My LL Journey - Tibia LON - Dr. Pradip Sharma

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Day 10: My bowl movement has finally improved, today bandages were removed, I could see all the stiches and osteotomy site. Body feels more mobile and active than before. When resting there is no pain in legs, also when moving the pain is lot lesser than before. My left leg is getting better, and almost matching to the condition of the right. i feel my legs have adjusted to the frame. Although sleeping is fine, i am mostly sleeping on the back. i do try to sleep sideways but it requires a lot of adjustment with the frame, so not enough options here. Sometimes I feel feverish due to the change of weather here.

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Day 11: Dr. stopped painkiller last night, this morning legs were feeling sore especially when moving from one place to another. Exercises felt tiring but post exercise legs felt stronger. Overall body is feeling tired and very exhausted. I am feeling very lazy today. Tried lifting my left leg with support of glutes and using the resistance band;  although I m able to lift the leg but it feels painful at the osteotomy site. Right leg is relatively better.

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Interesting diary bro, would you recommend for people to do this based on your current experience? How do you consider the pain to be? Bearable mostly? Or excruciating?

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Quote from: Jason125 on February 20, 2021, 03:21:14 PMInteresting diary bro, would you recommend for people to do this based on your current experience? How do you consider the pain to be? Bearable mostly? Or excruciating?

Thanks bro.

I'd say this is a major surgery and truly a personal choice for anyone to make. I am not sure if anybody recommending this to anyone will work unless the person who wants it is determined and desperate in his mind. Well speaking from the personal experience, if you are really committed for this you'll do your best research (both online and meeting patients in person) and work your way to the best doctor that satisfies u the most.
 
My current experience has been good so far with both Doctor and Physio.

About pain - nothing that I didn't expect. Soreness is there but bearable. I haven't taken painkillers for sometime now and I hope to continue the same way.

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Day 12: Today is better, pain is lesser. Left leg, although weak compared to the right, is better and feels more active than yesterday. Pain on the osteotomy site is lot lesser. On the right however there is a twitching sort of pain on the stitch site closer to the knee. ROM is getting better but only after good amount of exercises, so u really have to put in a lot, u cannot simply rest. Physio is very important here, perhaps the key to successful LL. Today I have got a pair of 5kg dumbbells, I have started doing the upper body exercises. 
 

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Thanks for sharing your experience. I want to ask 1 question if you don't mind.
How do you feel mentally? Do you feel tired or do you normal apart from some pain in the legs? I am asking cause I want to understand if someone will be able to work remotely during the distraction phase.

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Quote from: indian on February 21, 2021, 11:43:03 AMThanks for sharing your experience. I want to ask 1 question if you don't mind.
How do you feel mentally? Do you feel tired or do you normal apart from some pain in the legs? I am asking cause I want to understand if someone will be able to work remotely during the distraction phase.

This is a very good question. Well I am a finance professional, and before the surgery I made sure to gather all the gear essential for smooth remote working. With only 12 days since the operation, I feel really hard to focus not just 'coz of pain but discomfort too. Your legs need time to adjust to the frame, pain is on and off, not too much but makes it really hard to focus, at times the body feels exhausted to an extent that you don't step off the bed, then there is physio, sleeping in on position and so on. I requested my organization to extend my leave until this Wednesday, but I will definitely try for a further extension on my leave, until at least next week. I think by that time I'll get used to my condition and should be able to find focus to work.

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Day 13: Today there was pain in the right leg at the osteotomy site, similar to what was there in the left leg couple of days earlier. It came to notice when I was doing lifting exercise. Left leg continues to feel uneasy and weak, I have increased reps for left leg to build more strength. Eagerly waiting to reach my goal and hop out of these bulky frames. Today Harry provided a solution to the lingering pain in my left leg. After his remedy the pain level significantly reduced. Harry is indeed an expert physio, his methods are rational. Before providing any solution he educates you of the entire phenomena of why the problem is there, what is it related to, how long its going to persist, etc. LL is a long journey and honestly living in frames I don't know what lies ahead for me in the future, but so far I am content with services here. There are some issues with the hotel services but not very major, I can live with that.

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Day 14: Tired of sleeping in same posture. Not much difference in the condition of legs. Counting my days to normal life. Twitching on the left leg around the bone break site feels intensified, but bearable. Experiencing loss of muscle in the left thigh. Pin sites are now feeling tighter on both legs, especially around the ankle.

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Quote from: Keynes on February 23, 2021, 03:39:03 PMDay 14: Tired of sleeping in same posture. Not much difference in the condition of legs. Counting my days to normal life. Twitching on the left leg around the bone break site feels intensified, but bearable. Experiencing loss of muscle in the left thigh. Pin sites are now feeling tighter on both legs, especially around the ankle.

All is normal don't worry, I had the exact same pains and it eventually goes away.