What is realistic timeline for 6cm precice femurs?

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Planning for 6cm in femurs this year. I wanted to do tibia but then decided to do femurs first. What is a realistic timeline for recovery i.e ability to walk unaided.
I read some diaries for 7.5 cm and I think it took close to 9 months for unaided walking. Is it 1 month per cm + lengthening phase?

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Quote from: Want-3-inches on July 12, 2021, 08:28:57 PMParihar says 1-2 months per cm. So conservatively 12 months.

Best case might be 4 months but you would probably be anxious about pre-consolidation throughout.

What is need is average case.

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Quote from: 6CMFemurs on July 12, 2021, 10:47:14 PMI did exactly 6 CM on femurs with Precise 2:

.I was on a walker from 3 days post-op and never used a wheelchair again
. I finished lengthening in about 10 weeks.
. The day after finishing lengthening I was driving, going to work/gym on my own, just using a walker to weight-bear.
. I graduated to one crutch at around the 4-month mark
. I was full weight bearing with a minor limp at 5 months.
. At 6 months I drove solo cross country across the US and then back across with a friend.
. By 8 months I was still a little stiff, but had no noticeable limp and was walking long distances and even hiking in national parks.

My advice, if you are going to do femurs, try for 8 CM.

My visa will get invalidated if I stay out of my country for more than a certain period so can't risk 8 cm.

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Quote from: HobbitMan on July 13, 2021, 01:43:06 PMMany surgeons will let you fly home before lengthening finished.  Dr Debiparshad usually wants Precise 2.2 patients to stay nearby for example but changed that recently and allowed me to fly home after 2 weeks as long as I visit every 4 weeks after for two visits and send regular X Rays

It's not home. I live here alone and it'll be impossible to live if I live here alone without the ability to walk.

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Quote from: RichTheGreat on July 15, 2021, 09:58:04 AMMay I ask why you changed your mind about doing tibias?

I think femurs are more comfortable and quick compared to tibia. Also, I've heard that femurs heal faster. It's 3x expensive but I saved enough money so I can afford it now.