My story

Day 1

With Dr. Paley in West Palm my surgery was yesterday.  It went well.  Bilateral femur Precice 2.2.  I have a minimum goal of 5.1 cm and the theoretical maximum of 8 cm. 

Height - 165.5 cm to 166.5 cm or so depending on the time of day.
Age - 35
Sex - Male
Wingspan - 165.5 cm

Mock up link http://www.limblengtheningforum.com/index.php?topic=66425.0

Heavy legs after the surgery.  Starting PT today.  Please take a look at my mock ups and let me know what you think.  I don’t have plans to Lengthen tibia’s so I don’t want to have femurs that are too long relative to my tibias. 

Sleeping was hard the first night.  I was able to eat well afterwards.  Definitely had to drink a lot of water since my urine was much darker than normal.  Nursing staff here are incredible.

Day 1 Night

Very little sleep; small blocks of an hour of sleep

Day 2

Wow were my quads and hamstrings swollen.  It made PT very hard.  I almost passed out due to low blood pressure while sitting up on the edge of the bed.  Luckily later my blood pressure was better and I was able to transfer to the walker then to the wheel chair.

Day 2 Night
Much better sleep.  Blocks of three hours of sleep.  Only advice is to stay ahead of the pain.  It is not the time to be macho

Quote from: Serilium on May 08, 2021, 11:45:34 AMMockup look good... Go for 8 or 7 cm...

B careful .... Hope u are ok 👌

I am.  The staff here is top notch.

Thanks.  My nails are 12.5 cm Precice.

Day 3

Able to get out of bed using the walker and into the wheelchair.  I am beyond grateful my femurs could fit the 12.5 mm Precice nails.  It is comforting knowing there is a little extra weight tolerance there.  Swelling still looks the same, but the post-operative pain and discomfort has dropped dramatically.

My tips thus far while in the hospital
1.  Stay hydrated.  Yes you will urinate a lot and it is a bit of a chore; but don’t neglect the importance of hydration especially while on so many medications.
2.  Eat; I ate the cafeteria food and additional food.  The body certainly needs nutrients after surgery.
3.  Never feel like you are “bothering” the nurses if you want assistance.
4.  Do not neglect brushing and flossing.  The body is a whole.

Day 4

First Paley PT day.  Went over basic stretches and how to perform them properly.  Some stretches need more than one person to help.  Also learned how to start walking aided with the walker in addition to the two legged swaying.

*IMPORTANT NOTE*
If you are strongly considering any leg lengthening definitely build up your upper body strength.  It aids in movement tremendously during the first few days.  Especially the triceps, but having that additional upper body strength above my normal has been extremely useful/helpful.

Quote from: Future Skycraper on May 10, 2021, 04:00:30 PMThank you for your advice! keep it up mate!

Also, why does it take more than one person to help? Will you need 2 people to take care of you? Is there anyway to do all the streaches alone?

Two of the stretches were difficult to get properly oriented in and to achieve maximum stretch effectiveness.  Most of the stretches could be done alone entirely and properly.  Two needed add’l help.  A caregiver, friend, family, etc would be necessary for 100%.  Also keep in mind these are stretches for bilateral femur only, not Tibia.

Day 7

Received my lengthener and lengthened my first 0.25 mm for each leg!  My left leg is unfortunately weaker than my right.  However stretches are going well.

Day 12

5.75 mm lengthened thus far!  Definitely stretch all the time!  Stay ahead of it!  I purchased a massage table to do stretches on; it is far superior to the soft beds.  Sleep is challenge because of the soft nature of the beds.

Feel free to ask any questions.

Day 13

Today was hard.  I was just tired all day.  Lots of support from everyone!  Hot showers are the best dealing with pain.