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Wannabegiant

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Re: LON, LATN and MONORAIL
« Reply #31 on: April 14, 2014, 06:49:55 PM »
Quote from: ChrisIsaak on April 14, 2014, 06:31:33 PM
I did internal femur lengthening and the nails were inserted through my knees. Maybe that's why I don't see LON/LATN as problematic; I have very little and infrequent knee pain and it'll obviously go away in a while, it's not a permanent thing. It's not bad at all.

If I ever do a second LL I'l do LON/LATN without a single doubt. Wearing external fixators for months and months sounds like hell.

Possibly because you did femurs they cut the knee open in a different spot which didnt cause permanent knee pain. However there is evidence that LON and LATN can cause permanent knee pain with a relatively high probability, however it seems more likely to happen with tibia lengthening.
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Re: LON, LATN and MONORAIL
« Reply #32 on: April 14, 2014, 07:24:28 PM »
I understand the risk, as documented by all the research shared here. Still, the psychological burden of wearing the frames for a longer period is a costlier trade-off in my case. I have to serve in the military as well, so I need more time for other things; work, setting up a business, leisure, etc.
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Re: LON, LATN and MONORAIL
« Reply #33 on: April 14, 2014, 11:32:18 PM »
to me, i wanna hear from guys that had lon/latn.... is the kneee pain ruining your life???? or is it a slight nuisance.. if only a nuisance,its worth it imo
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Re: LON, LATN and MONORAIL
« Reply #34 on: April 15, 2014, 02:13:14 AM »
For me the knee pain is manageable. It's the feet that is the worse part and ruining my life.

I still can't run and it's a year after frame removal.

Ankles hurt every day and I have to take Tramadol if I want pain relief.
Sometimes I take 3-4 50mg Tramadol just to have an easier day.
The medicine will kill me in the end.

But my knees are much stronger now than just 6 months ago when I barely could lift my legs up straight when lying down.
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173cm before LL with Sarin, jan -13. Now 180cm tall. Considering 5cm on femurs.

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Re: LON, LATN and MONORAIL
« Reply #35 on: April 15, 2014, 02:40:44 AM »
Hey Sweden,

Why are your ankles in such bad shape?  What did the doctor say about them?
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Re: LON, LATN and MONORAIL
« Reply #36 on: April 15, 2014, 02:51:25 AM »
Quote from: crimsontide on April 14, 2014, 11:32:18 PM
to me, i wanna hear from guys that had lon/latn.... is the kneee pain ruining your life???? or is it a slight nuisance.. if only a nuisance,its worth it imo

It's only a slight nuisance.  For me it's not really "pain", more like sensitivity and stiffness.
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