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[The Kaiser]

Precice 2 or Guitchet nail, Precice with Paley if you have the money, other options are Parihar and B.Personally I want to add 10-11 cm in two surgeries.

like 7-4 - 6-6 or what? whats your age now? two surgeries take time and this is the cons

[Morissette]

If you don't stand up - every day, you will have very bad ballerina.

Do the Physio let you sit on the edge of the bed and then press your knees so your heels touch the ground?

Yes my heels still touch the ground I often sit on the edge of my bed place my feet on stacked flip flops and press down to get my heel too touch the ground. The stacked flip flops give me around a 2" "platform" I guess. Hurts my ankles a little bit in the beginning but holy hell does it ever do I ever feel the stretch in my calves haha.

[onemorefoot]

16 years, my plan is 6 on femurs+5 on tibias with LON or maybe 5+6, tibias really scare me, but internal femurs are too expensive.

[The Kaiser]

16 years, my plan is 6 on femurs+5 on tibias with LON or maybe 5+6, tibias really scare me, but internal femurs are too expensive.

you still young, whats your height? and wait maybe there is a chance you get a few cm

[Sweden]

Yes my heels still touch the ground I often sit on the edge of my bed place my feet on stacked flip flops and press down to get my heel too touch the ground. The stacked flip flops give me around a 2" "platform" I guess. Hurts my ankles a little bit in the beginning but holy hell does it ever do I ever feel the stretch in my calves haha.

This exercise is idiotic and very foolish. I'm telling you: STAND UP EVERY DAY!!!

The physios don't know anything.

Put your folded socks under the front of your feet and stand up so it forces to push your feet up a little.
Remember: your range of motion in your ankles will be determined after his much you forced your feet up during this process. You will be in a world of hell after the cast are taken off after frame removal if you never forced your feet up every day.

Use the walker and try to lean forward towards the wall, stretching your calfs. In that way you force your ankles to adapt to the new length.

Sitting on the bed, especially with sandals on, will be devastating.

[onemorefoot]

I think a few more cm is possible because my SH is 89  and I am fat,  most of  people of my height have a SH of 91+ cm.

[Sweden]

I think a few more cm is possible because my SH is 89  and I am fat,  most of  people of my height have a SH of 91+ cm.

I didn't do 8cm, I did 7. On tibias.

You should never go more than 5cm on tibias. 6cm on femurs.

And get in shape. Go out running. You'll miss that A LOT when can't run anymore after LL.

[Morissette]

Dr Sarin had made some changes to the fixator since you have done your operation. There are less pin sites. The reason for this that I was told is less pain,less nerve compression which leads to a lower chance of nerve damage,much less scarring and less chances of complications during surgery. The downside to this is it creates less support while you're lengthening and you can stand anymore while lengthening. So unfortunately standing is not an option for me

[The Kaiser]

I didn't do 8cm, I did 7. On tibias.

You should never go more than 5cm on tibias. 6cm on femurs.

And get in shape. Go out running. You'll miss that A LOT when can't run anymore after LL.

Sweden 7 cm in Tibia is like 11 cm in femur. i think 7-8 cm max is good for internal method

[Whereintheworld?]

 

16 years, my plan is 6 on femurs+5 on tibias with LON or maybe 5+6, tibias really scare me, but internal femurs are too expensive.

I've always wondered what the ramifications would be for someone who had ll surgery, then had a natural growth spurt during or shortly thereafter.

[Morissette]

It's been done in kids since the lengthening is done in the middle of the bone and the natural growth occurs at the ends of bones it should effect natural growth.

[Sweden]

Sweden 7 cm in Tibia is like 11 cm in femur. i think 7-8 cm max is good for internal method

Alright?

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You'll regret it so bad that you never stood up. You will forever have short ROM in your ankles. 3-4 months of not using your ankles properly will destroy them permanently.

Don't say nobody told you. I know it's difficult to understand but this is how it is either way you look at it.
You will be permanently destroyed anyway from this but the question is just how much.

[The Kaiser]

Alright?

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You'll regret it so bad that you never stood up. You will forever have short ROM in your ankles. 3-4 months of not using your ankles properly will destroy them permanently.

Don't say nobody told you. I know it's difficult to understand but this is how it is either way you look at it.
You will be permanently destroyed anyway from this but the question is just how much.

Using Guichet nail will allow me to move my ankles, there are many patients lengthened 8 cm and they doing fine. you did 7 cm and you're fine except the x leg

[Sweden]

Using Guichet nail will allow me to move my ankles, there are many patients lengthened 8 cm and they doing fine. you did 7 cm and you're fine except the x leg

I wasn't talking to you.

You don't have any idea what fine really means.

[The Kaiser]

I wasn't talking to you.

You don't have any idea what fine really means.

i mean no need for athletic ability level, just running and walking normal. maybe 8 cm is a lot if someone care about sports a lot right?

[Sweden]

i mean no need for athletic ability level, just running and walking normal. maybe 8 cm is a lot if someone care about sports a lot right?

8cm is always too much.

[The Kaiser]

8cm is always too much.

and 6 for femurs is a very little, i quit sports because i know this will effect my ability. and am not gonna go for 4 cm as its safe, 7.5 or 8, if everything goes well maybe 8.5. the only mistake i will not take is when my body tell me to stop and the doctor too, i will even if its 2 cm

[Bander72]

Sweden do you if wearing shoe lifts after surgery could affect you in anyway. I wanted to do LON and then use lifts still when I can walk by myself.

[Sweden]

Sweden do you if wearing shoe lifts after surgery could affect you in anyway. I wanted to do LON and then use lifts still when I can walk by myself.

Don't do it on a regular basis. Wait 1-2 years before you use lifts.
It's never good to walk in lifts. And it's even worse after you've done tibias.

[Bander72]

What if I did 2x a week.

[Bander72]

I use these that I can adjust to one inch or less.



http://www.tallerheels.com/heel-lifts.html

[Morissette]

Lifts shorten your calve muscles and most people are already battling some form of ballerina

[Bander72]

Ill limit my use of them then.

[ub40]

Lifts shorten your calve muscles and most people are already battling some form of ballerina

Wish I knew that before my surgery

[Morissette]

Once ballerina is gone using them in moderation would probably be fine. But definitely not before surgery you wanna stretch your hamstring as much as possible at that point

[Bander72]

I get pain in calf's  Id probably have to be more careful which is why I want to do 4cm. Maybe wait 9 months at least before using them 2x a week.

[Morissette]

Yea that sounds reasonable but I really don't know I've never worn lifts and I'm still lengthening I would assume it all depends on your ballerina. You might not even get it I'm st 4cm and nowhere near ballerina.

[Bander72]

Yeah heard you get ballerina after 3 cm if you don't exercise, stand up daily but I imagine past 6 cm you're going to be getting it either way.

[Morissette]

We shall see one can only hope lol

[Sweden]

Yea that sounds reasonable but I really don't know I've never worn lifts and I'm still lengthening I would assume it all depends on your ballerina. You might not even get it I'm st 4cm and nowhere near ballerina.

Yes you have. I'm telling you - the physios don't know anything. They haven't done this. They don't understand. I did it. I know. I've been to many top physios all around Europe. I'm well educated in this particular.

You can't feel it when you're in frames. You get your heel down and that's fine.....
But it's not.
You need to stand up - and that, every day!!

I was told the day before my frame removal that I didn't have ballerina.

[Morissette]

Quick update:
I'm at the 4cm mark no complications so far pain is still very minimal mostly only when I'm trying to fall asleep. My sleeping patterns have improved although I really miss my Caucasian food back home, a lot of food here is quite spicy and I'm not a fan of spicy. I slept on my stomach for the first time last week it felt great. I still do physio 3-5 times a day not including the time the physio comes to see me. I was told that I would be going for an X-ray in the next 10 days so I'll post my results from that. Scarring on my legs has significantly gone down too in the past couple weeks. Unfortunately my grandma hasn't been doing very well health wise lately and depending on her predicament as they move along I may cut it short I would like to see her before she passes but we will see.