TrailBlazer LON Tibia - Dr. Muharrem Inan

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Did u have straight legs before ? If not how much did u gain from it?

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I dont understand your question. Please clarify.

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I had straight legs and didn't have to have any correction if that is what you are asking.

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Pics of gains please

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hey man! how are you? are you walking? how do you fell?

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Update Time!

Dr. Inan
I think Dr. Inan is a top notch surgeon and I am happy with how he has helped me achieve my goal. He is very good at addressing problems and easy to talk to. I was talking to him about a concern I had and he told me "we want you to be 100% happy with the procedure and being 70% happy is unacceptable." i thought that was cool of him to say.

PTAL Lengthening

I have been doing pretty well. I have been in a walking cast for the last 3 weeks because of the PTAL lengthening but Monday I will be switching to a plastic splint that I can take on and off. I will have 3 more weeks and than I can start doing dorsiflexion of my ankle. The PTAL lengthening so far has not been that bad, from the forum I really thought it would be a lot worse.

Walking

I am still on crutches because I am just taking it slow. My legs feel solid with the internal nail but I don't want to rush back and mess something up. I try to walk around about an hour a day. It is weird because I can tell my balance is horrible at this point in time.

Height

Honestly the height is kind of hard to tell right now, I am not around people that I was when I had my old height so it doesn't seem like I am taller. However, I obviously am taller because I measure myself against the wall. Sometimes I have dreams that I am back to my old height which is terrible!

Amount Gained

I have gone back and forth on whether or not I am glad that I stopped at 6.35 cm instead of going to 7 cm. Sometimes I wish I pushed it farther to get to a solid 5'9" but than I realize that you can't get stuck in the numbers game. 6.5 mm is not that much and really doesn't make that much of different on how people will see you. I think that going past 6 cm is when you start losing athletic ability for the long term. It baffles me how someone that is 5'6" to start with could gain 10 cm in the tibia. Just my advice to future LLers.

Avoiding the forum

BTW I have been trying to avoid the forum because I don't want to think as much about height anymore. I am trying to get over my "height neurosis" and I feel it is easier if I avoid reading things about it. I do feel that I owe this forum a lot and so I try to update some.

Thanks Everyone!

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nice to see that you are doing well bro! any knee pain?

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No knee pain at all. I might actually have beaten the odds

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Great diary man, I totally understand how you wanna wean yourself off the forum. "Out of sight out of mind," right? lol

Nonetheless, do update us every couple of months, especially with your recovery post 6+cm and PTAL! Thanks man and congrats.

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Hey Arche,

PTAL Surgery
I will give a quick update here for you. Last week I was able to start moving and stretching the Achilles. The PTAL surgery is not really that bad. It slows down recovery but is not as bad as some people on the forums have made it to be. I think that as long as the doctor doesn't cut the whole ligament that it can be recovered from quickly. I have been trying to rehab it by using elastic bands and working out my tendon. I have been rehabbing it for a week and it already feels much stronger.

How my legs feel
It is surprising to me but my legs feel very good. I have been very conservative with walking on them but every day I get more confidence to walk on them. My knees feel great and I have no pain in them and have no bending issues. I have no regrets doing LON.
There really isn't that much else to say, life just keeps going by.  LL isn't easy but it isn't that bad either. LL is a long process which is the hardest part.

IF anyone has any questions feel free to ask!!