Hi, pain level is actually a bit up from day 4. I'm at day 7 now. I think it is partially from trying to move too much yesterday, and also from not having used painkillers since day 4. I actually asked for some today. The pain feels like it is at my ankles, but I'm guessing its where my lower pins go in. There is alway what feels to be muscle pain in my heels. I'm guessing it is partially from my feet starting to curl from the contraction of muscle, whereas before they would normally be straightened out most of the day from standing/sitting with feet on ground. There is pain at my knees and slightly at the tibia osteotomy site. I expected this, but I think my this day other patients were able to least bend this knees. There is too much pain when I try. I hope everything is okay. I don't suspect anything is wrong. I've attached my before X-Rays, as well as the after X-rays. Let me know if you see anything wrong that I have any power to correct. If it is something negative, consider if my doctor or I have ability to do anything about it. If not, and your goal is to make me feel like crap, please don't type it. I want to maintain a positive attitude, and so far, even with the pain, things seem to be going well. I've also attached a photo during a bandage change so you can see the pin sites, scars, pin diameter and placement, osteotomy site, etc. Also, any yellow coloring on my skin and the frames is from iodine use as an antiseptic.
Before Left
Before Right
After Left
After Right
During Bandage Change
Damn that exterior device looks brutal
Yeah. It seems the Russians tend to prefer many smaller pins rather than the two giant pins I have. I've always wondered how those seemingly tiny pins held people's body weights. I'm not concerned about pin breakage in this setup, though I feel it might be over-engineered and could have been less invasive with smaller diameter pins. I'm glad the frame is a "C" frame and not a full-circle and allows my legs to rest mostly on the bed when I lay down instead of floating uncomfortably in the air. Though, if I were to design the apparatus myself, I would have a lesser radius, just to minimize the amount of metal I'm wearing.
Harsh pins you got there. Wish you the best of luck. 174 is not a bad starting height and doing 6cm on tibias would be a safe and smart decision. When you’re 180cm tall you’ll feel much happier, guaranteed. I was just so unlucky that I got to be 173 and went for 7cm so I got some issues from that. 6cm would be better.
As a doctor you could always do internal femurs when you’re 30+
Just think about your sitting height and wingspan. I want to do another 4cm but honestly, my sitting height won’t look good.
You could always increase it by getting obese - but no sane man does that.
Do 6cm, get back to normal health, study to become a doctor and live your life happily.
Hey normy, hope you're doing well. Any updates?
hope you are doing well mate. please post an update soon. im also aiming for 6
Quote from: Sweden on December 06, 2017, 03:38:42 AMHarsh pins you got there. Wish you the best of luck. 174 is not a bad starting height and doing 6cm on tibias would be a safe and smart decision. When you’re 180cm tall you’ll feel much happier, guaranteed. I was just so unlucky that I got to be 173 and went for 7cm so I got some issues from that. 6cm would be better.
As a doctor you could always do internal femurs when you’re 30+
Just think about your sitting height and wingspan. I want to do another 4cm but honestly, my sitting height won’t look good.
You could always increase it by getting obese - but no sane man does that.
Do 6cm, get back to normal health, study to become a doctor and live your life happily.
Could I expect to return to weightlifting with a 5cm leg lengthening possibly?
Hi bro, good to hear of your progress. It's been more than a year now since your op, can you run fast now?
This guy is living in the future 
Quote from: dean9191 on December 14, 2017, 03:33:41 PMThis guy is living in the future
Sorry my bad Norm, I meant that question for Asiann123. My apologies
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