Penguinn- Precice II internal femurs with Dr. Parihar

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Quote from: bander72 on November 08, 2016, 03:06:55 PM
Has to be the age. Morriste was crusing by distraction as well and he went to Sarin....

Could also be body type. Based on my own experience and anecdotal evidence from other patients, it seems that patients with thicker muscles feel significantly more pain during the lengthening period. Are you particularly thin, Penguinn? Could just be a genetic thing too and your soft tissues are just naturally more lax/stretchy than a lot of other people's.

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There are definitely multiple factors that influence how painful the process will be. In my own experience, during my 8 months of downtime at the Paley institute, age seemed to be the main factor, however, I wouldn't rule out body type as well.  I was 32 and had a moderately muscular body type with lots of athletic trauma and I had the hardest time of anyone there lengthening at the same time as me. Getting this done at a young age is a blessing, not only because you're likely to have an easier time, but because- personally speaking- life begins at 18  and I'd give every penny I have to relive those years at my new height.

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Quote from: KiloKAHN on November 09, 2016, 12:26:36 AMCould also be body type. Based on my own experience and anecdotal evidence from other patients, it seems that patients with thicker muscles feel significantly more pain during the lengthening period. Are you particularly thin, Penguinn? Could just be a genetic thing too and your soft tissues are just naturally more lax/stretchy than a lot of other people's.Not really. At 5'2 I weighed 60kg(132lbs), measured right before I went into surgery. I had an average body type and I'm thinner now by 2-3 kgs I'd guess. My quads were muscular and they've lost about an inch of width and all their muscle.

Quote from: Iamready on November 09, 2016, 01:31:56 AMThere are definitely multiple factors that influence how painful the process will be. In my own experience, during my 8 months of downtime at the Paley institute, age seemed to be the main factor, however, I wouldn't rule out body type as well.  I was 32 and had a moderately muscular body type with lots of athletic trauma and I had the hardest time of anyone there lengthening at the same time as me. Getting this done at a young age is a blessing, not only because you're likely to have an easier time, but because- personally speaking- life begins at 18  and I'd give every penny I have to relive those years at my new height.I agree, 18 is ideal except for the financing issue. It's never too late though, 5'5 - 5'9 is incredible.

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I got my final height measured in September when I returned to the Paley Institute: 176.5 cm - 5 9.5 ft.  Exactly the 11.5 cm gain my x-rays showed when I finished.  So you'll be glad to know, with the precise, you don't lose any of the height that you gain once you consolidate. 

Anyway keep it up. 

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How are you Penguinn? All right? How many mm already got? Good luck

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Quote from: caioOo8900 on November 10, 2016, 04:32:09 AMHow are you Penguinn? All right? How many mm already got? Good luck

4.5cms today.

The only side effect of lengthening so far is that I can see my femur is now longer, but it still looks proportionate. I think the next 3cms is what will take it from "proportionately long" to "very long", but not too bad and I can live with it. The 3" gained total far, far outweigh slight disproportion for me.

Except for 3 or 4 days, I've slept for 8 hours every night. The strip of painkillers I got a month ago has only 3 pills missing so I'm doing good. The process has been far easier than I thought it would be. This time next month I'll be done lengthening, so we'll see how the next 30 days go. It doesn't look like I'll get severe muscle tightness or excruciating pains unless things go from 0-100 somehow.

So far in my opinion, LL is totally worth it. If I had the proportions and time, honestly, I would have done a second LL for 2" in my tibias with Dr. Parihar.

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Can you share pics or video? thanks

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When you say that your femur will look "proportionately long" are you comparing it to the tibia or to the upper body? I've no idea what is your sitting height and wingspan but maybe a 2nd LL in your tibias wouldn't be a bad idea proportion wise.

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Quote from: applesandoranges on November 10, 2016, 11:41:40 AMCan you share pics or video? thanksNope. I might share one many months after recovery.
I have X-Ray pictures on the previous pages if you like.

Quote from: NoRegrets on November 10, 2016, 11:42:27 AMWhen you say that your femur will look "proportionately long" are you comparing it to the tibia or to the upper body? I've no idea what is your sitting height and wingspan but maybe a 2nd LL in your tibias wouldn't be a bad idea proportion wise.To the tibia. My tibia:femur ratio post lengthening will be 0.673.

A second LL would be a bad idea. My sitting height is around 5'4(I sat next to my 5'4.5 dad to see), my wingspan is only 5'4 because of my shoulders(arms aren't long), and my legs weren't particularly short. I can pull off 5'5 but I'm afraid that's the limit.

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Honestly I can't take this diary seriously. It doesn't come off as genuine.