It's funny how guichet pretends it's not his fault that your leg broke some time ago. As far as i know he used too think nail hence the walls of the bone where too thin and after applying pressure simply broke. That's why for example penguin got a smaller diameter precise 2, there is also Lee's patient with a smaller nail.
Quote from: doomsday on May 13, 2017, 11:22:19 AMIt's funny how guichet pretends it's not his fault that your leg broke some time ago. As far as i know he used too think nail hence the walls of the bone where too thin and after applying pressure simply broke. That's why for example penguin got a smaller diameter precise 2, there is also Lee's patient with a smaller nail.
Yeah, it's been nagging in the back of my head for a while now that I got the 13mm nail instead of the 11mm nail since my bones appear much thinner than the nails. I do wonder whether all this started because of the last minute switch with another patient because she had not completed all her tests on time and wasn't ready for surgery.
I seem to have inherited someone else's bad luck really. As I keep saying, no good deed goes unpunished, huh?
Anyway, I'm very very careful not to strain with unsupported walking or even going on slanted surfaces because it multiplies the load by 20-30x! And the fact that I have ZERO bones to support makes it cringing scary!
I dread to think of the worst case scenario where I incur another fracture where the lengthened gap collapses and I lose all my height, or worst... after several years of non-union, I've to exchange the nail and lessen the gap as a last resort. Various doctors have already suggested doing that if my current marrow grafting does not work. Guichet did say that perhaps another marrow graft might be needed.
Anyway, for now - my only job is to be careful and to lengthen very slowly over the next few months. Everything else, I can cross the bridge when I get to it.
But during your recent surgery he put a smaller nail right? I hope there was no confusion this time.
I really think you should work your ass off on a stationary bike to maximise blood flow in your legs. More blood = more nutrition = faster recover. It's also safer than walking
Quote from: alps on May 13, 2017, 12:03:32 PMBut during your recent surgery he put a smaller nail right? I hope there was no confusion this time.
Nope, same 13mm. I already have 13mm on both legs from before and even if he wanted to give me an 11mm one (which he doesn't think is the correct one for me), he had to use a nail from a future patient in May.
What's the infection situation like? That's the scariest part. Everything else can be fixed (except for nerve damage which you don't have).
Quote from: alps on May 13, 2017, 12:08:27 PMWhat's the infection situation like? That's the scariest part. Everything else can be fixed (except for nerve damage which you don't have).
Was given heavy dosage of Fluoxilin 4x a day for 2 weeks. Then, will see GP on Monday for potential cellulitis from the erythema on my thigh. Hopefully, that's it. Otherwise, an ultrasound scan for deep vein thrombosis since it can manifest in erythema as well.
Have been cycling and walking with crutches to promote blood flow.
Hopefully all turns out to be positive news.
By the way, just wanted to add that when I was at the hospital, one of the women in my ward had surgery on April 18th on her femurs, just like myself. However, because I was following Guichet's hard core physical training module, which demands immediate mobility following waking up from general anaesthesia.
The doctors were quite impressed that I could flex my hips and legs at full motion and was weight bearing with crutches.
When I compared myself to the woman next to me who was still completely immobile with a swollen leg, and feeling lethargic, I do realize how lucky I was to be able to afford Guichet's strict regime.
What do you mean immediate mobility after anaesthesia?
If you mean that he forced you to walk then I believe this doctor is really dangerous and wants to torture his patients.
But I hope I understood wrong.
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