Quote from: KirP1 on May 03, 2014, 05:05:57 PMhow do you know you have done 4cm , have you got x-rays? do you think that bagirov is a recomendable doctor? i think that have no assistence in lengthening period could be Risky
2 ways, i have an excel spreadsheet where i count the turns and mm i have lengthened. Also the doctor tied a piece of duct tape on each of the bars that pull apart the bone, these are the bars that you turn when you lengthen, and when you measure from the lower end of the duct tape to the top of the screw at the lower half ring, then you get the lengthened ammount.
of course this isnt taking into account the pin bending, but Bagirov told me that these pins are very strong and i would lose at most 3 mm due to pin bending (not sure how reliable that is though, but i choose to trust him). Because of this i am doing 3 mm extra. However i already feel i am at the height i want. My mother measured me barefoot with me standing next to a wall, she used a dvd case and stood on a chair to measure the top of my head and draw a line. Then we measured that line with measuring tape. And i was slightly above 178 cm. I was somewhere between 174 and 175 before surgery.
I will get x-rays when i travel there which i will do as soon as my Visa is ready, which will take 5 days if everything goes as it should.
And yes it seemed risky to me too but the doctor seemed so confident that it would be okey, and i have no pain and my mobility is already very good, and improving rapidly, no ballerina and no knee bend. So i feel secure because the risky part is pretty much over now, i only turn 0.25 a day now, until i get 2 more mm, then im done.
Wannabegiants tibial lengthening in Moscow, Dr. Bagirov
Quote from: PrettyTall on May 03, 2014, 06:19:06 PMStill no photos?
Im gonna post photos of my x-rays for sure. Im still debating if i should show my legs. I dont really see the point. The video in the beginning shows how the frames look, and things like scars are individual how much they show.
wannabe, if we can measure how much we lengthen by measuring duct tape distance, then i have an issue... there isnt enough room for 6 cm
Quote from: crimsontide on May 03, 2014, 07:16:39 PMwannabe, if we can measure how much we lengthen by measuring duct tape distance, then i have an issue... there isnt enough room for 6 cm
then they either placed your duct tapes to low, maybe they didnt realize how much you wanted to lengthen. or somehow the duct tape moved, maybe it wasnt attached firmly enough. They told me specifically when i claimed to had done 4 cm that i should measure that distance with a ruler. and i got 4 cm. i was quite surprised how exact it seemed to be along with my spreadsheet.
Also, the lower half wing will move down as you lengthen, so that will increase the space between the screw and the duct tape obviously. Im not sure if you took that into account.
Goddammit.. just measured my weight, i have lost like 6 Kilos since pre-surgery! most of that weight must have came from the thigh muscles.. man i wish i could work out, i feel skinny like a girl 
And i dont know how much the frames weigh so i have probably lost more than it appears.
when you say measure from duct tape to top of screw, do you mean the one we use to fasten the nut? or the one above that, which we actually turn to lengthen?
Quote from: crimsontide on May 03, 2014, 09:22:08 PMwhen you say measure from duct tape to top of screw, do you mean the one we use to fasten the nut? or the one above that, which we actually turn to lengthen?
the lengthening screw.
Quote from: Wannabegiant on May 03, 2014, 07:58:37 PMGoddammit.. just measured my weight, i have lost like 6 Kilos since pre-surgery! most of that weight must have came from the thigh muscles.. man i wish i could work out, i feel skinny like a girl
And i dont know how much the frames weigh so i have probably lost more than it appears.
Man, that's one of the things that's going to suck during recovery. I've got a lot of bulk and once my legs get skinny I'm going to look like one of those gym rats that only trains the upper body and has chicken legs as a result.
update:
i have booked the flight, will be traveling on May 13, only staying the night there and flying back the next day. Visa will be ready on monday. Everything feels good and im done lengthening, so i guess all they need to do at the clinic is take an x-ray and see if there are any adjustments needed and see how much i actually lengthened. I dont want any cosmetic changes ive decided, the legs look functional as they are already.
walking is getting better every day, my legs feel lighter and there is much less pressure. I guess there are some muscles around the knees that have been inactive for so long that i needed to train them a bit to relieve the pressure. Thats how i would explain it.
It feels really good, pretty much no stiffness, no x-leg, no ballerina..i predict i will be able to walk without crutches/aid within 2 weeks from now.
Small update:
Today i managed to take my first steps without holding onto anything, and it didnt hurt! I walked very akwardly and slow though, only slightly lifting each foot up and moving it forward slowly, almost sliding across the floor.
recovery is going faster than i expected 
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