questions to LL patients!

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What are the major factors to determine the outcome of this surgery, pre and post?

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can't agree more. Do you think LL patients can undergo this surgery all alone or is it a whole world better to have someone by your side from the begining to an end, like full time care taker helping with physical needs and mental fortitude.

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of course, people can surely do this alone, hundreds have done it for years now, men, women, children regardless of age and gender. However, if you opt for LON or LATN, whether it's tibias or femur, the first week or even the first 15 days is going to be extremely difficult mentally and physically. My experience first-7 day was awful, I could not do anything by myself, my knees were stiff, swelling like balloons, if I tried to move my legs too much, they would screamed in pain. I still managed to stand on the 3rd day and walked like a cripple on the 4th day, however, if I wanna do personal hygiene like brushing my teeth, washing my face, my body won't be able to rest peacefully. So, without the help of someone, it's just impossible to do those things. Attitude or motivation won't help in this case because your body is just too weak to do those things. Of course, you can just lay there and eat and rest and take bowel movement on bed but not for me lol, i want to keep the same routine like when my legs were normal. Therefore, caretake is extremely important, I would no way do this alone

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Quote from: PerfectBody on June 01, 2021, 07:13:39 AMDoing this by yourself, especially for the first two weeks, is extremely brutal. I would never do this again without somebody with me.

can't agree more, if I had done this alone like you, the first 10 days, I would have become insane

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Quote from: 6CMFemurs on June 01, 2021, 07:59:24 AMIt’s really nice to have people to support you. I was fortunate enough to have family friends who hosted me in Florida for 3 months while I was getting this done. It was nice to have home cooked meals and even go out for drinks while lengthening.

Awesome, I wish I have a support system like you. I had to pay for full-time caretaker and a rent, he's my friend he quit his job to take care of me for 4 months

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lol, your ego is through the roof, I posted this to have a civil conversation with the forum users to kill my time. Engaging with fellow LL patients is fun during this lockdown since I have been at home for the past 2 months. Here are some footage taken when I was in the hospital and doing physical therapy at home

https://drive.google.com/drive/u/3/folders/119R422IUR-ZpVf7V_H_K7Jh4P5I6qlaq

Day 73th now and never skip exercising a single day, still remain walking ability since day 2nd
doing pull up everyday 40-6- reps everyday
lifting light weight upper body 3 times per week
talking about being discipline and mental fortitude lol

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Quote from: th on June 01, 2021, 01:10:34 PMPeople who were really in shape then lost it have better results, because their soft tissue is stretched from mass gain already. Non smokers is a huge factor, age is a big factor you will heal faster at 20 than you will at 30-40-50, you can still do ll but recovery is faster.

I believe weight is a big factor, I was walking 1 week unassisted post surgery I weight about 125-130

look at this perfect example - walking unassisted one week after surgery    !!!!



can't be brutal then surely!! 

so what? on day 10th I also walked unassisted and it was quite painful but what is the point of walking unassisted at the early stage of this long journey, to prove to whom? are you stupid? My doctor doesn't advise me to walk without the walker  because simply it's not safe so I would rather listen to him and preserve the integrity of the metal rods, last thing people would want to happen is getting back to the op-room before the end of distraction phase. I'm trying to prove my point that a caretaker is important, he/she would make your life so easier through this journey even you CAN do it yourself but why don't make your life easier to have someone on your side and help you through this.

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with this much confidence, I assume you have done the surgery yourself easy AF.  With how much you repeated about mental toughness, I also assume you are 6'5 300pounds well built. therefore, I would like to learn something from your personal experience, a motivational speech or some secret exercises so they can ease my pain to 0 and help sprint right after removing my frames

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Why are you trying to deny other's people experience lol. I would like to hear a story from your LL experience first 7 days. Keep in mind, everyone has different pain med protocols, it depends on the doctor, idk if mine was mild or intense but the first week was hurt like hell and no way I could be comfortable being alone. That's how I felt, and for most people as well

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Why are you trying to deny other's people experience lol. I would like to hear a story from your LL experience first 7 days. Keep in mind, everyone has different pain med protocols, it depends on the doctor, idk if mine was mild or intense but the first week was hurt like hell and no way I could be comfortable being alone. That's how I felt, and for most people as well