Quote from: onemorefoot on November 11, 2016, 04:27:42 AMSo 4 inches is too much, what would be the most you recommend considering that the person is normal, not short torso or legs?
Can't say. That would depend on their starting height, arm length etc. and I'd have to see their mock ups.
Quote from: apoxyomenos on November 10, 2016, 01:50:53 PMHi Penguinn,
Congratulations for your actual achievement and thanks a lot for sharing your experience in the forum.
You wrote that you'll have a final crural index of 0,673 after 8cm added in the femurs. Have the measures of tibia and femur been made considering TBL (tibia maximum length) and FBL (femur Bicondylar length)?
Because if you had a very common original crural index of 0,825 for example; knowing that x/y=0,825 and that x/(y+8)=0,673...you get original tibia =29,2cm and original femur 35,4cm....
These values seem to be small for a person whose starting height is about 158cm, considering that you stated that your legs weren't particularly short before LL...
THanks in advance for your answer, and once again congratulations for the actual achievement.
Cheers.
Mate, you think way way way too much about proportions. You bring in all these scientific equations, everyone will be disproportionate. The goal is too not look terrible and keep functionality.
Update: 13th November 2016
I'd advice LLers to not continuously use a hot water bag/heating pad. I've overused the hell out of one for my calf muscles for a month and a half and it caused my calf muscles to get this red, cell-like structure look. It kinda looks like this: http://www.pediatricsconsultantlive.com/sites/default/files/resize/peds/1655766-493x352.png
After Googling about it, I think it's Erythema Ab Igne(mild), a skin condition caused when blood cells dilate after overexposure to heat and it goes away after the heating source is removed, so no more hot water bags to relax my calves for a while. I can't even feel it; there's no burning, itching or pain so it doesn't seem serious. Going to Mangal Anand tomorrow for a checkup and will get it evaluated along with other things.
Quote from: Penguinn on November 13, 2016, 12:37:24 PMUpdate: 13th November 2016
I'd advice LLers to not continuously use a hot water bag/heating pad. I've overused the hell out of one for my calf muscles for a month and a half and it caused my calf muscles to get this red, cell-like structure look. It kinda looks like this: http://www.pediatricsconsultantlive.com/sites/default/files/resize/peds/1655766-493x352.png
After Googling about it, I think it's Erythema Ab Igne(mild), a skin condition caused when blood cells dilate after overexposure to heat and it goes away after the heating source is removed, so no more hot water bags to relax my calves for a while. I can't even feel it; there's no burning, itching or pain so it doesn't seem serious. Going to Mangal Anand tomorrow for a checkup and will get it evaluated along with other things.
I think that's it , How many mm already got? Good luck
Quote from: Penguinn on November 13, 2016, 12:37:24 PMUpdate: 13th November 2016
I'd advice LLers to not continuously use a hot water bag/heating pad. I've overused the hell out of one for my calf muscles for a month and a half and it caused my calf muscles to get this red, cell-like structure look. It kinda looks like this: http://www.pediatricsconsultantlive.com/sites/default/files/resize/peds/1655766-493x352.png
After Googling about it, I think it's Erythema Ab Igne(mild), a skin condition caused when blood cells dilate after overexposure to heat and it goes away after the heating source is removed, so no more hot water bags to relax my calves for a while. I can't even feel it; there's no burning, itching or pain so it doesn't seem serious. Going to Mangal Anand tomorrow for a checkup and will get it evaluated along with other things.
I used to sleep with hot packs on high and the skin on my thigh looked like that but it we t away a month or two after stopping.
Which packs are better in lengthening : hot or cold?
cold is def better but it's so uncomfortable and difficult to manage. I would say stay away from heat until all your swelling is gone. Icing helps a lot during this stage. There are heat pads that are electric and work at the press of a button and really helped me get sleep when the pain was too much to handle.
Quote from: Whimsical on November 13, 2016, 09:24:41 PMWhich packs are better in lengthening : hot or cold?
I'm not allowed to use hot water bags/heating pads on my thighs more than a minimal amount because the blood flow shouldn't increase too much there. Cold packs, I've found, don't work. They're for injuries and not for muscle pain. My calves used to ache very often in October and a hot water bag always solved the problem. Now I'll just put up with it or take a pain pill if it gets annoying. Don't abuse the heating pad.
Update: 15th November 2016 - 56 days post op- 2" gained
Well, almost 2 inches. I'm at 4.966cms as of writing this; the X-Rays of yesterday showed 4.7cms instead of 4.866 but 1mm is the room for error while measuring. Getting X-Rays isn't fun at all btw. It's an entire physio session on your legs and takes forever. I go every 2 weeks or so and the exact point that's in the middle of the Precice machine while lengthening(where the magnet is) shifts by a few mms and has to be relocated and re-marked.
X-Rays
Right: http://imgur.com/a/5x3ix
Left: http://imgur.com/a/G87k9
I got my first complication; duck ass is starting to form on the right because I haven't exercised the glutes enough. The left leg is completely fine somehow so when I stand, my right knee is half an inch ahead of the left because the muscles are a bit tight. I've been given a bunch of new exercises including standing for 10 minutes straight, pulling back the right knee the whole time. It should get fixed soon since I'm nipping it in the bud and doing lots of physio, but we'll see. The next month will be tougher.
Was told the red grill-like marks on my calves from overusing the hot water bag aren't a big deal and will go on their own.
The pain when I'm in a relaxed position is still minimal. Funnily, my brain hasn't adjusted to me being 2" taller. I'll have a fun time getting adjusted to being taller once LL is done.
Quote from: Penguinn on November 15, 2016, 03:50:26 PMUpdate: 15th November 2016 - 56 days post op- 2" gained
Well, almost 2 inches. I'm at 4.966cms as of writing this; the X-Rays of yesterday showed 4.7cms instead of 4.866 but 1mm is the room for error while measuring. Getting X-Rays isn't fun at all btw. It's an entire physio session on your legs and takes forever. I go every 2 weeks or so and the exact point that's in the middle of the Precice machine while lengthening(where the magnet is) shifts by a few mms and has to be relocated and re-marked.
X-Rays
Right: http://imgur.com/a/5x3ix
Left: http://imgur.com/a/G87k9
I got my first complication; duck ass is starting to form on the right because I haven't exercised the glutes enough. The left leg is completely fine somehow so when I stand, my right knee is half an inch ahead of the left because the muscles are a bit tight. I've been given a bunch of new exercises including standing for 10 minutes straight, pulling back the right knee the whole time. It should get fixed soon since I'm nipping it in the bud and doing lots of physio, but we'll see. The next month will be tougher.
Was told the red grill-like marks on my calves from overusing the hot water bag aren't a big deal and will go on their own.
The pain when I'm in a relaxed position is still minimal. Funnily, my brain hasn't adjusted to me being 2" taller. I'll have a fun time getting adjusted to being taller once LL is done.
Duck ass is usually caused by the ileo-psoas.. Do some thomas stretches with your physio
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