No More Mal-Kahn-Tent - External Tibias - Dr Parihar

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Quote from: KiloKAHN on September 08, 2015, 06:02:56 PMUpdate: 9/8/2015
Just getting over this right ankle sprain. Feeling a bit better but there's still some pain and I've got it in the brace again.

Has anyone else who had their tibiae lengthened experienced pain in the front portion of the ankle just above your foot? I'm getting that when I walk, as my ortho said would happen, due to the ankle tightness still present. If you had this issue, how long did it take to resolve?

I have another physical therapy session in 4 days and will see if they have any particularly useful exercises to combat this. My local ortho is pushing for a tendon release and I really don't want to do it. Next time I see him I'll ask if he performs a gastroc-soleus recession as an alternative. I've read of a few orthos who much prefer that method to improve flexibility in the foot and ankle, and if it comes down to it it looks like that will have less downsides than cutting my tendon.

I have, I think it's just because some soft tissue in that zone has to be stretched... In my case, I used to wear, during lengthening, slippers + rubber band 24h/24, this make my Achille tendons follow the lengthening, but frontal soft tissue doesn't... I don't know if for you is the same, but I feel that little pain when I overflect my feet frontally. It is going away with exercises...

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Thanks for your input, Lumiere. I guess I'm going to continue with stretching to see if I can make this pain go away on its own.

I e-mailed Dr Paley and asked if I should let my local ortho do an Achilles tendon lengthening or if I should get a gastroc-soleus recession instead. He replied that in general one should NEVER (all caps) do an Achilles tendon lengthening and that a GS recession is a much better option, but there is a risk of permanently weakening your push off strength with both procedures. He offered to examine me in person to fully advise because he said there may be other options. Fits in line with Dr Parihar's thoughts. He said stretching would get rid of it over time and he would not do a release or anything.

I guess I'm being too impatient with this though. Soft tissue recovery just seems to take way longer than everything else.

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Is it as much as a normal sprain you'd have on a normal day? Just keep up with the exercises if the doctor's said that'll get rid of it.

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It seemed more severe than a normal sprain, but it's gone now and I'm back to walking on both legs again without any brace for support. Been walking two miles a day so far and back to my mass building workouts with 1.5 - 2 hr gym sessions that include weight lifting and a whole lot of stretching afterward. My ankle and calf flexibility has improved once again thanks to the stretching. The gastroc and soleus stretches have been the most helpful, but stretching out the hamstrings has also resulted in improvement. Muscle tightness is the worst when I wake up in the morning, but it's also gone down in severity. Most of it is concentrated in the lower hamstrings behind the knees.

Although my scars are clearly visible I don't mind them at all. I've seen a few people glance at them in the gym, but they don't seem to make a huge issue out of it. Another woman I slept with recently told me she thought they were like sexy battle scars. Maybe I should keep them 

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Quote from: Uppland on August 08, 2015, 01:15:27 AMThis is a 6CM increase?

Your tibiae looks about equal to your femur length or perhaps slightly less. I would assume your surgeon measured them thouroughly so it suprises me a bit that you don't know for sure. Proportionally you look alright (I say this as a fanatical proportions nazi), your legs look long but not strangely so and your arms are on the stubby side. Perhaps show us a picture in shoes?

Finally got a response back from Dr Parihar telling me my pre-op and post-op measurements. He had to reinstall the software he uses and that took some time.

Pre-op Measurements
Femurs
Right 43.1 cm
Left 43.0 cm

Tibiae
Right 31.4 cm
Left 31.5 cm

Post-op Measurements
Tibiae
Right 37.4 cm
Left 37.5 cm

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It seems like you are good with women. Was it the same before the surgery ? Could you write the difference please

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I was able to get laid every now and then, but my height was a total barrier for dating because girls weren't keen on introducing a short guy as a bf to friends or parents. It certainly feels like now people are more receptive to me, but I haven't actually tried to date or anything yet so I can't say how much that aspect has changed for sure.

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hey bro congrats on ur lenghtening
jst wanted to know where are u exactly in ur recovery process
i mean can u run without putting to much pressure on ur ankles

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This is the best part in this whole thread IMO.. You deserved it lol

Just one question, did you know anyone in her group? Or you just approached her without knowing anyone?

I'm afraid that my question might turn this thread from helping guys for LL to getting laid LMAO, but helping is helping after all  I hope you'll be able to answer my question.

Quote from: KiloKAHN on August 31, 2015, 12:27:13 AMThanks.

I met her at the county fair I went to. She, her friend, and her friend's bf were talking about how bad this one Rolling Stones cover band was, and because I thought she was hot I approached her and made some joke about the band being terrible, which got her laughing. That got the ball rolling and I eventually spent the rest of the day with her at the fair while the people she came with did their own stuff. Found out her bf was out of town and asked if she wanted to hang out with me for a while since I was on vacation myself. She accepted and one thing led to another.

The best part was when she told me how thick I was. Between that and being able to bag her despite the large height difference between her bf and myself, my confidence level went through the roof. 

I almost didn't do anything because of moral reasons, but then I figured that if she's going to sleep with someone else anyways, it might as well be me. I deserve a break after all this, dammit. lol

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Here's a short clip of what my standard walking looks like at this point.