Quote from: Thehighest on July 01, 2022, 09:57:36 PMWas the hospital renovated?? Or improved??
The renovation is still progressing, not sure when it will be completed. All the consultation rooms and receptions area look brand new.
Hey fitness,
Whats your height goal? Are you done with lengthening?
Really looking forward to the latest x-rays 
Are you recovering well? Please update at least once a week!
Updates
As of today, I am in the 8th week of a consolidation phase.
I had my follow-up appointment with Dr Mangal Parihar and Dr Divya Ahuja on the 21st of July which turned out to be my last day of ERC. I had developed myalgia and Dr Parihar was like lets stop lengthening now. I lengthened 7.8cm on each segment. ERC total 156mm which matches with the X-ray. So far, I am happy with this journey, lengthened almost 8cm. Well, 0.2cm less to a max length of 8cm but yeah I am happy with 7.8cm. yay!
After lengthening, I stayed in India for 2 more weeks during the consolidation phase to have a final follow-up before I fly back. I went back to the clinic and had x-rays done. Dr Parihar advised me to start walking slowly using a walker and send him x-ray after 4 weeks.
I had my scan done this week which looks ok except right leg. Some reasons right femur is slow at healing. I take 60,000 IU of Colecalciferol. It still is slow at healing. I do all stretch/strengthening exercises once a day. Exercise definitely helps you increase muscle strength. Feeling much better than wot I was during lengthening. I am still not allowed to walk independently, using a walker to walk around. Hopefully, bone/callus formation speeds up and I can start walking independently.
Will update you once I start walking without any walking aids.
Quote from: Growing Experience on July 07, 2022, 01:55:29 PMHey fitness,
Whats your height goal? Are you done with lengthening?
Really looking forward to the latest x-rays
Goal was to get maximum length without any complications. Done with lengthening. Here is the link for x ray (scan was done on 8th September)
https://imgur.com/HITeQzF
https://imgur.com/ysNBL5K
Quote from: fitness2022 on September 10, 2022, 02:24:03 PMGoal was to get maximum length without any complications. Done with lengthening. Here is the link for x ray (scan was done on 8th September)
https://imgur.com/HITeQzF
https://imgur.com/ysNBL5K
Congrats..I am planning to get it done with Parihar as well
Quote from: fitness2022 on September 10, 2022, 02:10:29 PMUpdates
As of today, I am in the 8th week of a consolidation phase.
I had my follow-up appointment with Dr Mangal Parihar and Dr Divya Ahuja on the 21st of July which turned out to be my last day of ERC. I had developed myalgia and Dr Parihar was like lets stop lengthening now. I lengthened 7.8cm on each segment. ERC total 156mm which matches with the X-ray. So far, I am happy with this journey, lengthened almost 8cm. Well, 0.2cm less to a max length of 8cm but yeah I am happy with 7.8cm. yay!
After lengthening, I stayed in India for 2 more weeks during the consolidation phase to have a final follow-up before I fly back. I went back to the clinic and had x-rays done. Dr Parihar advised me to start walking slowly using a walker and send him x-ray after 4 weeks.
I had my scan done this week which looks ok except right leg. Some reasons right femur is slow at healing. I take 60,000 IU of Colecalciferol. It still is slow at healing. I do all stretch/strengthening exercises once a day. Exercise definitely helps you increase muscle strength. Feeling much better than wot I was during lengthening. I am still not allowed to walk independently, using a walker to walk around. Hopefully, bone/callus formation speeds up and I can start walking independently.
Will update you once I start walking without any walking aids.
7.8 is pretty good. Lucky guy.
Quote from: fitness2022 on September 10, 2022, 02:10:29 PMUpdates
As of today, I am in the 8th week of a consolidation phase.
I had my follow-up appointment with Dr Mangal Parihar and Dr Divya Ahuja on the 21st of July which turned out to be my last day of ERC. I had developed myalgia and Dr Parihar was like lets stop lengthening now. I lengthened 7.8cm on each segment. ERC total 156mm which matches with the X-ray. So far, I am happy with this journey, lengthened almost 8cm. Well, 0.2cm less to a max length of 8cm but yeah I am happy with 7.8cm. yay!
After lengthening, I stayed in India for 2 more weeks during the consolidation phase to have a final follow-up before I fly back. I went back to the clinic and had x-rays done. Dr Parihar advised me to start walking slowly using a walker and send him x-ray after 4 weeks.
I had my scan done this week which looks ok except right leg. Some reasons right femur is slow at healing. I take 60,000 IU of Colecalciferol. It still is slow at healing. I do all stretch/strengthening exercises once a day. Exercise definitely helps you increase muscle strength. Feeling much better than wot I was during lengthening. I am still not allowed to walk independently, using a walker to walk around. Hopefully, bone/callus formation speeds up and I can start walking independently.
Will update you once I start walking without any walking aids.
Hey,
Does Dr Parihar think age affects the rate of callus formation? Like if you do it in your 20s, will the callus be formed quickly?
What was the cost of the procedure?
Quote from: fitness2022 on September 10, 2022, 02:24:03 PMGoal was to get maximum length without any complications. Done with lengthening. Here is the link for x ray (scan was done on 8th September)
https://imgur.com/HITeQzF
https://imgur.com/ysNBL5K
Hey Fitness,
Thanks for sharing the latest X-rays and updating the diary. Many congrats on achieving 7.8 cm!
- During the last phase of lengthening - say after 5cm, did you develop any complications related to tightening like bent knee, duck ass etc. ?
- Anything you would have done differently for faster consolidation ?
Do keep updating us atleast once a month!
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