Toying with the idea of putting up a video of me running/jogging soon (to prove that I have recovered well, contrary to what some people on here seem to believe). I can squat and jump no problem, and my quads/hamstrings/glutes are looking as meaty as ever. I actually fully fill out my jeans and chinos now. I run up and down stairs now like nothing without even thinking, and my flexibility has made great strides (hamstring flexibility needs a tad more work to be able to touch the floor with the palms of my hands, but I'm almost there). The only annoying thing with this is that I've found I have to keep stretching, but I seem to retain it more. I just stretch like 10-15 minutes a day in the morning, and it really helps.
The left screw issue has somewhat improved, I think from just trying to strengthen my gluteus medius and push through that pain. It's still there, but if I can avoid a surgery just to fix that screw, it would be nice. I'm going to look into that more in late spring/early summer.
Now my only issue is getting to a height I'm comfortable with. I don't run my own business empire, nor am I a college student that's subsidized by his parents. But I am 100% doing tibias, there's no question (probably 3.5-4cm, to keep the recovery time in check). Only question is how or when. But it's going to happen.
My advice to anyone who does internal femurs is to stretch as much as you can (I slacked off when I shouldn't have) and walk as much as you can as soon as you are given the green light to do so. But really...for the love of God, STRETCH.
Yellowspike - Dr. Guichet, Internal Femurs, Late 2014
when will you remove the screw and how many is your original height?
Cant wait to see it dude
Your diary are my favorite
If you could post as many as possible it would be nice for me who plan to do femur with Guichet 6cm and4 cm with catgani
Yes, please post some videos. We'd like to see your recovery progress.
Yes, please post videos. I can't tell you how many times I've read diaries where people say they are "considering" or "toying with" the idea of posting videos flaunting their recoveries, but then never follow through. It's frustrating -- and makes you wonder how well the patient actually recovered.
I will eventually post videos. There are a few things that give me pause...and I'm still dealing with the left screw issue...but I will eventually.
Of course. You're not beholden to any of us. But video of patient recoveries is something the LL community desperately needs and is sorely lacking at this point. Hope to see them soon 
Video idea is great,thanks.
Best wishes for your second surgery.I think maybe waiting around 1 more year will be good for you.What do you think?
Quote from: Peaceout on April 18, 2016, 07:25:33 PMVideo idea is great,thanks.
Best wishes for your second surgery.I think maybe waiting around 1 more year will be good for you.What do you think?
I suppose. I just don't feel like I can really be free and move on with my life (in all facets) until I do the second surgery. I really want it, like, now. Pain is nothing to me, neither is money (and I'm not rich). The only issue is f#*king time. I may very well have to deal with a gap in my resume...but it is what it is.
YellowSpike, thank you for doing your diary. I hope you manage to avoid a gap in your resume. I've seen people kinda paper over a gap by only including the years and not the months for the dates on the jobs on their resume. That's easier to pull off if one is 30+ and has 3+ jobs on the resume. I don't know if you've experienced being out of work and trying to find a quality job in one's field of choice, but in case you have not I'd mention from my experience it's very stressful, regardless of height. I think you mentioned potentially wanting to move to a new job anyway, so perhaps a new employer would be flexible on start date and you could get a good 3+ month window. I'm curious, if you didn't have to contend with limited time for tibia LL, would you want to do more than 3.5-4mm? Hope whatever path you take, things go smoothly 
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