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[Staystrong]

For those who did LL surgery with Precise 2.0 - how soon you started walking with crutches?
How many months you were in a wheelchair?

[Bagga]

For those who did LL surgery with Precise 2.0 - how soon you started walking with crutches?
How many months you were in a wheelchair?

1. 3-4 months depend the rate of lengthening
2. 2 months during consolidation
3. In short, you need to be in wheelchair for 5-7 months
4. But again, you may use walker at home for short distance if you are not too heavy
5. It is best you do online consultation with LL Surgeon if you are serious.
6. This is just a rough guide, everyone is different - some faster or slower.

[Staystrong]

Thanks, noted.

[tallerwouldbenice]

I consolidated extremely fast. I could walk after about 6 weeks of stopping the lenghtening

[Ted68]

For those who did LL surgery with Precise 2.0 - how soon you started walking with crutches?
How many months you were in a wheelchair?

You have to ask clearly, if you want a clear answer !
Precice on femur is very different comparing with Precice on tibia, regarding callus formation, pain and walking recovery. Also if you do Precice Quad.
Then, if you have 10mm nails are very different than 12mm nails.
Your weight is important.
Your fitness is very important.
If you have complications, or not, etc.

So, everything is different, from case to case. And that means MANY months difference...

[GoodJuju]

You have to ask clearly, if you want a clear answer !
Precice on femur is very different comparing with Precice on tibia, regarding callus formation, pain and walking recovery. Also if you do Precice Quad.
Then, if you have 10mm nails are very different than 12mm nails.
Your weight is important.
Your fitness is very important.
If you have complications, or not, etc.

So, everything is different, from case to case. And that means MANY months difference...

Interested to know how/ why the 10.7mm nail differs to 12mm nail in terms of time to walk (both are rated for the same weight). Is it a case that the 12mm even though rates the same is stronger so you can walk sooner?

[Acemace86]

Best case scenario 120 days post op

[Ted68]

Interested to know how/ why the 10.7mm nail differs to 12mm nail in terms of time to walk (both are rated for the same weight). Is it a case that the 12mm even though rates the same is stronger so you can walk sooner?

Hi, Juju.
Its simple... the wider is a piece of metal, the stronger !
Even though they say it resist same.
I know that very well, because a guy with exactly same surgery as mine, left Antwell 3 weeks before i came, was healed after 6 months and in the 7-th month he started to dance salsa !
So, the 12mm implants help you to recover 2 months earlier than 10mm implants.
Me, I am almost 5 months and I am still in wheelchair... and I will be happy if I can stand up in the 7-th month !

[Staystrong]

What do you think about weight bearing like P Max?
Will it help to "dance salsa" even faster?

[Ted68]

What do you think about weight bearing like P Max?
Will it help to "dance salsa" even faster?

Nobody knows yet. But, for sure will help.
Unfortunately is no more than 60% weight bearing, so is suitable for skinny guys...

[Ted68]

What do you think about weight bearing like P Max?
Will it help to "dance salsa" even faster?

Nobody knows yet. But, for sure will help.
Unfortunately is no more than 60% weight bearing, so is suitable for skinny guys...

[Staystrong]

Got it, I'm like 67kg. It might work for me

Another question, as I understand if you do femurs and then 6 months or year break and do tibia then you will reach more height to compare when people do it at same time?
As I understand after some break, your body will adapt for new height and muscles too? but if you do both tibia and femur at same time there will be too much stress and you might lengthen less cm?

[Ted68]

Got it, I'm like 67kg. It might work for me

Another question, as I understand if you do femurs and then 6 months or year break and do tibia then you will reach more height to compare when people do it at same time?
As I understand after some break, your body will adapt for new height and muscles too? but if you do both tibia and femur at same time there will be too much stress and you might lengthen less cm?

Yes, finally, a good question !

Man, I am a tough guy and always I did all strong and hard things in my life at once. So, I got 12 cm in 3 months.  Just because I hate to suffer and kill myself 2 times.
Why ?... because when you do it completely separate, with 6-12 months in between... is very possible to never come back for the next surgery, because all your suffer !
So, I always advise people to do it all in the same trip... and done !

On the other hand, yes, maybe you get 1-2 cm more, as total.
Many guys prefer to take it easy.
I got 7.7 cm + 4.3 cm. For sure I could get 8+6... but I don't regret my decision, because I am an old man and I have no time to waste...

[Staystrong]

So you did both (F+T) at the same time.
Was it hard to go for more than 12?
I guess your legs were stressed a lot..
That's what I heard before, doing F+T at same time people go for 11-12.5 max

[Ted68]

So you did both (F+T) at the same time.
Was it hard to go for more than 12?
I guess your legs were stressed a lot..
That's what I heard before, doing F+T at same time people go for 11-12.5 max

Man, I said I did it in the same period, same trip... not same day of surgery. Because many people confuse that.
No surgeon will risk to do a quad in the same day surgery, because is very risky for your health, on that day and next few weeks. The traumatic shock is too high for your body and you can even die !
The risk is very high for massive hemorrhage, blood/fat embolism, too big pain, impossibility to even stay on wheelchair, depression, etc

I did first femurs and after 5 weeks I did tibia. But both surgeries are in the same period as pain, PT and common elongation.

Yes, for me was impossible to get more length, because of few complications.
But, I am happy I am here, alive, with 12 cm gained and living with the hopes that I will start walking normally in few months...

[Staystrong]

I know that not in 1 day.

Complications solved?

[Ted68]

I know that not in 1 day.

Complications solved?

Well, please read my diary. It is very detailed and up to date...

[reaching_goals]

Took me 6 months after surgery date to walk. Thats 3 months after consolidation phase. I did femurs 7.2 cms. took me nearly 3 months after that to get a normal walk. Now its almost been a year and i feel somewhat close to being normal again. Meaning no more nerve numbness, muscle tightness, can start jumping and running half of what i was doing before. I know other patients who took longer and others who recovered faster. Its gonna vary.

[Staystrong]

thanks and noted

[Ted68]

Took me 6 months after surgery date to walk. Thats 3 months after consolidation phase. I did femurs 7.2 cms. took me nearly 3 months after that to get a normal walk. Now its almost been a year and i feel somewhat close to being normal again. Meaning no more nerve numbness, muscle tightness, can start jumping and running half of what i was doing before. I know other patients who took longer and others who recovered faster. Its gonna vary.

Yeah, you had only femur, so it is faster to recover...
Tibia is such a demanding procedure... and Quad is even worse !