Scheduled for nail removal + honest feelings on LL

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Recently had my first physio post removal session. Movements are really difficult due to pain from the incisions, mainly the incisions near the knee. Needed major suppport from the physiotherapist. After finishing the excercises on the bed, I progressed to sitting up on the edge of the bed with knee extension. Then we progressed to the hardest of them all, walking with a walker. Felt extremely light headed and I swear I was going to faint. Just took few steps around the room and sat back on the bed.

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did you go back to your original surgeon for nail removal?

if you can, get a ct scan of your legs. have the radiologist check for the exact misalignment and length discrepancy. if the radiologist writes that your bowing is not abnormal and your discrepancy is not abnormal you will be very relieved.

if it is an alignment issue, why didn't your doctor notice it during lengthening?

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Malalignment is usually inevitable with internal femurs, something that cannot fix the mechanical axis. I think dr. Franz birkhotlz did mention about this on his thread, and some study someone posted a while ago about a 1cm causing 1 mm medial shift, can’t recall but it’s here somewhere. I have slight varus tibias too, which the doctor spotted during the initial consultation and also the 1 cm discrepancy between the tibias. At that point in time I was totally fixated on getting external  tibias LL and getting the discrepancy sorted out with that.  Now I’ll just get insoles.

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i remember reading that study. but it's not a widely accepted hypothesis. i would recommend getting a scan to verify this. sometimes pain can be mental. if you have it in your head that your bones have misalignment then you would never feel normal even if it is not true. you might actually have a problem, in which case you can take precautions (like swimming for exercise and less jogging).

i have a feeling you wouldn't be in this mindset if you had broken both your femurs in an accident and had similar symptoms.

any case update here as you go! trust me it gets better.

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Is a CT scan really needed? Wouldn't plain x-rays suffice?

People should avoid getting CT scans whenever it is not medically needed.

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fair enough. x-rays might paint an equally accurate picture.

microbe, are you comfortable sharing x-rays here?

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Yes I'd be quite hesitant on getting a CT scan. I've had plenty of longleg x-rays that show the malalignment which the doctor used a programme to calculate the axis.
Update: I started walking with a walker around the room and reception area. My legs are feeling much better. However this wasn't the case earlier during the day as the incision sites would reach upto 8/10 on the pain scale, especially the distal incisions near the knees. Laying down in one position would make all incision sites worse, I did not have much energy to do physio and walking. 

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It won't be clear since I've only got the physical copy. I'll post it soon using a camera  soon.Quote from: fokid on April 26, 2018, 05:56:30 PMfair enough. x-rays might paint an equally accurate picture.

microbe, are you comfortable sharing x-rays here?

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Glad to hear you're doing better Microbe.

Did your doctor give you a timetable for recovery? Probably ideal to take it easy for a few weeks.