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[KrP1]

I think that it is normal. You have had surgery recently

[Cooper]

Thanks Krp1 and Crimsontide. Sometime I forget I am doing major surgery and going through first week of trauma. Some reason I tend to believe this should be walk in park because of one leg etc. Need to come back to planet earth 

The bruises is already fading away than before just a slow normal process. Apart from that all is going well.

[crimsontide]

i just noticed i still do a have a small bruise.  not large though, but in a weird position, sort of below ankle. doesnt hurt though. i  assume itll go away.

but bruising is normal.. i dont think bruises are ever permanent, even if they last a long time

[Aturro]

I had severe bruises for quite long time. Someone gave me Hirudoid ointment. Didnt believe in it but surprisingly it really worked...

[crimsontide]

ill try that out, though mine arent so bad

probably my major discomfort is above the knee, in the thigh almost, where the rod was inserted... bit of stiffness,and discomfort... its gotten better though, so im  guessing itll continue to get better.

other patients get the same thing?

[maximize]

Awesome on the progress and feeling better. Congrats!

[crimsontide]

ty

looking at my leg, it looks skinnier now, which i like tbh


when the bone wasnt aligned, it always looked a bit bloated

i have no anterior knee pain at all.. i have some discomfort  on the medial side where screws are, but should go away, and it goes away when screws are removed anyway.

ive started to work out a bit already.. i  use crutches now, though i feel i could walk without them... the plan is to get x rays in 3 weeks and start walking without any aid


i'm looking forward to this, finally ill be normal


its weird though, my right  achilles, which was not operated on, feels so tight now.. My right leg was not the leg operated on, so can't be directly from the surgery.

I'm  guessing that my gait has been changed, since i was walking with a bad leg for a while, and that my leg is just adjusting to this

[crimsontide]

feeling pretty good the last 2 days

plan to start walking without any aid in about 2 weeks, though I feel I could do it now. I'm  just a bit nervous to try walking now without crutches

I'm feeling pretty decently, and starting to get back in shape

[crimsontide]

been 4 weeks

feel pretty good, but still bruised at insertion site... this normal?? its not awful, but wanna feel close to 100%

screws cause a bit of discomfort  on the  medial side  when putting pressure, but think that will go away

[crimsontide]

gonna be 5 weeks on thursday

my leg  has felt very good for the past few days

still  a bit paranoid to walk without  crutches, but in maybe 2 weeks, i'll be doing it.

i heal well, so im thinking ill be pretty much recovered very soon. i wot try running, or jumping for a while, but that'll come

im a big fan of nailing... the experience has been much better than my external  fixation.  i know i had 2 broken legs, and was lengthening, but external fixators are a nightmare

LISTEN TO ME PEOPLE

DO INTERNALS, BUT IF YOU CANT, DO LON

external  is just too hard,and too long.. these knee pain issues you hear about are overrated.

[crimsontide]

took a walk... with crutches.... for half a mile other day

been 5 walks, but  leg has very little soreness now

i will be conservative, and keep using crutches a while, but i can already tell  the difference between now and before...  almost like my old normal leg

i should have fixed my leg earlier, but cant go back in time now... i fixed it in time though, and thats all that matters

[crimsontide]

been 11 weeks


i dont really have any pain... might wanna get screw removed soon

left leg is aligned and better, though i still have a limp... seems normal to have one after 11 weeks... im guessing it will not go away  for another month or 2

[crimsontide]

STILL NOT WALKING NORMALLY AND HAVE A LIMP

right leg seems okay, but the left one definitely is not


not sure if this is normal... i stretch out, try to put weight on it, etc... but left leg still is not functioning properly.  its been 12 weeks, so i dont know how long recovery takes for this normally, but ive  definitely  lost all my patience

stretching, weight bearing, exercise... still limping... im hoping this is normal, but losing confidence.

[ouroboros]

sorry to hear about your situation....
what does Dr. Monegal say?

[Medium Drink Of Water]

How much walking are you doing?  It took me months of walking several hours a day before I started feeling normal.

[crimsontide]

sayss more pt

but my left leg has a limp, so its not easy

medium,... u walked for hours?? how slpow eree u in the beginning... its a real struggle for me... need to regain flexibility too

[Dr Monegal]

I say You need to go and see a PT which You haven t done.
After a Long period of external fixators plus surgery in the Achiles tendon plus nerve issue,  It requires a Long Long time to recover normal walk.

When I met You (after all These experiences in India) your leg s muscle condition was extremely poor. Plus we did limb allignment in july and Now limb is alligned with no pain and full ROM.
So Now your situation is an alligned limb with full ROM at joints and no pain, with a massive muscular weakness. 0 PT as You do not trust PT be cause They are not doctors.

I have said That hundreds of times to all my patients. Surgery is a second in your recovery, but most important after a good surgical procedure is to do a good PT plan. Otherwise limp will last because of muscle weakness.

[Medium Drink Of Water]

medium,... u walked for hours?? how slpow eree u in the beginning... its a real struggle for me... need to regain flexibility too

Really slow in the beginning - like two hours to go around the block with the walker slow.  And by the time I was done, my legs and feet were swollen and throbbing so bad I'd have to lie flat and elevate the legs on the couch for half an hour.  So going around the block twice a day took 5 hours out of my day every day.

Recovery from LL is not easy and it's not fast.

[crimsontide]

monegal.... i rote a long reply, but i won't post it yet.... you should stay off the boards though... some of your statements are not accurate.. i don't like t discuss private matters though, unlike some of your other patients, so lets leave it  between us.

i don't have full rom btw, and your statement about pt is not correct...  I'm not going to ask a therapist about x tays, analyzing tendons, etc... therapist only does what a dr says is needed


medium... i know, but itsl ike 16 months... i realize i jut had  final surgery  12 weeks ago though


but the limp is whats holding me back, and I've done the same exercises, stretching with both legs and right leg is fine... it is not muscle thats causing these issue, and its annoying to hear that... when i put pressure on my left,  i can feel the weakness of the bone...  now if  this is normal, okay... but progress has sort of stopped, which is what's concerning.....

[G-Man]

Even if you had the best meal on the planet you'd complain about the fork or something... 

[crimsontide]

yes g man, its very similar

in fact... my walking, legs are very bad, very weak

im pretty sure i dont wanna live like this.

if it aint gonna better, im surely gonna end  this ....

i just ried to walk a short distance in parking lot... had to do down small step... its not comfortable at all.. i then walk a little, and its an awful experience and then try to stand on another small  curb ... well, that experience is almost impossible to achieve... cant balance at all....

then trying to take 1 small step... my ankles etc are seless... and my leg actually almost buckled... i amost fell on the ground
thats how bad my walking is 16 months out...


i dont see this getting better... 90-95% function??? i  think no wayyyyy


im at maybe 30 % now....


im pretty sure im screwed.... i can not live like this... and thats no hype

[Medium Drink Of Water]

My legs were so weak I couldn't even use crutches when I first got out of the hospital, because I didn't have the strength to balance.  I think you should start out with a walker and then work your way to crutches, then work your way to walking unaided.  This is going to be slow and difficult, but don't lose hope.

[G-Man]

At first it looks like a huge mountain and you think you're never gonna make it to the top.  But you can, one step at a time.

[Nomad]

Hi Crimsontide,

I hope you are doing ok. Please be patient as these things really take long time. I am sure you will be alright. Just try to walk.

Could you please clarify where did you have your previous LL operation as I am confused on one hand (1) finding two of your entries HAVE DECIDED TO UNDERGO LENGTHENING and TIBIA LENGTHENING IN MOSCOW WITH DR BAGIROV, but on the other hand both of you and Dr. Monegal mentioning India here:

DO NOT GO TO INDIA...

When I met You (after all These experiences in India) your leg s muscle condition was extremely poor.

So where your had your LL - in India or Russia?

Thanks and get well soon!

[Nomad]

Hi Crimsontide,

I hope you are doing ok. Please be patient as these things really take long time. I am sure you will be alright. Just try to walk.

Could you please clarify where did you have your previous LL operation as I am confused on one hand (1) finding two of your entries HAVE DECIDED TO UNDERGO LENGTHENING and TIBIA LENGTHENING IN MOSCOW WITH DR BAGIROV, but on the other hand both of you and Dr. Monegal mentioning India here:

So where your had your LL - in India or Russia?

Thanks and get well soon!

I didn't read through your diary before posting questions in my previous post, because to say frankly I don't like dramas and no offense but you seem to be quite a dramatic person. However, instead of waiting for your reply I've decided to quickly glance over your posts and have just found this:

im definitely going to india on monday to get the release done. it is ballerina 100%... i definitely  need the release surgery

and later on this:

had frames removed and equinus corrected by dr shah...

posts and now I see you had initial LL with Dr. Bagirov and then corrected equinus with Dr. Shah. So this was third intervention with Dr. Monegal.

Wow, quite a story! Anyway, do not get sad too much, stay cool and get well soon!

[crimsontide]

ty medium

i can walk unaided, but left leg so bad still

ill post post op x rays soon... how though?

i dont like what i   see, but monegal says  its fine

[crimsontide]

just tried to ulpuad... no go

ill again try to link to photobucket

http://i1142.photobucket.com/albums/n616/Parsifal1/monegal1.jpg

http://i1142.photobucket.com/albums/n616/Parsifal1/monegal2.jpg

[crimsontide]

i know what i think... but again... im no dr, so the dr says its ok,i guess... let me know your thoughts

[Ozymandias]

I'm not a doctor either, but the second pic looks a bit weird. Isn't the nail curved? I'm assuming it is intentional, so it can fit your tibia, right? But that misalignment in the fibula... However I think that Monegal is a very good doctor, so have faith.

I see that the pics are from 3 months ago. Any more recent pic?

Good luck 

[crimsontide]

nail curved??

ive seen this in many photos.. that doesnt really bother me, to be honest...  common for tibial nails to be slighly bent at top..look nline

fibula does look malaligned... but  doubt thats a big issue, or even small issue

[Ozymandias]

common for tibial nails to be slighly bent at top..look nline

OK, no problem with that then. And for the fibula, I'm just curious to see more recent pics.