LON Femur 7.5cm with halil buldu may 13th, 2021 God-Willing

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Haha damn man.. that sounds brutal. And at 5'8 you are definitely not short. I'm am 5'8 and I've never felt "short". I know I wasn't tall but I never felt like I was ever the shortest person in any situation and being 5'8 we are taller than the majority of women. to be honest, I thought I was 5'10 until 2 years ago 😂. not my fault, the doctor didn't tell me to take my shoes off when they did my height many, many years ago. I wanted to do this because of my own insecurity of being the shortest guy in my family. I've never been called short ever in my life and never felt short until 2 years ago and its nagging at me. Do you think I'd have a better time at doing precice? I may have to drop a lot of weight before I do that though. At least 40lbs. I have the weight to spare.. lol

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Damn I forgot about this site looool. Recovery is kinda strange tho. Somedays I wake up super tight and the next day I’m lose af. I currently only walk on one crutches but I use 2 when I go to grocery stores so people can be extra nice to me  and gtf outta my way as I chill onna scooter lol.

Honestly I wish I had been able to do the full 8 or 7.5 at least. Two of my friends saw me and noticed right away. They kept plugging as to how tf so I just kept making up stories lol. “Car accident” “rods in my legs to stabilize my bone”.

My insecurity is definitely gone. Heck even sitting down I feel taller than people now. Haven’t worn a shoe yet and I love it.  I have hella Ugg’s and slides that I never rocked and man I’m rocking them all.

I have to give away hella brand new dress shoes 🥴 I used to buy dress shoes size and half up so I can stuff em with lifts and insoles 😂😂😂 phuck I can laugh at that now. 

I look rough af so I haven’t really approached anyone to see if I get a different reaction but standing next to girls I was phuckn prior, I def tower over them..

Strangely the girls don’t notice that I’m taller. Only the freaking guys....goes to show 🤔 huh

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Quote from: Fiveandsomething on August 31, 2021, 05:46:26 AMDamn I forgot about this site looool. Recovery is kinda strange tho. Somedays I wake up super tight and the next day I’m lose af. I currently only walk on one crutches but I use 2 when I go to grocery stores so people can be extra nice to me  and gtf outta my way as I chill onna scooter lol.

Honestly I wish I had been able to do the full 8 or 7.5 at least. Two of my friends saw me and noticed right away. They kept plugging as to how tf so I just kept making up stories lol. “Car accident” “rods in my legs to stabilize my bone”.

My insecurity is definitely gone. Heck even sitting down I feel taller than people now. Haven’t worn a shoe yet and I love it.  I have hella Ugg’s and slides that I never rocked and man I’m rocking them all.

I have to give away hella brand new dress shoes 🥴 I used to buy dress shoes size and half up so I can stuff em with lifts and insoles 😂😂😂 phuck I can laugh at that now. 

I look rough af so I haven’t really approached anyone to see if I get a different reaction but standing next to girls I was phuckn prior, I def tower over them..

Strangely the girls don’t notice that I’m taller. Only the freaking guys....goes to show 🤔 huh

lol you had a solid setup when wearing lifts. I always had difficulties with them because the shoes was always too tight. Never thought to size up so the lift will fir better.. lol

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Quote from: Growing on August 31, 2021, 04:38:02 AMHaha damn man.. that sounds brutal. And at 5'8 you are definitely not short. I'm am 5'8 and I've never felt "short". I know I wasn't tall but I never felt like I was ever the shortest person in any situation and being 5'8 we are taller than the majority of women. to be honest, I thought I was 5'10 until 2 years ago 😂. not my fault, the doctor didn't tell me to take my shoes off when they did my height many, many years ago. I wanted to do this because of my own insecurity of being the shortest guy in my family. I've never been called short ever in my life and never felt short until 2 years ago and its nagging at me. Do you think I'd have a better time at doing precice? I may have to drop a lot of weight before I do that though. At least 40lbs. I have the weight to spare.. lol


With precice you are paying for comfort. You will sleep peacefully every night, you won’t have metal pins going in your leg and infections and so much more. You might not be able to weight bear but you will be very comfortable throughout the process.
I would say the fixators are about as uncomfortable as having your hands tied behind your back for months

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Hey man, just checking in. How are you feeling bro?

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Quote from: Growing on September 07, 2021, 05:41:28 PMHey man, just checking in. How are you feeling bro?

Not too great, I saw my orthopedic doctor and they are worried that the screws will fail on my complication leg if it exert too much. The screws can break or back out, and would require a corrective surgery. They said wait until the bone becames stronger.

After my physical therapy exercises I would feel irritation/pain at one of the top screw site area on left leg and brought it up to my doctor. so it is hindering my recovery at the time being.

Also I realized Buldu replaced those screws during  frame removal. He didn’t tell me, but I had stitches at the hip/thigh screw sites on my left leg and just put 2+2 together.

Also during the correction surgery he replaced them and added the hip one to stabilize the nail. My left leg is a lot weaker due to the complication and extra surgery needed on it, praying it will recover fully but it is recovering slow than my right leg which is much stronger

Just trying to have patience but patience is running thin, this whole ordeal has been full of obstacles for me. I’m extremely bored with life also, since I can’t do much fun stuff with my limited mobility

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Quote from: Activatedxx on September 07, 2021, 09:14:28 PMNot too great, I saw my orthopedic doctor and they are worried that the screws will fail on my complication leg if it exert too much. The screws can break or back out, and would require a corrective surgery. They said wait until the bone becames stronger.

After my physical therapy exercises I would feel irritation/pain at one of the top screw site area on left leg and brought it up to my doctor. so it is hindering my recovery at the time being.

Also I realized Buldu replaced those screws during  frame removal. He didn’t tell me, but I had stitches at the hip/thigh screw sites on my left leg and just put 2+2 together.

Also during the correction surgery he replaced them and added the hip one to stabilize the nail. My left leg is a lot weaker due to the complication and extra surgery needed on it, praying it will recover fully but it is recovering slow than my right leg which is much stronger

Just trying to have patience but patience is running thin, this whole ordeal has been full of obstacles for me. I’m extremely bored with life also, since I can’t do much fun stuff with my limited mobility

Damn man sorry to hear that. Hopefully you won't need that correction surgery. You seem to have a good team of knowledgable doctors around, so that's a good start.

I would ask Buldu why he didn't mention the nail change. that seems kinda odd that he didn't tell you.

Hopefully next summer all this will be a thing of the past for you. You seem like a strong willed guy. you hit 8cm.. based off what I know, that's rare with LON femur because most guys tap out between 5-7cm.. but you made it past that.

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Quote from: Growing on September 08, 2021, 12:42:28 AMDamn man sorry to hear that. Hopefully you won't need that correction surgery. You seem to have a good team of knowledgable doctors around, so that's a good start.

I would ask Buldu why he didn't mention the nail change. that seems kinda odd that he didn't tell you.

Hopefully next summer all this will be a thing of the past for you. You seem like a strong willed guy. you hit 8cm.. based off what I know, that's rare with LON femur because most guys tap out between 5-7cm.. but you made it past that.

Thanks man, I’m taking it easy for now so not to stress out the hardware and cause any failure.
And I don’t blame them, I was close to tapping out the whole process. Especially when I needed the correction surgery I was thinking about having them just take off the fixator and lock the nail at 3cm mark, it truly was a nightmare and I’m glad the hard part is over, just praying I don’t have another hard part

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Today was my PT re-evaluation. They took my measurements before starting of ROM and compared my progress. My knee rom went from 120->140 degrees, my right leg had a contracture and was 150 degrees at max, today they measured it at 176 out of 180 ( if I don’t flex push it it normally sits at 170, so I still have some way to go) but major improvements, except in my hips I have not improved much. Even my feet ( turning your foot inwards fully and outwards ) there was a huge jump in Rom. I can walk about 35-40 steps unassisted, even though my gait is atrocious ( very weak glute muscles and hips ) I will hopefully try to upload a walking video in a few days when I make my 4 month post op post

https://imgur.com/a/GbCr4zk
Picture of me wearing jeans. Unless shirt is pulled up legs don’t look unnatural. Plus my legs are super skinny and I’ve lost a ton of muscle, once walking it will come back I believe
They measured my girth also, my right leg is bigger than my left, obviously due to the complication my right leg is stronger and has more muscle/power.

Honestly if it wasn’t for the issue I had with my left leg I could probably manage to walk double what I am now. I’m able to climb a stair step (even though difficult ) with my right leg but impossible with my left. Has barely any strength

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it don't look bad at all. And I bet down the line when you recover and able to add some size to your legs it will look great.