Yellowspike - Dr. Guichet, Internal Femurs, Late 2014

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Can you get medical weed in France? That might help with the pain.

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Everything gets better man, just gotta truck through that first month.

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Quote from: programdude on December 17, 2014, 08:13:01 PMEverything gets better man, just gotta truck through that first month.

Thanks man. I hope at least there's an improvement around the third week mark like many seem to have experienced.

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Quote from: YellowSpike391 on December 17, 2014, 08:51:21 PMThanks man. I hope at least there's an improvement around the third week mark like many seem to have experienced.

Saying from tibia, my doctor says you have a huge drop in pain after 4 cm

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You will see an improvement around then. When post surgical pain has subsided things get a lot better. Second month is much more comfortable, and if you are lengthening into your third month it becomes a breeze in comparison. Once you stop you will be very happy with how fast you feel great again as well.

You don't have that much more of this intense pain to cope with, and you're looking at a lifetime of benefit so keep your eye on the prize.

Not sure if you have access, but sitting in a warm shower helped me cope a lot during the period of bad pain early on.

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Quote from: programdude on December 17, 2014, 10:18:31 PMYou will see an improvement around then. When post surgical pain has subsided things get a lot better. Second month is much more comfortable, and if you are lengthening into your third month it becomes a breeze in comparison. Once you stop you will be very happy with how fast you feel great again as well.

You don't have that much more of this intense pain to cope with, and you're looking at a lifetime of benefit so keep your eye on the prize.

Not sure if you have access, but sitting in a warm shower helped me cope a lot during the period of bad pain early on.

Thanks a lot bro, I really appreciate this! I actually do feel slightly better, but Dr. G is tough and expects a lot out of me even this early on.

As you said at the beginning of your diary....I definitely don't think I'd be doing as well as I have been without my huge triceps, chest and shoulders. My legs are starting to come back, but are still virtually useless at this point.

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Quote from: ItsMyLife on December 17, 2014, 10:12:17 PMSaying from tibia, my doctor says you have a huge drop in pain after 4 cm

Cool! I think I'm at like 1.2-1.3cm right now.

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Quote from: YellowSpike391 on December 17, 2014, 10:47:26 PMCool! I think I'm at like 1.2-1.3cm right now.
How is everything now me brother?

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Hey guys! Sorry I've been slackin was the updates. The first week, as you all know, was quite a physical and emotional challenge. I figured id have all my breakdowns offline, then resurface lol. The hospital was hell on Earth. I had a lesser version of the Rtaller/Cooper alien poop because I knew enough to use prune juice and hot water. But the pain the first 3-4 days was debilitating.

It's post-op day 10, and the pain is almost all gone, except for on the sides of my butt and a little on my right knee. My main complaint now is that sleeping SUCKS. I sleep for like 3-4 hours if Im lucky, then struggle big time going back to sleep. I'm hoping this at least improves a little, even though I know it won't resolve completely until I stop clicking.

The one sucky thing about the Gnail compared to Precice is clicking. It's not painful...just very annoying. And I hear it gets more painful as the bone heals 

Dr. G is hardcore. He makes us go to the gym and do the isokinetic center almost every day! From a physical fitness standpoint,  no problem, but going off little to no sleep makes it very hard. I'm hoping my body somehow adapts to it all.

I hit my first inch in 3 more days (I'm a little over 2cm right now), shooting for 6.5-7cm. So I should be done in early Feb. 

I'm a tad concerned about the cost the of all of this (all these damn taxi rides are adding up)... But I'm trying to tell myself that we make most of our money between our late 30s through our 50s, and I still have a nice amount left to buy property in the next year or two. Plus my next goal after LL is to get a new job to make more money anyway.

One day at a time!

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Congratulation on being 2cm taller already.  Hang in there.  Hopefully your discomfort and sleeplessness will get better soon.
How many hours do you spend in the Gym everyday? Do they focus more on stretching or aerobic exercises in the Gym?