Rozbruch- Internal Femurs with Stryde

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Quote from: JsElysianEagle on August 14, 2019, 10:37:01 PMOk that makes perfect sense. I'm local to Mahboubian so based on that alone I'm hoping he turns out to offer the best of everything else too so I can get it done through him - cheers!!

Yea man, honestly if I was local to dr M, I probably would've done it with him as well. But that's something you need to feel when you see him. You'll know if he's the right choice. Good luck!

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Quote from: tiggy on August 14, 2019, 04:12:47 PMHi Hamza,
Sorry to hear that. You spent a lot of money for 1cm. Was that 1cm imbalance causing you pain or discomfort prior to surgery?

It's interesting that the bone is filling in on the outside as opposed to between the gap but from a logical standpoint, I don't see how a malfunctioned nail could cause that. If you distracted the full 1cm without issue, how can the nail be defined as "malfunctioning" to begin with? I'm not trying to discredit what you are saying, I am simply having a tough time logically understanding the issues

I posted everything in my diary including the xrays.

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Quote from: Hamza on August 16, 2019, 06:23:22 AMI posted everything in my diary including the xrays.

According to Rozbruch, none of the stryde nails that he has used so far has ever malfunctioned. This is what he told me last time I saw him. But I hope you resolve these issues as soon as possible. It's hard enough going through this surgery, so I wish you patience ahead. Please keep us posted on any new developments.

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Tiggy, bone graft is not that simple, and it does not always work.
Why don't you slow down the rate of distraction? Maybe to something like 25mm per day. Stryde is weightbearing anyway. I think 6.5cm a good gain.

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Hey tiggy, we seem to have similar problems regarding bone growth. Good luck!

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Hi Tiggy so basically how old are you?
do you think age is a factor for non union of bone?
or maybe not eating enough calcium, vit d and so....

Also whats your over view on rozbruch do you regret not going to one of these los angeles or las vegas Drs??

regarding your walking, how many hours you walk per day?

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Quote from: wannagrowtaller on August 25, 2019, 07:11:38 AMTiggy, bone graft is not that simple, and it does not always work.
Why don't you slow down the rate of distraction? Maybe to something like 25mm per day. Stryde is weightbearing anyway. I think 6.5cm a good gain.

Hey,
Well so far I have done no lengthening at all for over 2 weeks due to the accordion mechanism I've described earlier. Until mid next week I am also not going to lengthen. When I see him next week we will decide how much to lengthen. Truthfully I will not be happy with anything less than 7.5 (which is 3 inches) and I'm so close to that at the moment (the left leg is) that I see no point to stop now. At least I'll know mentally that I've gained a firm 3 inches from this.

Anyway I don't want to jump too much ahead. I'll update once I see him next week after the latest X-rays. Doing .25 a day is always an option though and surely we will discuss that as well.

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Quote from: Great321 on August 25, 2019, 09:18:17 PMHey tiggy, we seem to have similar problems regarding bone growth. Good luck!

Hey man, don't fret. It will work out in the end. Just a matter of time! Keep strong 💪

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I tiggy.

When you start the bone distraction phase during the first few weeks your doctor needs to be aware if the bone fusion is fast or slow.

In case it is slow why not use this as an advantage to reduce the number of bone distractions for example to 0.33 mm per day?
Of course the procedure will be 3 times longer to be exact but your soft tissues will suffer 3 times less damage and your recovery will be faster and the trauma will be much less.
Finally it seems to me but I may be wrong.
LL 1 mm a day and about 30 times faster than the natural lengthening of the human body in growth phase. And therefore very demanding for the body and especially for the soft tissues.
If you had the opportunity would you have chosen this method of distraction for 6 months with low risk and low level of pain or would you have chosen one mm per day to reduce the process to 2 months knowing that there is a risk of pain and trauma?
Thank you for your reply.

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Quote from: Kenda on August 26, 2019, 02:36:39 PMHi Tiggy so basically how old are you?
do you think age is a factor for non union of bone?
or maybe not eating enough calcium, vit d and so....

Also whats your over view on rozbruch do you regret not going to one of these los angeles or las vegas Drs??

regarding your walking, how many hours you walk per day?

Hi Kenda,
I know I mentioned my age before. To reiterate, I'm in my early 30s. I think everything is a factor in bone growth but I've done very little walking in the time between my last x ray and the one before that. Since then I've been walking significantly more, at least 10 min every hr or so. I hope that leads to at least some improvement. I've also mentioned this before but I will repeat that I do not nor have I ever had any bad habits. I barely even drink. Sometimes   just happens and you really can never predict how it will all turn out even if you do everything right. It's just how the body reacts, nothing you can do about it (besides the normal things you must do in your recovery regimen).

I do not regret going to dr R but only because he is local to me. If I had to travel to see him from far and incur additional costs to an already very expensive procedure (especially with him), while being away from my family, I truthfully may have regretted my choice. It's a balancing decision and each factor must be weighed based on how important it is to you. I think going to a reasonably priced surgeon who is reliable would be the best choice for this surgery. Good luck with whatever you decide