Quote from: Dreamer57 on March 08, 2021, 11:53:38 PMHey man, missed your updates! So finally the nails are out! This calls for beginning of a new chapter in your life! Congratulations!!!
A few questions...
Before the nail removal... How would your rate your gait...
* right leg - 10/10 always , was perfect
* left leg - 8/10. Would be 10/10 at times but usually 8/10 when a tight/soreness kicked in. The discomfort would be located at the upper portion of my gluteals. Dr. Robbins thinks it’s due to tightness still - to be clear ive stretched zero 
Was it normal enough that if we cross paths I wouldn't recognise that's something's odd with u?
No, you could see me limp slightly
How was your atheltic performance? Were you running like before? If not, how would you describe your run?
I started to run more over the last couple months, when I started I ran funny and would
Put my abilities at 40% where it was before. After 2 months of running it was closer to 80%.
All in all, I think I Would be completely different if I stretched and exercised. Which I now plan to do, now that the rods are fully out
New Stryde Diary 2018 - with Dr. Paley
Quote from: BelowTheMean on March 09, 2021, 12:00:21 AMWelcome back and congrats on getting your nails out! I guess both you and MyEvo did this while I was taking a break from the forum so I missed your journals entirely. It must have been cool to have a buddy to lengthen with though 
Yeah man, honestly I was pretty happy after femur and wasn’t going to get tibias done. But myevolution doing it convinced me to do it - one of those it’s now or never because that support system is huge for this process and also made the journey that much more fun - from late night video games to waking up in same room with excruciating pain lol
Ok POD 1 update:
Pain is located mainly in my knee and upper hips on both sides. Today the pain is more maneagable. Yesterday it was 9/10 and today it’s 5/10. Today I was also able to work slowly with crutches which is huge over yesterday.
I’m hopeful that this trend continues, if so, I’ll be walking fairly well by Friday.
Word of advice, definitely take off at least a week for this. Not sure how others recovered so fast but the first 2 days has been pretty tough!
Having said this, super super excited that rods are out. The excitement is continuing to kick in that this journey is finally over.
Hey superusercj1!
Long time lurker, remember reading your diary a year ago along with MyEvo's. Just wanted to register and tell you thanks and that I am so glad that you are doing good.
Your new life has started. Happy the nails are out!
Cheers. I am going to go to Paley's next year and do the exact same thing you are doing, femurs and tibias.
Quote from: Serilium on March 09, 2021, 07:13:32 PMHey superusercj1!
Long time lurker, remember reading your diary a year ago along with MyEvo's. Just wanted to register and tell you thanks and that I am so glad that you are doing good.
Your new life has started. Happy the nails are out!
Cheers. I am going to go to Paley's next year and do the exact same thing you are doing, femurs and tibias.
Awesome!
My recommendations would be:
1) do tibias first
2) then 1 year later do femurs AND remove tibias at same time
I think above will give you maximal chance of getting most cm
Reason for tibia first is because tibia’s a lot more harder to lengthen but for me it was also first to recover real fast (compared to femur)
So by doing tibia first you won’t have tightness from the femur holding you back, and once you reach your target for tibia, your tightness will loosen up real fast since it’s your calf muscle that you naturally stretch with walking. This makes it so that when you do your femurs that previously lengthening your tibia won’t hold you back as much as the other way around.
Good luck !!
Ok POD 3:
Feeling incredibly better. Pain down to 4/10.
I can now ambulated without aid but there’s definitely hip sway. Still
prefer to use crutches to get around a little faster. I suspect that by Saturday I’ll feel
comfortable ambulatory without aid all together.
Otherwise have experience zero complications, keeping my wound moist with aquaphore everyday and cleaning it.
Super happy, the journey is coming to an end. Can’t wait to start some intense gym training. Will continue to keep everyone posted.
So glad to see you getting close to finishing your journey man, big congrats to you! I remember reading both your diary and myevo's diary back in 2018 and for the first time thinking "wow this is real, this is actually possible" and now here I am 2.5 years later having done it myself with my life completley transformed for the better. Amazing meeting you in WPB too! Thank you for sharing your experience with all of us - I probably wouldn't have had the courage to have done this without these early Stryde diaries - you've changed lives!
Congrats CJ! will stay posted for your next updates, please do update! thanks bossman
Quote from: TheAlchemist on March 11, 2021, 02:45:19 PMSo glad to see you getting close to finishing your journey man, big congrats to you! I remember reading both your diary and myevo's diary back in 2018 and for the first time thinking "wow this is real, this is actually possible" and now here I am 2.5 years later having done it myself with my life completley transformed for the better. Amazing meeting you in WPB too! Thank you for sharing your experience with all of us - I probably wouldn't have had the courage to have done this without these early Stryde diaries - you've changed lives!
Yo man! Haha yeah, good times at the Homewood suites. Was awesome meeting you and making the journey that much more fun.
Hope you’re recovering well !
Quote from: Movie on March 11, 2021, 08:22:31 PMCongrats CJ! will stay posted for your next updates, please do update! thanks bossman
Thanks Movie! Read all of your blog and it has been awesome learning about your experience.
What a long, painful, but rewarding journey
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