Rozbruch- Internal Femurs with Stryde

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Congrats Tiggy! I remember reading your diary before I had my operation - your journey was an inspiring one - thanks for sharing it with us. So happy to see you enjoying this new height. I hear you about patience, at times progress can feel so slow but then I stop and think about how far we've come and it amazes me. Consistency and discipline with stretching and strengthening and a whole lot of patience is the name of the game for us these days, cheers!

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Quote from: TheAlchemist on January 14, 2020, 11:25:36 PMCongrats Tiggy! I remember reading your diary before I had my operation - your journey was an inspiring one - thanks for sharing it with us. So happy to see you enjoying this new height. I hear you about patience, at times progress can feel so slow but then I stop and think about how far we've come and it amazes me. Consistency and discipline with stretching and strengthening and a whole lot of patience is the name of the game for us these days, cheers!

Thanks brother, I'm glad you found this diary useful. Congratulations to you as well for your achievement. You are standing at 6ft, the dream of probably all men in the world! Most importantly you are at peace with yourself and that in itself is priceless. Cheers man

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Tiggy! This is great news.  You're on the final stretch run and you achieved your goal.  Coming weeks will be the time you need to fully heal and regain your natural walking gait.  Congratulations! Your courage paid off big time.

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Quote from: InFullStryde on January 15, 2020, 01:45:25 AMTiggy! This is great news.  You're on the final stretch run and you achieved your goal.  Coming weeks will be the time you need to fully heal and regain your natural walking gait.  Congratulations! Your courage paid off big time.

Thank you IFS, you have been such a great mentor to me. It's funny that I have never met you or theAlchemist but this forum and all your comments and support along the way almost make me feel like we've been life long friends. I think this is because this surgery is so unique and there aren't too many of us out there that when we find each other it becomes somewhat of a private club lol. But anyway I appreciate all your support. Now I just need to find time to put into recovery. I have been pondering hitting the gym soon so perhaps that will be my next major step since surgery. Have you considered getting tibias done or are you totally content with your gains?

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Tiggy congrats bro! happy to hear from you again and I hear you about our "little CLL forum club brotherhood" I've never seen any of you guys' faces or in real life but I swear I have genuine love for you guys haha and always rooting for you guys to get better and recover back to normal or as close to pre LL as possible. I think gym would be very beneficial to ya, or at least squats at home, I know they're doing great for me I can feel my strength coming back with the squats and stretches at 5 months and a week post op. hope you and your loves ones are good bro, cheers.

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Quote from: Movie on January 15, 2020, 10:13:05 AMTiggy congrats bro! happy to hear from you again and I hear you about our "little CLL forum club brotherhood" I've never seen any of you guys' faces or in real life but I swear I have genuine love for you guys haha and always rooting for you guys to get better and recover back to normal or as close to pre LL as possible. I think gym would be very beneficial to ya, or at least squats at home, I know they're doing great for me I can feel my strength coming back with the squats and stretches at 5 months and a week post op. hope you and your loves ones are good bro, cheers.

Hey Movie, thanks for your comments and all your support as well. You described my feelings exactly! Squats are a good idea and I'll start doing those too.

In all seriousness, if any of you guys are NY locals and would like to grab a drink sometime don't hesitate to pm me and we can arrange something right away. If you aren't local, then please know that you have a friend in NY and if ever you are here I will be glad to meet and if necessary extend a hand. Be well guys

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Quote from: tiggy on January 15, 2020, 02:48:31 AMThank you IFS, you have been such a great mentor to me. It's funny that I have never met you or theAlchemist but this forum and all your comments and support along the way almost make me feel like we've been life long friends. I think this is because this surgery is so unique and there aren't too many of us out there that when we find each other it becomes somewhat of a private club lol. But anyway I appreciate all your support. Now I just need to find time to put into recovery. I have been pondering hitting the gym soon so perhaps that will be my next major step since surgery. Have you considered getting tibias done or are you totally content with your gains?

Hi Tiggy!

I feel the same as you.   Now as far as going one more round with tibs....well as much as I'd love those last extra 2 inches; I am content.

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My fellow LLers,

Its been about 2 months since my last update so I figured to drop a new post for anyone interested in my progress so far.

I am happy to report that going back to the gym on a full time basis (5-6 days a week) has really done wonders for me.  I am now able to go up and down the stairs without holding on to the rails.  Most of the time I still hold on just for balance's sake but its feeling more and more normal as days progress.  I was also on vacation recently and I was able to swim without any issues.  The only thing I have not done yet is jogging/running and jumping. Dr. R hasn't cleared me for these activities yet but I will be seeing him again in couple of months and I will update the forum again at that time.

My gait has also improved tremendously and I am not tilting to the side as much, if at all.  I think the tilting begins when the legs get tired after walking for some time.  I am also rebuilding my stamina and each day I am able to walk longer distances before I break a sweat!

Getting through LL recovery is very trying and demands dedication and lots of patience.  However, the benefits outweigh all of that, at least for me.  So for those going through LL now and reading, keep your head up and fight on!

Thats all for now, I will post again in couple of months and update you guys on the latest X-rays.  Be well.  Cheers!

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Love reading updates like these! Awesome outcome man!

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Quote from: TheAlchemist on March 10, 2020, 05:23:33 AMLove reading updates like these! Awesome outcome man!

Thanks for reading bro. Hope you are doing good as well!