UNICORN - Dr. Guichet Internal Femurs 8cm - Summer 2016

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Great news keep it up 

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Godo work.

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J+84 TERMINUS

Height Gained : 7.2cm / 166.5cm

I've been obsessing about my final height for a while now, it appears that in early AM, I'm 167cm and by evening, I'm 166.5+cm... more or less.  So I know that when I measure my initial height of 158.5cm, it was PM, so I might be 159cm in the AM...

I wanted to update you guys regarding pain levels... after I stopped clicking, the stiffness and soreness went away completely after 2-3 weeks.  Now my legs don't bother me or hurt at all.  They just appear deceptively normal and Elle McPhearson as hell (well one side, the other is a garden dwarf).

Then, I started more weight bearing exercises to encourage faster bone growth/consolidation.  So I crutch around 3x20 mins per day around my home and at Hyde Park.  Apparently, stress makes bones grow, works opposite with men tho, right?

I still continue Guichet's 2,000 reps (10 exercises x200 reps) everyday, and cycle 2x30 mins per day.  I see lots of bulging blue veins on my thighs and it's lean as hell.  I look like Madonna's biceps...

I've started to 'walk' as in put one foot in front of the other with 100% weight bearing yesterday, and did 30 mins nonstop.  I was plagued all night with sore legs.  So it looks like this is my next challenge.  Will do more today.

Am trying to understand from Doc when I could be ready for my last surgery and what it entails.  He mentioned, he had to remove my nail, recut my femur and re-insert the nail back.  That it should be a light outpatient surgery and right after, I should be able to start clicking and lengthening my left leg which has 7.2cm or 6.8cm max to catch up. 

He promises that if my xrays show consolidation in 2 weeks' time, we can do the surgery in November, so that I can click through xmas and return in January almost completed.  This is waaaay more optimistic than his initial estimate to perform surgery next April.  I can't continue being crippled for so long.  It gets depressing after a while, there're only so many books and movies I can watch per day and my brain has turned to mush, and my friends have abandoned me except those loyal ones who insist on breaking down my door and inhaling urine fumes in my room.  I guess there's nothing more eye opening than doing a friend filtering once in a while...

Am still plying myself with endless supplements, chiefly Vit C, D3 and Calcium.  My pelvis tilt still looks bad (abt 3-5cm higher on left pelvis), and if I square out my pelvis evenly, then my ass juts out.  I get to choose... apparently a quick fix is to attach me to this medieval torture device where I'm pulled apart by 4 horses???!  Something like that, not sure as when Guichet starts mumbling into his beard, I often zone out due to yanking fear.  During his last yank, he measured my knee flexion to be above 130 degrees.  He seemed pleased, at last!

The math works like this then (according to me).  About 4 weeks after stopping clicking, all pain goes away, can weight bear 100% to walk, and knee and hip flexions are back to original.  And my progress is considered slow.  One of my classmates was already dancing without crutches a day after finishing clicking and he's now touring the world.  His surgery date was week of Sep 1st and he accomplished all this within a miraculous 6 weeks, gaining about 4cm+ - I'm really impressed!

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Your story is so assuring. Even with complications, everyting can end well if you're in good hands. Don't you do training every day with Guichet's trainers, or you're spending your time mostly at bed reading and watching series, while your leg is healing?

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Hey Unicorn, it's been quite the journey eh.

Putting aside the complications, how does it feel to be 167cm? 

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Quote from: NoRegrets on October 18, 2016, 05:14:19 PMPutting aside the complications, how does it feel to be 167cm? 

Really, put aside the complications, as if they are just some sort of minor inconveniences on the path to getting taller.

Ok dude, way to keep your eye on the ball here. Yeah, never mind the multiple surgeries and potential life long pain and complications, I just want to know what it's like to be a little bit taller. Wow!

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Quote from: Zaney on October 18, 2016, 08:52:25 PMReally, put aside the complications, as if they are just some sort of minor inconveniences on the path to getting taller.

Ok dude, way to keep your eye on the ball here. Yeah, never mind the multiple surgeries and potential life long pain and complications, I just want to know what it's like to be a little bit taller. Wow!

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Quote from: Zaney on October 18, 2016, 08:52:25 PMReally, put aside the complications, as if they are just some sort of minor inconveniences on the path to getting taller.

Ok dude, way to keep your eye on the ball here. Yeah, never mind the multiple surgeries and potential life long pain and complications, I just want to know what it's like to be a little bit taller. Wow!
You are trying too hard there.

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You have a long and very beautiful leg.

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Quote from: Annalisa on October 18, 2016, 12:25:12 PMYour story is so assuring. Even with complications, everyting can end well if you're in good hands. Don't you do training every day with Guichet's trainers, or you're spending your time mostly at bed reading and watching series, while your leg is healing?

Hi Annalisa,

I train by myself everyday doing Guichet's 2,000 reps of exercises.  And then I cycle 2x30 mins, and at least about 60-120 mins of crutch walking

I tried walking without crutches today and I CAN!!!!!!!!!!!   Badly, like frankenstein but wow, I'm addicted to walking right now.

Going back to your question, I do pop in once in a while to see the trainer at the gym to get pointers and also, to correct some of my bad postures etc.  And Guichet sees me once every 2 weeks to remeasure my progress (leg circumference, flexions, extensions etc).