Update:
The last few days i think i have gotten my first problem that i didnt really expect, doesnt seem to be a big deal though.
I have gotten more pain (pincing or like it stings a bit every now and then) at one of the pin sites, specifically the one located at the highest half ring at the inside of the left knee. The pain is not that bad but really uncomfortable and makes it hard to stretch in some positions etc.
It mostly hurts when i bend or straighten the knee, when im laying flat with my legs straightened, it doesnt really hurt at all. when im walking it only hurts a little, and its a bit difficult to fully extend the knee while walking/standing because of this.
I dont think the pain is connected to the lengthening/turning the screws, because the pain never got any worse after i turned and also its only in my left leg. I suspected some kind of infection but many of the normal signs are absent, like i dont have any swollen skin, the skin in the area is normal color, and it doesnt feel warm. Also the pin site itself seems to be dry and clean.
So im not sure if this is a early sign of infection or some kind of nerve or muscle damage, doesnt seem dangerous though, it hasnt gotten worse at least, but we will see if it heals itself or if i need to take antibiotics.
Wannabegiants tibial lengthening in Moscow, Dr. Bagirov
Have you notified your doctor ? it doesn't sound like an infection to me.
Quote from: DREAM on April 16, 2014, 12:46:50 PMHave you notified your doctor ? it doesn't sound like an infection to me.
I actually checked again and the pin site was slightly ulcered now (and by that i mean very slight, like the cotton piece had a few dots of yellow and the pin site was still dry but some very small spots of ulcer.
So there might be a small infection even though i lack the other signs. I used antibiotic ointment on the wound and it seems to work, after half an hour it got a bit warmer and started hurting more, then a while after that it stopped hurting, i havent tried walking since i put on the antibiotics but i will try after a while and see if there is progress.
I think its to early to ask the doctor, it doesnt seem to be urgent and my mother is a nurse anyway. im almost done with lengthening too.
Quote from: crimsontide on April 14, 2014, 11:28:54 AMwbg, i wonder how our scars will look like.... the small pins on the bottom, socks cover that so who cares, but the 5 or 6 on top.... think it should be ok
Yeah for me the scars are no big deal, not that visible and with some leg hair i doubt anyone will notice even in the early phases before it has healed a bit, i will use some creams to improve the scar healing as much as possible though.
How are you doing?
Quote from: Sludder on April 21, 2014, 07:51:58 AMHow are you doing?
I had some rough days this past week because of the infection, it didnt hurt much while i was laying down, but bending the knee hurt like hell at times and also the bending of the knee became super stiff, like a rusty cog wheel. My right leg that didnt have infection however had full mobility and no pain, because of this i could manage walking a bit. But i became harder to stretch and sleep and i was afraid of moving my infected leg in fear of a spike in pain levels.
But the wound at the pinsite seems to have healed a lot looking at it today, thanks to the antibiotic ointment i got from the clinic that also stimulates healing tissue. So the stinging pain from the pinsite is mostly gone and im not as stiff as before, i can with some warmup get my left knee straight again while standing.
I only have like 5 days left of lengthening, do that feels good.
Congrats WBG on the almost complete of lengthening. 
When are you going back to Moscow again? How long will it be before removal of the frame?
Quote from: jerry on April 21, 2014, 08:36:35 PMCongrats WBG on the almost complete of lengthening. When are you going back to Moscow again? How long will it be before removal of the frame?
Thanks man! Im probably going to book a flight at the very start of May, after Walpurgis Night is over. I wont be able to get an accurate estimate of how long i will have the frames until i get an x-ray which they will do at the clinic once i get there. However for 4 cms they said average is 6 months total from operation day to frame removal, so maybe 4 more months... hopefully it will be faster than that though, i will walk way more in consolidation phase to increase the speed of bone healing.
Update:
I reached 4 cm today according to my spreadsheet.
I have no pain, no ballerina and the infection is gone. However my left leg where i got the infection is still quite stiff and a bit difficult to straigthen the knee, but fortunately i dont need to lengthen anymore so i think this problem will resolve itself pretty soon.
The doctor advised me to lengthen a few mm extra in case their is pin bending, but i chose to skip that, partly because of my left knee problem, and also because i decided that 3 mm is not going to make a difference in how i feel, i feel very happy with my height now when i stand straight and compare myself to my dad who is 180 cm tall, there is barely any difference between us in height, so i must be around 178-179 cm.
My right leg has very good mobility, i can move it very fast and pretty much freely as if the fixator wasnt there. Its awesome, if only my left leg didnt have the knee bend problem, i would probably be able to walk without aid now.
I think a big factor as to why my left knee is having problems bending and straightening now, is because i have some loose piece cartiladge below the knee as a result of Osgood–Schlatter disease which i got when i was about 15 and playing football. This didnt bother me when i was walking and running, only when kneeling and doing sports did it bother me.
However i quit football at 18 and since you are not supposed to remove the excess cartilage from this disease until you have stopped growing, i forgot about removing it. Definitely wish i did it before LL. However it will be among the first things i do after i am finished with LL, compared to this it is a very simple procedure.
i have the exact same issue as you, i mean exact.... my right leg is great, i can walk ok with walker now, but moving my left leg, not easy, same issue at exactly same spot,,, idk why, but its very very uncomfortable... if i didnt have this issue,life would be great right now
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