Quote from: FDR101 on August 25, 2017, 08:06:08 PMHi Helloworld,
I hope your recovery is still proceeding smooth. Thanks for making such a detailed diary especially with emphasis on physical recovery and training.
I was wondering if you (or any other Dr. M patient) could explain whether the internal nail gets removed at a later stage?
I remember reading somewhere, that the nail is removed after a year or two, but I could be wrong.
Do you feel any discomfort when walking stairs / walking / running or in general?
Nail removed: yes. Dr. Monegal said we could already remove the nail inside my bones, but not necessary, as no discomfort.
As I mentioned in my prior videos, I can do everything ven running. However, thought running has improved, I think I am still slower, so it is less fun, so I have not been running for large distances. What I do regularly is biking in the moutains, which is more fun and just like before LL.
Limb lengthening with Fitbone
I am totally fine except that my running is improving more slowly than I expected.
Here some videos:
Me after 6 months:
Me after 9.5 months:
Those people that have had LL in the past, could you please share your running experience?
The people that I personally met are with very few exceptions doing extremely well and after 6 months able to do pretty much anything. However, they are not running or if they try they see they are not fast and it is no fun. In fact, nobody from the patients I talked to that had LL within the last year say that they are running as fast as before.
I also have seen videos from patients, and though the patient's say they can run, I am able to see that they are running in a bit unnatural way and are not fast.
Why is running hard?
Biometrics? Less muscle strength because muscle not fully recovered? Or is the muscle still stretched? Or is it because flexibility is less? Or is it because there is an implant in the legs?
Helloworld I could run a little faster than that (for small distamces though, 100-150m) about 1.5 year after my LL and atl.
If i didn't have atl I could run much faster. And I lengthened 7.5cm on tibias.
In some months that I would try to run again after my at shortening surgery ai believe I could run faster that before.
Maybe with femurs the change in biomechanics is bigger than with tibias but I think this is a little weird for only 5cm lengthening that you did.
That said, if everything else in your daily activities are normal (which as you said it is) then I wouldn't care at all about running fast.
Quote from: Body Builder on September 10, 2017, 01:41:02 PMHelloworld I could run a little faster than that (for small distamces though, 100-150m) about 1.5 year after my LL and atl.
If i didn't have atl I could run much faster. And I lengthened 7.5cm on tibias.
In some months that I would try to run again after my at shortening surgery ai believe I could run faster that before.
Maybe with femurs the change in biomechanics is bigger than with tibias but I think this is a little weird for only 5cm lengthening that you did.
That said, if everything else in your daily activities are normal (which as you said it is) then I wouldn't care at all about running fast.
I did not have ATL, which I have heared is bad. So if you run well, that is encouraging. Thanks!
Quote from: helloworld on September 10, 2017, 09:41:55 PMI did not have ATL, which I have heared is bad. So if you run well, that is encouraging. Thanks!
Thats the thing, I don't run well but still I run a little faster than you as far as I can see from your video, although I can't run for more than 150 metres.
All these due to atl. Without it I am sure I could run pretty faster. I wait to heal from my at shortening to see how much my running improved.
Quote from: Body Builder on September 11, 2017, 12:38:49 AMThats the thing, I don't run well but still I run a little faster than you as far as I can see from your video, although I can't run for more than 150 metres.
All these due to atl. Without it I am sure I could run pretty faster. I wait to heal from my at shortening to see how much my running improved.
I would appreciate, if you could measure your 100 meter sprint time; I will do the same next time I am near to a track. That way we can compare.
I also know my times prior to LL so, we could compare pre and post
Do you think that having the nails inside your femurs can affect your athleticism? Your long bones are supposed to be flexible (which are not, while the nail remains inside) to some degree which I think it is important for high impact sports like running or jumping.
Hello Helloworld,
I am going to do LL operation at the end of this year (5cm in tibias).
i have ever heard that after lengthening, years later, people usually face some problems like aching bones, getting painful whenever weather changes like turning winter. Although your bones get full consolidation, this side effect still last forever.
How is your? Pls give us some experiences.
Tks so much!
I have heared pain in bones from one of the many patients I have met.
But me personally do not have any pain in bones, under no circumstances.
I have been through a cold winter in my country and never have I experience any bone pain because of weather or change in temperature. Now it is startining to becomme sunnier and again no problems with the nail or bones.
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