SLM Stryde Internal Tibia with Dr. Rozbruch March 2019

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Quote from: ShortLivesMatter on October 19, 2019, 01:00:14 AMOne more thing, the height difference is indeed enormous. Pretty much everyone has noticed the 5inch change, there is no denying or hiding it.  My legs look really long compared to my torso. My arms now look a little bit short. I don't think it's really noticeable unless it is pointed out.
So how has your life improved on a social level since you used to be 5' 1"?
I'm 5' 5" and I do get disrespect by people from time to time.

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Quote from: Heightmare on October 19, 2019, 01:34:07 AMSo how has your life improved on a social level since you used to be 5' 1"?
I'm 5' 5" and I do get disrespect by people from time to time.

Obviously our two cases are different. I think if my original height was 5'5/5'6 I would not be as satisfied with it as I am now after going from 5'1. Even if I wanted more now, there's really nothing else I can do now and even if I could my proportions would really start to get out of whack.  My social life hasn't really changed all that much, I am still the same old me with the same personality.  I do however have received alot of compliments from women about my looks since, which I'm sure the LLs have helped in part. Thankfully I didn't get totally shafted and am decent facially.  I am Asian and most of my friends are Asian so I am now about their height or just a few inches shorter so there is no disrespect there.  The Asian girls are obviously shorter and 5'6 is fine to most of them. 

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Quote from: ShortLivesMatter on October 19, 2019, 02:05:00 AMObviously our two cases are different. I think if my original height was 5'5/5'6 I would not be as satisfied with it as I am now after going from 5'1. Even if I wanted more now, there's really nothing else I can do now and even if I could my proportions would really start to get out of whack.  My social life hasn't really changed all that much, I am still the same old me with the same personality.  I do however have received alot of compliments from women about my looks since, which I'm sure the LLs have helped in part. Thankfully I didn't get totally shafted and am decent facially.  I am Asian and most of my friends are Asian so I am now about their height or just a few inches shorter so there is no disrespect there.  The Asian girls are obviously shorter and 5'6 is fine to most of them.
That's fantastic to hear, it definitely sounds like a great outcome. I'm white so I need to gain about three to four inches to not have my height affect me.
See people?
Being average height isn't so bad.

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I wonder if there are things someone can do to make their arms seem a bit longer (long sleeves/ gloves that are the same color as the sleeves). On the other hand, I wonder if the opposite can be applied to footwear/pants (wearing shoes and shirts that are different color than the pants)

Though in the summer all of this glove/long sleeve stuff would go out the window though.

Eh, nvm should be fine, people won't notice short arms unless they are specifically looking for it I think.

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Quote from: ShortLivesMatter on May 03, 2019, 10:56:16 PM1. I was a very short and small boned guy, very skinny, in my early 30s now.

2. I did femurs in 2017 with Precise as Stryde was not available yet. We used the smallest Precise 8.5mm nail as that one fit better than the next size which was 10.5mm. My femurs could have probably handle the 10.5 nail but that would have required reaming so going with the 8.5 nail was the safer choice. 

3. Yes with precise I could not weight bear until after 4 months so my leg muscles were all deteriorated and weak. With Stryde I started walking unassisted after 3 weeks so my muscles are recovering alot better this time. 

4. There was no knee pain with the femurs as the knee was untouched.  There was knee pain with the tibia after the surgery but it's been getting better and better, almost no pain now but I havn't dare try to stand on my knees, I'm sure that would hurt like hell since my surgery was only recently and I'm still healing. 

5. Sorry I do not know much about external tibia.  I only chose to do internal tibia because of Stryde which allows for comfort and fast recovery.  Even with Stryde you will still get scars.

Day 53 update - at 3.6cm now. I had a checkup this week. My ROM is still ok, dorsiflexion is getting tight at only 10 degrees.  I was instructed to slow down distraction rate to 3 times a day for .6mm total. This is due to my bone growth being a little slow which I was not surprised since I had the same issue when doing femurs.  I will probably stop at 5cm so 3 more weeks of lengthening, that's a good enough length for me for tibia.

If you have questions about insurance please send me a PM and I'll be glad to answer them.

Wow i must say thats amazing
Im at 2.5Cm tibias rn and my left leg is JUST failing 90 degrees and my right leg is maybe like 3 degrees eventho i am litterally no exagguration stretching 10+ times / day for an average of 13 minutes each time. My PT guy has my stretching every hour idk why i am soooo tight :/

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Quote from: MyEvolution on November 02, 2019, 05:49:25 AMWow i must say thats amazing
Im at 2.5Cm tibias rn and my left leg is JUST failing 90 degrees and my right leg is maybe like 3 degrees eventho i am litterally no exagguration stretching 10+ times / day for an average of 13 minutes each time. My PT guy has my stretching every hour idk why i am soooo tight :/

Hey bro, sorry to hear you are having a tough time with your dorsiflexion. There were 2 things that worked in my favor. One, I am Asian and we naturally have great dorsiflexion due to us swatting all the time. Also my Dr. did a gastrocnemius fascia release to help keep my ankles loose and lessen equinus. It's a minor surgery, ask Paley and get his thoughts on it.

I also bought this incline block to stretch my calves: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07C3GMFN5/

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Quote from: ShortLivesMatter on November 02, 2019, 07:09:40 AMHey bro, sorry to hear you are having a tough time with your dorsiflexion. There were 2 things that worked in my favor. One, I am Asian and we naturally have great dorsiflexion due to us swatting all the time. Also my Dr. did a gastrocnemius fascia release to help keep my ankles loose and lessen equinus. It's a minor surgery, ask Paley and get his thoughts on it.

I also bought this incline block to stretch my calves: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07C3GMFN5/

does paley tell you to do PT at home? or he says you must go to a pt clinic?

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How about now? Does your leg work normally? Is your calves thicker than before the surgery?

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Sup my fellow LLers. Havn't checked up on these forums in quite awhile but just wanted to give a small update. I finally got my stryde nails removed last week after 2 years. Wanted to do that sooner but covid happened so it got delayed.  Really glad I finally got it done as I did have a little bone growth at the middle of the knee from the stryde nail corrosion issue that caused the recall.  It didn't cause any issues most of the time but once in awhile that part of the knee would flare up and be tender and just super painful.  It would be constant pain and would go away after a week or so but I just couldn't do much besides walking whenever that happened.  This growth and pain occurred about a year after lengthening.  So yeah definitely get that Stryde nail out after a year. 

Anyway about the removal itself, it was harder than the femur nail removal as my knee had to be cut open again to pull the nail out. Afterwards I was bed ridden for 3 days before I could really walk around whereas with the femur removal I was up and about after a day. This is because the cut knee is still healing and whenever you move/bend it, it would stretch/tear at the incision site. You didn't have that problem with femur removal at the thigh.  But the lingering tightness at the ankle is now completely gone after the removal. Calves are definitely thicker.  I just hope that the random pain at the bone growth site will never return again which dr. R said shouldn't be a problem anymore.

Let me know if you got any questions. Life is good, it cured my height neurosis and I am finally at peace which is worth all the money, time and pain that I endured.  I am very fortunate that I was able to afford two procedures.  This is worth it 100%,  the cost might seem expensive but if you really want it, you will find a way.

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Thanks for the update @shortlivesmatter.

It's been a while since your last update. Are you still experiencing any pain (1-10)?