Nerve Pain / Damage in Leg During Consolidation

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Currently I've lengthened 5.5cm and out of literally nowhere I am experiencing incredible nerve pain in my right leg. The location sort of travels, from the point of the break in my tibia, and moving upwards past my knee. The pain is worse than anything experienced during lengthening. So far, I am able to cut the pain with Ibeuprofin, I have requested my doctors advice and as usual, it's crap. Take painkillers, maybe open the apparatus.

I am in dire need of advice or help on what to do, I have booked to see some neuropaths this week to get to the root of the problem, but any advice is welcome. I cannot sleep, and can barely lie down in one place without painkillers.

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I recall this problem with a guy lengthening with Dr.Kulesh where they had to distract him 2.5mm per day due to his premature consolidation and he felt death

Anyway try not distracting for a few days and then get back on track and see if that helps

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Quote from: jcayabo on January 29, 2019, 12:45:39 PMCurrently I've lengthened 5.5cm and out of literally nowhere I am experiencing incredible nerve pain in my right leg. The location sort of travels, from the point of the break in my tibia, and moving upwards past my knee. The pain is worse than anything experienced during lengthening. So far, I am able to cut the pain with Ibeuprofin, I have requested my doctors advice and as usual, it's crap. Take painkillers, maybe open the apparatus.

I am in dire need of advice or help on what to do, I have booked to see some neuropaths this week to get to the root of the problem, but any advice is welcome. I cannot sleep, and can barely lie down in one place without painkillers.

I am so sorry hear this my friend, I wish to god that all becomes well soon (being from a family of priests I will make a special prayer for you) , please consult your surgeon as well as another good nerve specialist. Did you do internal or external and tibia or femur?

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How much distraction per day are you doing?

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Quote from: jcayabo on January 29, 2019, 12:45:39 PMCurrently I've lengthened 5.5cm and out of literally nowhere I am experiencing incredible nerve pain in my right leg. The location sort of travels, from the point of the break in my tibia, and moving upwards past my knee. The pain is worse than anything experienced during lengthening. So far, I am able to cut the pain with Ibeuprofin, I have requested my doctors advice and as usual, it's crap. Take painkillers, maybe open the apparatus.

I am in dire need of advice or help on what to do, I have booked to see some neuropaths this week to get to the root of the problem, but any advice is welcome. I cannot sleep, and can barely lie down in one place without painkillers.

Don’t they give you Lyrica, pregabarin for nerve pain?

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Quote from: wannagrowtaller on January 30, 2019, 07:56:18 AMHow much distraction per day are you doing?

Im consolidating. I've already lengthened 5.5.

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Quote from: TemakiSushi on January 30, 2019, 09:24:03 AMDon’t they give you Lyrica, pregabarin for nerve pain?

I have lyrica, but strangely 75mg didn't do enough to stop the pain, and I needed 2 tabs 400mg of neurofen to stop it. Thank God the pain has stopped, but it was easily the worst experience of the 4 months doing this.

I have yet to have the pain come back, but also I have literally not moved in a whole day. I feel like I crushed a nerve or something, it was awful. Throbbing, stabbing pain every time my heart beat. I am going to get back onto PT but very very very very slowly.

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Quote from: jcayabo on January 30, 2019, 10:36:10 AMI have lyrica, but strangely 75mg didn't do enough to stop the pain, and I needed 2 tabs 400mg of neurofen to stop it. Thank God the pain has stopped, but it was easily the worst experience of the 4 months doing this.

I have yet to have the pain come back, but also I have literally not moved in a whole day. I feel like I crushed a nerve or something, it was awful. Throbbing, stabbing pain every time my heart beat. I am going to get back onto PT but very very very very slowly.

Neurofen = iboprofen?

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yes

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Quote from: jcayabo on January 30, 2019, 10:36:10 AMI have lyrica, but strangely 75mg didn't do enough to stop the pain, and I needed 2 tabs 400mg of neurofen to stop it. Thank God the pain has stopped, but it was easily the worst experience of the 4 months doing this.

I have yet to have the pain come back, but also I have literally not moved in a whole day. I feel like I crushed a nerve or something, it was awful. Throbbing, stabbing pain every time my heart beat. I am going to get back onto PT but very very very very slowly.

Maybe its not really nerve pain
Could be inflammation caused by infection if ibuprofen worked but not Lyrica
You may need to check for sepsis and get antibiotics
Sepsis is scary.  Death rate is quite high with advanced sepsis
I really hope you get better soon

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3535127/