I'm good, I've started consolidating. Very happy with new height. Later on I might do a write-up of what I wish I had known before doing this. Right now I'm doing what I can to build muscle so that I can start walking as soon as my bones are healed.
Quote from: tallerwouldbenice on March 17, 2022, 01:27:31 AMI'm good, I've started consolidating. Very happy with new height. Later on I might do a write-up of what I wish I had known before doing this. Right now I'm doing what I can to build muscle so that I can start walking as soon as my bones are healed.
Good to know. Congrats on your recovery and keep us posted.
So, I am done with the lengthening phase finally on May 2nd however I had to wait until May 9th to see Dr. Robbins to take the standing x-ray to confirm everything is good. He measured the height from hip joint to ankle joint on both the feet and they both were almost identical in height. The left was 2 mm behind the right and that's within in the range. He said even if they both are accurate in length there could be some margin of error. Also I could not straighten out my left leg like the right leg as there was a lot of tightness in the knees. So he said it's all good and I returned the ERC machine finally.
I gained a total of 9.6 cms. 3.9 cms on tibias and 5.7 on femurs. I got a little proportions feeling towards the end and also I was getting tight a lot so I decided to stop at 9.6 cms and I am happy with the new height. I should have been done with lengthening 2 weeks earlier but there was a lot of back and forth games when I was at 7 cms with me and Dr. Robbins. I will explain that later.
OMG bro, 10 cm!!
Hope you'll recover fast. Still consolidating here... they take forever to check the x-rays that I send from home, which pisses me off. I want to walk! Otherwise all good. Very little residual pain, more of a bother while sleeping than actual pain.
Alright guys. Long time no see. A quick update. Life is slowly coming back to normal. I am walking 1 to 1.5 hours a day everyday with the help of the walker. I started driving my car from May 15th. Now, I am able to go to the car from my home on my own with walker and able to sit in the car and go anywhere I want. Still in more pain. Also from car to walker and walking back home is good as well. For the last 2 weeks I am walking with the walker meaning instead of moving both the legs together by lifting the body with the help of the hands I am walking normally like one leg forward and another backward. When I walk right leg is good but left knee is very tight that I am unable to bend my leg when I transfer the leg from back to the front.
I met Dr. Robbins on June 8th for 1 month follow up. X-rays looks good however he confirmed that tibia is little slow in healing. You can find the x-rays below,
https://imgur.com/a/KcH2KA2
My next appointment with Dr. Robbins is on July 11th. I will keep you guys posted and attach my x-rays after the visit.
I met Dr.Robbins on the 11th of July. You can find the Xrays below,
https://imgur.com/a/H0of8Wy
He told me to do a full weight bearing on my right leg. The left tibia is still slow however he told me to increase the weight-bearing on my left to 75 lbs instead of 50 lbs.
I increased my walking time to 3 hours a day at least. I am also standing a lot whenever possible. I got a couple of job offers now and need to get back to my professional life after a 6 months break. other than that, I am enjoying my new height and can't wait for the day when I can walk unassisted.
Quote from: GodsGrace on July 13, 2022, 04:48:37 AMI met Dr.Robbins on the 11th of July. You can find the Xrays below,
https://imgur.com/a/H0of8Wy
He told me to do a full weight bearing on my right leg. The left tibia is still slow however he told me to increase the weight-bearing on my left to 75 lbs instead of 50 lbs.
I increased my walking time to 3 hours a day at least. I am also standing a lot whenever possible. I got a couple of job offers now and need to get back to my professional life after a 6 months break. other than that, I am enjoying my new height and can't wait for the day when I can walk unassisted.
You are a very strong dude..Admire your hard work of saving up and making the surgery happen..Something which 90 percent of the folks are not able to accomplish..Are you from the US? Kudos once again!
How much time to take Physiotherapy at a week ?
Hello Realistic, thanks for spending your time and reading my diary. I appreciate your kind words. Without this forum, I could have never imagined the LL and would have lived the rest of my life with height neurosis. It's my time to give back to the community. The older diaries will get you the knowledge but only the most recent diaries will give future LLers much more confidence as it is happening presently and make an informed decision. At least that's what happened to me when I was reading the diaries.
I am in the US with a working visa and I am an Asian.
Quote from: Asi219 on July 13, 2022, 08:23:11 AMHow much time to take Physiotherapy at a week ?
Mine was a Quadri lateral (tibia + femur) surgery so my package offered me 14 weeks of PT at Paley (i.e) 14 weeks * 5 sessions per week = 70 sessions overall. Each session is 60 mins longer. No sessions on the weekends. I also did PT on my own in the evenings for about 1 -2 hours. Some therapists asked me to do the PT 4 to 5 times a day. I tried and that was too much for me so I stopped doing that. Just once in the morning and once in the evening. Everyone's body is different and mine was happy with just doing PT 2 times a day.
During lengthening, I was only focusing on flexibility exercises while doing my PT. Now I am into consolidation so only focused on strengthening workouts. Maybe 10 mins for hamstrings and calf stretches that's all I am doing for now. I am spending more time on walking and walking is the best PT for now as it fixes most of the problems. Some LL veterans also posted the same in their diaries.
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