long term effects of mild LL

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in fact the only people that struggeled with 2 inches femur are the ones that did all 4 at the same time

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Quote from: wannabeidol on September 28, 2020, 10:06:35 PMin fact the only people that struggeled with 2 inches femur are the ones that did all 4 at the same time

really? why is that? I imagine they are a lot less mobile during the healing and PT process. I know Debiparshad has a joint offer where he does both femur and tibia, with the surgeries being about a month apart. That sounds kind of nice in theory, just getting it all over with in the same time. I read about it being up to a year before people are walking comfortably again, doing that twice sounds terrible. But a necessary evil if what you say is true.

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Quote from: wannabeidol on September 28, 2020, 06:37:06 PMfinally the nerve damage:
in theory you shouldnt get any permanent nerve damage if youre smart about your lenghtening
these nerve pathologies dont happen suddenly, there are usually a ton of warning signs before you get something like a food drop

that means constant physio. and when you get the signs of impending nerve damage, slow down lengthening, so constant communication with your doc is crucial.

What r the warning signs for foot drop??

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Quote from: volt on September 30, 2020, 08:34:15 AMreally? why is that? I imagine they are a lot less mobile during the healing and PT process. I know Debiparshad has a joint offer where he does both femur and tibia, with the surgeries being about a month apart. That sounds kind of nice in theory, just getting it all over with in the same time. I read about it being up to a year before people are walking comfortably again, doing that twice sounds terrible. But a necessary evil if what you say is true.

if you think about it this way: when you do femur only youre stretchign the entire nerve 1mm a day. if you you tibs only its at a rate of 0.75mm a day. now if you do both youre stretching the entire nerve at a rate of 1.75mm a day

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So theoretically the less you lengthen per day the safer for your nerves?

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Quote from: volt on September 30, 2020, 06:05:29 PMSo theoretically the less you lengthen per day the safer for your nerves?

pretty much

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Quote from: volt on September 30, 2020, 06:05:29 PMSo theoretically the less you lengthen per day the safer for your nerves?

You must respect your body, if you feel pain you have to go slower.

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Quote from: Tartar on September 30, 2020, 06:12:31 PMYou must respect your body, if you feel pain you have to go slower.

isn’t pain unavoidable though? how would i know the difference between unavoidable pain and the pain my body is giving me as a sign?

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Nerve pain is different. You can tell

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Quote from: volt on September 30, 2020, 07:48:15 PMisn’t pain unavoidable though? how would i know the difference between unavoidable pain and the pain my body is giving me as a sign?

Unfortunately it’s a bit controversial because pain perception is quite individual. Actually, every kind of pain is due to nerves, even if in this forum I often read about “Nerve pain” meaning a “stronger pain” only; in the LL pain Is always due to a nerve stretch. When the pain is very strong, maybe even staying still, and it prevents your sleep, probably it’s better to slow down. What I cam suggest is avoid pain killers as much as possible (obv if you can’t sleep take them in the night) cause they get your healing worse and cause pain is always an important index