even on minimal medication. I recommend keeping your feet moving to keep circulation going and to stretch and bend your knees often. It hurts but gets easier. The day after the epi comes out, a challenge I did was to rotate and get my legs over the side of the bed by myself(this is much harder than it sounds pre op my friend) and grab the bar above you and stand as straight as possible. I did that a few times and have been stretching my legs as much as possible. I honestly am really bummed out about the tibia since it is really the main thing holding me back right now and I think I would barely need help in a couple days without that limitation. I was however very pleased with Dr. Paleys prompt concern and that he treated it as a serious potentially grave issue in his response(within five minutes of reading my email his top PA was in the room). Its funny, at least three people here have likened him to jesus.


As far as the girls, honestly just sign up to some dating sites or tinder. I am shocked at how many are lining up to either visit or live in/take care of me lol. Getting a little something something(even though my performance will be at an all time rock bottom) will be very nice.  Heck even just having a few different ones to cuddle up with and keep the romantic game somewhat alive is more than welcome.

Debi with United Nursing Services came by and made me feel very good about the whole home aid process, giving me her personal cell number if I need anything. Heck she even offered me a complimentary dinner date over sushi when I am feeling a bit better. I'll be sure to let everyone knows how this part goes.

As of now my pain meds are basically not in my system and I actually don't feel awful, even during my standing exercises which yesterday would have had me screaming and passing out. I will be taking basic percocets and seeing if that can sustain me for today. If so I am in very good shape for my discharge tomorrow. Regardless I know the worst has passed, and once my tibia is healed I will be eagerly forcing myself to be mobile.

You will feel like stiff hell, but force yourself to move and you will be thankful for it guys.

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Yeah I've had very good luck with dating sites in the past despite my height (luckily I at least got solid facial aesthetics). Tinder I tend to shy away from. I got a LOT of mutual hits, but I've always called Tinder a "height lottery." And being 5'6", many women in their heels would be taller than me. On other sites where I had to list my height (and knew the woman's height), I was was more comfortable with the attention I got because the girls already knew I was short. Online dating (OKC, Match, eHarm) was quite good to me...many guys don't get any hits at all (online dating is heavily biased in favor of women, I have many stories proving this)...yet my height was still an issue in the back of my mind.

Although I just may try what you're doing. Would be nice to have some female company while I go through this. Are you telling these girls you're temporarily crippled from the get go?

Sounds like you're doing really well despite the tibia issue. Keep it up.

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Yeah great news is I am actually managing off just percs right now. People may have been scared by yesterdays post but it may prove to just be an inevitable few hours of hell, in which case its really not so bad if its all the hell you have to endure, you might have been able to tell from my posts I was horrified the next two weeks would be that, non stop. I don't really see how things could get back to that bad from where I am at right now.

And yes not only have I told every tinder, pof, etc. girl that I am here as a cripple in surgery, and even that it is to get taller. Now admittedly I do say my starting height is 5 10, mainly because I don't think girls know what heights actually equal and think anything below 5 10 is dwarf status, but considering I will be in a wheelchair or hunched over a walker it doesn't matter anyways. Not that I can have sex for awhile(when I do it will be pretty lame I bet), but I can certainly receive *ahem* favors.

Hilariously one girl who read my profile asked if I was one of Paleys patients and when I said yes, informed me she works in the PT dept, so I may even see her haha.

Not to derail this topic into my sex life, but it was ironic that even though I wasn't wearing lifts or anything, the girl I hooked up with the night before my surgery kept calling me tall. Made the concept of heading into an outrageous surgery to get taller seem pretty silly in the moment.

Anyways, feel free to ask questions anyone. Staying busy on the computer has helped distract from what discomfort I do have.

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Quote from: programdude on July 25, 2014, 10:12:15 PM

Not to derail this topic into my sex life, but it was ironic that even though I wasn't wearing lifts or anything, the girl I hooked up with the night before my surgery kept calling me tall. Made the concept of heading into an outrageous surgery to get taller seem pretty silly in the moment.


That's because 5'8" ain't really that short, especially if you're somewhat built and lean (which I believe you said you are, I think you said you do fitness modeling). I feel like if you're built and lean at 5'8", you can look kinda "tall." But then again, your chick may have been very short? I was with a cougar last year who was 5'1" and insisted I was 5'10". That made me feel so damn good!

I was with my best friend tonight who knows I'm doing the surgery. I'm a shade under 5'6", and he's around 5'8" and he looks a nice amount taller than me, and he's not even in that great shape. He thinks I don't need it and insists that I'm not short...I just lol'd on the inside. In fact, I even thought what I'm about to do is outrageous, as he wasn't that much taller than me (and I was barefoot in his living room).

Good luck with your discharge!

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Quote from: YellowSpike391 on July 25, 2014, 12:00:37 AMAnd per Cooper's advice - we need to drink hot water if we're having the Rtaller alien poop issue lol
Why not take some laxatives? I know natural is better, but why struggle drinking hot water? Especially when you're already doing something difficult. I still don't understand why RTaller didn't realize he could've taken some laxatives before all that.

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Quote from: short_and_depressed on July 26, 2014, 06:21:38 AMWhy not take some laxatives? I know natural is better, but why struggle drinking hot water? Especially when you're already doing something difficult. I still don't understand why RTaller didn't realize he could've taken some laxatives before all that.

This is something big to watch out for. Going to the bathroom isn't pleasant at all, but needing to go regularly is WAY scarier stuff since it will be after the epidurals out. My advice is to take out the epidural early in the morning while having had a stool softener the night before, or take out the epi at noon and the still softener in the morning. Now granted I am biased because my nurse grossly undersold what I was in for and gave me the one percocet after the epi was out and the pain was out of this world- but the actual pooping part is a breeze, its getting there and up that destroys you. So do not take anything too close to epi coming out and remember- flat out refuse if they try and give it afterwards unless you actually are having a REALLY hard time.

If I had been properly medicated, using the commode really wouldn't have been bad,,, Reading diaries is the smartest thing to do before hand since you want to know at least as much as the nurses, as in two cases they made a bas call. One which I caught and one I did not.

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First PT session today. Ironically most of the motions I'd been doing subconsciously on my own because they felt good on the muscle anyways. I did excellent with it all with almost no pain, even on my damaged leg. She was awestruck I was achieving a 120 degree bend in the knee when she usually seeks 90.
Most importantly standing was pretty easy, and walking, while still strange, was not excruciating at all. heck I think my triceps were the sorest part for overcompensating for my legs needlessly.
I have my lengthening machine and my sheets of PT and all my appointments set up. I do feel slightly tired because my body is recuperating and movement is surprisingly difficult, but things are looking good again.

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Question for you PD. I think you said you have/had pretty muscular legs. I personally have very naturally muscular legs. Does this work with or against us throughout LL? I've heard mixed things. I've heard from some that having muscular legs can somewhat mask the pain in the first few weeks, while others have said it makes lengthening more difficult (unless you get the ITB release, which I'm getting). It's probably too early for you to tell, but just wondering your thoughts on this so far. I'm leaning towards muscular legs making the whole thing more difficult...