Reaching new heights with Betz 2018

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Hello,

i would like to start a diary. Can somebody help me out ?

Regards
Constantine

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To me:
I live in Germany
End of 30s
Starting height 1,67
Surgery 8th February 2018
Surgery gape 0,6mm
Nail 13mm
Betzbone
Clicking 20 Times = 1,04mm
(Wingspan I have to check later in the papers from Dr.Betz)
My goal is minimum 8cm.But at the end It depends on many things like my proportions and how I feel mentally etc
Iam now 39 days post op and reached including the surgery gape 3,8cm.

I decided to go with Betz because I had a good feeling with him . I also met some other patients, one did 10,5 cm and I saw a positive tv report about a model who did LL with betz and he was walking fine . And one reason is in case of emergency I will be there by car in a few hours.

My height was always a big problem for me in my life . I think everybody who is doing LL knows what I am talking about so I keep this short.

First day of surgery:
I was extremely nervous. But it was over so fast. They give me a pill before but I didn’t feel anything. So they brought me down to the surgery room. Everybody was really kind and careful. My surgery was around 3-4 hours , Betz said it was difficult for him to move me around but the surgery went fine. I got the 13mm nail because my bones are thick. This he told me already before the surgery.
After surgery there was almost no pain, I had  this Morphium bottom what i could Push. I didn’t need it so much. Betz came in and pushed me to stand up directly , so I stand up and we had a little walk. It felt so different, some hours before I was able to run and do everything and now iam disabled and felt so strange. But there was almost no Pain. Also the other Days, i felt just uncomfortable . To be disabled felt not good for me but i had to deal with it from now on.
The Comfort Clinic is more like a Hotel, clean and really nice.You can choose between many meals but i was not hungry at all, it was because of the pain killers.After a few days without eating i changed one pain killer and get Tilidin instead. After that i started to eat again. The Nurses were also really careful and kind. They push you to stand up and walk and use the bike which is placed in the corridor. I used the bike everyday and walked a little. I had a roommate and we are still in contact everyday via whatsapp. We support each other and give us feedback and share our problems and thoughts everyday (I can't tell details about him without his permission).

Clicking:

2nd day Betz clicked two times and it hurted so much.after i tried to click by myself but it doesn't worked. So 4 Days Post op Bezs assistant Daniela came in to click with me and it worked much better (for clicking ask for Daniela!!). But the pain was still horrible. After i clicked by my self first 10 times then 12 etc. it worked but the pain was still the same. Specially the first click.
Now i have to tell something important, Betz said don't leave the Hospital before you can click like nothing. I leaved after 10 Days because i thought i can click now. This was a big mistake. At home i started clicking and it was so horrible. At home you are in a kind of comfort zone and it is more difficult to go there and click. I thought i can't go with LL anymore. For clicking i needed 2 hours and more. So i advise to stay the 14 Days complete in the Clinic and better go to the rehab center and stay there also until clicking is no problem anymore.
Good news is , suddenly after 1,8 cm (including Gape 0,6mm) clicking was like nothing. I can click in 30 seconds 20 times if i want to. No Pain , nothing. 'Until now its the same, i click during i watch netflix i must be careful to not click to much because it goes that easy:))

the first days at home was really challenging and LL is not like a holiday trip . You must be really want it and be mentally strong.
What helped me i started to analyze when the pain starts and reached the highest point. This is of course after clicking. I started to Prepare myself for it and it worked better. After 2cm the Pain after clicking gets better for me also and in general i feel much better, of course you have constantly pain but its not that bad. But of course there are good and bad Days. And don't click at the evening before sleeping because then there will be no sleeping
At this moment i sleep around 5 hours in row. First days i slept 1-2 hours .

Thats enough for the first post i think. I am really sorry for my English. If you have some questions you can write a message also.

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Quote from: Constantine on March 19, 2018, 01:06:16 PMHello,

i would like to start a diary. Can somebody help me out ?

Regards
Constantine

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Thank you very much Android.

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Yes femurs,Sorry I forgot to write .
Thank you.

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52.000€ for surgery and stay at comfort Clinic.

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Quote from: lucindaris on March 19, 2018, 05:52:18 PMGood Luck then, hope you reach your goal without issues.
Thank you for the wishes , I hope that too!Quote from: lucindaris on March 19, 2018, 05:55:02 PMMaybe it's a bit private question, but you are late 30's so did you just save money or did some loan?

I saved my money

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Thanks Longuee.

Ok so far.
Since 3-4 days I have a numb feeling under my knees. I called Dr Betz and he said that’s nerve pain and I can get the nerve pill lyrica . Does anybody had the same problems during LL and experience with Lyrica?
I have also pain in my left calf , it’s a sharp pain. This is ok for me i can deal with it , i just don’t want to have something serios. And I want to continue clicking because I don’t want to click forever.

Wide Legs : yes I have wide legs as f#* and I hate this. I am working on it everyday also with my physio but this is a battle I can’t win.

Sleeping tonight was really good a again round about 7 hours in row. But on Sunday I didn’t click so maybe this has an effect. First weeks at home I clicked everyday because I wanted to go further but now I skip clicking if I have the feeling that my body needs a rest.i skipped clicking two times until now and it helped me, I felt much better always. Dr. Betz also advised yesterday to reduce clicking from now on to 15 instead of 20 , LL will be longer but it’s better for the body, consolidation etc. he said.

I wish you a nice week..

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Quote from: myloginacct on March 20, 2018, 09:00:37 AMBy the way, you don't need to keep this short if you don't want to. We come from countries all around the world, and it's interesting to hear how our experiences difference at the same heights but in different countries.

i was born in germany but My Parents are from south europe. So i am not that tall as the most of the Germans. Even the Average height from the People of my parents country is 1,74. Everywhere I go I am almost the smallest guy. It’s not even about girls . It’s just an uncomfortable feeling, at the gym, at party’s , in the city while shopping. I don’t need to be the tallest guy in the room but i don’t want to be the smallest guy. Most of the time i was wearing the shoe inlays of 2cm.
And I love fashion and wearing nice clothes. But with this height everything looks not that good. For example if I wear a coat I look like a child in his fathers coat.

No iam 3,8cm taller and it feels so good. The last weeks i didn't noticed that because of my wide legs. But when i put my legs together now in front of the mirror it feels just awesome. I am smiling and all the pain is gone for a moment.I can't imagine to how it will be later..

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4cm Today .

I got my X Rays yesterday.The Dr who made the X Rays said the cloud in the Gape looks really good and the bone is filling already.

I skipped clicking Yesterday because of my nerve pain in my left leg and i hate it because i wanted to click. But listening to your body and give him a rest when he needs it is more important. I called Dr Betz office yesterday and they send a prescription for Lyrica 75mg. I took two of them yesterday and sleeping was much better, i had almost no nerve pain. Today the Nerve Pain is 2/10. Lyrica costs me 170 € but it was worth it.
Clicking is still the same.
What motivates me is the fact of growing everyday. My Goal is always the next cm ,so at this moment i just look at reaching the 5 cm.


(I tried to post my X rays but it doesn't work)