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[59Male]

In millimeters

Post Lengthening:
Tibia - 382.31
Femur - 541.4
Tibia/Femur - 0.71
Upper Body - 892.39
Lower Body - 923.71
Upper/Final Height - 0.49
Wingspan - 1879.6
Final Height - 1816.1

The measurement is via x-ray from bottom of shin to top of shin for tibia and base of femur to greater trochanter for femur.

[59Male]

I highly recommend Dr. Assayag. He is extremely experienced, knowledgeable, and prioritizes safety. I am currently doing physical therapy with Dr. Moshe. I stayed at the Hackerman-Patz House for two weeks before returning home (still in the U.S.) for lengthening.

We used the Precice method with a 75-pound-per-leg nail in the femur, aiming for 76.2 mm of lengthening.

The most important decision we made regarding the surgery was to operate on one leg first and the other a week later. This approach was less expensive, significantly less painful, and—most importantly—much safer. Doing one leg at a time greatly reduces the risk of a fatty embolism.

I stayed at the HP House alone for most of the time and had no issues. The pain really isn’t that bad. My only real challenge was nausea from the anesthesia after the first surgery—I had no appetite and vomited a couple of times, but that lasted only a few days. The second time, I had a prescription for nausea, and the anesthesiologist gave me additional medication that helped. As a result, I had no nausea after the second surgery.

I swim a lot, stretch frequently, train my lower body often, and play a lot of basketball. I believe my workout routine has helped me throughout this journey. The pain is much less intense than a migraine or a bad toothache.

I’ve managed just fine with only a wheelchair and a walker at the HP House. However, after the second surgery, be prepared to move very slowly and carefully. A shower chair is 100% essential.

[59Male]

At first, It was exhausting moving in and out of bed. My quads were incredibly tight after the second surgery. On top of that I just started lengthening the first leg even though my quads were so tight. It made it really hard to bend my leg. Dr Moshe helped me stretch them out. The stretching was painful but as soon as we finished I felt so much better. It took me like three days to not be so exhausted after the second surgery. After the three days and being stretched out, moving out of bed was much easier. After each surgery it took me 2 to 3 days to really get my mobility, strength,  and appetite back.

[59Male]

I stretch mainly my quads everyday. I stretch them out for at least two hours a day. My quads are tight from the surgery and have been tight before I started lengthening. My left leg has been weaker and more painful than the right. However, it is getting stronger.

[59Male]

I am 5 days out from my left leg surgery. Compared to my right leg five days out, my left leg is pretty weak. It’s a little weird. My left leg is more flexible than my right leg. However, my left leg is weaker than my right leg. I still focus quads for stretching, but the flexibility in my legs is getting a lot better. Both of my legs are getting stronger as well. Today I will start exercising again. Lately I’ve been focusing on exclusively stretching. Now I will bike, stand with the walker, and do leg lifts. I can’t wait for my stitches to heal so I can get into the pool again. The pain has been minimal.