Quadrilateral Lengthening with Dr. Paley

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Damn. So you had someone to cook your meals, etc, I take it? Sounds like one at a time it is, haha.

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I don't even remember what my meals were.  I stayed in a hotel for 3 weeks after the operation so my meals varied from McDonalds, Cup O Noodles, my own sperm etc.

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congratulation on your success man

i have a question,

1-  how big the scars are in your arm and how noticeable they are.
2-  how long is the recovery time for AL.
3- how much it costs you to do AL
4- if you are to describe the difference between AL and LL, what would you say

thanks in advance for your answers

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iamready, when you were at paley's, were there any rumblings about the potential of developing a full weight bearing internal rod? the ability to fully weight bear during this surgery (like with ilzarov) would be of huge benefit for many reasons.

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Quote from: Jamee on February 02, 2017, 01:32:18 PMcongratulation on your success man

i have a question,

1-  how big the scars are in your arm and how noticeable they are.
2-  how long is the recovery time for AL.
3- how much it costs you to do AL
4- if you are to describe the difference between AL and LL, what would you say

thanks in advance for your answers

Scars are like mosquito bites and will be totally gone with time.
Recovery time for AL- I'm guessing a year before i'm 100%
Arm Lengthening cost the same as Leg Lengthening
Difference between AL and LL.  2 different types of pain.  I actually felt like my arm was broken during AL. AL went quicker for me but was a bit more difficult for me the first few weeks.  You don't realize how tough things are without the use of them.

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Quote from: drvbmc on February 03, 2017, 07:16:05 AMiamready, when you were at paley's, were there any rumblings about the potential of developing a full weight bearing internal rod? the ability to fully weight bear during this surgery (like with ilzarov) would be of huge benefit for many reasons.

I heard it's supposed to be ready by the end of the year but that could change.

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Sorry for not responding to my messages, i'll get to them soon.

Quick update.  Close to two weeks ago, Paley looked at my x-rays for my arms and said in 1 month I could resume weightlifting.  I have been working out with 3 and 5 pound weights, and even those are tough for me to handle :

When I finished leg lengthening and started fully weight bearing, my calf muscles grew large very quickly.  It's not the type of muscle that's actually strong but it looks insane when I flex.  I even had to change my waist size on my pants so my calves could go through the pant legs all the way.  The quads did not grow like my calves but they are slowly filling in and I think they'll be back to normal in less than a year.  My upper arm though, seems to be growing in the same way my calf muscles did.  I exercise lightly but I can see them getting larger by the day.  It would be nice if my shoulder muscles grow quickly as well.  We shall see.  Really glad how my arms turned out but ideally they would be an inch or 2 longer.

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You mentioned you had relatively short arms compared even to your original height, right?

I think mine are the same. Even with clothes that fit me fine otherwise, the sleeves are always an inch or two too long. When sitting in my car, I can reach the pedals just fine but the steerin wheel is always a little too far away.

You said you think there are some trade-offs to AL. Do you think you won't be able to gain the strength in your arms you were able to gain before AL, even after many years of recovery?

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Yeah I would say my arms were either average or short.  But never long. 
I'm optimistic but only time will tell.