Dr has replied.
I can walk without crutches.
Now PO day 5.
He says better to walk without crutches...
Did anyone also walk without crutches at PO Day 5? I walk slowly and gingerly but more or less I can, walk quite fast, to the toilet and back
Can the mod change my surgery date: it is actually 8th dec
UPDATE: heres my video of walking, I only lengthened 1.25 mm. Now I lengthen another 0.25 mm.
I can walk twice that distance. Just the room is small 
Day Four : 0.25 mm
Day Five: 1 mm
Day Six (today): 1 mm
Another two more turns (0.25 mm x 2 ) for today!
Slight soreness today when walking without aid.
Walking generally gets better the more you walk unaided.
Range of motion improves greatly when you walk unaided.
But this morning, after being drugged up on Chlorphenaramine (I took them) at 5 am, the nurse kept telling me not to sleep (nyet spoch!!). So funny! She's so cute. I think her name is Lena, young lady.
I was sleeping on and on and on from 5 am until 12. I couldn't really sleep last night as I was so excited and stoked about my progress. I did NOT expect to be able to walk unaided.
I am the second person to be able to do so after this, in the forum!
my dorsiflexion is still 20 degrees. I always stretch my ankles when in bed, haha. kinda paranoid about the ballerina issues!
I will do my exercise at 1.30 Moscow time to 2.30 Moscow time.
* dorsiflexion stretch
* lying on the bed
* back muscles
* arm muscles (2 kilogram dumbbells)
* leg raises
* abs muscles
I think I will use crutches every now and then to train my upper body strength.
Another 0.25 mm later today!
I feel so good now. I have almost full ROM.
I am such a bad-ass I lengthened 0.25 mm within 2 hours of doing so earlier 
I think it does not really matter. Just listen to your body!
Dorsiflexion is still 20 degrees.
I am still continuing on my mega-dose of essential vitamins and minerals.
I cant manage to do a sit-up.
Getting into a cobra pose was so painful but I managed!
I can still walk unaided
A friend of mine can walk unaided until 8 mm, and it was pretty rare to walk unaided. Most need 1.5 months! I hope I can walk unaided for the rest of my LL journey, until maybe 5 cm.
update my walking video at 2 mm lengthening without aid, and dorsiflexion 20 degrees -30 degrees
Bagirovs fixators look really confortable not like bulky standard ilizarov
yes and apparently pins don't really break. I trying to read crimsontide and wannabegiant's diaries to see if theirs broke.. I don't wanna walk tooooo much as I am afraid of pin break or bend
You are the MAN.
Well done so far!!! 
Quote from: TomD on December 14, 2014, 03:13:05 PMYou are the MAN.
Well done so far!!!
Thanks!
Dr said that pins might break. but I must walk. i was wondering if pins break in my home country, will I be able to fix it? at a local clinic/hospital? i need the spare parts and instructions.
I have finally reached 2.25mm. it helps to have an excel spreadsheet. i might want to lengthen an extra 0.25 mm today (cause I will be using Xanax to sleep tonight), and tomorrow I will lengthen 0.75 mm.
has anyone lengthened 1.25 mm/day?
and yes i have more trouble walking now at 2.25 mm. my friend couldnt walk totally at 8 mm he said his legs broke?!?! sounds bad!
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