There is tape which goes around each of three rods that are lengthened. The distance from tape, to the ring, measures how long you have lengthened. Lets call this distance X. How accurate is this?
If the pins/rods/etc are bent, then is Distance X still accurate? Or would Radiographic distance (Distance Y) be more accurate?
in other words, when I have pin bending
1) Distance X is accurate.
2) Distance Y is accurate.
3) Distance Z (the amount lengthened based on my Excel spreadsheet, with each half turn representing 0.25) isn't accurate.
is this the case or:
1) Distance X is NOT accurate.
2) Distance Y is accurate.
3) Distance Z (the amount lengthened based on my Excel spreadsheet, with each half turn representing 0.25) isn't accurate.
I find that where I am now, Distance X and Y are the same. Distance Z is 5 mm more. So I have stopped recording Distance Z.
What about the situation for compression? How does it affect X Y and Z?
VERY FERST STEP - INDIA - Dr. Anil Raheja
hmm about the height loss ..
well I'm sure I was 153cm before the surgery .. I measured myself many times . and the last time was a week before I left UAE and it was in hospital .
my wild guess as taller and TRS said it could be because angled femurs but that means I should lose 0.5cm at top. so even if I lengthened (5.5cm in femur that's mean I should deducted 0.5cm ) .
about the callus compression hmmm, I did stand couple of times but like for half n hour a day and for just about 2 weeks .. then I got those fixator removed and get plate fixtation.
so when you have plate fixtation/nail rod how the callus will compress I still don't seem to get this part, did any dr beside dr guchet claimed the same things??
I believe that I lengthened for sure 11cm, but maybe I lost some of cm when I've had cast for 8 weeks , as the callus for my femur wasn't that strong , though my doctor said when he inserted the plate , the callus was so solid and there is no way I lost any cm .
hmmm . also the knock knee could cus some cm loss, crimsontide mentioned that he lost 1 cm because of that and when he will correct his knock knee he would gain it back.
Also, Indian doctors lie a lot, so when I'll go home after two weeks I'll measure my leg again, and I'll let them measure the gap in my old x-ray...
Outgrown: with limited budget I think I would go just for tibia lengthening, and as I have sufficient budget now I'm planing to have second round for my femur when I reach 70-80% of recovery.
Sweden : Oh, you're alive 
, well I'm still 56kg, but yeah I think I need to shed some kg ,.. I'll go for swimming when I'll go back home.
Today is my birthday .. ah I feel am so so old 
yet I'm so happy that I manged to live for quarter century 
and so far I'm doing ok 
at afternoon (1pm), one if of my pt dr she woke me up for pt, but surprisingly she remembered my BD and gifted me chocolate, mug, and ash tray ,which let me think seriously that I have to start smoking 
That's really made my day.
anyway, I think I posted this before in some thread , about telling other about your LL.
5 days ago I told the guy that I/he plan to date, that I lied to him about the reason why I came to India, it was kinda moment of truth, well I really felt so bad keeping lying to him about that and me having accident here, so I told him that I may tell the reason one day . and he said he won't push for any info from me that I don't want to give .
so I have to admit that was a bit of relief, but like few days ago we argued about me wanting to have nose job ( I'm sure next year I'll have it but not in India sure), and he was going on how is this thing really fake and I should accept myself ..etc,at the end he told me to go ahead and do it if it's so important to me but he can't live with fake woman.
well from that I know , that there is noway this guy would be open about LL.
so 2 days ago he started to ask me about the reason why i came to India and telling me this been wreaking in his head.. he pushed really hard to know why... although he said he wouldn't do that ..sigh!!!
so I sent a link of my diary, I really hated that feeling , I didn't feel good nor relief , all I felt that I'm really so exposed , ashamed ?
I don't know what's the right word to use . and I was asking myself why should I worry to be righteous and tell about LL, if that's will give me nothing but a very horrible feeling ..! I should've hide it ! and there is no way he would come to know about it , he wasn't even know that I'm in india til I told him!!!!!!
anyway, he handled the situation very well and he told me that he didn't even know it was possible to surgically get taller , and that he "changed" his mind, and he will even support me if I wanted to have nose job ! ..
I really don't buy that ! few days ago he was feeling so strong about the cosmetic surgery . how anyone could change within 10min!!!!!!!!!!! how!!!!
people don't change , and if they're ,they would take ages to change a bit !!!!!!!!!!
yesterday , we talked again about that and he said he read more in my diary, and he think I'm strong,brave ..etc
well then he said he feels that he is hypocrite for giving out the other day about cosmetic surgery, because he always hated when ppl judge him and now he is doing the same, so he told me he change a lot ..
well i still cant believe it, and I told him that, there is no way someone could change from himself that easily. and even if they think they're , deep inside they would keep their original thought, so he may look down on me. he kept saying he is not , and there is no reason for him to keep talking to me if he still
today I've just was roiling his conversation in my head , to be honest the guy handle the situation very well, and showed a very mature reaction , and I like him A LOT , so I think I just should get over myself and believe what he said .. anyway ,, what did I expect from him to say when I told him about LL ? to say there is no more me and you . honestly I was expecting such a thing, to maybe act like drama queen and ohhh the world so cruel blah blah seriously I should get over myself !
after all I think telling someone about LL maybe not be that bad idea as I thought 
Happy Birthday!! Thanks for advice
happy birthday disobedient
as for telling the guy. hmmm interesting.
happy birthday..
mmm yeah I told quite a few people I got into an accident and they got pretty concerned... and wished me a speedy recovery.. those who came to visit me, I feel so bad, as they are so sympathetic
the truth might come to light (though I wont say)... when I am done and they realise.. hey, this guy is so much taller! haha.
my girlfriend knows about it though and is very supportive.
I think LL cannot be compared with cosmetic surgery. LL is much more difficult and requires so much bravery... I think your boyfriend/date is right to actually even love you more because you are such a brave girl who pushes for her dreams...
Happy BD Diso.
Merry Birthday Diso.
Maybe he changed his mind because he thinks if you're willing to go through limb lengthening then there's no way he'd be able to convince you to shy away from a surgery that's much easier to go through in comparison. Either way, it's good that he's supporting you now. It's funny that you say telling someone about leg lengthening isn't that bad. I was expecting a much worse reaction than I got from relatives my mom told and a friend that I told, but they were all surprisingly supportive. I still won't go around telling people though. It might be a worse reaction if a complete stranger finds out.
Where do you plan to go for femurs when you recover more? I remember you said something about Thailand before. Are you going to give Dr Tardthong a try?
Hope your birthday was splendid.
Happy Birthday Diso!!!
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