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[PerfectBody]

A wall adapter. For the outlet. Sorry I misspoke 🥸

Like a USA to European power adapter for charge your MacBook?

[PerfectBody]

It’s not necessarily the religion, it’s because EID holiday people usually parade/party so the government shut down the city from the 3rd to the 17th so their isn’t a corona surge

I see, that’s actually quite smart of them. However there are essential businesses still open, and none of them were allowed to sell me electronic goods 🤔 ah well, Not like I can use my laptop. Thanks for the clarification!!

[Activatedxx]

I see, that’s actually quite smart of them. However there are essential businesses still open, and none of them were allowed to sell me electronic goods 🤔 ah well, Not like I can use my laptop. Thanks for the clarification!!

If you wait until tomorrow everything should reopen, if you want to borrow mines you can for a while
Hang in there the hospital is pretty hard getting through but in a few days you’ll be out

[PerfectBody]

I stood up and got very dizzy. My face turned white, after a few minutes my vision got very very blurry.

Gonna try my baby steps again in 3 hours or so.

If you wait until tomorrow everything should reopen, if you want to borrow mines you can for a while
Hang in there the hospital is pretty hard getting through but in a few days you’ll be out

Thanks man! But no need, it’s not like I can do anything useful anyways. I really appreciate the kindness 😅 by the way how was your experience standing up?

[Activatedxx]

I stood up and got very dizzy. My face turned white, after a few minutes my vision got very very blurry.

Gonna try my baby steps again in 3 hours or so.
Thanks man! But no need, it’s not like I can do anything useful anyways. I really appreciate the kindness 😅 by the way how was your experience standing up?

Standing up with pain meds improved A lot today. It’s just getting up is the hard part. I need a person to help me stand up, but once I’m in that position I can hold it with the assistance of a walker for about 8 minutes I did today. Day but day you improve, walking helps blood circulation so it’s good for you to

[PerfectBody]

Standing up with pain meds improved A lot today. It’s just getting up is the hard part. I need a person to help me stand up, but once I’m in that position I can hold it with the assistance of a walker for about 8 minutes I did today. Day but day you improve, walking helps blood circulation so it’s good for you to

8 minutes standing up? Damn that’ must feel like forever. I don’t know how long I stood up for but it was enough to mess around and then to change the sheets. I tried to do a squat lmao but barely moved my waist.
Man this is not easy huh. Are you having any second thoughts? I feel like if I lengthen even 6cm I will be happy. No need to do anything risky or dangerous.

[Activatedxx]

8 minutes standing up? Damn that’ must feel like forever. I don’t know how long I stood up for but it was enough to mess around and then to change the sheets. I tried to do a squat lmao but barely moved my waist.
Man this is not easy huh. Are you having any second thoughts? I feel like if I lengthen even 6cm I will be happy. No need to do anything risky or dangerous.

With the help of a walker,
It’s really not I feel a lot better today but I’m still almost like an adult infant without the help of my wife or nurse I can’t even get up to get the walker.
Since you already have a decent starting you might be better off with 6-7, but if it’s not hard to go forward once you get there maybe you can safely push for a little more

[PerfectBody]

With the help of a walker,
It’s really not I feel a lot better today but I’m still almost like an adult infant without the help of my wife or nurse I can’t even get up to get the walker.
Since you already have a decent starting you might be better off with 6-7, but if it’s not hard to go forward once you get there maybe you can safely push for a little more

I’m really happy to hear you feel a lot better today. The past two days you seemed miserable! It gives me a little hope too. My emotions are all over the place right now concerning this LL business. It’s utterly crazy. But here we are.
Your wife’s here? How does she feel about the entire situation, and the surgery?

[Activatedxx]

I’m really happy to hear you feel a lot better today. The past two days you seemed miserable! It gives me a little hope too. My emotions are all over the place right now concerning this LL business. It’s utterly crazy. But here we are.
Your wife’s here? How does she feel about the entire situation, and the surgery?

I’m still a little depressed being in the hospital but each days seems to get better
She was totally against it however we are past that point now
I’m really hoping I can get discharged tomorrow I miss just being outside so much it’s crazy the little things we take for granted how important they really are

[PerfectBody]

I’m still a little depressed being in the hospital but each days seems to get better
She was totally against it however we are past that point now
I’m really hoping I can get discharged tomorrow I miss just being outside so much it’s crazy the little things we take for granted how important they really are

Hang in there! You’re wrong the hill for the worst of this experience. I guess I can relate; I’m bored out of my mind in here!! 
Will you be going to BOF CEO?

[Activatedxx]

Hang in there! You’re wrong the hill for the worst of this experience. I guess I can relate; I’m bored out of my mind in here!! 
Will you be going to BOF CEO?

I will be going to tzl suite and then an airbnb
Are you going to bof?

[PerfectBody]

I will be going to tzl suite and then an airbnb
Are you going to bof?

Yep, that’s where everybody is going it seems

[Activatedxx]

Yep, that’s where everybody is going it seems

How are you holding up

[PerfectBody]

How are you holding up

Hey man. Just did my first mini physical therapy. Walked around a little, it wasn’t bad at all this time. I mean it was miserable but I walked to the door and backwitjout fainting. I think that’s worth something. Sweaty as hell though
I’m also looking forward to my bowl movement tomorrow 😭my farts smell BAD.  Knee bending is hard.

Right now I’m in pain/super sore from the walk but I guess this is ok for now. How are you? Looking forward to leaving the hospital?

[Activatedxx]

Hey man. Just did my first mini physical therapy. Walked around a little, it wasn’t bad at all this time. I mean it was miserable but I walked to the door and backwitjout fainting. I think that’s worth something. Sweaty as hell though
I’m also looking forward to my bowl movement tomorrow 😭my farts smell BAD.  Knee bending is hard.

Right now I’m in pain/super sore from the walk but I guess this is ok for now. How are you? Looking forward to leaving the hospital?

Yeah no kidding my wife said my gas could kill an elephant, it’s normal from the anesthesia and means your going to have a bowel movement. Each day gets way better, today wasn’t really that bad and I’m exited to get released tomorrow. I think the first week is 80% of everything and after that it’s just patience
Hang in there man once you get discharged you’ll feel way better

I’ll try to visit you before I leave, pm or let me know your room number

[PerfectBody]

Monday - May 17th. 2nd day after surgery

Wow last night was a nightmare. I struggled to fall asleep as nerve pains kept me awake. I begged the nurses for pain meds but it did not help. I don’t have any stomach issues luckily but my legs feel like they’ve been ran over by a car. Holy crap the pain is real.
I need to hire a caretaker to help me move around and exercise. If you have any experience with this please reach out! Otherwise I’m contacting the team for help/suggestions.

This is so weird; the previous two nights were so easy in hindsight. Today feels like it’s going to be the hardest day

[Activatedxx]

Monday - May 17th. 2nd day after surgery

Wow last night was a nightmare. I struggled to fall asleep as nerve pains kept me awake. I begged the nurses for pain meds but it did not help. I don’t have any stomach issues luckily but my legs feel like they’ve been ran over by a car. Holy crap the pain is real.
I need to hire a caretaker to help me move around and exercise. If you have any experience with this please reach out! Otherwise I’m contacting the team for help/suggestions.

This is so weird; the previous two nights were so easy in hindsight. Today feels like it’s going to be the hardest day

Hang in there bud

[PerfectBody]

Tuesday - May 18th. 3rd day after surgery
Hi all. The pain substantially subsided yesterday after a nap around 1pm. I still had no control over my quads.
No sleep last night, maybe a total of 3-5 hours across bursts of eye closing moments.

This morning I have a little control over my quads. I can bend a little easier, and lift my legs after bending and keep them suspended for a little over 10 seconds. No pain, just soreness and strings. Feels like pulling on really hard rubber.

I will work nonstop today to achieve mobility to get off and on the bed. They seem keen on throwing me out of the hospital today but I am absolutely not ready to move out. I can’t support myself.

[Activatedxx]

But you’ve only been 3 days? They wouldn’t allow me to be released until 4th day

[PerfectBody]

Idk what’s going on. There seems to be new covid regulations on keeping non essential medical cases in Hospitals.

Can you correct me if I’m wrong?
Saturday - surgery - night 1
Sunday - night 2
Monday - night 3
Tuesday - night 4
Wednesday - tomorrow - night 5 - release.

That’s how it’s supposed to go... right?

[PerfectBody]

oxymoron much 

I think about this stupidity a lot more as the days go by. I’m going to settle for 5-6cms. Any more is reckless and endangering.

I’m going to be happy even with 3cm. Why risk my life and quality of life? Stupid.

[Stretch]

Hang in there bud

[Activatedxx]

Idk what’s going on. There seems to be new covid regulations on keeping non essential medical cases in Hospitals.

Can you correct me if I’m wrong?
Saturday - surgery - night 1
Sunday - night 2
Monday - night 3
Tuesday - night 4
Wednesday - tomorrow - night 5 - release.

That’s how it’s supposed to go... right?

It would be sat -> Sunday 1 Sunday -> Monday 2 Monday -> today 3
Tomorrow would be 4

[Activatedxx]

I think about this stupidity a lot more as the days go by. I’m going to settle for 5-6cms. Any more is reckless and endangering.

I’m going to be happy even with 3cm. Why risk my life and quality of life? Stupid.

Nah bro, you already suffered all that suffering and paid all that money. Might as well do like 6 minimum to be honest. Most people don’t notice a big difference until like 5cm anyways

[PerfectBody]

It would be sat -> Sunday 1 Sunday -> Monday 2 Monday -> today 3
Tomorrow would be 4

Thanks man. So it looks like they’re releasing me early after all. I dislike that. I want to be near emergency medical aid  right now :/ Feels dirty

Nah bro, you already suffered all that suffering and paid all that money. Might as well do like 6 minimum to be honest. Most people don’t notice a big difference until like 5cm anyways

You’re right. I’m venting a little, I think I’ll do 6-6.5. Again, safety and returning to normalcy is my biggest concern right now. I miss my normal life so much man :/ We really don’t know what we have until we lose it. But of course once my mood and performance improves I might sneak in a few mm

[Activatedxx]

You get discharged yet? Should be or in a few hours yeah?

[PerfectBody]

Momentarily. Gonna get my catheter pulled out very soon 🤢

[Activatedxx]

Momentarily. Gonna get my catheter pulled out very soon 🤢

Yikes, I will forever remember what that feels like

[onlywantafewcmmore]

Hi man did you get discharged? Was the pulling out painful ?

[PerfectBody]

quick update:

The boredom is INSANE

[PerfectBody]

Friday - May 21. 6 days after surgery

Boredom and loneliness are the biggest hurdles now. Also getting on/off the bed, jesus christ it's so laborious. I can't bend my knees freely yet; they're still swollen like grapefruits. The swelling on my thighs have died down an itty bit, but they're still chunky. I can kind of see my quads, which is nice.

I'm thinking of doing 5.5-6cm now. Wow, just a few days ago I had 7-8 on my mind. The reason for this massive reduction in goal is safety and healing. Likelihoods for complications appear to dramatically increase with each cm past 6, a well as a much longer healing period. Personally, f*ck that. I am not sacrificing my quality of life just to be a little less than an inch taller. At 5'9"-5'10", I'll be perfectly content.

I've reached out to an external physical therapist in the company to assist me with PT. I'll be doing between 5-6 sessions/week moving forward.

This also heavily reduces my stay in this 5th world country - previous estimations for departure was early August, now it's early July (if everything goes smoothly). That's the dream lads.