Styrde Femurs w/ Dr. Conway - A Retrospective

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Btw ,Thank you for coming to the forum and sharing your story. 5,5 cm is still significant, good work and good luck to everything!

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Any update ?
I'm a future stryde or nitinail (hopefully 9n 2023) patient and I rarely see 6 cm or less or lengthening.
All talk about 8cm and they prolonged recovery so wish I could get an idea of what it looks like at 5month post-OP for a Stryde patient with 5.5 cm .
At what time tou walk was normal ?

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Quote from: Masteryourlife on January 04, 2022, 05:36:30 PMAny update ?
I'm a future stryde or nitinail (hopefully 9n 2023) patient and I rarely see 6 cm or less or lengthening.
All talk about 8cm and they prolonged recovery so wish I could get an idea of what it looks like at 5month post-OP for a Stryde patient with 5.5 cm .
At what time tou walk was normal ?

It was probably more like 6cm (X-Rays at the end of lengthening/beginning of consolidation conflicted--but the last ones I got said 6).

Walk was largely unnoticeable about 6 months post-op.  For probably another 3 months, it was noticeable only if I was poorly rested/walking extended distances. 

A year+ out, my strength is very good, but my flexibility is still lagging.  Remember, though, I stopped at 5.5/6 because my flexibility was uniquely bad.  That's probably because i had too much leg muscle. Whatever the reason,  I'm probably not a good barometer for how most people would recover.

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Quote from: Stryde2021 on January 04, 2022, 10:38:43 PMIt was probably more like 6cm (X-Rays at the end of lengthening/beginning of consolidation conflicted--but the last ones I got said 6).

Walk was largely unnoticeable about 6 months post-op.  For probably another 3 months, it was noticeable only if I was poorly rested/walking extended distances. 

A year+ out, my strength is very good, but my flexibility is still lagging.  Remember, though, I stopped at 5.5/6 because my flexibility was uniquely bad.  That's probably because i had too much leg muscle. Whatever the reason,  I'm probably not a good barometer for how most people would recover.
Thank you for your answers,  what about 4 months post-OP?
Could you walk unassisted pain-free ?
Was it hard ?
Any limp that might be noticable to u but not much to others ?
I'm making all those questions because Hopefully there will be a new wb nail in 2023 but I have a really important event that year towards the end ,that I would love to enjoy and therefore do LL prior to it .
So to have an idea of the timeline for a normal and comfortable walk would help greatly .
It's more like...at 6 months you walked perfectly normal but what about 4 n 5 month post op?
Pain wise ?
Gait wise ?
Sorry for making too many questions ahah

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Everyone is different man.

There are people who did 8cm on Stryde who walked pretty cleanly at 4 months.  Plenty of those diaries, with videos, on these forums.  But for me the 4 month mark walking was not even close to clean.  I could do it, but it was obvious to everyone that something was wrong. 

Walking pain, on the other hand, was never significant after lengthening ended.  It was more like a strain, like a very repetitive light leg press that eventually wore you down. 

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Quote from: Stryde2021 on January 05, 2022, 05:47:24 AMEveryone is different man.

There are people who did 8cm on Stryde who walked pretty cleanly at 4 months.  Plenty of those diaries, with videos, on these forums.  But for me the 4 month mark walking was not even close to clean.  I could do it, but it was obvious to everyone that something was wrong. 

Walking pain, on the other hand, was never significant after lengthening ended.  It was more like a strain, like a very repetitive light leg press that eventually wore you down.
Thank you for your clarification.

I know that everyone responds differently but we are a small community and we just read and read n read but we don't get an  actuall idea of what this surgery is .
When I think about it I imagine tremendous pain, me laying in bed all day sore and fatigued..bored,sometimes regretting it ,worried for eventual complications and with constant anxiety of when pain will kick .
On the other hand I remember that it's a sugery but I'm still a functional human being especially with stryde ,therefore first weeks ok I would be less mobile but all in all ,form might not be the best but in a relative quick period of time I will be able to stand , maybe go with crutches somewhere , watch a movie , chat , laugh , talk .
I try to be prepared mentally more then anything therefore I try to understand where were people who did something similar to my goal at different stages of the surgery a d how they felt .

Thanks for taking the time to answear

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Quote from: Masteryourlife on January 05, 2022, 06:21:19 AMThank you for your clarification.

I know that everyone responds differently but we are a small community and we just read and read n read but we don't get an  actuall idea of what this surgery is .
When I think about it I imagine tremendous pain, me laying in bed all day sore and fatigued..bored,sometimes regretting it ,worried for eventual complications and with constant anxiety of when pain will kick .
On the other hand I remember that it's a sugery but I'm still a functional human being especially with stryde ,therefore first weeks ok I would be less mobile but all in all ,form might not be the best but in a relative quick period of time I will be able to stand , maybe go with crutches somewhere , watch a movie , chat , laugh , talk .
I try to be prepared mentally more then anything therefore I try to understand where were people who did something similar to my goal at different stages of the surgery a d how they felt .

Thanks for taking the time to answer


Maybe my experience can calm your mind a little. I'm currently 2 months femur post op with precice 2 and was able to go off all pain medication 4 weeks after surgery. However Im not lengthening as much, as my goal is only 5cm - Im currently at 4.3cm.

From my experience and based on the diaries I read, pre surgery flexibility is the best indicator on how tight you will be during lengthening.

Only the first 2 weeks were very uncomfortable pain-wise, but very manageable with the right medication.

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Quote from: Siegfried on January 05, 2022, 07:55:58 PM
Maybe my experience can calm your mind a little. I'm currently 2 months femur post op with precice 2 and was able to go off all pain medication 4 weeks after surgery. However Im not lengthening as much, as my goal is only 5cm - Im currently at 4.3cm.

From my experience and based on the diaries I read, pre surgery flexibility is the best indicator on how tight you will be during lengthening.

Only the first 2 weeks were very uncomfortable pain-wise, but very manageable with the right medication.
My goal is 6 cm femurs so Its on the conservative side as well .
What would you consider a reasonable flexibility ?
I can touch the ground with my fingers but not palms or anything like that .
What are your thoughts ?

I read your diary as well btw and I plan to go with dr.Thaller which if I'm not mistaking you had a consolation with him too at first but then went with Kohne.

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Let’s put it this way, I did yoga about 2-3 a week for a year before surgery, which helped a lot. Can’t stress enough how important pre surgery flexibility is. If you can put your palms on the ground that would be a good sign.

Thaller is a good guy, just not that interested in cosmetic surgeries and absolutely overbooked and hard to get in touch with.

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Quote from: Siegfried on January 05, 2022, 10:25:10 PMLet’s put it this way, I did yoga about 2-3 a week for a year before surgery, which helped a lot. Can’t stress enough how important pre surgery flexibility is. If you can put your palms on the ground that would be a good sign.

Thaller is a good guy, just not that interested in cosmetic surgeries and absolutely overbooked and hard to get in touch with.
Ye I booked an online consultation with him but they are not responsive at emails.
I like that he is not intrested in CLL because I'm looking for a competent doctor ,not a business man .
I will probably struggle more with him in terms of contacting and booking but I believe it's worth it .
Thanks for sharing your experience/thoughts