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How does having the metal frame around your legs feel like?
« on: April 20, 2023, 09:32:17 PM »

For tibia patients, how does the metal frame feel like? Could you describe the feeling? Do you feel your legs are extremely heavy/restricted/hows the pain etc? Dont know if LON is worth it...
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Re: How does having the metal frame around your legs feel like?
« Reply #1 on: April 21, 2023, 12:36:52 AM »

Yes.  They feel heavy and restricted.  Moving your legs causes sharp pains.
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Re: How does having the metal frame around your legs feel like?
« Reply #2 on: April 24, 2023, 02:27:00 AM »

Sometimes I had good days and sometimes bad days.

It was more of an irritation than actual pain, yes there was actual pain at times but the bulky frames and when the pins would burn due to skin cutting while lengthening pained like a mf but I think If you lengthen slow, it helps with the pain and also stretching a lot helps.
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7 cm gained on tibias via LON .  Had complications, Healed and moved on with life.

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Re: How does having the metal frame around your legs feel like?
« Reply #3 on: April 28, 2023, 10:21:14 AM »

They're heavy but it's okey.
Yes, it's painful some days are better than others.
Sleeping is difficult because of the pain and the discomfort, if you can manage to sleep for 4 hours straight you're lucky.
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Re: How does having the metal frame around your legs feel like?
« Reply #4 on: May 07, 2023, 11:58:14 PM »

For tibia patients, how does the metal frame feel like? Could you describe the feeling? Do you feel your legs are extremely heavy/restricted/hows the pain etc? Dont know if LON is worth it...
Are you not tired of asking same questions over and over again?
Are done with LL yet? LOL
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Re: How does having the metal frame around your legs feel like?
« Reply #5 on: May 08, 2023, 07:33:36 PM »

Are you not tired of asking same questions over and over again?
Are done with LL yet? LOL
That is none of your concern and LL isnt something you should rush.
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Re: How does having the metal frame around your legs feel like?
« Reply #6 on: May 09, 2023, 03:43:13 AM »

That is none of your concern and LL isnt something you should rush.
FR, don't rush LL or u end up like me, go to a butcher dr and get botched and become disabled, however, now a good dr is actually fixing me.
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7 cm gained on tibias via LON .  Had complications, Healed and moved on with life.

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Re: How does having the metal frame around your legs feel like?
« Reply #7 on: May 09, 2023, 11:51:48 AM »

I am now 2 weeks since my surgery and I gotta say the pain level is almost completely gone. Before now there will be times where the pain = constant soreness in your legs that never seem to go away... like someone punched your legs repeatedly and now you have that dead leg sore feeling every where in your legs... or did a very intensive squat / leg day and your legs are sore af right after the gym, except maybe times 4.

It isn't so much a sharp pain, but a more dull aching pain that can feel draining. But like I said after around 14 - 20 days the pain is gone, and the only real discomfort is sleeping as they are uncomfortable.

But when I get further into my lengthening i expect to feel new pains like nerve pain, etc...

I also went to a very good skilled surgeon, Dr. Donghoon Lee in korea, so your mileage may vary with a doctor from india or turkey or whatever...


I highly recommend LON just for the fact that you can stand and walk with a walker. I can go to the toilet by myself and met other patients who no longer need a caregiver after about a month give or take after surgery. The precice patients cannot weight bear at all, but I am already standing, stretching while standing with the walker and walking around my apartment.
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Re: How does having the metal frame around your legs feel like?
« Reply #8 on: May 10, 2023, 07:13:20 AM »

I am now 2 weeks since my surgery and I gotta say the pain level is almost completely gone. Before now there will be times where the pain = constant soreness in your legs that never seem to go away... like someone punched your legs repeatedly and now you have that dead leg sore feeling every where in your legs... or did a very intensive squat / leg day and your legs are sore af right after the gym, except maybe times 4.

It isn't so much a sharp pain, but a more dull aching pain that can feel draining. But like I said after around 14 - 20 days the pain is gone, and the only real discomfort is sleeping as they are uncomfortable.

But when I get further into my lengthening i expect to feel new pains like nerve pain, etc...

I also went to a very good skilled surgeon, Dr. Donghoon Lee in korea, so your mileage may vary with a doctor from india or turkey or whatever...


I highly recommend LON just for the fact that you can stand and walk with a walker. I can go to the toilet by myself and met other patients who no longer need a caregiver after about a month give or take after surgery. The precice patients cannot weight bear at all, but I am already standing, stretching while standing with the walker and walking around my apartment.
Do you have a caretaker?
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Re: How does having the metal frame around your legs feel like?
« Reply #9 on: May 11, 2023, 01:30:10 AM »

I had one for the first week while at the hospital, and now I technically don’t need one as I can use the walker to go to the restroom and stand, etc. but my dad is with me to help out though I technically don’t need him. Having a caretaker definitely helps,  but I’ve met people who don’t need one at this stage post surgery. But then again they are Korean and already used to living in Korea.
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Re: How does having the metal frame around your legs feel like?
« Reply #10 on: May 11, 2023, 03:10:23 PM »

I had one for the first week while at the hospital, and now I technically don’t need one as I can use the walker to go to the restroom and stand, etc. but my dad is with me to help out though I technically don’t need him. Having a caretaker definitely helps,  but I’ve met people who don’t need one at this stage post surgery. But then again they are Korean and already used to living in Korea.
How was the pain first week like?
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