I'd rather not say because then all the haters are going to come and say things like "oh, you're so stupid, you'll be in a wheelchair the rest of your life" blah blah blah. It was more than 5.5 cm or whatever everyone always says is the absolute maximum anyone must ever lengthen no matter what. If, in a year's time I'm fully functional, I'll reveal how much I lengthened. I was moderately tall to begin with, so I don't feel it was an extreme length, but I don't want to hear it from all the naysayers, especially the ones who haven't done LL themselves, who always seem to be the most vocal. It was about 20% of my tibial length. I slight ballerina foot, slight knee contracture, and muscle atrophy, but I anticipated that and foresee it going away over time. I could have been more proactive in preventing the ballerina foot and especially the knee contracture, but the pin site tearing was causing so much pain that the only way I could sleep was to have my knees bent. I can actually straighten my legs out fairly with effort and was flexible prior to LL, so I am fairly confident this is a short-term problem. I was also decently powerful prior to LL, so I can correct the muscle atrophy. There is relatively little pain at this moment, but I get the occasional bone pain, which is actually the type of pain I was expecting this entire journey. Now, I just need to heal.
Quote from: normythebear on March 18, 2018, 08:14:46 AMI'd rather not say because then all the haters are going to come and say things like "oh, you're so stupid, you'll be in a wheelchair the rest of your life" blah blah blah. It was more than 5.5 cm or whatever everyone always says is the absolute maximum anyone must ever lengthen no matter what. If, in a year's time I'm fully functional, I'll reveal how much I lengthened. I was moderately tall to begin with, so I don't feel it was an extreme length, but I don't want to hear it from all the naysayers, especially the ones who haven't done LL themselves, who always seem to be the most vocal. It was about 20% of my tibial length. I slight ballerina foot, slight knee contracture, and muscle atrophy, but I anticipated that and foresee it going away over time. I could have been more proactive in preventing the ballerina foot and especially the knee contracture, but the pin site tearing was causing so much pain that the only way I could sleep was to have my knees bent. I can actually straighten my legs out fairly with effort and was flexible prior to LL, so I am fairly confident this is a short-term problem. I was also decently powerful prior to LL, so I can correct the muscle atrophy. There is relatively little pain at this moment, but I get the occasional bone pain, which is actually the type of pain I was expecting this entire journey. Now, I just need to heal.
Friend why do you not share the amount. I am sure if it is a normal amount lengthened that no one would make fun of you. Are you planning on doing external femurs later on?
ok so tell us how tall you are 
Understood about the haters, hoping for a smooth consolidation.
Quote from: RETRO on March 14, 2018, 05:46:54 PMPrice went up to 18000 usd now.
So not much point in considering Vietnam now. You can do it with Pili in Italy for 20k euros, or Russia, the birthplace of the Ilizarov technique. Russia is still risky, but like Vietnam, a cheaper risky.
Quote from: myloginacct on March 20, 2018, 10:57:47 AMSo not much point in considering Vietnam now. You can do it with Pili in Italy for 20k euros, or Russia, the birthplace of the Ilizarov technique. Russia is still risky, but like Vietnam, a cheaper risky.
Yea but this is all in with accommodation for 4 months and meals. Add other costs for Pili, if you want ofc stay around doctor during lengthening. Italy is not that cheap, especially north.
Quote from: myloginacct on March 20, 2018, 10:57:47 AMSo not much point in considering Vietnam now. You can do it with Pili in Italy for 20k euros, or Russia, the birthplace of the Ilizarov technique. Russia is still risky, but like Vietnam, a cheaper risky.
Russians are not good at LON if LON is what we all are looking into here. However, they are quite decent with "fully external" because that's what "Illizarov" is all about. LON is not at all "fully external". It involves a great deal of skills completely different added to what an "Illizarov" already requires. Just saying.
Any updates bro after removal bro?
Frames came off about one month ago now. I just returned to the US as of yesterday. I can walk with crutches, albeit slowly, but it is getting better day by day, and not having the convenience of a wheelchair forces me to walk more. When you're being lazy, it's much simpler to just hop in the wheelchair and be able to move as quickly as people can walk. But on crutches, moving around is a hassle, especially if you have to carry something, which you can't. In a wheelchair, I can put just as much weight in my lap as I could carry on my back before the surgery. Anyway, it's been good to be home. As with before, even if I could afford someone much more expensive, I'd still have gone to Vietnam. It had been a mostly positive experience. I still have ballerina foot and some knee contractures that I'm working on. I'm going to see a physical therapist soon to work these out. The ballerina foot seems to get better pretty quickly, but forcing my knee to straighten out has been more difficult. I've also lost a ton of muscle mass since I had the surgery. That makes sense just due to lack of use.
Glad that you're doing well, normy! Thanks for the update, really appreciate it since I know you got a lot of flack in the past. Best of luck with your recovery.
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