Yellowspike - Dr. Guichet, Internal Femurs, Late 2014

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Will you have to go back to work on crutches?  Do people know about your surgery?

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Quote from: Blackhawk on January 27, 2015, 02:15:12 PMWill you have to go back to work on crutches?  Do people know about your surgery?

I might. I have to go back second week of March, so that's why in stopping clicks between feb 11-14 to maximize my chances of walking by then. No one except m boss knows (we're very close). I'm telling the others it was a bow leg correction surgery  (which actually isn't even a lie and I have backup for it). Guichet said they most likely won't notice the height bc I won't be walking fully straight. Plus I used to wear lifts and no one noticed that.

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Quote from: YellowSpike391 on January 26, 2015, 12:06:09 PMI'm so fuc#ing sick of this knee pain. I feel like I'm the only person who does internal femurs who feels like their knees are on fire when biking. I have the motivation to bust my ass in PT and on my own, but this pain is really draining and worrying me. Now I'll have to slow clicks again and take 500 years to (maybe) reach my goal.

Right now, I honestly wish this surgery didn't exist. I'm so damn frustrated because I'm willing to work hard, but the pain keeps throwing up roadblocks. When will it be my turn for "I have no pain!" like I've heard so many other patients brag about? F#%k this sh*t.

so sick of all these also..... wannabegiant had no pain till 4 cm sigh... im like in discomfort and pain when i stop painkillers

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Quote from: ItsMyLife on January 27, 2015, 02:20:38 PMso sick of all these also..... wannabegiant had no pain till 4 cm sigh... im like in discomfort and pain when i stop painkillers

He was probably hopped up on painkillers.

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I'm somewhere between 6 and 6.3cm at the moment. So happy to be flying home tomorrow. I'll click for a week more max, then I'm done. 6.5cm was always my goal.

A word of caution to prospective LL'ers...don't be like me and only hear what you want to hear. Some patients may lengthen 100cm and have no pain. They are either extremely lucky, have super high pain tolerances, or work for Cirque du Soleil. I only focused on these diaries and hoped and convinced myself it wouldn't hurt. I went with an amazing doctor and team, but Lord have mercy...the pain has been excruciating. And it's gotten worse and worse...not better. After 5cm, it's been nightmarish pain every day. Extreme tightness, knee pain, muscle pain, sciatica (yup), painful visits to an osteopath to fix my crooked pelvis.

Somehow I'm still alive...but what I'm saying is...don't think you're Superman like I did. I don't care how great shape you're in...Prepare for the worst.

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Quote from: YellowSpike391 on February 06, 2015, 09:46:15 PMI'm somewhere between 6 and 6.3cm at the moment. So happy to be flying home tomorrow. I'll click for a week more max, then I'm done. 6.5cm was always my goal.

A word of caution to prospective LL'ers...don't be like me and only hear what you want to hear. Some patients may lengthen 100cm and have no pain. They are either extremely lucky, have super high pain tolerances, or work for Cirque du Soleil. I only focused on these diaries and hoped and convinced myself it wouldn't hurt. I went with an amazing doctor and team, but Lord have mercy...the pain has been excruciating. And it's gotten worse and worse...not better. After 5cm, it's been nightmarish pain every day. Extreme tightness, knee pain, muscle pain, sciatica (yup), painful visits to an osteopath to fix my crooked pelvis.

Somehow I'm still alive...but what I'm saying is...don't think you're Superman like I did. I don't care how great shape you're in...Prepare for the worst.

Good post and good to hear from you again. Sorry it was rough but glad you made it through.

What is sciatia though?

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Quote from: YellowSpike391 on February 06, 2015, 09:46:15 PMI'm somewhere between 6 and 6.3cm at the moment. So happy to be flying home tomorrow. I'll click for a week more max, then I'm done. 6.5cm was always my goal.

A word of caution to prospective LL'ers...don't be like me and only hear what you want to hear. Some patients may lengthen 100cm and have no pain. They are either extremely lucky, have super high pain tolerances, or work for Cirque du Soleil. I only focused on these diaries and hoped and convinced myself it wouldn't hurt. I went with an amazing doctor and team, but Lord have mercy...the pain has been excruciating. And it's gotten worse and worse...not better. After 5cm, it's been nightmarish pain every day. Extreme tightness, knee pain, muscle pain, sciatica (yup), painful visits to an osteopath to fix my crooked pelvis.

Somehow I'm still alive...but what I'm saying is...don't think you're Superman like I did. I don't care how great shape you're in...Prepare for the worst.

Wow, I wish you a good recovery man!

Why did you pelvis get crooked? Didn't they have an osteopath at the isokinetic centre?

You're one brave dude for continuing despite nerve pain.

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Im glad you're almost there, man. Hopefully the pain will be done.

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Any updates bro?

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Hey Manga - was just coming on here to update!

As of today, according to Dr. Guichet's click file...I am at 6.5cm. Although, given my pain, the x-rays, what the radiologists have said (they claimed I was at 6.2cm around February 3), I honestly feel like I lengthened closer to 7cm. But, to be conservative, we will say I did 6.5cm as of my last clicks this morning. And now - I am done, done, DONE with clicking/lengthening. The pain has increased the more I lengthened, and I've only been able to walk (on crutches) the past week, since almost everything else hurts (though Dr. G did say I could somewhat lighten the workload a bit). And clicking the last few days REALLY hurt my damn right leg. This puts me at right about 5'8", given Dr. Guichet's initial measurement of me in Milano and what I lengthened. So whatever...I'm done. 5'8" was always my goal. All I ever wanted was to be taller than most women (or as tall as them with their precious heels). Plus I still have duck-ass, so I'm loosing some visual height still. I know so many guys on here think 6ft is now short, they're shooting for 6'5", all I can say is...good luck.

Now it's time to start the true recovery process and hopefully remove the crutches soon-ish. I'm very nervous about starting to walk again. Extremely nervous. I hope I haven't done long-term damage to my body. This has been an excruciatingly painful process. I just hope it's mostly downhill from here. I pray to God that my legs forgive me and that I'll walk normally again someday and that the pain/extreme tightness will go away. I want this nightmare to end.