12p Robbins came, along with Marsha. Marsha's the one who told me not to worry about cracking sounds when i first got here. And yeah there was a pop around my left femur later that day.
YOU ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO TWIST YOUR LEG! If you twist to hard you can break the nail. Because the bone is separated and nailed together and the two halves could pull it in different directions? Anyway kinda makes sense. No sitting cross legged. So i was really playing with fire by flipping prone all these times! I could still try but one has to do things where the legs never "rotate in their sockets" as i think of it.
For example, he said lying on side, or on stomach is fine. And all patients talk about it. So i guess the idea is you pick your whole body up and tilt it. Not let your legs tilt apart from your trunk etc. Not try to rotate one leg over individually, which i was doing. Etc.
Sleep: Marsha said don't use Ambien, you could sleep walk which obviously going to bend your nail
Robbins said any OTC sleep aids is OK like melatonin, magnesium. Marsha recommends Benadryl only.
Robbins said sleep problems, which I'm worried about, more for later stages when you get tight.
He said 5mg oxy should be plenty and don't take 10mg that'll knock you out. So the supply they give you, about 42 5mg tabs for the whole lengthening process, is gonna be more than enough. That makes me feel better
P2.2 femurs June 2026 (Paley/Robbins)
Guess try not to nap too much in day. Expect pain more at night so try to sleep through it
140p finished with OT PT. Showed me bed exercises like ankle flex, butt squeeze, quad push knee into bed, bend legs, move legs side to side. Supposed to do 10 reps each, and the whole thing 4x/day. Showed transfer bed to walker, walker to wheel chair. Showed"hop" with walker. I got 75lb. nails so i can stand without walker as long as equal weight in both feet.
It was not as hard as i expected. Legs are more functional than i expected. Hurts a 2 or 3 to do things like scoot to edge of bed, bend leg at edge of bed. Walker hopping did not hurt. Though when i tried to lift off from wheel chair by doing a dip (gym exercise) with the armrests just now, thighs flare with pain, no way i can lift off. Not sure why because i was doing this stuff when the OT and PT were here. So i might be stuck in wheel chair till they get back.
Earlier, the kitchen brought me a double portion lunch. Pretty much ate it all skipped some cheese and pudding for cholesterol/diabetes reasons.
They helped me back in bed. 3p now
Feel in good spirits, probably because 75lb. nails. I thought i wasn't going to get the sensation of standing on my feet for 3-4 months. No pain in legs when still, but movement instantly hurts. 2 for small movements, up to 6 for big. For now just swap hip sides (left hip then right hip) for butt-compression relief. Lying on hip hurts a little, but can handle for a few minutes.
They took off my finger O2 sensor and heart monitor electrodes. Nice to be free of the wires but it doesn't change much.
Guess try not to nap too much in day. Expect pain more at night so try to sleep through it
140p finished with OT PT. Showed me bed exercises like ankle flex, butt squeeze, quad push knee into bed, bend legs, move legs side to side. Supposed to do 10 reps each, and the whole thing 4x/day. Showed transfer bed to walker, walker to wheel chair. Showed"hop" with walker. I got 75lb. nails so i can stand without walker as long as equal weight in both feet.
It was not as hard as i expected. Legs are more functional than i expected. Hurts a 2 or 3 to do things like scoot to edge of bed, bend leg at edge of bed. Walker hopping did not hurt. Though when i tried to lift off from wheel chair by doing a dip (gym exercise) with the armrests just now, thighs flare with pain, no way i can lift off. Not sure why because i was doing this stuff when the OT and PT were here. So i might be stuck in wheel chair till they get back.
Earlier, the kitchen brought me a double portion lunch. Pretty much ate it all skipped some cheese and pudding for cholesterol/diabetes reasons.
They helped me back in bed. 3p now
Feel in good spirits, probably because 75lb. nails. I thought i wasn't going to get the sensation of standing on my feet for 3-4 months. No pain in legs when still, but movement instantly hurts. 2 for small movements, up to 6 for big. For now just swap hip sides (left hip then right hip) for butt-compression relief. Lying on hip hurts a little, but can handle for a few minutes.
They took off my finger O2 sensor and heart monitor electrodes. Nice to be free of the wires but it doesn't change much.
Guess try not to nap too much in day. Expect pain more at night so try to sleep through it
140p finished with OT PT. Showed me bed exercises like ankle flex, butt squeeze, quad push knee into bed, bend legs, move legs side to side. Supposed to do 10 reps each, and the whole thing 4x/day. Showed transfer bed to walker, walker to wheel chair. Showed"hop" with walker. I got 75lb. nails so i can stand without walker as long as equal weight in both feet.
It was not as hard as i expected. Legs are more functional than i expected. Hurts a 2 or 3 to do things like scoot to edge of bed, bend leg at edge of bed. Walker hopping did not hurt. Though when i tried to lift off from wheel chair by doing a dip (gym exercise) with the armrests just now, thighs flare with pain, no way i can lift off. Not sure why because i was doing this stuff when the OT and PT were here. So i might be stuck in wheel chair till they get back.
Earlier, the kitchen brought me a double portion lunch. Pretty much ate it all skipped some cheese and pudding for cholesterol/diabetes reasons.
They helped me back in bed. 3p now
Feel in good spirits, probably because 75lb. nails. I thought i wasn't going to get the sensation of standing on my feet for 3-4 months. No pain in legs when still, but movement instantly hurts. 2 for small movements, up to 6 for big. For now just swap hip sides (left hip then right hip) for butt-compression relief. Lying on hip hurts a little, but can handle for a few minutes.
They took off my finger O2 sensor and heart monitor electrodes. Nice to be free of the wires but it doesn't change much.
Guess try not to nap too much in day. Expect pain more at night so try to sleep through it
140p finished with OT PT. Showed me bed exercises like ankle flex, butt squeeze, quad push knee into bed, bend legs, move legs side to side. Supposed to do 10 reps each, and the whole thing 4x/day. Showed transfer bed to walker, walker to wheel chair. Showed"hop" with walker. I got 75lb. nails so i can stand without walker as long as equal weight in both feet.
It was not as hard as i expected. Legs are more functional than i expected. Hurts a 2 or 3 to do things like scoot to edge of bed, bend leg at edge of bed. Walker hopping did not hurt. Though when i tried to lift off from wheel chair by doing a dip (gym exercise) with the armrests just now, thighs flare with pain, no way i can lift off. Not sure why because i was doing this stuff when the OT and PT were here. So i might be stuck in wheel chair till they get back.
Earlier, the kitchen brought me a double portion lunch. Pretty much ate it all skipped some cheese and pudding for cholesterol/diabetes reasons.
They helped me back in bed. 3p now
Feel in good spirits, probably because 75lb. nails. I thought i wasn't going to get the sensation of standing on my feet for 3-4 months. No pain in legs when still, but movement instantly hurts. 2 for small movements, up to 6 for big. For now just swap hip sides (left hip then right hip) for butt-compression relief. Lying on hip hurts a little, but can handle for a few minutes.
They took off my finger O2 sensor and heart monitor electrodes. Nice to be free of the wires but it doesn't change much.
Guess try not to nap too much in day. Expect pain more at night so try to sleep through it
140p finished with OT PT. Showed me bed exercises like ankle flex, butt squeeze, quad push knee into bed, bend legs, move legs side to side. Supposed to do 10 reps each, and the whole thing 4x/day. Showed transfer bed to walker, walker to wheel chair. Showed"hop" with walker. I got 75lb. nails so i can stand without walker as long as equal weight in both feet.
It was not as hard as i expected. Legs are more functional than i expected. Hurts a 2 or 3 to do things like scoot to edge of bed, bend leg at edge of bed. Walker hopping did not hurt. Though when i tried to lift off from wheel chair by doing a dip (gym exercise) with the armrests just now, thighs flare with pain, no way i can lift off. Not sure why because i was doing this stuff when the OT and PT were here. So i might be stuck in wheel chair till they get back.
Earlier, the kitchen brought me a double portion lunch. Pretty much ate it all skipped some cheese and pudding for cholesterol/diabetes reasons.
They helped me back in bed. 3p now
Feel in good spirits, probably because 75lb. nails. I thought i wasn't going to get the sensation of standing on my feet for 3-4 months. No pain in legs when still, but movement instantly hurts. 2 for small movements, up to 6 for big. For now just swap hip sides (left hip then right hip) for butt-compression relief. Lying on hip hurts a little, but can handle for a few minutes.
They took off my finger O2 sensor and heart monitor electrodes. Nice to be free of the wires but it doesn't change much.
Guess try not to nap too much in day. Expect pain more at night so try to sleep through it
140p finished with OT PT. Showed me bed exercises like ankle flex, butt squeeze, quad push knee into bed, bend legs, move legs side to side. Supposed to do 10 reps each, and the whole thing 4x/day. Showed transfer bed to walker, walker to wheel chair. Showed"hop" with walker. I got 75lb. nails so i can stand without walker as long as equal weight in both feet.
It was not as hard as i expected. Legs are more functional than i expected. Hurts a 2 or 3 to do things like scoot to edge of bed, bend leg at edge of bed. Walker hopping did not hurt. Though when i tried to lift off from wheel chair by doing a dip (gym exercise) with the armrests just now, thighs flare with pain, no way i can lift off. Not sure why because i was doing this stuff when the OT and PT were here. So i might be stuck in wheel chair till they get back.
Earlier, the kitchen brought me a double portion lunch. Pretty much ate it all skipped some cheese and pudding for cholesterol/diabetes reasons.
They helped me back in bed. 3p now
Feel in good spirits, probably because 75lb. nails. I thought i wasn't going to get the sensation of standing on my feet for 3-4 months. No pain in legs when still, but movement instantly hurts. 2 for small movements, up to 6 for big. For now just swap hip sides (left hip then right hip) for butt-compression relief. Lying on hip hurts a little, but can handle for a few minutes.
They took off my finger O2 sensor and heart monitor electrodes. Nice to be free of the wires but it doesn't change much.
Guess try not to nap too much in day. Expect pain more at night so try to sleep through it
140p finished with OT PT. Showed me bed exercises like ankle flex, butt squeeze, quad push knee into bed, bend legs, move legs side to side. Supposed to do 10 reps each, and the whole thing 4x/day. Showed transfer bed to walker, walker to wheel chair. Showed"hop" with walker. I got 75lb. nails so i can stand without walker as long as equal weight in both feet.
It was not as hard as i expected. Legs are more functional than i expected. Hurts a 2 or 3 to do things like scoot to edge of bed, bend leg at edge of bed. Walker hopping did not hurt. Though when i tried to lift off from wheel chair by doing a dip (gym exercise) with the armrests just now, thighs flare with pain, no way i can lift off. Not sure why because i was doing this stuff when the OT and PT were here. So i might be stuck in wheel chair till they get back.
Earlier, the kitchen brought me a double portion lunch. Pretty much ate it all skipped some cheese and pudding for cholesterol/diabetes reasons.
They helped me back in bed. 3p now
Feel in good spirits, probably because 75lb. nails. I thought i wasn't going to get the sensation of standing on my feet for 3-4 months. No pain in legs when still, but movement instantly hurts. 2 for small movements, up to 6 for big. For now just swap hip sides (left hip then right hip) for butt-compression relief. Lying on hip hurts a little, but can handle for a few minutes.
They took off my finger O2 sensor and heart monitor electrodes. Nice to be free of the wires but it doesn't change much.
Guess try not to nap too much in day. Expect pain more at night so try to sleep through it
140p finished with OT PT. Showed me bed exercises like ankle flex, butt squeeze, quad push knee into bed, bend legs, move legs side to side. Supposed to do 10 reps each, and the whole thing 4x/day. Showed transfer bed to walker, walker to wheel chair. Showed"hop" with walker. I got 75lb. nails so i can stand without walker as long as equal weight in both feet.
It was not as hard as i expected. Legs are more functional than i expected. Hurts a 2 or 3 to do things like scoot to edge of bed, bend leg at edge of bed. Walker hopping did not hurt. Though when i tried to lift off from wheel chair by doing a dip (gym exercise) with the armrests just now, thighs flare with pain, no way i can lift off. Not sure why because i was doing this stuff when the OT and PT were here. So i might be stuck in wheel chair till they get back.
Earlier, the kitchen brought me a double portion lunch. Pretty much ate it all skipped some cheese and pudding for cholesterol/diabetes reasons.
They helped me back in bed. 3p now
Feel in good spirits, probably because 75lb. nails. I thought i wasn't going to get the sensation of standing on my feet for 3-4 months. No pain in legs when still, but movement instantly hurts. 2 for small movements, up to 6 for big. For now just swap hip sides (left hip then right hip) for butt-compression relief. Lying on hip hurts a little, but can handle for a few minutes.
They took off my finger O2 sensor and heart monitor electrodes. Nice to be free of the wires but it doesn't change much.
Guess try not to nap too much in day. Expect pain more at night so try to sleep through it
140p finished with OT PT. Showed me bed exercises like ankle flex, butt squeeze, quad push knee into bed, bend legs, move legs side to side. Supposed to do 10 reps each, and the whole thing 4x/day. Showed transfer bed to walker, walker to wheel chair. Showed"hop" with walker. I got 75lb. nails so i can stand without walker as long as equal weight in both feet.
It was not as hard as i expected. Legs are more functional than i expected. Hurts a 2 or 3 to do things like scoot to edge of bed, bend leg at edge of bed. Walker hopping did not hurt. Though when i tried to lift off from wheel chair by doing a dip (gym exercise) with the armrests just now, thighs flare with pain, no way i can lift off. Not sure why because i was doing this stuff when the OT and PT were here. So i might be stuck in wheel chair till they get back.
Earlier, the kitchen brought me a double portion lunch. Pretty much ate it all skipped some cheese and pudding for cholesterol/diabetes reasons.
They helped me back in bed. 3p now
Feel in good spirits, probably because 75lb. nails. I thought i wasn't going to get the sensation of standing on my feet for 3-4 months. No pain in legs when still, but movement instantly hurts. 2 for small movements, up to 6 for big. For now just swap hip sides (left hip then right hip) for butt-compression relief. Lying on hip hurts a little, but can handle for a few minutes.
They took off my finger O2 sensor and heart monitor electrodes. Nice to be free of the wires but it doesn't change much.
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