Quote from: KiloKAHN on September 22, 2016, 09:04:50 PMSix days with that fracture sounds awful. Do you think having been through that that the rest of your lengthening days should feel easier as compared to lengthening before the fracture occurred?
Yeah, it just felt like at the wrong angle, I got stabbed over and over again with a blunt pencil.
It was 6 days to discover that it was a fracture but remember, it was 2 weeks before the surgery to fix. So, that's why I was whining nonstop about being a bag of bones. I could not move too much otherwise, pencil stabbing commences.
For now, clicking, concrete legs, little pains here and there, are no biggies (touch wood). My head is still traumatised that any tiny wrong move and I'll fracture my leg again.
After Guichet, I got a van taxi last night and there was no swivel chair for me to hop on. So I actually had to WALK with no aid like a robot to the high seat (as the frame could not fit btw curb and van) and I can tell you, it scared the crap out of me. I hope nothing happened as I kept both legs straight and they are fully weight bearing but the PTSD is definitely still haunting me 
UNICORN - Dr. Guichet Internal Femurs 8cm - Summer 2016
Quote from: Unicorn888 on September 22, 2016, 09:16:00 PMI hope nothing happened as I kept both legs straight and they are fully weight bearing but the PTSD is definitely still haunting me
Being scared is normal just don't let it control you.
And hey, if i ever meet you i will buy you an ice cream.
Don't be afraid! You're in good hands
I will buy icecream for you too! 
Quote from: YourSpaceBoyfriend on September 22, 2016, 10:35:33 PMBeing scared is normal just don't let it control you.
And hey, if i ever meet you i will buy you an ice cream.
Quote from: LLuser1 on September 22, 2016, 10:49:31 PMDon't be afraid! You're in good hands
I will buy icecream for you too!
Dear guys,
That's so sweet, Movenpick espresso croquant please 
And pls don't forget kitty litter and a clean spade xoxo
J+64 TERMINUS
Height Gained : 7.1cm / 166cm
Ok, done! Today's the last day of clicking and I got to my 166cm goal Am really happy, pain has subsided, clicking was easy, little stretching pain. It's been kind except for the stiffness and soreness. I was able to sleep well throughout this entire process too.
I'm in full consolidation mode, lots of bone growth supplements, bone marrow broth etc etc etc. Walking a lot as well (still with frame/crutches) due to my other fractured leg. No more legs on fire when crutching everywhere and my arms are strong. It now takes little effort when 2 months ago, I would melt over the zimmer frame when I had to crawl more than 10 metres.
I'm not out of danger yet, there's always occupational hazard. Just the other day, we booked a taxi and a taxi van showed up. As I was slowly hopping up the side seat and swinging my legs into the van, the automatic door started to slide shut. It crushed my left (recently repaired) leg to my chest. I was screaming murder (as one does, if under a bus), but thank goodness, I'm flexible enough that nothing happened. I had an xray taken immediately after, all good. Bone formation and callouses can be seen, fractures healing.
Am working out a lot (by walking) and detoxing my body with dandelion root tea (cleanses liver) and rubbing castor oil on my liver at night and putting a heat pad on it (I'm probably mistaking my boob for liver... as I found 2). Also, learnt how to do lymphatic drainage on my legs and diligently rub and massage legs with argan oil all day long (as the chiro says, "just massage everything back to the groin...now what ever does she mean by this?!"). Can I just start straight at the groin?
First surgery scars are all healed now. It is ONE LINE, and currently discolouring turning darker (knowing my skin) which will fade in 2-3 months. Then will see if I need laser scar removal (if I'm not removing G-nail). Uh oh, I've seen that movie before, it's called REPO MEN... it'll be Guichet after me as his nails are merely 'on loan' (read the fine print fellas). If I don't yield, would he break both my legs (for free?).
Have 60 more days to learn how to walk without crutches so that I may spend xmas with my parents looking 'normal'. Went out for the first time yesterday socially, and immediately both guy friends remarked that I could be a model being so tall on flat shoes... uh oh! Back to rock climbing 'Vertical Limit' horror story (sans dad falling to his death), but now have to elaborate with straightening of bent femurs, etc. and gaining height whereas other leg got re-broken, and will need bone grafting in Jan'17 (I'm digging myself into a massive crater, aren't I?) 
And I forget on what planet this crater is in.
Guichet sends me to a chiropractor who (without warning) jumps on me, full body WWF side-ways style, and scares me crapless. But somehow, she manages to fix my tilted pelvis. She says my duck ass is practically gone thanks to flexibility. Otherwise, this yoga superhero pose is good for fixing duck ass!
This Was My 17cm Leg Disparity due to Pelvis Tilt
Clicking until 7cm, I didn't have clicking pains nor was it violent, but my leg felt like a very very taut balloon about to burst. How do people continue further? I salute them! I was going at 10 clicks/day (0.66mm) vs 1mm per day. I noticed Guichet slows it down even more for people who suffer from stretching pains. So I think I was able to keep a quick pace.
I'm still sorry that I still need another surgery for my left leg once bones are consolidated, but it is what it is. Hopefully, this time around, it would be easier due to one fully healed leg. And I kind of summarise that the lengthening process (at least for me) wasn't all too painful from my legs, it was more all the side effects of surgery, the fatigue, the physio, lots of pee-poo trauma, the stress from daily transportation, the stiffness, the lack of sleep for some, the overdosing of meds. I'm off painkillers and sleeping pills, so the side effects are slowly vanishing.
Actual Meds Each AM
Will keep you updated, and if you've any questions, please don't hesitate. I'm continuing PT for another 2 months while one leg learns how to walk crutch free and the other heals completely to be re-broken again 
As a fellow 5'5 i welcome you in the 166cm club.
Good luck with your next surgery, hope it will be less problematic than LL.
Quote from: YourSpaceBoyfriend on September 27, 2016, 12:54:30 PMAs a fellow 5'5 i welcome you in the 166cm club.
Good luck with your next surgery, hope it will be less problematic than LL.
Thanks, I'm only a half member now 
Hope femur breaking surgery will be as lightning quick - like Darth Vader wielding his lightsaber... then I can beep beep click click away on LEFT leg.
I'm glad to read you're better. Can you explain why do you need to re-broken the leg? Due to language barriers I didn't fully understand the problems you have had. Also, have you had stretch marks problem? You know, that's a big complex for us women. Even if the operation doesn't leave many marks, the natural stretching can ruin the skin anyway.
Hey Unicorn! In your posts above, you said that Doc G said that if you want to click all the way to 10 cm, you must get a new nail, because its already clicked to 3 cms, and there's only 7 cms left.
What if the same complication had happened when you were at 5 cms? You would have then HAD to get a new nail.
Would he have charged for the new nail?
Also, if anybody knows, can the same thing happen when you use the Precice 2? Would they make you pay for a new nail? And if yes, would that be full or half price considering that there's only one leg?
Quote from: Annalisa on September 27, 2016, 04:14:01 PMI'm glad to read you're better. Can you explain why do you need to re-broken the leg? Due to language barriers I didn't fully understand the problems you have had. Also, have you had stretch marks problem? You know, that's a big complex for us women. Even if the operation doesn't leave many marks, the natural stretching can ruin the skin anyway.
Hi Annalisa,
After week 3, I fractured my left leg. So my lengthening had to stop on my left leg, and had a new surgery on Sep 1st, to re-position the G-nail back on my curved femur.
Fracture Image & Corrective Surgery
The 3cm I gained at the time punctured to 0cm. So, I have to wait for my left leg to fully heal (the initial eggshell fracture, the new nail fracture and my 3cm puncture). Once everything is consolidated (2-6 months depending on my bone fusion rate), Guichet will simply break my femur again so that I can click the existing G-nail in my left leg to 7cm.
As for stretch marks, I suffer from hypermobility disease (some form of Ehlers), so my collagen is different. My skin is very elastic and I don't have stretch marks or wrinkles. It's weird I know, but there are a lot of other issues like being double jointed, thyroid issues, etc.
I hope I was able to answer your question clearly. I think it is EVERY LL patient's nightmare to fracture their leg while lengthening, because it means everything stops. Mine did not happen with a fall or accident, in fact, I was simply moving about in bed when I felt a sharp stabbing. So, I'm sure the initial surgery which caused the eggshell fracture made the bone extremely fragile and sensitive. Otherwise, these nails are fully weight bearing and one shouldn't fracture that easily.
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