Quote from: ub40 on July 31, 2016, 07:18:42 PMCan you tell us why you chose latn instead of lon?
How's everything going so far?
Chose LATN over LON because this was suitable for my tibias as my bones were small so I couldn't have the nail in my tibias during the lengthening. Everything's going good so far, going to take my fixators off in a couple of weeks!
Hi guys, I just wanna know how long did it take for ballerina and bent knees to recover after removing the external fixators? My ballerina just sucks right now and LITERALLY walking on my tiptoes. Only 18 days left for me until I get my ex fix off.
hey guys, just wanted to let you know that my fixators are off. Feels a lot better now. Will update more, soon.
Quote from: leemry on August 29, 2016, 11:55:22 PMhey guys, just wanted to let you know that my fixators are off. Feels a lot better now. Will update more, soon.
Congrats leemry how's the ballerina issue?
Quote from: ub40 on August 30, 2016, 06:53:21 AMCongrats leemry how's the ballerina issue?
Still there but I was told to just exercise to let it go off on its own. I lengthened about 6cms after the internal nailing.
Hello! It has been approximately 2 months after my internal nailing. My legs are getting stronger everyday but still working on my ballerina foot on my right leg (slowly going down though). I am now able to do full weightbearing with crutches. Cannot wait to get back to normal walking!!
Congratulations 
How many cms is your ballerina now? Hopefully you'll be completely rid of it soon.
That's awesome to hear. Your very close. Dr. LON did 6cm as well (from old forum ) and he can walk without supports now 3 months after lengthening so your very close to ditching those crutches! Keep it up and let us know when you ditch those supports!
Were you born with dwarfism or did you naturally reach that height, if you don't mind me asking?
Quote from: stillsmall on December 02, 2016, 02:01:15 AMHello! It has been approximately 2 months after my internal nailing. My legs are getting stronger everyday but still working on my ballerina foot on my right leg (slowly going down though). I am now able to do full weightbearing with crutches. Cannot wait to get back to normal walking!!
Hey Stillsmall -
Here are some exercises that worked well for me to reduce the ballerina and knee bending.
1)Knee Bending -
Put on ankle weights (start with 1 Kg and go upto 2Kg), sleep on your belly with Knees just below the edge of your bed and dangle your legs in air. Fold your leg near the knee and then straighten it back. Keep doing it alternatively with each leg, as many as you can.
2)Ballerina -
Wear ankle weights(2 Kg or more if you can) when you walk or stand. I'd say first focus on standing for long hours with ankle weights and get your heels grounded. Then wait for your calf to relax in that position. You would know it when your toes stop pushing against the ground. Once your calf is relaxed, walk for some time (on your heels and not on toes) and then get back to standing. You'd notice that your heel goes back in the air after few mins of walking. So you do the this multiple times and over a period it gets better.
Good luck, You're a brave girl. I hope you feel content now and wish you a quick and safe recovery.
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