LATN Femurs - Dr Singh

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Hi bluebarbie

How many cm you did until now, and how about walking ? are you able to walk ?

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Quote from: alex on April 08, 2015, 01:42:49 AMHi bluebarbie

How many cm you did until now, and how about walking ? are you able to walk ?

Now reaching 7cms in about a week.. I cannot walk. Mobility is very bad with ex femur lengthening.

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Quote from: bluebarbie on April 08, 2015, 04:29:38 AMNow reaching 7cms in about a week.. I cannot walk. Mobility is very bad with ex femur lengthening.
Are you allowed to walk though? Like, is the monorail device capable of weight bearing?

Stay strong!

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Quote from: exclide on April 08, 2015, 04:35:40 AMAre you allowed to walk though? Like, is the monorail device capable of weight bearing?

Stay strong!
I try standing and put about 30%of my body weight everyday to allow blood supply to my new callus.
I don't think monorails are very strong devices..My bones slowly get misaligned during the months. But I will have to put internal nail after finish lenghtening so.it's no problem for me.

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Quote from: bluebarbie on April 08, 2015, 04:29:38 AMNow reaching 7cms in about a week.. I cannot walk. Mobility is very bad with ex femur lengthening.

Hope you will be well soon, so you were not able to walk from the first day after the operation ? or you started to lose ability to walk day by day with lengthening?

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Quote from: alex on April 08, 2015, 02:02:55 PMHope you will be well soon, so you were not able to walk from the first day after the operation ? or you started to lose ability to walk day by day with lengthening?
I was abit mobile post op but it was also too painful whenever I make my movements. I slowly lost my mobility and pain.

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Took xrays today. Very close to getting 7cms. Had been feeling very great lately, which is the opposite of of I had expected. Pain and all the tightness had gone down to like 1/10. Sleep had been good, too. I take only Nucoxia and Muscol twice a day now, well including nutrition supplements like Calcium and vitamin D, of course. Knee ranges have gone down abit, left (35′ to 40′) and right (around 40′).

With LATN method there could be loss of gained length during the next internal nailing surgery. Because of that my doctor told me to gain 8cms in case to compensate for any loss during the surgery, which is going to be in next two months.
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Nice to see that everything is getting better and you are close to your goal. Keep us updated.

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Quote from: bluebarbie on April 11, 2015, 03:13:47 PMTook xrays today. Very close to getting 7cms. Had been feeling very great lately, which is the opposite of of I had expected. Pain and all the tightness had gone down to like 1/10. Sleep had been good, too. I take only Nucoxia and Muscol twice a day now, well including nutrition supplements like Calcium and vitamin D, of course. Knee ranges have gone down abit, left (35′ to 40′) and right (around 40′).

With LATN method there could be loss of gained length during the next internal nailing surgery. Because of that my doctor told me to gain 8cms in case to compensate for any loss during the surgery, which is going to be in next two months.
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You will remove the external in 2 months after stop lengthing ? I thought internal nailing surgery right away after stop lengthing.

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good luck

youve just started on the recovery process


expect a year or so to recover... but will get better