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[helloworld]

@Tibike
500 LB leg press, machines has kg and pound equivalent

 

[helloworld]

[helloworld]

Latest x-rays:
http://imgur.com/a/PZ5px

It seems like good consolidation.
Only a bit worried about the size of the bone, seems a bit too big. (5.6 cm in diameter)

[alps]

Wow. I don't know if this good or bad. Why don't you ask your doctor?

I guess all the weight training boosted bone growth?

[helloworld]

Dr. Monegal says I can be very happy.
Training: I actually train very little, only around 30 minutes per day. I think this is far less than average, right?
I hear most people train like 1-2 hours per day, right?

[helloworld]

Doing some jumps in Regent's Park, London:

[Knik]

good recovery but you just made 5cm
but I'm happy for you, enjoy

[llendpoint]

Is it normal that the bone becomes so thick, and non-uniform after consolidation? It takes away space for the muscles, and the skin, doesn't it?

[biggerdreams]

Is it normal that the bone becomes so thick, and non-uniform after consolidation? It takes away space for the muscles, and the skin, doesn't it?

Yes this is normal even in non LL bone breaks. The body forms a callus to protect itself from future breaks.

[biggerdreams]

Doing some jumps in Regent's Park, London:

Is that how you jumped before LL? The form looks kind of funny. Did you change the way you jump to accommidate for comfort or new biomechanics?

[Datum]

Don't do that Helloworld you could break the nail and they would throw all the   on you as it happened with other patients

[helloworld]

I do not think that it is normal but common that bone become thicker at the fracture site.
I was worried as well, but Dr. Monegal said it is not a problem.

[helloworld]

Is that how you jumped before LL? The form looks kind of funny. Did you change the way you jump to accommidate for comfort or new biomechanics?

Jumping feels normal. But I do not know.
That is why I would recommend to all future LL patients to take videos of their legs, their running and their jumping, so that they have something to compare it to afterwards.

[helloworld]

Don't do that Helloworld you could break the nail and they would throw all the crap on you as it happened with other patients

Dr. Monegal has told me that I can do anything.
I think my bone is much stronger than before LL.

[helloworld]

Timeline of my recovery

• 1 December:   start lengthening
  15 December:   wheelchair but 100% self-sufficient (groceries, shower, toilet, etc.)
  20 December:    start go to gym every day (still no legs)
  1 January:           use stationary bike
  10 January:   swimm in pool
  20 January:   use walking frame to walk
  10 February:   go back to work in my Barcelona office
  15 February:   live in private apartment and go to private gym
  20 March:           start using crutches
  10 April:           stop lengthening
  20 April:           vacation in Tunisia, use no more crutches
  1 May:      use bike for daily commuting
  15 May:           starting to run slowly
  25 May:            play soccer, and walk normally, so my family does not notice the difference
  June-July:           everything almost 100% normal, but still working on running to get back to same speed

Time spend on exercise and stretching for quicker recovery

• Pre LL:      25 minutes per day
  December-February:   2.5 hours
  February:      2 hours
  March:         1.5 hours
  April:         1.3 hours   
  May:          1 hour
  June:         45 minutes
  July:         35 minutes

[YungGud]

Good job man!I wanna try 6 cm femurs with fitbone,hopefully recovery will be same as yours

[biggerdreams]

Timeline of my recovery

• 1 December:   start lengthening
  15 December:   wheelchair but 100% self-sufficient (groceries, shower, toilet, etc.)
  20 December:    start go to gym every day (still no legs)
  1 January:           use stationary bike
  10 January:   swimm in pool
  20 January:   use walking frame to walk
  10 February:   go back to work in my Barcelona office
  15 February:   live in private apartment and go to private gym
  20 March:           start using crutches
  10 April:           stop lengthening
  20 April:           vacation in Tunisia, use no more crutches
  1 May:      use bike for daily commuting
  15 May:           starting to run slowly
  25 May:            play soccer, and walk normally, so my family does not notice the difference
  June-July:           everything almost 100% normal, but still working on running to get back to same speed

Time spend on exercise and stretching for quicker recovery

• Pre LL:      25 minutes per day
  December-February:   2.5 hours
  February:      2 hours
  March:         1.5 hours
  April:         1.3 hours   
  May:          1 hour
  June:         45 minutes
  July:         35 minutes

You probably have one of the most successful stories regardless of doctor or method. Seems like you were extremely lucky!

[helloworld]

You probably have one of the most successful stories regardless of doctor or method. Seems like you were extremely lucky!

Thanks!
But actually I have met many patients here in Spain in all seem to follow a very similar recovery. Some maybe slightly slower, some slightly faster. Nobody is complaining about any more discomfort than I, but nobody seemed to have less discomfort than I. Everybody is getting to close to 100%, but I yet have to find one person who is able to run as fast after LL as before LL.

[helloworld]

I was in London for over 6 weeks.
That meant I could not follow my daily routine of going to the gym, and average exercise decrease from like 35 minutes to like 15.
But when I came back to the gym this week I found that my legs where actually stronger than before I left!
So it seems that time is more important than exercise for recovery.
Or it might be that 2 * 6 minutes of high intensity work out in nature is better than 35 minutes in the gym.

[helloworld]

One more video: I did 20 jumps but my friend did not record correctly so I just did a few more for the video.
This is routine try to use every day to increase my jumping power. (btw you see 50 cm but it is actually 75 cm vertically)

[biggerdreams]

What % of your athletic ability have you gotten back? Were you athletic before?

Right now it looks like that is about 50% of my athletic ability.

[helloworld]

In terms of weight I would say 120%. But I did not go to the gym before LL.
In terms of speed I would say 80%.

[Shadow91]

Where can i find the success rate of Dr. Monegal?
And what do you think is a reasonable timeframe from surgery to walking semi-normal if i would do the same operation (5,5cm).
The risks scares the s... out of me, ive been contemplating this surgery for 4 years now.

[helloworld]

for me 5 month to walk almost normally:

1 December:   start lengthening
15 December:   wheelchair but 100% self-sufficient (groceries, shower, toilet, etc.)
20 December:    start go to gym every day (still no legs)
1 January:           use stationary bike
10 January:   swimm in pool
20 January:   use walking frame to walk
10 February:   go back to work in my Barcelona office
15 February:   live in private apartment and go to private gym
20 March:           start using crutches
10 April:           stop lengthening
20 April:           vacation in Tunisia, use no more crutches
1 May:      use bike for daily commuting
15 May:           starting to run slowly
25 May:            play soccer, and walk normally, so my family does not notice the difference
June-July:           everything almost 100% normal, but still working on running to get back to same speed

Dr. Monegal: I think 100% success rate, you can see it in many diaries on this forum.
Only bad cases I am aware off:
 - Cooper, where doctor was not able to finish since patient went back to his old doctor
- Musicmaker, where bone got fractured during surgery.
- one patient that lengthened at 2mm per day (twice as much as maximum allowed)  and know claims to have nerve damage.
Other than that I only know of small things like fitbone screw replacement or preconsolidation, which is not failure.

[Shadow91]

Thank you very much for your fast reply. Theres one thing more, i know that you mentioned the price before but how much do you think everyone should budget for this operation.

[helloworld]

45,000 euro.

[Auron]

Hey helloworld! You're looking good!

On va se voir bientot 

[Body Builder]

45,000 euro.

What this price contains?
I think than internal with Monegal cost 37.500 euros, what exactly the extra 7.500 are?

[helloworld]

What this price contains?
I think than internal with Monegal cost 37.500 euros, what exactly the extra 7.500 are?

I heared that Dr. Monegal will likely increase price, but believe it is still 37.500 euro for everything.
However, this does not include the flight to Barcelona, the stay at the recovery centre or hotel, nor your meals once you are out of the hospital, nor the lost earnings that you might have due to having to work less during recovery.
So if your bank account is 0 after you spent money on surgery you might have problem.

[Body Builder]

I heared that Dr. Monegal will likely increase price, but believe it is still 37.500 euro for everything.
However, this does not include the flight to Barcelona, the stay at the recovery centre or hotel, nor your meals once you are out of the hospital, nor the lost earnings that you might have due to having to work less during recovery.
So if your bank account is 0 after you spent money on surgery you might have problem.

I only talked about surgical fees. Of course living there and tickets increase the cost.

Is there a reason for an increase in Monegal's fees? If money is not the reason he operates for LL, as some of his patients say, then I can't see why he wants to increase his prices.

[Auron]

If money is not the main reason he operates for LL