Should I Stop at 4.5 cm due to poor bone healing ?

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Hello every one 

 my age 33, and my original height is 161 cm  and average hight here in my country is  168 cm .   

I scheduled my femur lengthening using the internal method of a precise nail on  April 28, 2021, my goal was to hit 8 CM. However, the last X-RAY showed poor bone healing, and my Doctor recommended that I stop lengthening at 4 cm or 4.5  ( depends on x- ray scheduled end of this week) .

My worries are why should I stop at 4.CM if I can reach 6 CM or at least 5.cm to get the minimum advantage of the Leg lengthening procedure.
The Surgery day On April 28 On May 4th, 2021 Start lengthening a 1mm per day On June 3th 2021 Doctor request  me to slow lengthening rage  to .5 mm per day    On June 20 2021 I reach 4 cm.

Anyone had similar experience and how to overcome this issue and gain max possible hight safely ?
 
MY x ray at 3.7   

Hello every one 

 my age 33, and my original height is 161 cm  and average hight here in my country  168 cm .   

I scheduled my femur lengthening using the internal method of a precise nail on  April 28, 2021, my goal was to hit 8 CM. However, the last X-RAY showed poor bone healing, and Doctor recommended that I stop lengthening at 4 cm or 4.5  ( depends on x- ray scheduled end of this week) .

My worries are why should I stop at 4.CM if I can reach 6 CM or at least 5.cm to get the minimum advantage of the Leg lengthening procedure.
The Surgery day On April 28 
On May 4th, 2021 Start lengthening a 1mm per day
On June 3th 2021 Doctor request  me to slow lengthening rage  to .5 mm per day 
On June 20 2021 I reach 4 cm.
today I reached 4.0

Anyone had similar experience and how to overcome this issue and gain max possible hight safely ?
 
MY x ray at 3.7   

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Quote from: Activatedxx on June 20, 2021, 04:24:54 PMIt may be your diet, are you taking magnesium and vitamin d and calcium and eating protein?
Are you sleeping good and not smoking?

I'm healthy and not smoker,   and Yes 2 weeks ago I start taking all the  needed supplements and sleep 8 hours for day 1 

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Quote from: PerfectBody on June 20, 2021, 04:27:50 PMWhat the f*ck is wrong with you, listen to your doctor. Holy sh*t do LL patients have brain worms??? Do you want to ever walk again in your life? At this rate you will be in a wheel chair.


This is horrific. Are you weight bearing and eating right? Any calcium and protein? The only thing worse than this is 0 bone development.

DO not worry friend I'm always listen to my doctor , I'm posting just to know if there is something I missing

my doctor  asked me not to wake with waker and stay in a wheelchair due to precise nail  weight-bearing restrictions ,  my weight is  52 KG 

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Quote from: Apollo676 on June 20, 2021, 04:55:33 PMDepending on the size of the precise nail used,you might actually be able to walk slowly,11mm precise nail can weight bear something like 44kgs,it might help your bone growth,while still using crutches of course,or a walker,because that's quite odd,


if you sleep properly,you eat enough and take your supplements,you should be able to have a proper bone growth,do you have some sort of medical condition ?
Maybe you don't eat enough or suffer from malnutrition,52kgs is really low,even if you measure 1.60-65cm
I just start taking supplements two weeks ago

 magnesium 100 mg a day
 vitamin d   50000 a week
 and calcium  600 a day
and eating protein?   NOT really  but I do eat at least one meal fish or chicken a day   ( less than half chicken )

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Quote from: Apollo676 on June 20, 2021, 04:55:33 PMDepending on the size of the precise nail used,you might actually be able to walk slowly,11mm precise nail can weight bear something like 44kgs,it might help your bone growth,while still using crutches of course,or a walker,because that's quite odd,if you sleep properly,you eat enough and take your supplements,you should be able to have a proper bone growth,do you have some sort of medical condition ?
Maybe you don't eat enough or suffer from malnutrition,52kgs is really low,even if you measure 1.60-65cm


I lost some weight during LL , Since  I'm eating a minimum sugar and carp 

it is very hard to gain weight and keep healthy diet

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Quote from: 6CMFemurs on June 20, 2021, 05:06:39 PMI had poor bone healing around 4 CM, tested for low vitamin D levels. Went on a massive dose of Vit. D and started getting a lot of sun. I saw pretty immediate results on my next X-ray.

Thank you so much , this is  a very positive post , I might need to do test for all my vitamins ASAP , and I hope every thing will  be fine sooner . 

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Quote from: Medium Drink Of Water on June 20, 2021, 05:08:11 PM52 Kg is a good weight; I'm 57 at 178 cm.  Walking isn't generally a risk you should take with Precise, but you should be able to stand at 52 Kg as long as you keep your weight evenly-distributed between both legs, so I'd ask the doctor why he recommends against even standing.  Weight bearing stimulates bone growth.  You're being set up to fail by not being allowed to stand.

he said your weight is fine , but he dos not want to allow me officially, he said  "why should you take a risk , a Precise originally NOT made for weight bearing , thats why they comps up  stryde nail  to overcome with the limit  weight bearing restriction... "

But I think I will take come step with the a assistance of walker .   

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Quote from: Apollo676 on June 20, 2021, 05:35:59 PMEat more protein and have a balanced diet,if i were you i would take a multivitamin supplement as well,you can also increase your calcium intake up to 1g especially if you need to grow bones,for teenagers the recommended amount of calcium is 1.2g per day,magnesium is important so thats a good point,eat a lot of healthy fat,avocados,olive oil,almonds ( magnesium + fat in it ),and take your supplements while eating a large meal,with some healthy fat
And to be extra safe expose your skin to the sun ( we are in summer so you're should be easily covered ),as even if you take vitamin D through food and supplements,somehow some people can't properly assimilate it,but skin exposure to the sun makes Vitamin D skips the fat absorption issue you have to deal with food
And yes you should at least try to stand on your legs as much as you can just to put some pressure on your legs

Thank you so much I will take this  advice into considerations

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Quote from: Want-3-inches on June 20, 2021, 06:18:57 PMInstead of stopping why don't you ask your doctor if you can take a 2 week break and then check bone growth? If it's improving then you continue, otherwise wait for another 2 weeks.

Please ask your doctor about this.

I will take an x ray in  a week and see how is thing going, I'm sure if it possible to stop  for 2 weeks  , I will ask him agin any way , Thankx

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Quote from: BetzLandLiberator on June 20, 2021, 05:54:29 PMI think this post is important for people to understand that weight bearing nails are important not just because they are more convenient but because they stimulate faster bone growth. The more you walk with Stryde or Betzbone, the faster the bone healing will be. With Precise you can't do this safely.

Sure , I do agree 100% with you its better to wait for Stryde , when I try to walk with walker ( I just tried today ) there is a pain in my right hip   

I will not say I'm regretting  Precise, if someone ask me I will will strongly recommended him for full  weight bearing nails, NOT JUST to avoid poor bone growth , but also you do not want to be several month on the wheelchair , and  if thing went  worse, you might stop on 4 cm plus    wheelchair, and then you should lie to yourself thats worth money and time. 

if we have a latest solutions ( more safe and strong )  why should be go for the    old one ?