Tibia Lengthening (Precice 2.2) with Dr Assayag

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Congrats HJ! Was this the most painful thing you have experienced in your life?

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Quote from: Jason125 on September 15, 2022, 11:03:08 AMCongrats HJ! Was this the most painful thing you have experienced in your life?

Not sure about your question. Do you mean the most emotionally painful or physical thing in my life, or during the leg lengthening journey?

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Oh i shld have phrased it better. I meant was it the most physically painful experience you had in your life?

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Are the rooms at HP House all handicap accessible? Low sinks, walking in showers etc.? Is there a nearby pool somewhere to go for a swim?

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Quote from: Jason125 on September 16, 2022, 03:55:30 AMOh i shld have phrased it better. I meant was it the most physically painful experience you had in your life?

This is a limb lengthening forum. I am not planning to go over my entire life, just the limb lengthening portion.

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Quote from: EndGame on September 17, 2022, 03:42:57 PMAre the rooms at HP House all handicap accessible? Low sinks, walking in showers etc.? Is there a nearby pool somewhere to go for a swim?

I'm not going into specific details on the HP house. Here's my policy.

https://heightjourney.wordpress.com/2022/07/31/new-policy-on-reporting-on-the-hp-house/

But I can go over some basic and general questions. Yes, the HP house is fully handicap accessible. The Sinai PT center has an indoor pool for hydrotherapy, but it is closed for all of 2022 for renovations. It should be open sometime in 2023.

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Day 66 – First Status Post in Consolidation, +3.5cm (1.38 inch)

https://heightjourney.wordpress.com/2022/09/18/day-66-first-status-post-in-consolidation-3-5cm-1-38-inch/

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Quote from: Height Journey on September 18, 2022, 10:16:24 PMDay 66 – First Status Post in Consolidation, +3.5cm (1.38 inch)

https://heightjourney.wordpress.com/2022/09/18/day-66-first-status-post-in-consolidation-3-5cm-1-38-inch/

For precise 2 tibias to get to 6 cm, roughly how long should you budget in for how long you are not being able to walk?

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Quote from: SpeedDialer on September 20, 2022, 02:00:32 AMFor precise 2 tibias to get to 6 cm, roughly how long should you budget in for how long you are not being able to walk?

Lengthening Phase:
7 to 10 days latency time after surgery, before you actually start lengthening.
First 3cm: 0.75mm/day = 40 days
Next 3cm: 0.50mm/day = 40 days

To lengthen 6cm tibias, expect 3 months.

Consolidation Phase:
Depends on if you have the medium 50 pound limit nails or large 75 pound limit nails, your body weight, healing ability, nutrition, and commitment to physical therapy.
Assuming you have large Precice nails and are not overweight, probably 2 to 3 months in consolidation until you can use forearm crutches.
With the medium Precice nails, add one more month.

I'm only in early consolidation phase, so these are estimates based on research. If there is a Precice tibia lengthener who is done or almost done consolidation, perhaps you can provide more insight on the consolidation phase.

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It was late last night. My math was wrong for the last 3cm of lengthening tibias. Here are the correct numbers. 5cm tibias take about 3 months.

Lengthening Phase:
7 to 10 days latency time after surgery, before you actually start lengthening.
First 3cm: 0.75mm/day = 40 days
Next 3cm: 0.50mm/day = 60 days

To lengthen 6cm tibias, expect 3.5 months.