Limb Lengthening Forum
Limb Lengthening Surgery => Limb Lengthening Discussions => Topic started by: Jed on April 25, 2014, 09:02:59 PM
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Is it really realistic for anyone to do 7.5 CM and eventually go back to completely regular status? I feel like most people do somewhere from 5-6.5 CM which seems like a normal amount. But technically is anything under 8 CM realistically, but not definitely safe? I am regarding to the precise or precise 2 internal method. With a trustworthy doctor like Paley or Mahboubian
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It really ends up depending on the person. Some people can be stretched out more than others.
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The only responsible answer anyone can give you is that THEY DON'T AND CANNOT KNOW IF LENGTHENING >=7.5 CM IS SAFE FOR A GIVEN INDIVIDUAL. There is quite a bit of evidence that doing a conservative amount of lengthening (under 6 cm) is something people generally recover from extremely well, but there is almost nothing on how people who did greater amounts (7.5 cm+) will recover. It varies a lot in individuals - some may be able to tolerate 8 cm as well as the average person tolerates 5 cm, and some will sustain permanent damage by doing 8 cm. The thing is you have no way to know where on this continuum you will fall, and that's why I recommend not having a fixed number to lengthen in your head when you go into the procedure.
When you are faced with unknowns concerning your health and mobility, the only responsible thing in my mind to do is to err on the side of caution.
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What i'm doing 6 months n 3 weeks post-op with a lengthening of 7,5cms on femors. (sry for the quality, my old camera)
Little movements https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhzdfvhNKu8
Little flexions n jumps https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NhOTkOS1ps
Running frontview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztaf2mamrHY
and sideview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLfgVmhHkuQ
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Awesome contribution, Shyshy. This is great viewing material for those considering doing this.
Who was your limb lengthening surgeon? Do you feel pain or soreness after running?
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That's awesome!! You're athleticism is great considering how recent your lengthening was.
Can you tell us more about your experience and why you have been successful?
Thanks!
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Well, i don't feel awesome but thx ;)
I been operated the 30th september 2013 by Dr Guichet.
I had little pain (especially on upper part of quadriceps) while i first ran 3 weeks ago, i kept running 2-3 per weeks like 10-15 mins n pain suddenly disappeared.
My surgeon did great job n on my side i tried to be as serious as possible doing exercices n walking. I tried to always be in a good mood during the all process n i guess it helped a lot^^
Anyway i'll post my LL journey with more details later.
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Well, i don't feel awesome but thx ;)
You should. I have read a lot of diaries and your results are comparable to very few. There are many people who went to cheap doctors and got butchered and there are some who paid top dollar for precice 2 nails and got screwed. There are way more horror stories about LL than great stories.
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Wow, I don't know you but I'm so proud of you. ;D. Excellent recovery!!
Please make your own diary, I would love to hear your story.
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Hey ShyShy,
I haven't seen this kind of running from any LL patient 6 months and 3 weeks after surgery and after 7,5cm.
Incredible!
Best
OBG
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The running is very good for 6 months post op. I don't mean to be critical but it's not normal running.
You can see the guy's movement is like being sandbagged, like he has something tied to him and he's dragging it along.
Also if he run like for a few minutes, would his legs get tired? He looks winded at the end.
But for 6 months it's impossible to have normal running, so this is very good recovery at this point.