Quote from: ShortyMcShort on July 31, 2014, 06:50:54 AMGood that you are feeling much better, do you have any knee pains or discomforts? You said a while back that it was ok, how is it now?
Thanks for asking! I'm at 4cm now, no knee pain, no ballerina foot. Everything is fine 
(knock on the wood)
How is the pain when standing/moving leg.
Quote from: Slim_tim on August 04, 2014, 01:27:33 AMHow is the pain when standing/moving leg.
Standing and walking is almost pain free for me now. I get some tight feeling if I stand for a long time, but that's it. Right after surgery, I got quite a bit of pain standing and walking, but as the time goes, the pain got less and less. I think each individual reacts differently from pain. I know another patient of Dr Lee walks and stands all day long without pain 2 weeks post op.
Generally are they the skinny person you know with tibias the size of a tennis ball. Fragile people. compared to more stocky/manlier men who do this surgery. So maybe it's best to get as skinny as possible while still training legs.
Hey Classical. Glad pain is better now.
Do you have info on 2 Precice Dr Lee patients having problems? Are they okay now?
Quote from: Slim_tim on August 04, 2014, 03:40:13 PMGenerally are they the skinny person you know with tibias the size of a tennis ball. Fragile people. compared to more stocky/manlier men who do this surgery. So maybe it's best to get as skinny as possible while still training legs.
Haha, maybe you are right 
I think in general Asian have smaller bone structure. Being an Asian female myself, I can definitely testify for that. Quote from: mediocre on August 04, 2014, 04:14:33 PMHey Classical. Glad pain is better now.
Do you have info on 2 Precice Dr Lee patients having problems? Are they okay now?
Thank you! Although I have seen a few patients that are doing internal when I go for my check ups, I haven't spoken to any. However according to another of his lengthening patient that I speak to regularly, there is a Korean lengthening forum called the 'Cafe', and all of Dr Lee's Korean patients go on and post dairies and discuss lengthening. He said he hasn't heard anybody complaining or writing about Precise nail complications. In fact when I told him what happened to Woverine, he was shocked. That's all I know.
Why was he shocked? He already knew about it at the time didn't he?
Anyway, do you know how much he currently charges for Precice 2?
Quote from: ShortyMcShort on August 05, 2014, 11:34:14 AMWhy was he shocked? He already knew about it at the time didn't he?
Anyway, do you know how much he currently charges for Precice 2?
Oh I meant my friend whom is a currently patient of Dr Lee was shocked to hear the story.
I think for precise 2, it's about $70,000 with seven days of hospital staying.
Ahh sorry my bad, I see your point now after re-reading your comment
So as of now how many cms are you still going for?
I really wish Dr Lee would finish setting up his guesthouse soon for international patients, would help alot especially for the ones who are going solo like myself
But it probably wont be settled for another year or so? 
Lengthening after 4cm is definitely harder. After a long period of almost pain free days, my bone started to hurt occasionally, especially when I stand. It's still not bad, I am not taking pain meds. But I fully expect it to get worse as I lengthen approach 5cm.
@ShortyMcShort:At this point, I am still shooting for 5cm. Actually, my soft tissue is doing quite well, if i had more time to stay in Korea, I would be able to do more. Unfortunately, my time is quite limited as I have to get back to work soon. As for the guest house, yes, I would say maybe in a year also. In fact, I am very tempted to talk to Dr Lee and ask him of the possibilities for him to have his own private practice in the future. That way, the price would drop significantly, and everything can be catered towards lengthening patients. Another thing, according to my friend who is also lengthening with Dr Lee that there is rumor that Dr Lee is in the process of making his own internal nail collaborating with a Swiss company. Let's see
I had an X-ray yesterday. After viewing my X-ray, Dr Lee informed me that my fibula is not growing well. Despite the fact I had stem cell therapy, my mom is cooking for me everyday, and I am taking all the necessary supplements, weight bearing all the time, I can't believe my bone still refuses to grow! This makes me believe that good bone growth is largely dependent on genetic genes.
Another thing that upset me is I found out I had lost half of my lengthening due to pin bend. For two weeks, I was turning 0.5mm/day, I only grew 4mm totally on my right leg. I always thought that pin bend usually happens in the beginning of lengthening stage. Once the pin bends to a certainly degree with enough tension, pin bend stops. I have not had pin bend for more than a month, I can't believe it happened again.
LL is definitely a roller coaster ride. I just hope I can keep my spirit high and always be positive as this is the only way to keep me on the right track.
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