My walking with crutches is since a few weeks after the surgery very good. It looks like nothing happened. Walking without crutches now (15 weeks After surgery) is pretty good but i still have a swing on my walk. I guess its because of weak side muscles that have to adapt now and get stronger.
I have to admit since the last few day i walk more and more without crutches. For example if i go out to eat and Drive there i leave the crutches inside because i don’t Walk much. If i Go to bigger or crowded places i take them with me. Because they are a Signal to others that i am „disabled“ and also its less exhausting than Walking without crutches.
My goal is still 12cm Right now actually like in the beginning, but still thinking if i Maybe stop at 10cm. I reached 8cm today and i am very happy. My condition is very good. I feel Like its mentally more challenging than physically. Especially now when the weather outside is Cold and i am home a lot. And the days get a bit too similair for me. My Morning Routine Looks like this:
waking up, stretching (45min), clicking (7min), stretching(45min)
So there is no more spontanenous Trips really or Planning for the Morning. I mean i can tweak a bit around, but don’t want to do the clicking too late. Thinking about tibia in the future but its very expensive so idk right now. I want to finish this first, than i will look further into it.
Everything went like the doctor said actually. Also now i understand why they told me the lengthening isnt the big Problem, the bigger Problem is time. Because its Been nearly 4 months. Lengthening itself isnt that bad, also the stretching and so on. But it is so time Consuming and i want to turn back to normal (not stretching hours a day, Starting with a 2 hour routine a day and so on, less exhausting walking, longer sitting and so on)
Actually i could talk about it for hours. There should be a Podcast on this Forum or the abilitiy to Upload Audios haha
If you have any detailed questions just ask i don’t want to shower you with too much unrelated talking (or writing)