Hi all-I had the Stryde nail implanted in Sept 2019 and removed in October 2020. I heard about the pause recently so came on here to see what news I could find. Like a lot of you on here, I’m not 100% clear on the issue. I will say, I remember some of my early xrays looking like the one on this thread...my doctor never said anything about it not being normal...like everyone else here, I’ve looked at my fair share of xrays but am by no means an expert...that’s why we have doctors! With my lengthening (not CLL, was an LLD)...I literally had 0 complications with it. So, I certainly hope they work out the issues quickly for all of your waiting for your surgery.
The other thing I will add...not sure if it’s psychological or physiological but I felt an immediate improvement after the rod was removed...it’s very heavy (I actually got to keep my rod after removal) so not sure if that’s it or if it’s just in my head lol...but I strongly recommend getting it out. The recovery is longer than 1-2 weeks...it’s more like 4 weeks but worth it. You can look at my patient experience story on this forum for more info or I have a youtube channel “Pulling my leg” that should be easy to find.