39 days is not that long and it seems your doing well and occupied in your own environment. once you've finished lengthening, are you flying back to India to get the nail locked and monorail removed?
Quote from: doomsday on February 22, 2017, 08:55:21 PMIf I was you I would reconsider doing femurs with that hospital.
Hear hear.
Quote from: 682 on February 22, 2017, 08:52:03 PMYou're on the home stretch now Chris. Each day you are closer to finishing lengthening and then it's on to recovery, consolidation and the rest of your life. Fingers crossed for easy sailing here on out.
Thanks! 
Quote from: TrueSpartan on February 22, 2017, 09:01:35 PMHey Chris,
Maybe you should take a one day break from lengthening and give time for the soft tissues to catch up. I have read many people doing this in many diaries. One day will not make a big difference in your final goal.
You're right. Not exactly what you meant, but I think I will take a one day break for my right leg tomorrow. I'm gonna lengthen my left leg by 5 more millimeters anyway, so I could give my right leg a break once a week without losing time.
Quote from: egocentrical on February 22, 2017, 10:11:56 PM39 days is not that long and it seems your doing well and occupied in your own environment. once you've finished lengthening, are you flying back to India to get the nail locked and monorail removed?
That's the plan...
Quote from: doomsday on February 22, 2017, 08:55:21 PMIf I was you I would reconsider doing femurs with that hospital.
Quote from: IwannaBeTaller on February 22, 2017, 10:44:09 PMHear hear.
I hear thee.
It doesn't sound that bad - maybe reconsider but I mean the complications seem more of a small mistake? The surgery and everything else seemed fine from what I can tell, apart from money transfer ... Then again reading other diaries from different doctors I don't really see any major problem in this one
Quote from: egocentrical on February 23, 2017, 09:02:27 AMIt doesn't sound that bad - maybe reconsider but I mean the complications seem more of a small mistake? The surgery and everything else seemed fine from what I can tell, apart from money transfer ... Then again reading other diaries from different doctors I don't really see any major problem in this one
Hmm...I'm just not sure about them at the moment.
I like Dr. Deepak and his team. They are friendly and (appear) professional and there is a good chemistry between them. The hospital staff is very kind and helpful. The hospital itself is very clean and the single-bed rooms are good enough for western standards. Their medical equipment is mostly western standard. The food was okay and you can ask for adjustments at any time. The costs are lower, because they don't have different prices for westerners.
The messed up foot angle could have happened with any doctor, I knew the risks and I'm okay with it.
But there is a lot more:
They technically broke my right leg three times. Maybe it was to reduce pressure while putting the nail in. But it's just a guess from my doctors at home.
A lot of bone has been removed from my fibulas. My doctors at home where supersized about the amount taken out, but they didn't say anything bad about it. Was it too much bone? I will finally know on Friday when I'll have new x-rays taken of my legs.
The fibulas have not been fixated with a screw. It doesn't have to be a bad thing, but it can lead to misalignment.
Then they seem the have confused sides. My left leg is shorter, but only the rail on my right leg supports more lengthening. Or not? Because in theory, I could lengthen exactly 5 more millimeters (the missing ones) and go over the edge of the rail without compromising the stability of the fixator. But they never told me to do so.
So they either have tweaked the fixator like pros or they messed up and I'm just lucky to see a solution.
And finally, the CD units. They put 40mm units on my devices. Maybe the screws can unofficially be turned to 45mm, but the replacement unit I got could only be turned to 35mm. Now I'll check whether the replacement unit is broken and whether it could have been distracted to 40 or even 45mm.
So many things look just wrong at the moment, but they could also turn out to be alright.
I guess it's hard to say ATM - the surgery itself tho didn't seem shoddy nor the care ... Wonder what the x-ray will look like, if I went there - I might ask for ideally for the support of the 10cm screw even if that's not what I'm going for so that i don't run into the same complications?
Quote from: egocentrical on February 23, 2017, 03:18:30 PMI guess it's hard to say ATM - the surgery itself tho didn't seem shoddy nor the care ... Wonder what the x-ray will look like, if I went there - I might ask for ideally for the support of the 10cm screw even if that's not what I'm going for so that i don't run into the same complications?
Well, since you're planning to do femurs, there are no feet or fibulas that could get messed up, so I think you should be fine with the ISIC, regardless of what has happened to me.
And again, because this is the way I am 
I ask you to NOT do more than 6-7cm on femurs, ever!
On Saturday or Sunday, I will take one of my replacement CD units apart, than we will know if we can trust the numbers written on it.
By the way, I think that I have found a simple way to lengthen a bit more without buying longer CD units. Also gonna write about it this weekend.
Edit: Oh, and it would be awesome, if you could also write a diary about femur LON at the ISIC, if you decide to have your surgery with them 
Chris,
As at least one other has agreed with you, 4 cm is definitely 'worth it'. When two people are of comparable heights, the difference between them is very noticeable from both ends when one takes off their shoes- most shoes are only around 3cm, if even that.
Keep at it man, you'll be done with it before you know it.
Quote from: Whereintheworld? on February 23, 2017, 07:49:24 PMChris,
As at least one other has agreed with you, 4 cm is definitely 'worth it'. When two people are of comparable heights, the difference between them is very noticeable from both ends when one takes off their shoes- most shoes are only around 3cm, if even that.
Keep at it man, you'll be done with it before you know it.
Thanks and I'm staying modest
I'm afraid that correcting my left foot angle and perhaps the fibulas could cost me height due to compression. Then I would gain less than 4cm.
That's why I'm thinking about doing 5mm extra.
February 23rd, 2017
Amount lengthened: 16.5mm
Rate of lengthening: 2x 0.5mm per day 3x 0.25mm per day
Pain from lengthening: since 15mm some pain in right leg
Pain from surgery: 2-3/10 in right leg
Painkillers: 3x Tilidin
Supplements: 2x 600mg calcium per week
Exercises: 2x 15min per day 3x 30min per day
Standing: 5min every hour
Strength in legs: 7/10
Knee ROM: 0° to >90°
Ballerina: none
Nothing to report actually. Will have my next x-rays taken tomorrow.
In the meantime:
My Life Hacks for Lengthening at Home
Part 1: Raising the Bed Frame
I'm a lover of futon beds (very low ones), but they are definitely not designed for LLers.
Too bad that I had completely forgotten about it until I had returned home with broken legs 
I had to ask my beloved family to raise the bed frame for me.
So, as a reminder to everyone who wants to lengthen at home, make sure that your bed frame is high enough and that you can easily sit down and get up again with just using your hands.
41-43cm is a typical height for chairs, at least where I live. Take also into account that you will grow in your legs 
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