Quote from: itseasy on September 11, 2021, 06:29:50 PMHonestly speaking, the inseam/proportions issue is nothing to worry about. Trust me, you won’t look disproportional after all is said and done. Actually, you’ll love the “model” look you’ll have wearing a suit or pants. No more short and stalky!!
I appreciate your take as someone who’s a year ahead of me, I actually have been coming to the same conclusion lately. At first I hated how long my femurs looked sitting down, but standing up it looks really majestic. I greatly prefer how I look now, and if I wanted to wear lifts still I could because my knee height isn’t very high (but not comically low).
Anyways with inseam I completely agree. I don’t think it’s someone anyone who doesn’t have a very tiny torso (usually caused by extreme scoliosis, which you should resolve before this anyways, it gives you height back on its own) should think about up to about 10cm. Freaking out about proportions is a waste of time for 95% of people IMO.
So far I’m two days into consolidation and my legs feel so much less sore than they have for the past 3 months.
Precise 2.2 with Dr Debiparshad — June 2021
Quote from: HobbitMan on September 11, 2021, 08:33:22 PMI appreciate your take as someone who’s a year ahead of me, I actually have been coming to the same conclusion lately. At first I hated how long my femurs looked sitting down, but standing up it looks really majestic. I greatly prefer how I look now, and if I wanted to wear lifts still I could because my knee height isn’t very high (but not comically low).
Anyways with inseam I completely agree. I don’t think it’s someone anyone who doesn’t have a very tiny torso (usually caused by extreme scoliosis, which you should resolve before this anyways, it gives you height back on its own) should think about up to about 10cm. Freaking out about proportions is a waste of time for 95% of people IMO.
So far I’m two days into consolidation and my legs feel so much less sore than they have for the past 3 months.
Be patient During consolidation. Sometimes you’ll feel aches here and there that will make you think it’s never going to go away. A year out from surgery you’ll feel like the whole journey wasn’t that bad because it will be a distant memory. It was hard for me to think that from time to time while distracting and some of the consolidation period because the opiates just made me feel so icky and depressed.
As far as long femurs, even sitting down it will be completely ok. My girl actually compliments me on my legs (she doesn’t know about the CLL).
Thanks for all the information!!!
What do you feel are the most dangerous situations at home when you have precise 2.2? What would you recommend in those cases?
I'm trying to figure out when the best bet is to maybe the bed / just lie down until a caretaker can come the next day
Quote from: SpeedDialer on September 12, 2021, 12:41:11 AMThanks for all the information!!!
What do you feel are the most dangerous situations at home when you have precise 2.2? What would you recommend in those cases?
I'm trying to figure out when the best bet is to maybe the bed / just lie down until a caretaker can come the next day
1. NEVER use any stairs. Don’t even slide down them or lean on the rails. Not worth it.
2. Remove rugs wherever possible before surgery if it’s in the line of your normal movement area. You can trip easily on them.
3. If you have a step-down front door or have step downs anywhere in your house, you should get a ramp and only traverse it via wheelchair.
4. Do not walk around at night without a light on, you need to be always aware of your surroundings.
5. If you get a steamy bathroom from a hot shower, don’t traverse it until it’s no longer slippery.
6. Use the wheelchair primarily outside of the house.
EDIT: also it’s best to get a portable urinal sort of thing to pee into at night. Maybe also go to bed with a water bottle you can use in the morning to take pills with. You’re going to be your least oriented late at night or in the morning between pain pills, so it’s best to not leave the bed until the painkillers have kicked in and you’re fully awake. Probably 80% of my near-accidents happened at night or early morning.
Very cool comparison of the ven diagram. Without revealing their info have you ran into any interesting cases? My best guess is that most patients are younger twenties to thirties in high paying fields like software engineering and ib. Any actors? Models? I saw a post before about a popular YouTuber doing it.
Quote from: billsmafia on September 12, 2021, 05:17:55 AMVery cool comparison of the ven diagram. Without revealing their info have you ran into any interesting cases? My best guess is that most patients are younger twenties to thirties in high paying fields like software engineering and ib. Any actors? Models? I saw a post before about a popular YouTuber doing it.
I believe Justin Bieber is reported as getting CLL.
Quote from: HobbitMan on September 11, 2021, 05:06:11 PMHonestly most of them just seemed really nervous. Most of them were men, racially very diverse, but mostly American nationality. I only met about 10 people in total, I think they were all very nice people. Definitely the type of people who were successful and pleasant people who just had an insecurity they could afford to fix.
Yeah, I agree with this. The venn diagram between people I met there and the neurotic people on this forum was very thin if not two separate circles.
My surgeon didn’t really care about proportions other than making sure the femurs were over the 0.8:1.0 tibia:femur ratio before lengthening them, and looking for leg length discrepancies. He didn’t mention inseam once. It’s really up to you to care about proportions. I measured my own inseam 20 times and got 5 different measurements between 79 and 84cm. I wore 30 pants with some break around 5’9”, I wear 33 with some break now, 32 no break. Realistically unless you look like you have very long legs before surgery, you will not look abnormal afterwards. I definitely don’t at 49% inseam ratio. As long as you aren’t at a very high ratio before surgery you probably will actually look better afterwards.
Ok I’ll just go with my pant inseam length, thanks for your input much appreciated Hobbitman!
@HobbitMan, how much did the whole surgery cost in USD? Was it 70k?
Hey HobbitMan! Amazing diary, and I wish you a speedy consolidation! How do you manage to constantly offload weight on the walker? Aren't there moments of full loading on the nails when you move the walker forward with each step?
Quote from: Hobbit on September 13, 2021, 09:42:59 AM@HobbitMan, how much did the whole surgery cost in USD? Was it 70k?
I forget the exact figure not including airfare and hotel time, probably around that amount though. Dr D had a summer discount of $5000 off for Precise 2.2 since so many people were waiting for Stryde and he wanted some people to consider Precise, which I took advantage of. In the long run it was absolutely the right choice. Precise 2.2 isn’t fun but it’s manageable if you’ve got a busy schedule and are working from home or taking time off for hobbies.
Quote from: gr2005 on September 14, 2021, 01:00:52 AMHey HobbitMan! Amazing diary, and I wish you a speedy consolidation! How do you manage to constantly offload weight on the walker? Aren't there moments of full loading on the nails when you move the walker forward with each step?
Very good question, I asked Dr D this every single time I visited after surgery, since I got more reliant on having to stand still on two feet to do things like get dressed or even to move the walker at angles (picking it up, moving it, and then shifting my feet). He said even with my weight bearing limit of 50lbs per leg, standing on my own two feet for short periods many times a day was fine. Doing it for hours straight or taking steps without the walker would lead to issues though. If you are lucky and have thick enough bones for 75lbs per leg this is even less of an issue.
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