Nail Removal with Dr. M Jan 19

Hello old friends

I have my surgery scheduled on Jan 19, in about 2.5 weeks.
So far, I've been able to squat 185lbs ass to grass and touch my knuckles to the floor with my legs hyperextended.
Running straight feels natural, just that my hip flexors are very easily sore afterwards. I've noticed while playing basketball / volleyball that the sharp direction changes are a little bit harder.
Jumping feels natural, I can graze the rim at 9.75ft.

I was wondering if anyone had any tips or advice for me to get ready for the nail removal (both mentally and physically).
I'd also be glad to send a video of me sprinting / doing an exercise if requested.

Quote from: racecarworm on January 04, 2023, 07:51:37 AMI'd also be glad to send a video of me sprinting / doing an exercise if requested.

requested

Here's a squat. You could see the LL scars, although theyve faded quite a bit.
https://imgur.com/a/NFXGJGV

I did it barefoot, but usually in the gym I squat with heel elevated shoes for a more upright torso.
Sorry for the bad editing lol

Congrats on the recovery!

How has life been with the added 7cm in height? Do you have any current complications or are you more or less back to normal?

Thanks! I'm not sure how to answer your first question. I think my life feels fuller now, but I don't think it's because I'm now taller. At times I regret doing the surgery because I was very drawn to sports before, and didn't think I would miss competing in sports this much.

I've noticed that if I walk too little or don't do any leg exercises for a few days, my quads start to get really tight and painful. My physical therapist has told me that it is because I'm not recruiting my glutes at times and the quad gets strained because it carries all the weight.

Other than that, I think my life is completely back to normal. I'm in college, rushed a frat, I'm happy and prospering.
I sort of looked past LL mentally aswell, it's not on my mind much anymore until I recently scheduled my nail removal.

Could you not do sports months after your consolidation?

I personally think once you remove the nail, you'll be fully back to normal!

No I could, but not at a high level anymore. I used to be able to compete on a national level, but now I'm probably about as good as your average basketball player at a random 24 hour fitness.

Maybe your views will change after your nail removal.

Quote from: racecarworm on January 04, 2023, 08:46:08 AMNo I could, but not at a high level anymore. I used to be able to compete on a national level, but now I'm probably about as good as your average basketball player at a random 24 hour fitness.

It's great to see nevertheless you were able to walk quite early on, wishing you all the best!

I don't think my views will change, considering I've been back to a normal life for quite some time now. I don't have to do anything that's LL related anymore, but I still think the same way. I will say that I'm very glad I did LL but I can't say I'd do it again if I magically shrunk.

Thank you for your wishes and I hope the best for you too

Interesting, so you don't have to regularly stretch anymore? How far into consolidation did you reduce your PT sessions?