Quote from: atron on November 08, 2019, 11:31:25 AMgood job man،my consutlation is on 15th november and surgery on 18th novamber , maybe can see u there .good luck
Thank you and good luck for you too!
1.5 cm
With femur lengthening I see three main obstacles:
1. Duckass
You have to stretch your quadriceps from day two after operation. This is probably the hardest enemy you will face. I work on it as much as I can. It is very hard to get rid of duckass I have been told.
2. Wide legs
You have to stretch your IT bands from day two after surgery. I am at 1.5 cm and already have problems to not walk with wide legs. The IT bands are already very stiff.
3. Penguin walking
You will notice that if you walk without crutches that the upper body sways to the left and right. To avoid that you have to walk as much as you can without crutches and focus on not swaying. This will put a lot of pressure on some muscles. But if you work hard it is possible to avoid. You just have to work on it.
Physiotherapy:
Physiotherapy at the clinic is crap. It is only half an hour a day (not on weekends and national holidays) and you do just 2 exercises per leg. This is really bad. If you just rely on clinic physiotherapy you will struggle. In my opinion you have to do a lot of stretching by yourself.
In my tibia lengthening I made the mistake to walk 90 percent of the time and stretching 10 percent. That resulted in big problems later on. Now I do 90 percent stretching, 10 percent walking. Stretching is much more important than walking (in the lengthening phase).
do u know how much is the Elke house for each night and what things contain?
Quote from: jfk on November 08, 2019, 02:14:12 PMPhysiotherapy:
Physiotherapy at the clinic is crap. It is only half an hour a day (not on weekends and national holidays) and you do just 2 exercises per leg. This is really bad. If you just rely on clinic physiotherapy you will struggle. In my opinion you have to do a lot of stretching by yourself.
In my tibia lengthening I made the mistake to walk 90 percent of the time and stretching 10 percent. That resulted in big problems later on. Now I do 90 percent stretching, 10 percent walking. Stretching is much more important than walking (in the lengthening phase).
What resulted big problems after doing 90 percent walking and 10 percent stretching?
Quote from: PANDA:BEAR.. on November 08, 2019, 07:01:24 PMWhat resulted big problems after doing 90 percent walking and 10 percent stretching?
I had knee bending and ballerina foot because I did not enough stretching.
Quote from: atron on November 08, 2019, 02:47:17 PMdo u know how much is the Elke house for each night and what things contain?
It is 80 Euros per day, 3 meals a day and a room is included. I have not been there, so for more details just contact Dr. Betz Email address.
I think this is too expensive.
Awesome jfk, Keep up the good work and keep us update:)
Any update?
Quote from: Canon on November 11, 2019, 07:27:25 PMAny update?
1.8 cm
Everything goes good. I need 20 minutes for clicking now. I have learnt to not bend the knee so much when clicking. Makes it much easier. Puts less pressure on your muscles -> less pain -> faster.
Have stiffness on the IT bands. So no duckass/stiffness on quadriceps yet. I work on IT bands now a lot. No problems yet. I can not feel the height increase. Walking looks 90 % percent normal.
lymphatic drainage: You get this everyday in the clinic. Is a waste of time if you ask me. At least the way the ladies are doing it. It is just a very bad massage. They should fire these ladies and fire the physiotherapists also.
Medication: I take tramal, tizanidin, xarelto, magnesium, calcium, novalgin and some other stuff...Novalgin works the best for me.
Lengthening 1 mm a day sounds a lot but it appears like slow motion for me. I guess I will stick to it for now although I am sure I could handle at least 1.25 mm. But I will listen to the doctor and stick with it.
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