Quote from: we.live.once on August 10, 2022, 03:12:53 PMhow many days did you use till you could do 18-20 klicks in 5 minutes?
It took a while… I think it was 4 weeks but Betz told me also before that after 3 or 4 weeks everything will go more smoothly (sleeping, clicking) and he was right.
Thank you for your info, that is good. I can use 4 weeks vacation for the beginning
Hey, Taller90! Thank you for the diary. It's great that you reached 9 cm so far. Do you have also X-ray photos?
Quote from: akali on August 12, 2022, 07:40:18 AMHey, Taller90! Thank you for the diary. It's great that you reached 9 cm so far. Do you have also X-ray photos?
no problem. here you go. Those x-rays has been made at 9,0 cm and Dr. Becker as well es my orthopedist at home were satisfied with the bone hailing.
https://imgur.com/a/wC6L8uH
I will have another check-up with Dr. Betz at 10,00 cm and then we will decide together, if I can go/should go further ahead to hit the 11 or not.
Good diary. I did femurs with Betz and Becker last month. My experience in short is this. Surgery went as smooth as possible, anesthesia, you wake up a few hours later a bit dizzy then 5 minutes later you're alright in your hospital room. Hospital is nice and clean but still a hospital (=depressing place). After a week they take you to the rehab center. My GOD. That place is SO GOOD. You feel like you're on a vacation. It's some place in the outskirts of Freiburg that's like a hotel and a clinic altogether and it's just incredible with restaurants, fountains, fresh air and trees. My room was incredible. For the important parts though. I only met Betz twice but I'm kinda glad I got 'sent' to Becker because he's super fast to respond all the time and overall a super cool guy. I heard it's a pain getting answers from Betz after surgery. Dr Becker, his successor, came like every two days and always responded super fast to my messages, something that continues now, 4 weeks after surgery. In the hospital, there was zero pain at all. Worst part was having to go to the toilet. First few days, you're unsure in your capabilities to walk and you get rushed by impatient nurses to sit in a tight MEGA UNCOMFORTABLE toilet seat and take a while having constipation from all the painkillers. That was honestly a terrible experience. Most of the nurses were bad, as if they don't understand you've just had both of your legs broken, a few were very nice. Clicking, for the first few days was a breeze. Sod's law of course, as I went home after 2 weeks, it became my nightmare. I couldn't get the right technique and angle and it was super tedious, painful and slow reducing me to the point of wanting to scream. It's really important to find your position and technique, something I am unable to do even now although better. Everyday I was waking up with horror on my face knowing I have to click again. Terrible position, I bend my knee to the point of pain and it doesn't click. Depression. Then I called Dr Becker on facetime and he sorted it out in 3 minutes. Still it kinda hurts but at least it clicks. Then I found out I was going very slow and the right way is to grind your teeth and push as fast as you can but my left leg for some reason is still hard to find a position with. I am super desperate for clicking to get better and for me to finally be able to click like a normal man. I really hate stretching too. 3-4 hours a day of this, I hate waking up knowing I have to do it. It's a part of the game though, what can you do. Very used to life on crutches now. My initial gap was 0.6mm. I should have lengthened about 1.4cm so far so I should be 2cm taller. Afraid to measure though lol. It's been a very tough first few weeks for me, praying it gets better. As I said before, this is an experience for animals. None of us here is normal wanting to do this. I blame it all on society driving us to such insane lengths just so we could 'fit in'.
Quote from: Issun-Boshi on August 19, 2022, 04:02:55 PMThanks for the update, you seem to be making great progress.
What do you mean by this? Do you intend to do 10cm in tibia and 10cm in femur?
I am sorry that was a mistake, it should be 10-11 cm in femur. I will not think about tibia yet as long as I am not fully recovered.
In general, I will achieve 10cm tomorrow and have also my catch-up with Dr. Betz/Becker to decide, if I should continue or not. At the moment, have no pain at all, just stiffness I the morning and I was able to keep my duck ass in the level I have posted above. Honestly I worry a bit about, if I will be really able to stretch my muscles to such an extend to remove my duck ass completely . But, if I have read it correctly there are already other people in this forum who are improving their duck ass after the lengthening phase, so this provides me a bit of hope at least.
Quote from: Taller90 on August 21, 2022, 09:11:48 AMI am sorry that was a mistake, it should be 10-11 cm in femur. I will not think about tibia yet as long as I am not fully recovered.
In general, I will achieve 10cm tomorrow and have also my catch-up with Dr. Betz/Becker to decide, if I should continue or not. At the moment, have no pain at all, just stiffness I the morning and I was able to keep my duck ass in the level I have posted above. Honestly I worry a bit about, if I will be really able to stretch my muscles to such an extend to remove my duck ass completely . But, if I have read it correctly there are already other people in this forum who are improving their duck ass after the lengthening phase, so this provides me a bit of hope at least.
Wow, you finish lengthening tomorrow. So, so lucky. I'm also a Dr Betz patient, kind of in the struggle atm. Do you mind shooting your whatsapp/telegram in DMs for a little talk?
Final end - Day 125
I owe you guys a feedback. Dr. Betz provided me his „go“ to continue the lengtheninng up to 11cm last week. He was very happy about my gait and my bone consolidation but he also said that it will take me another 3 months to walk on crutches 
However, I put a lot of thoughts into it and have decided to stop today at 10,76 cm.
Reason 1:
I should have reached at least my initial goal of 173cm. In the morning I was already at 172 although my back is still not straight. My PT guess that I should gain about 2-3 cm through a straight back. So I should be fine at this department.
Reason 2:
My femur should be now about 52,1cm long which is quite long for my current height and I dont want that i looks More strange than it could already looks for some people.
Reason 3:
If I am really gonna miss this 0,3 cm I can do the tibias and add them rather to them instead of the femurs. My tibias are 33,5cm so I can easy add 5-6,5 cm in a secound LL to them.
This is a current picture of my proportions right know.
https://imgur.com/a/FSVQmcO
Keep you updated
PS: what do you guys think? Looking forward to your opinions!
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