LL femurs with Dr. Mahboubian using Precice 2.2 ~ July 2021

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Precice can hold up to 75 pounds not kg, and when you walk you put all your weight on 1 leg.

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nice LongLegs, you're in good hands with Dr. Mahboubian for sure! keep us posted

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@ long legs nice you got the largest nail and your weight 68kg/150lbs is within the tolerance for the nail. 178cm will be a significant height difference.

@v21  what’s your body weight? My body weight is 75kg/165lbs and from scans It seems I can use the 12.5mm nail. I would be bound to a Walker indoors and wheelchair outdoors. Giotikas has anti gravity treadmill but I’m not sure if they offer hydro therapy.

@krusty 75lbs per leg

@aim high Ohhhh did you feel the nail break. What did your surgeon recommend, did you have to change the nail? You had an ideal weight at the time also.

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Quote from: Stretch on August 04, 2021, 06:12:23 AM@ long legs nice you got the largest nail and your weight 68kg/150lbs is within the tolerance for the nail. 178cm will be a significant height difference.

@v21  what’s your body weight? My body weight is 75kg/165lbs and from scans It seems I can use the 12.5mm nail. I would be bound to a Walker indoors and wheelchair outdoors. Giotikas has anti gravity treadmill but I’m not sure if they offer hydro therapy.

@krusty 75lbs per leg

@aim high Ohhhh did you feel the nail break. What did your surgeon recommend, did you have to change the nail? You had an ideal weight at the time also.
I have a big frame, my "normal" bodyweight at 1,72 was 85 kg... However, I started a strict diet and stopped heavy lifting on legs, and now I'm at 74, maybe can cut to 72. As far as I now, Giotikas does not offer hydrotherapy, as he only told me about the treadmill. However, today I have a meeting with him in order to consider doing G Nail instead of Precice, so I will ask him about that and I will report back¡

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Quote from: V21 on August 04, 2021, 07:16:45 AMI have a big frame, my "normal" bodyweight at 1,72 was 85 kg... However, I started a strict diet and stopped heavy lifting on legs, and now I'm at 74, maybe can cut to 72. As far as I now, Giotikas does not offer hydrotherapy, as he only told me about the treadmill. However, today I have a meeting with him in order to consider doing G Nail instead of Precice, so I will ask him about that and I will report back¡

Yes I also adopted a similar training regime, slimming down is not easy for me and I was planning to boil down to 60kg region lol. September seems to be the expected date I have been given by a few clinics for precise but, the "Guichet" nail under the care of Giotikas is now of interest so let's see.

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No, I didnt feel any breakage or abnormality, actually the rod had ~ 5 deg bend at the mid collar, I was tempted to just keep consolidating but the collar was compromised and could have completely snapped, and that would have been painful, disfiguring and very hard to remove the two halves...

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Hi V21 ~ good luck on your LL journey! I have heard good things about Giotikas. Yeah ha! if only it were 75 kg per leg!

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Hi AimHigh ~ definitely the scariest thing I have read!! So glad that you are at the 8 cm mark though. Were you walking unaided while lengthening? And the worst is that their was no indication that the nail was bent or broken. Except by xray? I hope you are good now.

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Hi Movie ~ how are you? Great diary! I followed you for months, until Precice became the main option when Stryde went off market. Yes, Dr. M is really great! I do have one question for you ~ did you do your own PT? Between Covid/Delta and my insurance not confirming PT coverage, I am doing my own PT for now. Mainly hamstrings, quads, glutes, hips and knees. Any tips or suggestions? Congratulations on going through LL journey and coming out on top the other side!

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Hi Stretch ~ yes, fortunate to get this nail. Hoping to use walker throughout and not have any adverse incidents (like AimHigh did!). Good luck with your LL journey!