Hi guys, I'm planning to have LL (tibia) by early next year but my dilemma is I'm still torn between doing Externals only or LATN, my target is atleast 8cm, here's my pros and cons (atleast in my perspective)
LATN
Pros:
-I will save a lot of time, after lengthening then nail insertion I can go home and resume my normal life and wait till my bones fully consolidate.
Cons:
-I would have to undergo another operation for nail removal
-I have a real skinny legs because I stopped working it out because according to most doctors and veterans it's better to have a skinny legs prior to LL and I want to start working it out again right after full consolidation because for sure it'll be much more skinny at the same time longer looking, can I work out my legs with weights if the nails are still inside my tibia???
Externals only
Pros:
-I can get back to normal life after consolidation and doesn't have to think about nail removal and have to be worried about any foreign material inside my legs.
Cons:
-It'll take a long time for lengthening and consolidation, It might take me 9-12 months and if unfortunate events happen it might be longer.
What do you think about it guys? I really need some veteran and expert advices as I'm still torn about what to do exactly, your advices will be much welcomed and appreciated!
I appreciate your reply and concern bro, I am aware about the risk and danger of doing 8cm but that's really my target although when I get there I'll still listen to my body and see if I can reach that goal and if not then I'll be happy with 6-7cm gain but I'll still my target is 8cm, I would also want to go for externals only but I'm really not sure if I can afford to have a cage in my legs for 1 year, that'll be so hard but that's really the ideal I'm just not sure if I can really do it that's why I want to have a Plan B if ever which is LATN, I can see that you're a bodybuilder, do you know if I can work out my legs with weight even if I have nails inside it? I want to grow my legs thicker right after LL.
you have Ilizarov for a year in your legs? and why is it only just in your right leg?
so went 7.5cm, it means that 7.5cm in tibs is very possible and safe because I really want to go for the maximum I can get at the same time safe, how soon can you start working out your legs with weight? when I say work out I mean squats, leg press etc and not just stretching because I really want to gain muscles right after LL to make it look better.
Sibirsky,
I'm also wondering why a lot of people thinks that 8cm is not possible and there might be a lot of complications if ever you'll reach it, although I really appreciate the people for their concern and they only like the best and safe for me, but I also read a lot of successful diaries who reached 8cm (sometimes more) and so far they're doing well as far as I know, is it really that risky to target 8cm? because honestly that's my target as I'm short and only 165cm at most, If I'm going to spend a lot of money and time then I would want to reach the maximum cms that I can, doing 2 segments is also an option but if I can do 8cm alone in 1 segment then that'll be enough for me, you have a really good point on just spending shorter time if I'll do LATN and that's also the reason why I'm leaning more on it instead of spending a year or more for lengthening and consolidating, I read your diary and it's quite amazing and it seems to me that you spent very minimal time on everything (lengthening, consolidating and walking normally) and I'm still wondering how you accomplished all that with a really short time but good job on you brother! my question since you did LATN is can you work out with weights while still having nails inside your legs? I believe you also want to bulk up your legs as you said in your diary because I'm sure it's really skinny after LL, how soon can you do it? and isnt it dangerous? your reply will be highly appreciated brother
Quote from: doomsday on June 26, 2017, 06:02:39 PMIt's always better to gather information from doctors and then patients
http://www.llrs.org/PDFs/Annual%20Meeting%20Presentations/Friday%20Meeting/13.Lee.pdf
hi doomsday,
I can't seem to open the link, would really love to open it, what do you think is the worst complication for lengthening too much like for 8cm?
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