Honore, Android, MirinHeight,
Thank you. I'll update later.
Pain has increased about a 5.5 . It's dull and constant. Getting in and out of bed has been nearly impossible for me. Wow!!
I'll keep you posted.
Congratulations LAGrowin! The day has finally arrived! Good luck to you man! 3 months will pass before you even know it.
Dear LAGrowin, I can relate to how you feel when you say spending tons of money on cosmetic surgery while there are more unfortunate people out there. Yes, we are more fortunate than poor or unhealthy people or ppl without access to proper education, etc. However, we are also kinda unfortunate being short in a society where the opposite is valued. I used to think physical appearance doesn't stop us pursuing things in life and I worked hard and gave back along the way too until I realized being short has become something holding me back to achieve greater things. I know this may sound pessimistic but I think you and most ppl on this forum get what I am saying.
I salute to what you are going through now and fingers crossed for the best outcome.
Quote from: Purushrottam on January 20, 2018, 04:51:09 AMCongratulations LAGrowin! The day has finally arrived! Good luck to you man! 3 months will pass before you even know it.
Puru. Thank you. I hope you're doing well and continuing to recover. Your diary and responses to my questions had been very helpful. Thank you.
Yes, the day finall came. Still can quite believe I did it. God willing so, can wait to be at the end of lengthening.
Quote from: observer on January 20, 2018, 05:29:43 AMDear LAGrowin, I can relate to how you feel when you say spending tons of money on cosmetic surgery while there are more unfortunate people out there. Yes, we are more fortunate than poor or unhealthy people or ppl without access to proper education, etc. However, we are also kinda unfortunate being short in a society where the opposite is valued. I used to think physical appearance doesn't stop us pursuing things in life and I worked hard and gave back along the way too until I realized being short has become something holding me back to achieve greater things. I know this may sound pessimistic but I think you and most ppl on this forum get what I am saying.
I salute to what you are going through now and fingers crossed for the best outcome.
Hi Obsever, thank you for acknowledging this comment. It was difficult for me not to feel some guilt. So much can be said on this topic.
Thank you for your well wishes. I am positive and ready to work hard to gain my 3" and recover. So far so good. Easy? No, but no regrets.
DAY 3
5:03 AM , I have been up since 3 AM trying to pee in the plastic container, it just won't come.
The pain really came in last night to about a 9, constant and throbbing, not sharp. Finally I just accepted that I'll have to take 2 Norcos every 4 hours. I plan to do this for the first couple of weeks.
I fell asleep at 9:45pm and woke up 2:45am, so I went 5 hours between meds, you want to try to avoid that, and stay ahead of the pain.
I've been up twice on my feet and taken a few steps, wow!! Not easy. Just to turn out of bed takes me a good 30 minutes with the PT and my wife.
My biggest challenge so far? How to get to the toilet and sit to go "2". The pain on the underside of your thighs makes it very difficult as you put a lot of pressure on the freshly broken femur bone.
I'll post more later. Hard to sit in bed and type.
Thank you all.
PEEING
For any of your reading this later as you go through your journey or in the process of researching, if you are having trouble peeing into the bottle after the catheter had come out, which you WILL, have someone turn on the faucet in your room, I don't know why but it works. It will bring the urge to go quickly.
Also, empty your bladder well the morning of the surgery and try not to eat heavy the day/days before, that way your system is not packed and bowels full. It all helps.
Quote from: LAGrowin on January 21, 2018, 01:39:31 AMPEEING
For any of your reading this later as you go through your journey or in the process of researching, if you are having trouble peeing into the bottle after the catheter had come out, which you WILL, have someone turn on the faucet in your room, I don't know why but it works. It will bring the urge to go quickly.
Also, empty your bladder well the morning of the surgery and try not to eat heavy the day/days before, that way your system is not packed and bowels full. It all helps.
hey man, did Dr. M give you the option of getting surgery on one leg at a time? So that you will have one working leg at all times to help move around
Quote from: MirinHeight on January 21, 2018, 01:41:31 AMhey man, did Dr. M give you the option of getting surgery on one leg at a time? So that you will have one working leg at all times to help move around
It was never discussed, nor would it be an option for me. I cannot be out of commission that long. Even with one leg, with what I do, I'd technically be out of commission even with one good leg.
Quote from: LAGrowin on January 21, 2018, 01:54:35 AMIt was never discussed, nor would it be an option for me. I cannot be out of commission that long. Even with one leg, with what I do, I'd technically be out of commission even with one good leg.
oh ok man.
I was just asking cause this pt did one leg at a time: surgery was recorded
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ko3OZzm35jk&t=86s
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