Hey, I had Precice 2.2 with Dr. M aswell on March 30th (6 months post op).
1. For the stairs, I just sat down and did tricep dips to go up and down. Mostly in bed, if not, I was in a wheelchair / walker. Maneuvering was a big problem for me since my muscles got super super tight post op, think my body reacted much worse than other people did to the surgery, but it got much much better and I'm doing amazing right now (just shy of running & jumping, I mean, I can do it it just looks awkward and worse than before). While in the shower I used a stool in order to not put weight on my legs while standing.
2. Yes, I did it about 3 weeks after I finished lengthening (I thought it was early, but Dr. Mahboubian said I was good to go). Keep in mind I'm also 17 and my bone growth was exceptional. I was very careful while walking, I took short steps in order to minimize the weight shift. I wouldn't really risk it, it's not worth the complications. You spend an extra month not walking amazingly instead of complications that may lead to years worth of sacrifice that wasn't needed.
3. I was in bed pretty much 90% of the day during lengthening, now I'm back to normal (only in bed / sitting in classes and for sleeping). During lengthening, I only left to do PT for about 20-30 minutes walking, the rest was stretching, heating, etc. Along with the bathroom of course.
Precice 2.2 Femurs with Dr. M - Sept 2021
Quote from: racecarworm on October 10, 2021, 02:55:02 AMHey, I had Precice 2.2 with Dr. M aswell on March 30th (6 months post op).
1. For the stairs, I just sat down and did tricep dips to go up and down. Mostly in bed, if not, I was in a wheelchair / walker. Maneuvering was a big problem for me since my muscles got super super tight post op, think my body reacted much worse than other people did to the surgery, but it got much much better and I'm doing amazing right now (just shy of running & jumping, I mean, I can do it it just looks awkward and worse than before). While in the shower I used a stool in order to not put weight on my legs while standing.
2. Yes, I did it about 3 weeks after I finished lengthening (I thought it was early, but Dr. Mahboubian said I was good to go). Keep in mind I'm also 17 and my bone growth was exceptional. I was very careful while walking, I took short steps in order to minimize the weight shift. I wouldn't really risk it, it's not worth the complications. You spend an extra month not walking amazingly instead of complications that may lead to years worth of sacrifice that wasn't needed.
3. I was in bed pretty much 90% of the day during lengthening, now I'm back to normal (only in bed / sitting in classes and for sleeping). During lengthening, I only left to do PT for about 20-30 minutes walking, the rest was stretching, heating, etc. Along with the bathroom of course.
Thanks racecarworm! I'll have to DM you for tips heh.
A few questions I have off the bat:
1. Did you also have 50 lb nails? And what's your weight? (I weigh 140)
2. To clarify from your answer to #2 above, so you were never standing unassisted and definitely never walking unassisted, but only taking small baby steps while on walker?
Quote from: letsgettaller on October 10, 2021, 06:23:44 PM Thanks racecarworm! I'll have to DM you for tips heh.
A few questions I have off the bat:
1. Did you also have 50 lb nails? And what's your weight? (I weigh 140)
2. To clarify from your answer to #2 above, so you were never standing unassisted and definitely never walking unassisted, but only taking small baby steps while on walker?
Hey, I had the 75lb nails, but I weighed 135 prior to the surgery and currently 140. Yeah, I was only taking small baby steps. I was very conservative with it during the lengthening process, and after that when the doctor gave me the go ahead to walk, I recovered exceptionally. However I think that you'll still need to be conservative. I sort of pushed my limits and on some days I walked 5-6 miles, 3 months post op, and just found out today that I may have a small crack in my new bone on my left leg. (It's fine, I can still walk, but delays my recovery a bit more).
Quote from: racecarworm on October 10, 2021, 07:28:23 PMHey, I had the 75lb nails, but I weighed 135 prior to the surgery and currently 140. Yeah, I was only taking small baby steps. I was very conservative with it during the lengthening process, and after that when the doctor gave me the go ahead to walk, I recovered exceptionally. However I think that you'll still need to be conservative. I sort of pushed my limits and on some days I walked 5-6 miles, 3 months post op, and just found out today that I may have a small crack in my new bone on my left leg. (It's fine, I can still walk, but delays my recovery a bit more).
Ahh gotcha. Conservative is the name of the game, with precice heh. Thanks for your input!
Tuesday Oct 12:
Let me tell you folks, each day gets better if you put in the work. Lots of PT but I'm feeling more confident, more mobile, more able to do things in general. I can walk 100 - 300 steps a day now and it feels good to stand.
That being said, given that I have a 50 lbs weight bearing status on each leg right now, I'm still extra conservative.
Most of the surgical pain seems to be gone, but there is definitely tightness and some level of pain in my right knee. Need to continue working this out.
In other news, I've now lengthened 3mm 
. Let's goooo
Wednesday Oct 13:
Tomorrow I'm back at my job. I'm fortunate and I work as a remote customer service specialist, so can perform work from home.
To be honest, not super looking forward to pulling 10 am - 7 pm's (my general shift) while this fresh out of surgery but, what can you do.
Lengthened over 4 cm now. I don't feel muscles getting too tight -- it is bearable. Only things are that, in the morning after having slept, my muscles are tight. If you all have any tips on how to wake up your muscles upon waking up, would be more than willing to hear.
Friday Oct 15:
It's now been a bit over 2 weeks since surgery. With the spurts of lengthening happening near the beginning of the distraction phase (4x .33 mm/day), my sleep schedule is getting affected.
That being said, I measure myself yesterday evening and was a cool 169.4 cm! I've only known ~168 cm my entire life -- being able to cross the threshold to a new centimeter is mind blowing. I feel like I'm on the path to curing my height dysphoria.
Keep being strong, folks. That's the only option.
Sunday Oct 17:
I'm feeling, in general, better than the initial week out of surgery. It's true that as time passes, this all becomes more bearable. You start settling into routines and understanding better/more efficient ways to do things.
I had my post op with Dr. Mahboubian a week ago and things were looking good -- sutures were healing and range of motion he mentioned was better than most patients. At 2.5 weeks in, I'm walking about ~300 steps a day, standing up ~12 times, doing leg lifts, hamstring stretches, etc. I'm also able to get alright sleep, partially aided by edibles .
All in all, the process is not too bad as of late. Much worse in the first week or so after surgery. Even though I've lengthened almost 1 cm, not feeling too much muscle stiffness except in the morning.
Cheers, also doing precise 2 right now. It’s a struggle for sure and stryde is a luxury compared to this. However we’ll get through it!
Good job there letsgettaller! Sounds like things are going good for you. I noticed in one post you indicated you were lengthening 4x/day at .33; is that right? Just curious as that seems like an extra session typically reserved for really fast bone healers. Also curious about the edibles and how effective those are. Ima bout to do my surgery in December (assuming work lines up) and already planning on stocking up on the edibles beforehand 😆; stay strong 💪 and keep up the great progress.
Quote from: Siegfried on October 17, 2021, 08:33:01 PMCheers, also doing precise 2 right now. It’s a struggle for sure and stryde is a luxury compared to this. However we’ll get through it!
Yes! I totally agree, but we deal with the cards we are dealt in the best way possible. I may DM you to ask you about your current experience.
Quote from: L8GrowthSpurt on October 18, 2021, 01:43:24 AMGood job there letsgettaller! Sounds like things are going good for you. I noticed in one post you indicated you were lengthening 4x/day at .33; is that right? Just curious as that seems like an extra session typically reserved for really fast bone healers. Also curious about the edibles and how effective those are. Ima bout to do my surgery in December (assuming work lines up) and already planning on stocking up on the edibles beforehand 😆; stay strong 💪 and keep up the great progress.
Yes, that's correct -- for the first week, I'm on an accelerated schedule for lengthening. After today, I'll be doing 1mm / day, unless the doctor tells me otherwise. Edibles are pretty great for sleep, but I'm apprehensive to use them while I'm awake because I'd like full control while moving around to ensure safety. I was into edibles prior to this, so am somewhat familiar with them -- they're an old friend .
Thanks for the support.
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