It has been 2 weeks now since I was cleared to weight bear. My walk is still improving, but my legs feel very strong. My main issue right now is some pain in my ankles and feet. I think I may have jumped the gun a little bit and thought my walk was almost normal right when I was allowed to weight bear. I soon realized I was not stepping high enough when walking, which was causing me to sort of walk on my toes. I think this is what is causing the pain in my feet right now. I'm currently working on correcting this, but it's not as easy as it seems. I find I really have to concentrate on each step.
Here are my before and after pics with Dr. Mahboubian. The angle in the after pic isn't great, but you can get the idea. Also, I'm not wearing shoes in the before pic, but the ones I have on in the after pic have very thin soles, I would say less than 1 cm. I felt noticeably taller than him at my last visit.
https://i.imgur.com/5tzlFga.jpg?1
https://i.imgur.com/nDfpfbc.jpg?1
Short2tall internal femurs with Dr. Mahboubian
in the first pic you are not wearning shoes in the second you are. plus second photo is taken with close focus than first one which would show even minor difference in an exaggerated manner (in this case the difference in your height vis-a-vis the Dr's). Even then I dont think the difference is too much to notice. You were so frustrated with your height in the past but now you are much happy ....I again think height is more of mental than physical issue.
Quote from: totallyred on June 27, 2018, 07:39:20 PMin the first pic you are not wearning shoes in the second you are. plus second photo is taken with close focus than first one which would show even minor difference in an exaggerated manner (in this case the difference in your height vis-a-vis the Dr's). Even then I dont think the difference is too much to notice. You were so frustrated with your height in the past but now you are much happy ....I again think height is more of mental than physical issue.
A lot of it is mental I agree but he statistically just leapfrogged millions of the population in the US by those 7.5cm added to his height. So it's definitely noticeable in every sense of the word.
Quote from: Johnson1111 on June 27, 2018, 07:52:33 PMA lot of it is mental I agree but he statistically just leapfrogged millions of the population in the US by those 7.5cm added to his height. So it's definitely noticeable in every sense of the word.
ha ha and yes now he is more prone to permanent knee and spinal issues than millions of them:
how ITB surgery is a bad idea which surgeons would not tell you: https://www.regenexx.com/iliotibial-band-itb-release-surgery/
Quote from: totallyred on June 27, 2018, 08:05:13 PMha ha and yes now he is more prone to permanent knee and spinal issues than millions of them:
how ITB surgery is a bad idea which surgeons would not tell you: https://www.regenexx.com/iliotibial-band-itb-release-surgery/
Twas live. He more than knew what he was risking going into it. If you don't think the risks are worth it you shouldn't do LL. He's had a very successful diary and almost picture perfect lengthening. No need to be pessimistic about the future when nothing negative has happened yet.
Quote from: Johnson1111 on June 27, 2018, 08:12:31 PMTwas live. He more than knew what he was risking going into it. If you don't think the risks are worth it you shouldn't do LL. He's had a very successful diary and almost picture perfect lengthening. No need to be pessimistic about the future when nothing negative has happened yet.
Risk is an understatement, Risk should be called when probability of something bad happening is there. When bad is certain, it should be called as accident...
Was he told that "ALL IT Band release surgeries would lead to permanent knee pain and would require knee replacement in very near future"
If not, then the poor guy was duped.
Quote from: totallyred on June 27, 2018, 08:27:01 PMRisk is an understatement, Risk should be called when probability of something bad happening is there. When bad is certain, it should be called as accident...
Was he told that "ALL ATL surgeries would lead to permanent knee pain and would require knee replacement in very near future"
If not, then the poor guy was duped.
He got ATL for internal femurs??
Quote from: Johnson1111 on June 27, 2018, 08:34:57 PMHe got ATL for internal femurs??
please re-read the question again...
I strongly think CLL is a big trap a person once caught in it would require a sequence of surgeries/tests some in immediate future and some in later future, spanning to whole life. Rather than a one time revenue, it is a cash cow which is used by unscrupulous doctors such as in this case.
Quote from: totallyred on June 27, 2018, 08:05:13 PMha ha and yes now he is more prone to permanent knee and spinal issues than millions of them:
how ITB surgery is a bad idea which surgeons would not tell you: https://www.regenexx.com/iliotibial-band-itb-release-surgery/
We are all aware that complications are possible, but for most of us the benefits outweigh the risks. I am more than happy with the results, and I'm sure the pain will subside as I work to improve my gait. The height gain may not seem like a lot, but it is actually a huge difference in real life. The pictures don't do it justice. I already stated that I wasn't wearing shoes in the first pic. The angle in the second pic makes me look smaller than I am. Look at our shoulders in comparison to each other, that is probably the best way to see the difference in these pictures.
To laugh at the possibility that someone may face health issues is rather disrespectful. If that is your outlook on this surgery then you are probably in the wrong forum.
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