Quadrilateral Lengthening with Dr. Paley

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Quote from: Polycrates. on February 21, 2016, 02:52:14 PMThe tibia were able to bend despite there being a rod in place? Makes me worried about myself. I thought the nail would prevent this occurrence.

This about it.. The nail isnt full weight bearing while your tibia is... Meaning that the tibias are must more robust and powerful than the nail.. Thus, if the tibia will tend to bend it will bend the nail as well

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Wonder if this applies to the Synthes nail as well.

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Sorry it took so long for an update but I've been having a tough time.  The operation was more serious than I expected. Most of my pain coming from lower limbs.  Altogether, moving is a monumental task and they are not wasting time with physical therapy.  Here are some pics of me from today or yesterday.

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Keep up the good fight my LL Broski! You will be happy with it in the end, despite what you're suffering now! Strong!!!

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wow......
you are a very determined and brave individual to get both surgery ,
may i ask, does post op tibia hurt more or femur ?

all the best !

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Keep it up! I hope you feel better soon. That is a very unsightly bruising but your legs look magnificent. Hang in there.

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Quote from: MirandaProcerusa on February 25, 2016, 08:10:16 AMKeep it up! I hope you feel better soon. That is a very unsightly bruising but your legs look magnificent. Hang in there.
Be patient
Super Hero

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The tibia and femur are two types of pains.  When I woke up I didn't feel much pain in femurs but I felt burning in my lower legs. The lower legs also bloat your ankles and have more nerve pains. The femurs tend to hurt when sitting or when trying to turn over and transfer because those are the muscles you use. I'll be able to give a smarter assessment at 2 weeks. I hope to be using the Walker permanently by that time. I'm not a fan if the wheelchair and there are so many benefits to using a walker vs wheelchair for flexibility and motion.

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Glad to see you pulled through! Those bruises look rough Jeez. It seems like everyone hates themselves the first 2 weeks and then it gets better.

How's this compared to your first tibia surgery? And how do you move around and stuff?

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I thought your lower legs were already done.