Did some follow up X Rays at nearly 30mm. They’re being sent over to the surgeon as I type but the technician was a real bro and explained to me what he saw from it (he must have seen 1000 intermedullary nails before, never cosmetic though). Healthy bone bridge that’s faint and even, the rods are completely straight still. Dr Debiparshad was not lying when he said he couldn’t fit the biggest rod in there. The bottom of the femur is a lot narrower than the top and the 10.7mm rod fits like a glove inside it.
I’m doing well and so far no issues at all. Still lengthening 1mm a day with less pain than a week or two ago. Life carries on and I’m slowly chugging towards the finish line. Will have to fly to see Dr D in a bit fewer than 2 weeks.
Precise 2.2 with Dr Debiparshad — June 2021
3.4cm and getting taller. By the middle of next week I’ll be halfway lengthened. I have to spend 2 hours a day stretching hamstrings at this point to prevent them from going haywire, but it’s working. Still have same ROM as before surgery. Been taking hot water baths to relieve pain at night and will start visiting my local pool to do chest-high water walking laps.
Awesome man,i was really going to just wait for stryde to come back,but the more i read precise journals the more i'm inclined to just go for it,hopefully it will be available in 6 months in Europe
Could you give me any advice to prepare myself ? I'm trying to drop some weight,to be around 65/68kgs and i stretch daily,all body with focus on thigh muscles,and adapting my diet,with vitamin supplements,calcium and vitamin D,i'm also doing cardio,mostly cycling 3 times a week to not hurt my legs too much instead of running,and i do weight lifting,only upper body 3 times a week,i'm not sure i can do much more,i'm planning to get my surgery done at the end of 2021 hopefully
In terms of stretching, focus entirely on your quads and hamstrings and secondarily hip area. Anything else has a lot less relevance for femur lengthening. Quads and hamstrings are basically the limiters here. Losing weight is fine but you will lose a lot of weight from the lengthening process. Nearly 10kg by the end.
Beyond that there’s not much to prepare other than making sure you can survive your apartment/house without using stairs and on a combination of a walker and wheelchair.
Thank you for the updates. It's great to read that everything is going well.
What do you think caused your height neurosis? I'm also 5'9
and feel short most of the time. Virtually everyone I grew up with grew past me. A few inches will make the world of difference.
I think my hamstrings have gotten BETTER in the last few days than they were a week or two ago. Some people are very light on physical therapy. IT IS YOUR FRIEND. Do NOT UNDERESTIMATE IT. YOU CANNOT DO THIS WITHOUT A MINIMUM 5 hours a week of PT and 5 hours of stretching outside of PT. And I’m planning to start going to the pool daily to walk for an hour or two as well.
Quote from: JimmyJW on July 17, 2021, 11:54:13 PMThank you for the updates. It's great to read that everything is going well.
What do you think caused your height neurosis? I'm also 5'9
and feel short most of the time. Virtually everyone I grew up with grew past me. A few inches will make the world of difference.
5’9” isn’t short but it also isn’t tall. I started wearing lifts and started receiving better treatment from all people. People took me more seriously. That was at 5’11”. I couldn’t go without my lifts, and so eventually I decided I wanted to actually be 6’. There’s a chance I will be nearly 6’1” if I can handle my scoliosis better over the next year. I probably can regain another cm. Regardless I’ll be between 6’ and 6’1 most of the day. This is sufficient for me to get the “better treatment” of being tall, to avoid lifts forever, and fit into longer pants.
There’s also endless trauma from abusive girlfriends, friends, family members, which may in each instance have been teasing but combined added up into a lifelong insecurity. I’m rich enough to fix it and not think about it ever again, so I chose to take that route.
Congrats, HobbitMan on all the progress; I appreciate all the progress notes and tips in your journal, which has been very helpful. I hope to follow in you’re (taller) footsteps and maybe take the plunge with precice 2.2 in the future since stryde def ain’t gonna be back for awhile. Keep up the good work and stay strong! 💪
Almost 5’11 nice getting closer to that 6’0 mark congrats.
Thank you for sharing. I too have had a similar experience with lifts. I found myself becoming a prisoner to them. I don't feel comfortable walking bare feet with the exception of a handful of people.
Eventually I cut toxic friends from my life, anyone who excessively mentioned my height was gone.
Best of luck.
Hey Hobbitman,
Hope you are doing well. Congratz on your progress so far. The information you share here is very invaluable. I have also decided to proceed with Precise 2 and my initial consultation is scheduled with Dr.Paley on August 3rd and 4th. I am planning to start my journey by November of this year. I will be following your diary very closely.
I have waited for 7 years to save up the money and it's very unfortunate that the STRYDE is out of the market now so I decided to proceed with Precise 2.
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