LATN Femurs - Dr Singh

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Quote from: bluebarbie on June 06, 2015, 06:47:22 AMAs u are doing only 4cms u don't have to worry about duckass. And it is a thing that goes away easily if u do ur stretchings well. Stretch ur hip flexers every day 2 to 3 times a day by lying on ur stomach and do back kicks. U can do them by standing, too. Remember to hold each kick for a while.

Okay, but what I suffer from is that duckass ? I am suffering from this even befor I start lengthening, and I think duckass happen with lengthening, isn't that ?

as well dose duckass bent the back towards as this pic
http://seniorjournal.com/images/Symbols/Health/walker-man-200px.jpg

or bend backwards as this pic

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lordosis.png

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Sorry.. I'm not an expert, buddy. I can just tell u from my experiences. Ask ur doctor about it and I m sure he'll handle that for u.

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Next 3 days it'll be 5 months post operation and alil over a month from last distraction day. More callus has formed beautifully and the difference can be visibly seem from the last xray taken 41 days ago.
And today we made up our mind to do the next surgery exactly a month from now.
Ohhh yeah!!! Im sooooo happy and excited to be spending my last month my those devices that have changed my life.
Actually my doctor said I can do it this month but my mum and I wanted to wait abit longer for the callus to form more and all muscle tension to go away to make sure not to lose much on the gained length.

My Roms, muscle mass and strength are returning but very slowly, now knee ranges at around 40 degrees. The pinsites have healed completely but when I try to bend my knees further, the skin and underlying tissues around the pins struggle and try to tear themselves to be able to move. I don’t want to risk infection or manipulate them so I just go slowly.

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Me today, legs are stiff every early mornings before exercises.


Notice the visible formation of improved callus form in the lower two xrays? And Id like to request some people here who are very concerned for me about the alignment thing, please don't. I m sure Dr. Singh will def fix that during the nailing procedure.


And my current legs.

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Thanks alot music maker. How are u.? Long time no talk.
I definitely love my proportions now. I m like u, love long legs and very ambitious to get them. Before my femurs are shorter than my tibias and I feel very unattractive. Now they are only slightly longer than the tibs. But my doctor said I could get between one to two cms shortened again during nailing time. 
Trying my best and all that I can to maintain them...

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You are doing a good job - Good luck.

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Quote from: bluebarbie on June 07, 2015, 12:31:27 PM
And today we made up our mind to do the next surgery exactly a month from now.


That's great, I am waiting for my day as well. external femur not easy.

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Thx @ Just me

@Musicmaker,  my doctor said the final lenghtening would be in between of 6 to 7 cms, which is quite upsetting for me. But I can tell he'll try his best not to lose much,  he just doesn't want to make a promise.

@alex, yes yes, I can know how u are feeling. External femur is a time in hell, yes. Just be strong and u 'll get there one day, too. And it's not too far from right now. Time flies real fast and it'll be over before u know it.

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Bluebarbie

After you finished lengthening, walking became easier ?

I am asking that as walking for me became hard, I started lengthening 13 days after the operation, during these 13 days, walking was much easier.

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Only 15 days left.....and still counting down. I had my xrays done two days ago and callus was forming great with the gap showing about 8.2cm
Had some problems at the xray department. It was crazy. Usually the xrays are enlarged so you never get ur exact measurements from them, right? That's why our xrays have to be calibrated to get the exact lenght . What I was facing is that they put a measurement for calibration but never calibrated my xrays. You see, that's what you have to face in an underdeveloped country. So that day the same xrays with the same gap(8.2cms) were showing over 9cms without being calibrated. I was outraged and complained and finally after about two hours of hanging in there, they told us they left out one step in there!!!!

My range of motions are currently around 45-50 degrees. Psychologically I am getting really impatient for the final days to pass but again really satisfied and happy with myself that I had struggled, endured and waited this long.