Quote from: Sarcastic.jr on November 29, 2017, 07:35:16 AMMore than crap talking I am stating what everyone should of been saying to him.
You weren't the first to dissuade him or question his decision. That said, differing opinions are fine; even stern warnings are welcome. The problem was your tone.
We get it, your username implies that you'll be sarcastic, but I'm not inclined to give everything a pass just because there's a preface. This isn't Reddit where we go mainly for laughs, where joke accounts are aplenty. This is a forum to receive support and to get information for life-changing surgeries.
If you want to give sound advice, go for it. Your last reply was great, I commend its thoughtfulness. It beckons careful reading, consideration, and respect. The previous replies just conjured knee-jerk reactions. If you want to have fun, I suggest Off Topic.
Quote from: Android on November 29, 2017, 05:52:29 PMYou weren't the first to dissuade him or question his decision. That said, differing opinions are fine; even stern warnings are welcome. The problem was your tone.
We get it, your username implies that you'll be sarcastic, but I'm not inclined to give everything a pass just because there's a preface. This isn't Reddit where we go mainly for laughs, where joke accounts are aplenty. This is a forum to receive support and to get information for life-changing surgeries.
If you want to give sound advice, go for it. Your last reply was great, I commend its thoughtfulness. It beckons careful reading, consideration, and respect. The previous replies just conjured knee-jerk reactions. If you want to have fun, I suggest Off Topic.
My post were not for fun, they were a wake up call for the op to snap out of it. Some people need to get slapped figuratively for their own good. Not wished good luck in his insane idea. That is mute as if he already did it then were looking at this as the best outcome.
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Hi mate how are you doing? can you post us some pics of the hospital and ur journey? wish u good luck mate.
Quote from: IwannaBeTaller on November 30, 2017, 12:11:08 AMThat's a typo, yeah? Surely you do less on the tibae than on the femurs?
He's doing full external though, makes sense to do less on femur. Honestly he should do 4 cm on femur and even then I think he is still gonna face complications.
Be careful with external femurs, especially monorail. My surgeon told me that because the muscles in your thighs are so strong, monorails can't deal with the tension past a certain point and it can cause problems with alignment when going over 3-4cm, not to mention the scarring that will reduce your knee ROM - bluebarbie had that issue most recently. Be on top of your surgeon for updates on your x-rays or ask for explanations (don't settle for a dismissive "don't worry, it's fine") if you don't feel right.
Imo, go 10 cm total with a max of 6 in tibias and 4 in femur since you're already going to go through with external femur lengthening.
Good luck.
Quote from: normythebear on November 29, 2017, 11:39:01 PMI’m doing alright. There’s a lot of pain. This hospital is modern and the staff is competent. I’m doing 6.5cm tibia, and if everything goes well, 5.5 cm femur.
Wishing you well man. Hopefully the pain will only last a few weeks. Thereafter it dwindles down. All the best.
Quote from: KiloKAHN on November 30, 2017, 12:29:52 AMBe careful with external femurs, especially monorail. My surgeon told me that because the muscles in your thighs are so strong, monorails can't deal with the tension past a certain point and it can cause problems with alignment when going over 3-4cm, not to mention the scarring that will reduce your knee ROM - bluebarbie had that issue most recently. Be on top of your surgeon for updates on your x-rays or ask for explanations (don't settle for a dismissive "don't worry, it's fine") if you don't feel right.
Imo, go 10 cm total with a max of 6 in tibias and 4 in femur since you're already going to go through with external femur lengthening.
Good luck.
And he wants to do 5.5 on the femur.... Do we need more evidence that there needs to be a stupidity test before doing LL. Also a ban of these third world doctors on the forum. I know the forum has to be unbiased but its stuff like this that leads to multiple people getting crippled.
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