Internal Femurs with Dr. Mahboubian - Los Angeles

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Awesome stuff, glad that the pain is fading away. You're nearly there!

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Quote from: Android on April 16, 2018, 05:17:52 PMAwesome stuff, glad that the pain is fading away. You're nearly there!

Thank you Android.  Almost.  Can't believe I'm so close.

Now that I'm feeling more comfortable and with less pain, we can plan on getting together soon.

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Quote from: LAGrowin on April 16, 2018, 05:07:05 PMUPDATE - Finished Lengthening on 4/6/18 !!

It has been just over 1 week since my last lengthening. I hit 7 cm. As I noted in recent replies, my legs were still very tight and knees were hurting. It seemed like this wasn't going to get better.  This has finally started to go away significantly, and my legs are feeling much better. The last few days have been good.


MEDS

I stopped taking the Norco about 3 days ago and have been fine without it. I am taking over the counter Zzzquyl as a sleep aid. 

I am still taking calcium, vitamin D, and silica, as supplements.



PHYSICAL THERAPY

I will continue physical therapy 3x per week with Dr. Mahboubian's therapist, and also continue to stretch at home.  I will also hit the pool a little harder.


WALKING

I saw Dr. M last week and he told me that everything looked good, bone growth on both legs is about on par. My next appointment is on 5/15/18 at which point Dr. M feels I might be cleared to walk unassisted.  So these next few weeks will be key to making that happen.  I will be pretty much getting rid of the wheelchair and just use the walker for everything. This will help ease into the walking and of course help with quicker consolidation.



Still have no regrets, and am happy I did this. Thank God all has gone quite well for me. Easy no, but it was expected. Thank you all for reading.

Wow. What a journey. Walking by 5/15? Good job. You made it past the hardest pa.

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Quote from: Purushrottam on April 17, 2018, 03:02:13 AMWow. What a journey. Walking by 5/15? Good job. You made it past the hardest pa.

Thank you Purushrottam.  God willing so.  It will me more like waddling I'm sure, but hopefully it will be unassisted.

Yes the hardest part is over now.  I appreciate your diary and all of the information you shared with us along your journey and still do.

Hopefully your incredible recovery continues as well.   All the best Purushrottam!

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Quote from: LAGrowin on April 17, 2018, 05:14:41 AMThank you Purushrottam.  God willing so.  It will me more like waddling I'm sure, but hopefully it will be unassisted.

Yes the hardest part is over now.  I appreciate your diary and all of the information you shared with us along your journey and still do.

Hopefully your incredible recovery continues as well.   All the best Purushrottam!

hey LA growin, I am glad everything is going good. I am happy for you man.

I just had a general question. When you agreed to have surgery with Dr. Mahboubian, how long did the process take of getting your blood work in and getting insurance verified, etc. How many weeks were in between your consultation and the surgery date? I know this might be different for every pt, but I am trying to get an idea of when I should have my consultation and if there is any delay in filing for your surgery due to a busy surgery schedule for Dr. M.  To get a general sense of the timing, because i would like to have my surgery within a couple of weeks after consultation.

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Hi MirinHeight,

Thank you,  I appreciate that.

I had my consultation about 5 months before surgery with Dr. M.  It was a matter of trying to decide on timing for me. But I called the office in early December 2017 to schedule surgery for mid January 2018.

Dr. Mahboubian is a busy surgeon with other non cosmetic surgeries as well, so he does book up.  I would say to have your consultation and immediately ask about booking a surgery date, if you opt to have surgery with him.

You can also call the office and ask for Esmie. She can pretty much tell you what his surgery schedule is like by phone.

Hope this helps.

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Quote from: LAGrowin on April 19, 2018, 05:01:55 PMHi MirinHeight,

Thank you,  I appreciate that.

I had my consultation about 5 months before surgery with Dr. M.  It was a matter of trying to decide on timing for me. But I called the office in early December 2017 to schedule surgery for mid January 2018.

Dr. Mahboubian is a busy surgeon with other non cosmetic surgeries as well, so he does book up.  I would say to have your consultation and immediately ask about booking a surgery date, if you opt to have surgery with him.

You can also call the office and ask for Esmie. She can pretty much tell you what his surgery schedule is like by phone.

Hope this helps.

wow, thanks for the response man. That helps a lot!

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Hey LA,

i wish you a good consolidation!
How you feel now day by day? Do you have wide legs and duckass?

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Quote from: Constantine on April 19, 2018, 07:39:03 PMHey LA,

i wish you a good consolidation!
How you feel now day by day? Do you have wide legs and duckass?

Hello Constantine.  Hope you're well also and that lengthening continues to progress without issue.  I've been following your diary as well with Dr. Betz.

I am feeling better day by day now.  I was still very tight the first 5-6 days after my last lengthening, but now my legs have loosened up,  my knees don't hurt anymore. Luckily I didn't deal with wide legs or much duckass.  I have a little bit of duckass due to my right leg (hamstring) is still a little tight, but it's hardly noticeable.  My PT says it will be gone by the time I walk.

How many CM are you at now?

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Quote from: LAGrowin on April 19, 2018, 11:04:27 PMHello Constantine.  Hope you're well also and that lengthening continues to progress without issue.  I've been following your diary as well with Dr. Betz.

I am feeling better day by day now.  I was still very tight the first 5-6 days after my last lengthening, but now my legs have loosened up,  my knees don't hurt anymore. Luckily I didn't deal with wide legs or much duckass.  I have a little bit of duckass due to my right leg (hamstring) is still a little tight, but it's hardly noticeable.  My PT says it will be gone by the time I walk.

How many CM are you at now?

Nice to hear that it is going well for you. You’re so lucky that you don’t have wide legs and duckass:)
Keep us updated .

I am 6cm now .