OldieButGoldie Internal Femurs - Dr. Betz - 2013

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You look super German and tall

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Quote from: OldieButGoldie on March 06, 2015, 11:07:02 AMUpdate

summary: op on 7 of may 2013, internal femurs. Age at time of op: 45 years. Starting height: a good 173cm. Lengthened around 5,7cm. Now around 179cm. Lengthening was done around 50 days after op (end of june/beginning of july 2013). Threw away crutches one week after lengthening. Walked very much, was very active. Good bone growth.
Went skiing and snowboarding in january 2014 (around 6 months after lengthening). Was able to run ok in march 2014. Ran pretty good in may 2014 (one year after op).
Running videos are in my diary.
Had nail removal in october 2014 (1 year and 5 months after op). Can do any sport I want to. Explosiveness is reduced. Your level in any kind of sport that involves running and quick explosive movements will be reduced after LL. In any other sport you should get back to almost 100% if you work hard.
Had a hard time after nail removal. Removal is another very serious surgery, underestimated by many. Again, you will feel like hit by a truck . Takes a few weeks to recover from that. But after theses weeks, things get better continously. First i felt the missing support of the nails. Now I am happy they are out.
My right IT-band is still causing problems , but it seems to be getting better. I am sure that the problem with my right IT-band is caused by and an old accident of mine with serious injuries in my right knee, so lengthening was not a good idea for my right leg.

Some general thoughts about LL: It is hard for me to accept that I really did this crazy thing. That I was not able to accept myself the way I was. And that the whole world knows it because I was open about it.
My point of view: LL is not for people who are emotionally unstable. The rollercoaster that you will have to go through is gonna be more than tough so you have to be very tough emotionally.

Conclusion: LL is for people who are very stable and already quite happy with their life. But then: why would you wanna do LL if you are already quite happy with your life??

Conclusion: Nobody should do LL. Just my opinion.

Cheers
OBG
Could ller can jogging on thread mill for 1hour when rod still inside?
Could ller do abs work out for 1 hour ?
Could ller do t25 work out for 1 hour when rod inside?
do you think all of these activities will effect rod ,screws or fractures?
This is my routine for keeping my good shape (177cmwith65kg)
After i do ll in this july2015 i still want to do work out continuously for life .if i didnt make a lot of work out ,i would going fat quockly.

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Thanks, for the update oldie

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Quote from: AtlasSearching on October 26, 2014, 11:04:00 PMHi OBG, I hope things are going well for you. We met at the hospital in Neunkirchen in mid October. I had my nails removed just before you did, and the day before we had briefly talked about going to visit Peter Woll in Warden. Anyway, I was wondering how your experience has been since having the nails removed? For myself, the wounds from the nail removal are mostly healed and I removed the sutures two days ago, but as far as walking is concerned, my right leg seems to be talking longer to get back to normal i.e. maximum knee flexion is about 115 degrees whereas for the left leg I can flex the knee until my heel hits my butt. On the one hand, this is not entirely surprising since during the LL period, my right leg was always stiffer and more problematic than my left leg. Also, its been less than 2 weeks since the nails were removed so perhaps I'm being overly optimistic about how long it takes for both legs to regain the flexibility they had prior to having the nails removed. I'd say right now my left leg flexibility is about 90% back to pre-surgery levels but my right leg is about 50%. How would you rate your flexibility on both legs so far?

Hey AtlasSearching!
Sorry, I had read your post 3 months ago but forgot to answer it.
My flexibility was back to 100% pretty fast.

How are you feeling these days?
It will be interesting for others on this forum to hear if you are still struggling or not , since you lengthened so much (10cm if I remember right).

Looking back, I can't believe you actually drove your rental car to Peter Woll on that same day after the nail removal surgery. These painkillers did a good job on you, right?

Take care,
OBG

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Quote from: goodlucktomylegs on March 07, 2015, 03:45:49 AMCould ller can jogging on thread mill for 1hour when rod still inside?
Could ller do abs work out for 1 hour ?
Could ller do t25 work out for 1 hour when rod inside?
do you think all of these activities will effect rod ,screws or fractures?
This is my routine for keeping my good shape (177cmwith65kg)
After i do ll in this july2015 i still want to do work out continuously for life .if i didnt make a lot of work out ,i would going fat quockly.

Yes, you can absolutely do all of these exercises.
Of course, depending on what stage of LL you are in. It is obvious that you are not able to jog a few weeks after lengthening.
Also, a lot depends on how much you lengthen.

All these activities are good for bone growth, but might bend/break screws or even nails.

You may be lucky or not. Nobody can tell you before...

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OBG have you notced any difference in the way you move, walk and run?

You biomechanics must have changed now that your femurs are longer, how does it feel compared to before the surgery?

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Quote from: Uppland on March 11, 2015, 11:56:34 AMOBG have you notced any difference in the way you move, walk and run?

You biomechanics must have changed now that your femurs are longer, how does it feel compared to before the surgery?
Is there any shift of anatomical axis?
I' ve heard that it'll lead to premature archiritis.
From your suggestion if i still want to do femur for 6 cm an tibia 4.5 cm which one first in ur opinion ?

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Quote from: goodlucktomylegs on March 11, 2015, 12:02:38 PMIs there any shift of anatomical axis?
I' ve heard that it'll lead to premature archiritis.
From your suggestion if i still want to do femur for 6 cm an tibia 4.5 cm which one first in ur opinion ?

My suggestion: forget about doing 2 LL.
You've got to be crazy to even think about doing this twice to your body...

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Quote from: OldieButGoldie on March 11, 2015, 04:36:45 PMMy suggestion: forget about doing 2 LL.
You've got to be crazy to even think about doing this twice to your body...

Totally agree with OBG. I'm still on the short side after LL, but could never see myself going through this kind of torture again. I'd rather just do yoga/pilates until I die if I want an extra inch that badly. I can't imagine the long-term damage I may have already done to myself...

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Quote from: OldieButGoldie on March 11, 2015, 04:36:45 PMMy suggestion: forget about doing 2 LL.
You've got to be crazy to even think about doing this twice to your body...

Then what is the best solution for me?
Femur 6 cm
or Tibia 5 cm

How about anatomical axis's shift for femurr?
But if i go with Tibia (LATN) there are some risk for permanent knee pain?