Quote from: Android on April 24, 2018, 05:09:33 AMCongrats!
Can't safely say what you should aim for, just listen to your body and doctor. Proportion-wise, I think you look fine. Any doubts about looking skinny you can fix with bulking later in the gym.
Thank you Android, and yes I was referring to proportions only. The Dr. said I can definitely go to 8cm based on my current progress.
Quote from: W on April 24, 2018, 07:59:33 AMIt looks like you are yet to even do CLL. There is a very slight chicken leg situation going on because you've worked up your upper body so much but I think that's pretty common these days because everyone skips leg day.
If I didn't know your height I would have said you look 6'2 or 6'3.
Thanks W, I'll take that as a complement! I've definitely lost a lot of muscle in my legs at this point, i promise they weren't that skinny when I started.
Short2tall internal femurs with Dr. Mahboubian
Hi short2tall,
youre going well and i wish you the best for your LL journey!
I have a question. Are you all the time during your lengthening in a wheel chair? As i know walking and weight bearing stimulates the bone to heal or grow and close the gap. And as your write your bone healing is good already. So what is in your case stimulating your bone healing?
best wishes
C
Quote from: Constantine on April 25, 2018, 07:17:57 AMHi short2tall,
youre going well and i wish you the best for your LL journey!
I have a question. Are you all the time during your lengthening in a wheel chair? As i know walking and weight bearing stimulates the bone to heal or grow and close the gap. And as your write your bone healing is good already. So what is in your case stimulating your bone healing?
best wishes
C
Hey Constantine, thanks for the well wishes. Yes I am in the wheelchair most of the time. I do try to walk around with the walker a little bit each day. I think the fact that I'm eating healthy (try to limit sodium, caffeine, etc.) and taking calcium and vitamin D supplements are probably helping the most with bone growth right now. A fellow lengthener reinforced the importance of going outside and getting vitamin D from sunlight. I'm going to try to do that more as I enter my consolidation phase. If you do all of these things you shouldn't have a problem with getting good bone growth.
Day 58 post-op
Hey everyone, things are still going well and I am at 5.5 cm currently. My hamstrings are slowly getting tighter and tighter, and now my groin is starting to get a little tight as well. Still very bearable though, I mainly only notice during PT. I also get some nerve pains in and around my left knee from time to time. My next Dr. appointment is on Tuesday May 8th, and I will be at 6.4 cm, which is exactly 2.5 inches. At that point we will decide together if I should continue. I think I want to shoot for at least 7 cm now. The standard consolidation period seems to be 5 weeks, so that would allow me to be home by the end of June.
Quote from: short2tall on April 29, 2018, 12:58:08 AMThe standard consolidation period seems to be 5 weeks, so that would allow me to be home by the end of June.
That's what Dr. Mahboubian said? For what cm range?
At the Paley Institute, everybody BUT Dr. Paley seemed to suggest two to three months was more common for consolidation.
Quote from: FormerKidd on April 29, 2018, 03:00:42 AMThat's what Dr. Mahboubian said? For what cm range?
At the Paley Institute, everybody BUT Dr. Paley seemed to suggest two to three months was more common for consolidation.
Glad you're doing well short2tall. Amazing you're already there! Good for you.
@FormerKidd - I believe the 5 weeks quoted by Dr. M is not full consolidation, which takes much longer, but consolidated enough to walk unassisted. I was a little confused about this before as well. I believe Paley patients are also cleared to earl unassisted between 4-7 weeks roughly.
Thanks LAGrowin! It seems like you were just at 5cm and I was thinking "wow I can't wait until I get to that point!"
Quote from: FormerKidd on April 29, 2018, 03:00:42 AMThat's what Dr. Mahboubian said? For what cm range?
At the Paley Institute, everybody BUT Dr. Paley seemed to suggest two to three months was more common for consolidation.
Yes, what LAGrowin said is correct. We may not be fully consolidated but we will be cleared to walk unassisted. This is because the Precice rod itself is lending some support to the bone as well. We are not allowed weightlifting or sports for another month or so after that.
Day 64 post op
I reached 6 cm yesterday! It feels like the end is almost in sight. Today I drove my car for the first time since the surgery. It felt so good to get out of my room and drive around. I had been putting this off for a long time because I knew I wouldn't be able to put my wheelchair into my car by myself, so I had to wait until I was really comfortable travelling long distances with just the walker. I went to the Walgreen's drive-thru to pick up a prescription, and then went to McDonald's for a cheat meal lol. When I got back to the hotel and hobbled up to the entrance that I usually use, I discovered that the key reader on that door was broken! So I had to walk all the way around to the main entrance of the hotel with my walker, and then back to my room. It was quite a workout!
I'm looking forward to my appointment on Tuesday 5/8, at which time I will be at 6.5 cm. Still trying to decide if I want to stop at 7 cm or go all the way to 8. I just really want a quick consolidation.
So you're 180cm/5'11 already?
Quote from: short2tall on May 04, 2018, 10:30:23 PMDay 64 post op
I reached 6 cm yesterday! It feels like the end is almost in sight. Today I drove my car for the first time since the surgery. It felt so good to get out of my room and drive around. I had been putting this off for a long time because I knew I wouldn't be able to put my wheelchair into my car by myself, so I had to wait until I was really comfortable travelling long distances with just the walker. I went to the Walgreen's drive-thru to pick up a prescription, and then went to McDonald's for a cheat meal lol. When I got back to the hotel and hobbled up to the entrance that I usually use, I discovered that the key reader on that door was broken! So I had to walk all the way around to the main entrance of the hotel with my walker, and then back to my room. It was quite a workout!
I'm looking forward to my appointment on Tuesday 5/8, at which time I will be at 6.5 cm. Still trying to decide if I want to stop at 7 cm or go all the way to 8. I just really want a quick consolidation.
Happy for you bro. I hope you get as tall as possible while staying as safe as possible.
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