Limb lengthening with Fitbone

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Don't do that Helloworld you could break the nail and they would throw all the   on you as it happened with other patients

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I do not think that it is normal but common that bone become thicker at the fracture site.
I was worried as well, but Dr. Monegal said it is not a problem.

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Quote from: biggerdreams on July 19, 2017, 05:07:48 PMIs that how you jumped before LL? The form looks kind of funny. Did you change the way you jump to accommidate for comfort or new biomechanics?

Jumping feels normal. But I do not know.
That is why I would recommend to all future LL patients to take videos of their legs, their running and their jumping, so that they have something to compare it to afterwards.

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Quote from: Datum on July 20, 2017, 12:18:38 AMDon't do that Helloworld you could break the nail and they would throw all the crap on you as it happened with other patients
Dr. Monegal has told me that I can do anything.
I think my bone is much stronger than before LL.

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Timeline of my recovery

• 1 December:   start lengthening
  15 December:   wheelchair but 100% self-sufficient (groceries, shower, toilet, etc.)
  20 December:    start go to gym every day (still no legs)
  1 January:           use stationary bike
  10 January:   swimm in pool
  20 January:   use walking frame to walk
  10 February:   go back to work in my Barcelona office
  15 February:   live in private apartment and go to private gym
  20 March:           start using crutches
  10 April:           stop lengthening
  20 April:           vacation in Tunisia, use no more crutches
  1 May:      use bike for daily commuting
  15 May:           starting to run slowly
  25 May:            play soccer, and walk normally, so my family does not notice the difference
  June-July:           everything almost 100% normal, but still working on running to get back to same speed

Time spend on exercise and stretching for quicker recovery

• Pre LL:      25 minutes per day
  December-February:   2.5 hours
  February:      2 hours
  March:         1.5 hours
  April:         1.3 hours   
  May:          1 hour
  June:         45 minutes
  July:         35 minutes

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Good job man!I wanna try 6 cm femurs with fitbone,hopefully recovery will be same as yours

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Quote from: helloworld on July 21, 2017, 11:31:50 AMTimeline of my recovery

• 1 December:   start lengthening
  15 December:   wheelchair but 100% self-sufficient (groceries, shower, toilet, etc.)
  20 December:    start go to gym every day (still no legs)
  1 January:           use stationary bike
  10 January:   swimm in pool
  20 January:   use walking frame to walk
  10 February:   go back to work in my Barcelona office
  15 February:   live in private apartment and go to private gym
  20 March:           start using crutches
  10 April:           stop lengthening
  20 April:           vacation in Tunisia, use no more crutches
  1 May:      use bike for daily commuting
  15 May:           starting to run slowly
  25 May:            play soccer, and walk normally, so my family does not notice the difference
  June-July:           everything almost 100% normal, but still working on running to get back to same speed

Time spend on exercise and stretching for quicker recovery

• Pre LL:      25 minutes per day
  December-February:   2.5 hours
  February:      2 hours
  March:         1.5 hours
  April:         1.3 hours   
  May:          1 hour
  June:         45 minutes
  July:         35 minutes

You probably have one of the most successful stories regardless of doctor or method. Seems like you were extremely lucky!

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Quote from: biggerdreams on July 21, 2017, 07:32:52 PMYou probably have one of the most successful stories regardless of doctor or method. Seems like you were extremely lucky!
Thanks!
But actually I have met many patients here in Spain in all seem to follow a very similar recovery. Some maybe slightly slower, some slightly faster. Nobody is complaining about any more discomfort than I, but nobody seemed to have less discomfort than I. Everybody is getting to close to 100%, but I yet have to find one person who is able to run as fast after LL as before LL.

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I was in London for over 6 weeks.
That meant I could not follow my daily routine of going to the gym, and average exercise decrease from like 35 minutes to like 15.
But when I came back to the gym this week I found that my legs where actually stronger than before I left!
So it seems that time is more important than exercise for recovery.
Or it might be that 2 * 6 minutes of high intensity work out in nature is better than 35 minutes in the gym.

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One more video: I did 20 jumps but my friend did not record correctly so I just did a few more for the video.
This is routine try to use every day to increase my jumping power. (btw you see 50 cm but it is actually 75 cm vertically)