My journey - Dr. Betz April 2022 - Limb Lengthening Community

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Posted on Aug 6, 2022, 11:48 am

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Hello everyone,

I am almost done but I wanted to share my experiences about my LL with you. First my personal key facts:
Age: 32, Male
Starting height: 162,5 cm
Wingspan: 161 cm
Weight: 79kg before surgery (afterwards I came up to 75 kg)
no health issues and I am in a normal sport shape with regard to flexibility

Goal: 10-10 cm in femur

I had my surgery end of April 2022 and got a 11 Betzbone nail. It was my first surgery at all but I was positively surprised from the pain level. The clicking was painful at the beginning but I was able to handle it, if I have taken the painkillers 1-2 hours before. Overall I was on a normal painkiller level, Dr. Betz said. I used Novalgin (3xday), Tramadol (2xday) and Pregabalin (2xday) as I have got some nerve pains quite early. This might was my fault as I have speed-up the clicking rate very fast to 22 (4th day) and this might have triggered my nerve to much. However, I was two weeks in the hospital before I went back at home in Germany. I have done 18-20 clicks the first 3 cm and reduced afterwards the clicking rate to 15 till today. Overall, I had a kind of break even point after 3-4 cm where the clicking turned out very smoothly and more and more painless.

I am now at day 100

lengthened 8,7 cm and reduced my painkillers to a minimum (Novalgin only). I did get a bad duck ass in the meantime but I was able to improve it, so that I would say I have a slight duck ass right now. So far I am not suffering from any wide legs. As already mentioned by others Dr. Betz is doing the surgery together with Dr. Becker who is likely to become his successor. Both were/are great and were always available for me during the hospital time and afterwards. I was personally flashed by the engagement of Dr. Betz as during my surgery week Daniela (his assistant) got sick and as I have been in St. Ingbert, he had to handle everything alone but however he came and visited me every day. Afterwards I got in closer contact with Dr. Becker who is also absolutely responsive via WhatsApp and usually provides you a prompt answers (on Sunday, too!). They mean that I should get recovered fully from my slight duck ass as soon as the bone hailing has been completed (of course under the premise of intensive stretching). I personally didn't get done the IT release.

That's how it looks like now: https://imgur.com/a/7JpJD3n

If everything went well, I should receive 10 cm in two weeks. Up from there I will re-evaluate, if I should go further or not due to the proportions but I assume that this might gonna be ok as I had quite short legs before. Of course the femur/tibia ratio will not be good but I still look good in short pants, so I hope this additional 2,7 cm will not screw up everything...

I would be interested, if anyone suffered a similiar duck ass and got fully recovered out of it?

Let me know, if you have any questions.

Cheers,

Taller90

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Hello everyone,

I am almost done but I wanted to share my experiences about my LL with you. First my personal key facts:
Age: 32, Male
Starting height: 162,5 cm
Wingspan: 161 cm
Weight: 79kg before surgery (afterwards I came up to 75 kg)
no health issues and I am in a normal sport shape with regard to flexibility

Goal: 10-10 cm in femur

I had my surgery end of April 2022 and got a 11 Betzbone nail. It was my first surgery at all but I was positively surprised from the pain level. The clicking was painful at the beginning but I was able to handle it, if I have taken the painkillers 1-2 hours before. Overall I was on a normal painkiller level, Dr. Betz said. I used Novalgin (3xday), Tramadol (2xday) and Pregabalin (2xday) as I have got some nerve pains quite early. This might was my fault as I have speed-up the clicking rate very fast to 22 (4th day) and this might have triggered my nerve to much. However, I was two weeks in the hospital before I went back at home in Germany. I have done 18-20 clicks the first 3 cm and reduced afterwards the clicking rate to 15 till today. Overall, I had a kind of break even point after 3-4 cm where the clicking turned out very smoothly and more and more painless.

I am now at day 100

lengthened 8,7 cm and reduced my painkillers to a minimum (Novalgin only). I did get a bad duck ass in the meantime but I was able to improve it, so that I would say I have a slight duck ass right now. So far I am not suffering from any wide legs. As already mentioned by others Dr. Betz is doing the surgery together with Dr. Becker who is likely to become his successor. Both were/are great and were always available for me during the hospital time and afterwards. I was personally flashed by the engagement of Dr. Betz as during my surgery week Daniela (his assistant) got sick and as I have been in St. Ingbert, he had to handle everything alone but however he came and visited me every day. Afterwards I got in closer contact with Dr. Becker who is also absolutely responsive via WhatsApp and usually provides you a prompt answers (on Sunday, too!). They mean that I should get recovered fully from my slight duck ass as soon as the bone hailing has been completed (of course under the premise of intensive stretching). I personally didn't get done the IT release.

That's how it looks like now: https://imgur.com/a/7JpJD3n

If everything went well, I should receive 10 cm in two weeks. Up from there I will re-evaluate, if I should go further or not due to the proportions but I assume that this might gonna be ok as I had quite short legs before. Of course the femur/tibia ratio will not be good but I still look good in short pants, so I hope this additional 2,7 cm will not screw up everything...

I would be interested, if anyone suffered a similiar duck ass and got fully recovered out of it?

Let me know, if you have any questions.

Cheers,

Taller90

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Posted on Aug 6, 2022, 11:57 am

#2

congratulations.
If I would have enough money, I would also choose Dr. Betz.
Can you drive a car by the moment?

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Posted on Aug 6, 2022, 12:01 pm

#3

congratulations man your legs look very masculine and massive now
bet you will be very happy when all is said and done

how much did you pay for the surgery?
does your family know?
who has been helping you out with daily stuff or after you left the hospital you were on your own all this time in order to hide the surgery?

also, is it going to be too much of a trouble if you shoot a quick video of how you do a click?

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Posted on Aug 6, 2022, 12:31 pm

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it is transparent. I already know it long time ago:
https://www.betzinstitute.com/patienten-info/16-kosten.html

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Posted on Aug 6, 2022, 4:52 pm

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Quote from: we.live.once on August 06, 2022, 11:57:44 AMcongratulations.
If I would have enough money, I would also choose Dr. Betz.
Can you drive a car by the moment?

Thanks!
I have sold my car two weeks before surgery and honestly I am regretting it right now because yes I would be able to drive a car at the moment.

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Posted on Aug 6, 2022, 5:41 pm

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Quote from: boklecrt on August 06, 2022, 12:01:41 PMcongratulations man your legs look very masculine and massive now
bet you will be very happy when all is said and done

how much did you pay for the surgery?
does your family know?
who has been helping you out with daily stuff or after you left the hospital you were on your own all this time in order to hide the surgery?

also, is it going to be too much of a trouble if you shoot a quick video of how you do a click?

Thanks! I told my parents directly after I have done the surgery but only because they would have been worrying much more than me about it. Now they are my biggest supporter and visit me once a week always checking how much size I have achieved

I have only informed my best friend about the surgery before and he was also the one who picked me up at the hospital after the two weeks. I live alone and had to handle my daily stuff at home alone which was indeed a bit difficult but feasible, if you have time and are fully motivated into it.

Luckily, I was able to take a paid leave from my work so that I had the time to focus on my recovery and organizing my daily life around it. I also live in a bigger city in Germany, so that I do my weekly grocery shopping online or go with the metro and a small bag to the next super market for smaller stuff. I took the bus and metro also for the way to the gym which I am visiting 5-6 times per week. As we have already started with muscle training in the hospital - I think it was from the 4th day - and Dr. Betz told us to continue with the gym (5-6x week) and physiotherapy (4-5x week) in addition to his stretching exercises, I think this might was the reason why my muscles came back in the meantime. I have lost a lot of muscles due to the surgery, in particular when it comes to the muscles around the hip (gluteal muscles). At the beginning, I was not able to raise my leg when I was on my side. Now this is working again very well.

I can strongly recommend everyone to take as much physiotherapy as possible in the first weeks. You might not need it strongly but it will help your recovery very much and help you to handle the remaining swelling, muscles hardening and pain. I have noticed that sauna, aqua walking and Jacuzzi were very good for me as well. Luckily, I was already a member of a good gym which already had this facilities too, so that I have linked it to my training 2-3 times per week. In particular the mix of warm and cold from a good sauna session were very good for me (but you need to know, that I have already visited the the sauna on a regular basis before).

I will try to get this video done in the upcoming days.

The costs of the surgery are listed transparently on the homepage of Dr. Betz https://www.betzinstitute.com. Just have a quick look there.

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Quote from: boklecrt on August 06, 2022, 12:01:41 PMcongratulations man your legs look very masculine and massive now
bet you will be very happy when all is said and done

how much did you pay for the surgery?
does your family know?
who has been helping you out with daily stuff or after you left the hospital you were on your own all this time in order to hide the surgery?

also, is it going to be too much of a trouble if you shoot a quick video of how you do a click?

Thanks! I told my parents directly after I have done the surgery but only because they would have been worrying much more than me about it. Now they are my biggest supporter and visit me once a week always checking how much size I have achieved

I have only informed my best friend about the surgery before and he was also the one who picked me up at the hospital after the two weeks. I live alone and had to handle my daily stuff at home alone which was indeed a bit difficult but feasible, if you have time and are fully motivated into it.

Luckily, I was able to take a paid leave from my work so that I had the time to focus on my recovery and organizing my daily life around it. I also live in a bigger city in Germany, so that I do my weekly grocery shopping online or go with the metro and a small bag to the next super market for smaller stuff. I took the bus and metro also for the way to the gym which I am visiting 5-6 times per week. As we have already started with muscle training in the hospital - I think it was from the 4th day - and Dr. Betz told us to continue with the gym (5-6x week) and physiotherapy (4-5x week) in addition to his stretching exercises, I think this might was the reason why my muscles came back in the meantime. I have lost a lot of muscles due to the surgery, in particular when it comes to the muscles around the hip (gluteal muscles). At the beginning, I was not able to raise my leg when I was on my side. Now this is working again very well.

I can strongly recommend everyone to take as much physiotherapy as possible in the first weeks. You might not need it strongly but it will help your recovery very much and help you to handle the remaining swelling, muscles hardening and pain. I have noticed that sauna, aqua walking and Jacuzzi were very good for me as well. Luckily, I was already a member of a good gym which already had this facilities too, so that I have linked it to my training 2-3 times per week. In particular the mix of warm and cold from a good sauna session were very good for me (but you need to know, that I have already visited the the sauna on a regular basis before).

I will try to get this video done in the upcoming days.

The costs of the surgery are listed transparently on the homepage of Dr. Betz https://www.betzinstitute.com. Just have a quick look there.

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Posted on Aug 6, 2022, 9:18 pm

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Quote from: Taller90 on August 06, 2022, 05:41:02 PMThanks! I told my parents directly after I have done the surgery but only because they would have been worrying much more than me about it. Now they are my biggest supporter and visit me once a week always checking how much size I have achieved I have only informed my best friend about the surgery before and he was also the one who picked me up at the hospital after the two weeks. I live alone and had to handle my daily stuff at home alone which was indeed a bit difficult but feasible, if you have time and are fully motivated into it.

Luckily, I was able to take a paid leave from my work so that I had the time to focus on my recovery and organizing my daily life around it. I also live in a bigger city in Germany, so that I do my weekly grocery shopping online or go with the metro and a small bag to the next super market for smaller stuff. I took the bus and metro also for the way to the gym which I am visiting 5-6 times per week. As we have already started with muscle training in the hospital - I think it was from the 4th day - and Dr. Betz told us to continue with the gym (5-6x week) and physiotherapy (4-5x week) in addition to his stretching exercises, I think this might was the reason why my muscles came back in the meantime. I have lost a lot of muscles due to the surgery, in particular when it comes to the muscles around the hip (gluteal muscles). At the beginning, I was not able to raise my leg when I was on my side. Now this is working again very well.

I can strongly recommend everyone to take as much physiotherapy as possible in the first weeks. You might not need it strongly but it will help your recovery very much and help you to handle the remaining swelling, muscles hardening and pain. I have noticed that sauna, aqua walking and Jacuzzi were very good for me as well. Luckily, I was already a member of a good gym which already had this facilities too, so that I have linked it to my training 2-3 times per week. In particular the mix of warm and cold from a good sauna session were very good for me (but you need to know, that I have already visited the the sauna on a regular basis before).

I will try to get this video done in the upcoming days.

The costs of the surgery are listed transparently on the homepage of Dr. Betz https://www.betzinstitute.com. Just have a quick look there.

I am also living alone in Germany, but in a very small village. Maybe for my second surgery I wil have enough money to choose Dr. Betz.
Can't you make homeoffice?

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Quote from: Taller90 on August 06, 2022, 05:41:02 PMThanks! I told my parents directly after I have done the surgery but only because they would have been worrying much more than me about it. Now they are my biggest supporter and visit me once a week always checking how much size I have achieved I have only informed my best friend about the surgery before and he was also the one who picked me up at the hospital after the two weeks. I live alone and had to handle my daily stuff at home alone which was indeed a bit difficult but feasible, if you have time and are fully motivated into it.

Luckily, I was able to take a paid leave from my work so that I had the time to focus on my recovery and organizing my daily life around it. I also live in a bigger city in Germany, so that I do my weekly grocery shopping online or go with the metro and a small bag to the next super market for smaller stuff. I took the bus and metro also for the way to the gym which I am visiting 5-6 times per week. As we have already started with muscle training in the hospital - I think it was from the 4th day - and Dr. Betz told us to continue with the gym (5-6x week) and physiotherapy (4-5x week) in addition to his stretching exercises, I think this might was the reason why my muscles came back in the meantime. I have lost a lot of muscles due to the surgery, in particular when it comes to the muscles around the hip (gluteal muscles). At the beginning, I was not able to raise my leg when I was on my side. Now this is working again very well.

I can strongly recommend everyone to take as much physiotherapy as possible in the first weeks. You might not need it strongly but it will help your recovery very much and help you to handle the remaining swelling, muscles hardening and pain. I have noticed that sauna, aqua walking and Jacuzzi were very good for me as well. Luckily, I was already a member of a good gym which already had this facilities too, so that I have linked it to my training 2-3 times per week. In particular the mix of warm and cold from a good sauna session were very good for me (but you need to know, that I have already visited the the sauna on a regular basis before).

I will try to get this video done in the upcoming days.

The costs of the surgery are listed transparently on the homepage of Dr. Betz https://www.betzinstitute.com. Just have a quick look there.

I am also living alone in Germany, but in a very small village. Maybe for my second surgery I wil have enough money to choose Dr. Betz.
Can't you make homeoffice?

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Posted on Aug 6, 2022, 11:23 pm

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Congrats, Taller90! Keep strong!

Who performed the surgery? Betz, Becker or both?

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Posted on Aug 7, 2022, 9:34 am

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Quote from: we.live.once on August 06, 2022, 09:18:22 PMI am also living alone in Germany, but in a very small village. Maybe for my second surgery I wil have enough money to choose Dr. Betz.
Can't you make homeoffice?

Now, I would be able to do homeoffice but at the beginning it would have been very difficult to work 8 Hours even at home, if you want to do all of Dr. betzs instructions. One hour PT, one hour gym, 3-5 times stretching (which usually Takes 1 hour as well) will keep you busy the most of your day. At the beginning I have needed about 1 hour for 18-20 klicks on both legs. Now, I am done in five minutes

So if you want to work you will need to do less and this will probably effect your recovery time

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Posted on Aug 7, 2022, 9:36 am

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Quote from: Limbfan2020 on August 06, 2022, 11:23:44 PMCongrats, Taller90! Keep strong!

Who performed the surgery? Betz, Becker or both?

Both

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