Internal femur with Dr. Betz 2018

Hello

I recently had surgery done with Dr. Betz on my femurs.


Age: 25-30
Height: 162cm
Im aiming for around 8cm


I arrived at the hospital two days before and did blood test etc. Operation went fine and shortly after waking up Dr Betz came and we walked a little bit, i felt very dizzy but it worked.

The first days i also had constant pain in my left leg, especially around the hip area. The pain is now almost gone, but i do feel my left leg more than my right. The overall pain is concentrated around the hip area on both legs. When i walk and make a movement wich rotates the leg a bit i can feel lots of pain in the groin area. But i think its getting better. Overall, pain is small.

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Above was written like 5 days post operation
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Most of the pain i have felt until now has been related to bruises i think. Right now im experiencing pain in the groin area of the right leg, but only when i walk and only sometimes, so its getting better. I also feel pain occasionally in the knee region, but then again, there are visible bruises there so the pain will probably be gone in a few days.

I have been clicking now for a few days and i must say this is the biggest challenge for me. Im getting better at it though, trying different methods.


Right now i can walk without crutches but i avoid doing so until i feel no pain anymore in the groin area.

All the best bro keep us updated

Excellent start tallertree, best of luck on your journey.

Thanks:)

today is about 2 weeks post operation and just finished clicking for the day. Clicking is still painful and the reason for this is not the clicking itself, but rather bruises and very stiff muscles. On my right leg i have bruises on the knee wich produces very annoying pain when twisting the leg. When clicking on my left leg i have instead a lot of pain around the hip area, it feels extremely stiff. With the right training and time, i suppose these problems will go away.

According to Dr. Betz my mobility is very good, among the best he said. I walk a lot and do exercises as much as i can.

Clicking is now much easier. The key for painless clicking is to relax the muscles as much as possible.

Im having a bit more pain around the upper-back side of both legs due to lengthening. It feels more and more stiff. However, im stretching daily and walking so hopefully it wont last to long.

I have reached 3cm now and everything is going good. Clicking works good now, although it takes some time, but thats okey as long as its painless.

The bad thing is that i have a little bit of wide legs, but im stretching everyday so hopefully it wont last long.

Good luck, tallertree. Thanks for the diary.

Wishing you the best.

Thx:)

I have now reached 4cm. Clicking is getting easier for everyday, i finnish both legs now in about 30min. Another good thing is that overall pain is very small, i could easily go a whole day without any painkiller. The only reason i take it is because im afraid that the clicking will be hard if i dont, maybe its just in my head but i dont want to take any risks yet because its going very good for me now.

I still have widelegs and the latest thing im trying is the shockwave device and it helps alot to relax the it band. However, its not the ordinary nozzle wich vibrates in a small area, but another one wich is more like massage on a bigger area with lower force.

Hi Talletree. Congratulations having the surgery and I hope recovery goes fine and smooth for you. I appreciate if you tell us about complications such as duck ass, wide legs, tension and etc. if they are getting better ?? I hope you can lengthen up to your goal of 8 9 cm

Hi wishadream

Thank you:)


I still have wide legs and im stretching the it-bands daily. Thats the only complication im having right now, and as stated in my previous post im basically not feeling any pain at all, so that feels great.

If i manage to fix the wide legs soon i will be able to walk completely normal, but stretching the it-bands is hard. The thing is that i didn't really stretch the it-band until i noticed the wide legs. My PT told me to do that but i didn't take it seriously. Obviously i can not blame him or any other person for it, but it feels like they should have told me exactly what causes things like wide legs, duckass etc in the very beginning. I had no idea wide legs was caused by the it-bands for example. Today i skipped the clicking because i want to stretch the it-band and recover as fast as possible. I might skip clicking tomorrow aswell.


I did x-ray a few days ago and i saw some low-res photos of them and there is good callus forming so thats very good i will get the real photos sent to me in a few days.


Also, i left Germany like one month after the operation. I have a good daily routine now when im home. I take a warm bath in the morning before clicking to soften the muscles. I also have a exercise bike wich i use like 5 times per day.