Short2tall internal femurs with Dr. Mahboubian

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Quote from: myloginacct on May 04, 2018, 11:51:36 PMSo you're 180cm/5'11 already?

Yes, I should be exactly 5'11 on Tuesday. It feels great, and doesn't look unproportional at all right now. If I max out the rod at 8 cm, I will be 5'11.5"

Quote from: Johnson1111 on May 05, 2018, 12:10:47 AMHappy for you bro. I hope you get as tall as possible while staying as safe as possible.

Thanks Johnson, I'm hoping to balance those 2 factors as best I can.

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Day 68 post op

   I had an appointment with Dr. M today and received some really encouraging news. I have lengthened 6'5cm (2.5") so far, although he measured 6.8cm on the X-ray. The usual X-ray tech was on vacation and there was a new intern there today. I basically had to show her how to take the X-rays lol. So unfortunately I was still not able to get a copy of the X-rays. However, Dr. M said I had excellent bone growth and was even going to speed up my lengthening to 4x per day. But since I am so close to the end, and nerves really start to become stretched at this point, we agreed I would lengthen 10 more days and then stop. That will give me a total increase of 7.5cm! Even more exciting than that, he wants to see me 5 weeks from today to check if I am consolidated enough to walk! That will only be about 3 weeks of consolidation time post-lengthening. Dr. M told me that consolidation time varies from 3 to 5 weeks depending on bone growth. I am just so happy and grateful that my bone growth is good. As soon as I am done lengthening next Friday I am going to start taking silica, and make sure I get at least 30 mins of sun every day. I want to do everything possible to maximize my chances of walking by June 12th. Dr. M was also extremely impressed by my flexibility and range of motion after so much lengthening. The only discomfort I am experiencing at this point is some numbness in my lower left leg. I mainly feel it right after I use the machine.

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7.5 cm... How exciting! Hope that the next 10 days go smoothly for you.

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Hey brave girl i appriciate your courage ....what is the level of pain after surgery....and what about weight bearing...and please forgive me for my english

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Quote from: Android on May 08, 2018, 10:21:19 PM7.5 cm... How exciting! Hope that the next 10 days go smoothly for you.

Thanks Android, I don't anticipate any problems, maybe just a little nerve pain.

Quote from: Gagz on May 09, 2018, 06:12:05 AMHey brave girl i appriciate your courage ....what is the level of pain after surgery....and what about weight bearing...and please forgive me for my english

Lol, I think you may have posted this in the wrong diary . . .

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Yeah i did....nd what is the cost of surgery??

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Quote from: Gagz on May 09, 2018, 07:41:40 PMYeah i did....nd what is the cost of surgery??


$75,000

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Day 78 post-op

   Today was my last day of lengthening!!! I have reached 7.5 cm and couldn't be happier that this portion of the journey is over. I decided to stop at 7.5 instead of 8 because I want to consolidate a little faster, and was starting to get some pretty serious nerve pain in my left shin area. I'm going to post a few different pictures so you guys can see my new proportions. My new height should be right around 5'11.5"

Here I am standing with shorts on. I think I look very normal here, although I'm probably wearing my shorts a tad lower on my hips than I used to:

https://i.imgur.com/yi348eb.jpg

In this picture I am wearing just boxers, and you can sort of see the additional length:

https://i.imgur.com/jrSLUxh.jpg

Finally here I am seated. Unfortunately I didn't have anything I could sit on where my legs would be at 90 degrees:

https://i.imgur.com/qJBvqfp.jpg

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Quote from: short2tall on May 19, 2018, 02:05:33 AMToday was my last day of lengthening!!! I have reached 7.5 cm and couldn't be happier that this portion of the journey is over.

Wow, congrats! Thanks for sharing photos too, they really are worth a thousand words. I honestly couldn't tell that you did any lengthening until the last one, and I'm looking for it. I'd be clueless with pants, shoes, and a proper chair.

Ready to take a break from hotel life?

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You look veey good my friend.
Congrats, now everything will be easier.

Keep strong!