Topic: Diary - LON Femurs Dr Halil Buldu (Read 29176 times)

Jamesy998 · « **Reply #217 on:** March 24, 2021, 11:16:57 PM »

Both will return without a doubt I remove my fixators and dedicate most of my time to training. There were many of us here with horrible ROM even worse than me and now they are at 100 degrees+ after 2 months of removal. I was one of the unfortunate ones with bad ROM even at the beginning before i lengthened straight after Externals. One of the many reason it is more ideal to do internals if you have the money or external tibias.

When it comes to range of motion and patients in external (LON) femurs I have observed that it is somewhere around 50/50, you have some patients who have amazing ROM during the entire phase bu then you have some like myself with really poor ROM. There is also many who have great knee bending abilities but struggle with duck as£.

One thing is for sure that with externals the recovery is a bit longer for those with poor bending because it takes longer for them to regain the ROM, either way I would only do stryde internals or tibia externals if I were given another chance. Precise also seems great with the comfort and all but the fact that it is not weight bearing makes it less appealing to me.

I might as well give my status update as I write my response. Everything seems to be going well. The knee straightening issue that I had is slowly resolving and getting better by the week, the bending is still very poor as I mentioned previously and I have no pains at all. I stopped lengthening more than a week at this point and it makes a world of a difference. My soft tissues no longer feel like they are about to explode out of my skin. There is the occasional nerve pain once every two days at most and it lasts no longer than a split second. Surgery for the removal is literally tomorrow and I am very nervous and excited at the same time, I had needles and the fact that I have to go to the hospital and get a ton of em done pre op is very annoying to me, the butterflies are already happening in my stomach.

In a few hours I am going to get a covid CPR test done (home test service) just to have that checked before being admitted to the hospital and then I will start fasting after six in the evening getting ready for my operation. My operation is in the morning and will hopefully be in a state to update my diary after waking up. As many will agree with me the hospital is arguably one of the most depressing places on earth to be in so forgive me if I do not immediately update my diary and possibly take longer than a week to respond.

BelowTheMean · « **Reply #218 on:** March 25, 2021, 12:34:08 AM »

Best of luck on your frame removal surgery!

L8GrowthSpurt · « **Reply #219 on:** March 25, 2021, 01:09:34 AM »

Good luck with the surgery! Btw, love the moniker. (No one is a bigger bad@ss than Michael Corleone)

Ozoz · « **Reply #220 on:** March 25, 2021, 10:18:14 AM »

How is your pain level my friend

Jamesy998 · « **Reply #221 on:** March 25, 2021, 02:59:46 PM »

Quote from: BelowTheMean on March 25, 2021, 12:34:08 AM

Best of luck on your frame removal surgery!

Cheers mate

Jamesy998 · « **Reply #222 on:** March 25, 2021, 03:00:27 PM »

Quote from: L8GrowthSpurt on March 25, 2021, 01:09:34 AM

Good luck with the surgery! Btw, love the moniker. (No one is a bigger bad@ss than Michael Corleone)

Of course, should be everyones role model when it comes to confidence.

Jamesy998 · « **Reply #223 on:** March 25, 2021, 03:01:42 PM »

Quote from: Ozoz on March 25, 2021, 10:18:14 AM

How is your pain level my friend

Surgery in 14 hrs, currently I have 1/10 pain. The pain is coming from my right leg since it is weaker and it hurts a small bit when I walk.

RB · « **Reply #224 on:** March 25, 2021, 03:15:56 PM »

All the best mate. One step closer!

Jamesy998 · « **Reply #225 on:** March 25, 2021, 03:30:25 PM »

Quote from: RB on March 25, 2021, 03:15:56 PM

All the best mate. One step closer!

Cheers man, thanks for all the support to everyone.

Ozoz · « **Reply #226 on:** March 25, 2021, 04:43:29 PM »

Good luck keep us updated

fivetenneeded2016 · « **Reply #227 on:** March 25, 2021, 04:58:41 PM »

Quote from: Jamesy998 on March 25, 2021, 03:01:42 PM

Surgery in 14 hrs, currently I have 1/10 pain. The pain is coming from my right leg since it is weaker and it hurts a small bit when I walk.

goodluck mate, you'd find the meaning of reincarnation tomorrow after removal lol.

more · « **Reply #228 on:** March 25, 2021, 05:03:26 PM »

he just finished 25% of LL Journey wait of 75% probably he will left Forum , This is bitter truth

Jamesy998 · « **Reply #229 on:** March 25, 2021, 07:31:49 PM »

Quote from: more on March 25, 2021, 05:03:26 PM

he just finished 25% of LL Journey wait of 75% probably he will left Forum , This is bitter truth

Good or bad outcome I will still update everyone. There are too many people following my diary at this point for me to quit.

Jamesy998 · « **Reply #230 on:** March 25, 2021, 07:32:56 PM »

Quote from: fivetenneeded2016 on March 25, 2021, 04:58:41 PM

goodluck mate, you'd find the meaning of reincarnation tomorrow after removal lol.

I am not expecting sunset and butterflies but it sure will make a difference for the better.

Tartar · « **Reply #231 on:** March 25, 2021, 11:10:38 PM »

Keep strong!

Jamesy998 · « **Reply #232 on:** March 25, 2021, 11:18:09 PM »

Quote from: Tartar on March 25, 2021, 11:10:38 PM

Keep strong!

Cheers!

Serilium · « **Reply #233 on:** March 25, 2021, 11:24:35 PM »

james, i am sorry to dox you. are you american? feel free to ignore to prevent doxx

good luck also those LON femurs are hella uncomfortable

Jamesy998 · « **Reply #234 on:** March 25, 2021, 11:45:45 PM »

They will be off in a few hours and I am quite nervous. I am Irish

fivetenneeded2016 · « **Reply #235 on:** March 26, 2021, 12:41:49 AM »

Quote from: Jamesy998 on March 25, 2021, 07:31:49 PM

There are too many people following my diary at this point for me to quit.

hope you did not stop your lengthening coz of these people! most of them wouldnt even do this surgery

they are here to just waste time

Jamesy998 · « **Reply #236 on:** March 26, 2021, 03:04:32 PM »

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Lads, I am free, God the weight on those things were something else. The pain after I woke up right after surgery was unbearable but after the painkiller I am all good now with pain going back down to like 2/10. I have X-Ray later and will try and post some of those pics too.

Jamesy998 · « **Reply #237 on:** March 27, 2021, 07:17:28 AM »

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Final X-Ray, nail locked. I will probably get discharged later today. I will rest for now as I am too tired to write anything.

more · « **Reply #238 on:** March 27, 2021, 07:31:25 AM »

Quote from: Jamesy998 on March 27, 2021, 07:17:28 AM

https://ibb.co/XWKQ4Hf
https://ibb.co/3196nVC

Final X-Ray, nail locked. I will probably get discharged later today. I will rest for now as I am too tired to write anything.

Congratulations you removed monorail.
Don't take it personally Your knee joint space seems become narrow. which is not good sign ,
how much did you get?

Jamesy998 · « **Reply #239 on:** March 27, 2021, 08:29:01 AM »

6.5cm, I will check the knee joint space with my doctor and also email Dr. Michael Assayag to get a second opinion.

more · « **Reply #240 on:** March 27, 2021, 08:29:44 AM »

Quote from: Jamesy998 on March 27, 2021, 08:29:01 AM

6.5cm, I will check the knee joint space with my doctor and also email Dr. Michael Assayag to get a second opinion.

Good

more · « **Reply #241 on:** March 27, 2021, 09:44:14 AM »

And one more thing it doesn't look like 6.5 cm please cross check it with other x-ray centre or other orthopaedic doctor
I don't have any personal gradues against you and any other in this forum.

Jamesy998 · « **Reply #242 on:** March 27, 2021, 03:19:48 PM »

Quote from: more on March 27, 2021, 09:44:14 AM

And one more thing it doesn't look like 6.5 cm please cross check it with other x-ray centre or other orthopaedic doctor
I don't have any personal gradues against you and any other in this forum.

Does it look like less or more to you?

Jamesy998 · « **Reply #243 on:** March 27, 2021, 03:22:14 PM »

Regarding the slight gap that appears to be on the knee cartilage on the X-Ray, I spoke to Dr Halil and Dr. Assayag and Dr Assayag has told me that everything looks okay and nothing at all look irregular on the x-Rays while Dr. Buldu said that the gap might look like that based on how the x-ray beam was shined, position of my leg during x-ray, ect and again, nothing irregular.

more · « **Reply #244 on:** March 27, 2021, 04:04:23 PM »

Quote from: Jamesy998 on March 27, 2021, 03:22:14 PM

Regarding the slight gap that appears to be on the knee cartilage on the X-Ray, I spoke to Dr Halil and Dr. Assayag and Dr Assayag has told me that everything looks okay and nothing at all look irregular on the x-Rays while Dr. Buldu said that the gap might look like that based on how the x-ray beam was shined, position of my leg during x-ray, ect and again, nothing irregular.

This is good news if drs saying like this

Jamesy998 · « **Reply #245 on:** March 28, 2021, 09:27:15 AM »

28/03/2021

Third day out of removal surgery. I have surgical pains on my left leg mainly where the nail was locked which is easily bearable, I use a weak painkiller for it once a night. I am still not testing out my ROM because I want to give my body a rest before taking up physio although I can clearly feel the night and day difference in the general flexibility of my legs and I feel the ROM gain will not be a problem either. As all of you know from my previous post if you were not able to tell, I am consulting with Dr. Assayag as much as i possibly can and you could say he is updated on all my progress, x-rays, ect. It is crucial to have as much support as you can also from another doctor so you can also cross check facts and opinions. As soon as I get to Ireland I will also immediately consult with my orthopaedic surgeon.

Removing the frames was a relief and I feel safer now, from pinsite complications and any other crap that came along with those frames. My bones are aligned and the difference in height is massive in real life, plus the fact that my femurs are proportional with the length of my tibias I must say I look much nicer aesthetically than I did before.

I will take my bandages off in a day or two and my legs will feel more free. Anyway now everyday is going to be progress from the previous, no more one step forward one step back bullcrap like in the lengthening phase and I don't have the fixators anymore to restrict any more of my movements so I can freely make progress and keep my progress while I make it. My advice for future LLers would be to just wait for Stryde, it is worth every penny. Height neurosis is completely gone to the point that I don't even pay attention to anyone else's height outside anymore. When I came back from hospital I did not measure one person in my mind like I would have done pre LL.

Worts parts about my LL would be: 1)The post OP surgical pain, whether its the nail insertion or the fixator removal they both hurt a lot but this is also very individual so it might not apply to everyone.

2) The needles, I know this may sound like a bitchy reason but it does make a difference on anyones level of comfort, I did not like the nurses here in Turkey, one because not a single person in the entire hospital spoke English but many can barely take a Freiking blood sample. Before my removal I had to tell the nurse where to inject because she could not properly find my vein so kept jabbing it in the wrong place until I literally passed out, then starts to take my bloods, spilling quite a lot of it around the bed. Same cr@p when they were removing the needle. The cleaner guy also decides to clean the room at 4am for some reason, after trying to get to sleep for hours he then proceeds to make a racket and wake me up. Just very basic things but makes the experience horrible.

There are much more things but the list would be simply too long. Made me appreciate Ireland more, less cluster fkd.

Jamesy998 · « **Reply #246 on:** March 29, 2021, 09:41:27 PM »

Alright, Im going to take off now, not really bothered to update anymore as there are barely anymore new people responding to the diary. What I plan on doing is updating you all one year post frame removal. This is because coming onto these forums daily, the topics are just downright idiotic to begin with. I mean, a completely normal person could come on here and probably develop a height neurosis just by reading the posts. Recently more 175cm+ morons also parading the forums too, and then of course we have the final category, my favourite one, which would be the people who are constantly asking the same questions, I mean just read the bloody topics on the same answered questions. And for those of you who are 175cm and over, I do actually hope you get the surgery so that you realise how much of a clown you are, and no your excuse that you live in Finland is not a good one, I have met more Northern Europeans in real life who are around 175cm then you can imagine. To give you an example of how much of a joke this forum is, there is a user who wishes to be 195cm+ , if that is not the summit of idiocy then I do not know what is. FY, you want to impress a girl? then lengthen you're junk instead because that will be fifty percent more effective. It is sad really because on these forums are actual people who genuinely need this operation, guys who are 160cm below and they just get shadowed by these men who are average height and want to be lengthened because they lack a personality to please a women. To all the 170cm plus guys out there on the forum, knowing a few patients who were average height and did this surgery, you will not gain anything at all. If you were sad before, you will just be a taller sad person instead.

Look, I don't want to insult the decent people here too much but when you get this surgery done, you just want to move on, and nutcases talking about doing more surgeries gets very annoying because you know they will not get it done. I do not understand how some people can be on these forums for years after they move on, I can imagine it gets depressing and I also think deep down that, if you are indeed still on these forums after you have recovered, well then you never really beat height neurosis, why else would you be on this forum discussing something that should have been cured with this surgery.

Also, some of you I know have my instagram, text me if you actually are going through with the surgery, I am not an FAQ page.

BelowTheMean · « **Reply #247 on:** March 30, 2021, 03:24:16 AM »

Hah, I'm glad you've reached the point where you can move on from the forum! I've probably only got one or two more months on here before I stop checking regularly, but yeah there's really no point once you've done the surgery and especially once you've recovered.

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