For those who have had surgery. Does anyone’s precice nail a gear grinding or skipping noise when lengthening? Similar to a clutch slipping in a manual car. Mine suddenly started around the 18mm mark..
Yep, this happened to me too on my right leg about a third of the way through the lengthening process. The x-rays confirmed it to be signs of early consolidation. My doctor had me stop taking calcium and D3 supplements and speed up the lengthening on the right leg. It kept making those grinding / gear noises but I was able to complete the full 8cm.
When I asked the Nuvasive rep, he didn’t know what it was and thought nothing was wrong ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ . So I wouldn’t take what they say as truth.
In my case, if I lengthened 10 millimeters on the leg that was making noises, the actual amount lengthened was only like 6-7.
I’ll also say that my left leg only made those grinding / gear noises at the very very end when lengthening was finished. In other words, you’ll hear that noise either if you’re done lengthening or if soft tissues are creating resistance.