Hey guys,
In regards to the athletic ability answer - it’s multifactorial.
Here’s my two cents:
1) from someone who did both femurs and Tibias, I am pretty confident that when I recover from my Tibias I’ll be 100% again
2) there’s a lot of discussion of knee pain with tibia, I can confirm it’s really low here at Paley’s. Dr Robbins even explained to me why and it made sense. I can currently walk at 80% and I’m limited by tightness and muscle weakness that is improving everyday - I have zero knee pain.
3) athletic recover I feel will be effected a lot by your starting height. Someone who’s 5’8 and lengthen their femurs should do better than someone who’s 5’3 simply due to overall relative lengthening
4) having said above, I think that if I had gone to 8cm I don’t think I would have had issues regaining athletic ability - this assumption is based on almost every physical therapist I met at Paley’s and also how quickly I’m again recovering
In terms of recovery, I’m 2 weeks out now from stopping. I have zero calf tightness when I walk, similar to last year, all of my issues arise from weak gluteals. Everyday you feel a lot better. I think at this rate I’ll be walking normally by January and back to sports (with clearance) by March.
New Stryde Diary 2018 - with Dr. Paley
So to clarify - yes I do think I’m going to be able to go back to my pre operative sports.
To clarify the tightness - I had no tightness when I walk, but if I were to try to stretch I can feel I’m still tight.
One final advice - is you’re going to do this, definitely pre stretch calf for Tibias and hamstrings for femurs. Also work out your gluteal muscles like crazy.
Quote from: superusercj1 on December 11, 2019, 01:30:58 AMHey guys,
In regards to the athletic ability answer - it’s multifactorial.
Here’s my two cents:
1) from someone who did both femurs and Tibias, I am pretty confident that when I recover from my Tibias I’ll be 100% again
2) there’s a lot of discussion of knee pain with tibia, I can confirm it’s really low here at Paley’s. Dr Robbins even explained to me why and it made sense. I can currently walk at 80% and I’m limited by tightness and muscle weakness that is improving everyday - I have zero knee pain.
3) athletic recover I feel will be effected a lot by your starting height. Someone who’s 5’8 and lengthen their femurs should do better than someone who’s 5’3 simply due to overall relative lengthening
4) having said above, I think that if I had gone to 8cm I don’t think I would have had issues regaining athletic ability - this assumption is based on almost every physical therapist I met at Paley’s and also how quickly I’m again recovering
In terms of recovery, I’m 2 weeks out now from stopping. I have zero calf tightness when I walk, similar to last year, all of my issues arise from weak gluteals. Everyday you feel a lot better. I think at this rate I’ll be walking normally by January and back to sports (with clearance) by March.
Awesome update.....best wishes for your further recovery....
Thank you a lot, I wish you happiness for the rest of your life.
Quote from: superusercj1 on October 26, 2019, 02:30:49 AMPOD 31 -
Shin/Tibia pain almost completely resolved. I can walk without any assistive device, but slow and wobbly.
I have to say that's impressive. I did almost the same amounts as you on femurs and tibias, and I still can't really walk without an assistive device. However, the PTs have told me my walking is lagging behind where they expect it.
Quote from: superusercj1 on October 26, 2019, 02:30:49 AMPS other than more pain during the first 2-3 weeks, tibia has been exponentially easier than femurs. It’s really just 2 “main” stretch and those stretches you can pull off yourself without an assistant.
I actually thought it was the opposite -- first few weeks were easier, but later it gets more annoying, especially mentally with the splints and all. Most other folks I've talked so have agreed with that, too.
I wonder if we've met? I've talked to MyEvo a few times at PT.
Hey guys, checking in and posting, haven’t even thought about this forum for a few months , but this coronavirus quarantine has me running out of things to do.
So quick refresher - finished lengthening Tibia early December/late November , can’t remember exact dates.
Took me about 4-6 weeks to get off the cane. Up until about 3-4 weeks ago
I walked with a significant limp mainly because my left gluteals were super weak still. This improved dramatically as I started doing more stair exercises.
Today I can say that my right leg is at 100% normal gait and my left leg is at 90% normal gait. It still feels a bit weak in the quads and tight. I think that if I actively did more stair exercises this will resolve in the next 2-3 weeks.
Overall having both femur and TiBia lengthening has been quite the journey that has been both rewarding and humbling. I’m very lucky to have no knee pain and no complications that I can tell.
Super happy I did it, changed my life completely. I used to think about my height every single day, now I haven’t thought about it in that way since after I completed my femurs.
I highly recommend the Paley institute , great experience and great care.
Also did this with myEvo so the experience was a lot better to room with someone and play video games lol
Good luck to all you guys ready to begin your journey.
Awesome man, this is the surgery I want to do. Femur then tibias one year later with Paley. Glad your gait is near perfect- that's probably the most significant marker of a good recovery.
Hope you continue your PT through covid-19 and after all is said and done, i guarantee you you will be 100 by the time covid is over. Keep stretching and working on those legs. Godspeed brother.
Quick question unrelated to your diary- am I able to do tibias after the original femur consolidation sooner than 1 year? Basically- after femur surgery- can I do tibias surgery like 6 months or 8 months after instead of waiting a whole year? I'd really like to get this over with ASAP but I understand it's alot rougher having nonrecovered femurs and doing another breakage.
Anyways- good luck in your life man, I hope you find happiness.
COVID has got me back on this forum a bit too lol. Amazing outcome and very happy for you bro. Your original femur diary was one of the first I read and inspired me to move forward with this crazy but rewarding part of my life- glad to have crossed paths on our journeys.
Yo man, that's basically what I did. I did Tibias about 10 months or so after I finished femur. It depends on a bunch of stuff, which also in addition to your flexibility, age, etc how much you want to achieve?
If you want to maximize your chances to max out, you should do them 1 year apart. Also, stretch and become as flexible as you can for both procedures.
For femurs - it's the quads and hamstrings that will limit you
for tibia - it's the calf
Your journey will go a lot smoother if you come in super loose in those muscle groups
Quote from: TheAlchemist on May 04, 2020, 06:32:33 AMCOVID has got me back on this forum a bit too lol. Amazing outcome and very happy for you bro. Your original femur diary was one of the first I read and inspired me to move forward with this crazy but rewarding part of my life- glad to have crossed paths on our journeys.
100% man, some good times at the Homewood Suites lmao
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