Topic: Femurs & Tibias with Dr Paley (Read 163639 times)

dreamBig · « **Reply #403 on:** November 22, 2019, 05:42:54 AM »

hi MyEvolution, that is quite a bit of write-out! really appreciate your sharing of your experience. It is really insightful!
Both lengthening are not easy. Reaching 8cm in femurs seems a guarantee for lot of people, but reaching 5+cm in tibias seem much harder. Would you think it would have a better chance to reach 6+cm in tibias if doing tibias first? Not sure what is Dr. Paley's take on this...

Kenda · « **Reply #404 on:** November 22, 2019, 01:24:17 PM »

Quote from: TemakiSushi on November 22, 2019, 04:24:03 AM

Paley mentioned in his conference video that even a gymnast got duck ass with 8cm femur without IT band release. So it’s not avoidable to have IT bands release. Some people need more than IT bands, they charge extra for bicep tendon release

thats very discouraging because having to cut all that would definitely affect walking and joints.
these things are what discourage me from the surgery.

MyEvolution · « **Reply #405 on:** November 22, 2019, 10:52:15 PM »

Quote from: InFullStryde on November 21, 2019, 03:21:52 PM

To go from a starting height of 5'5"/5'6" to nearly 6 foot tall is extraordinary. Give this man a medal! Good luck, bro. No matter what happens. You should be inducted into the CLL Hall of Fame.

Someone needs to start a CLL Hall of Fame...lol. I certainly have a few people I would nominate.

All the best,

Hahah thank you that’s honourable but dont give me that glory just yet. Only at 3.67cm so far still got 4 ish cm to go!!

MyEvolution · « **Reply #406 on:** November 23, 2019, 04:13:07 AM »

Alright so to keep myself motivated with this rediculous stretching routine i’ve created mini milestones for myself

Dec 14th: 50.385mm
Dec 30th: 60.333mm
Jan 15th: 70.683mm
Jan 31st: 80mm

These next weeks are gonna be crazy here we go

MyEvolution · « **Reply #407 on:** November 27, 2019, 06:00:06 PM »

Alright guys it’s time for a meaningful update

Length:
- 4cm as of tomorrow

Pain
- it’s been a week since i’ve had this rediculous pain on my right leg. It feels like shin splints hurts everytime I walk or try to straighten my knee idk why i hope it goes away soon. Probably one of those lengthening pains that’ll fade soon

Splints
- i been wearing them during the day no problem. At night I still havnt been able to wear them for a full 8 hours. I wake up at night and my legs are throbbing and numb so i take them off, fall asleep. Wakeup randomally in a couple hours put them back on, fall asleep and repeat cycle

Dorsiflexion
- yesterday i was measured 20 degrees left leg, 25 degrees right leg
- today by a different pt guy & a different test, 20 degrees both legs
- you are required to maintain 5-15 degrees to be allowed to keep lengthening. I am in fact, FINALLY ahead of the game. I can’t believe i went from merely getting 8 degrees and 10 degrees almost being stopped to now 20 friggen degrees. Discipline & consistency truly pays off

Changes
- i’ve discovered a hack for getting that deeper stretch
- if possible have two bars one on each side (kinda like how stairs have bars when u go up)
And in the middle put your sland board paralell
That way when u stand on the slant board u have the two bars on each side for support
Not only that but u can slowly pull yourself down so that you are flat on the slant board while remaining upright and not cheating. It’s amazing. Ive only been able to do this at PT so far, trying to set it up at home but i’m sure i’ll figure it out

Projections
- I strongly believe at this pace I will easily hit 6cm & WILL march towards 8cm SAFETLY as I am nowhere near ballerina

Happy thanksgiving guys. I have a walking video if you guys want me to upload it lmk
Cheers

throwaway12 · « **Reply #408 on:** November 28, 2019, 12:00:43 AM »

Happy holidays, you're at the midway point!

I would be interested in seeing your scars. Are they hidden well beneath your hair? Just hope they won't be visible after some time.

Also have you talked to Paley about his opinion regarding that nail in the foot to prevent ballerina? Doesn't seem as if you need it now though.

Movie · « **Reply #409 on:** November 28, 2019, 04:41:08 AM »

Happy thanks giving broski, let's see how you're looking

post the vid I'm interested

dreamBig · « **Reply #410 on:** November 28, 2019, 05:13:31 AM »

Happy Thanksgiving!

Thanks for the update! Truly amazing progress. I have tried do some stretching for merely a 10 minutes today, already sweating like hell. I cannot image what it will look like for me to continuously stretch all day long. Looking forward to your walking video...

maxheight35 · « **Reply #411 on:** November 30, 2019, 05:40:45 AM »

Happy Thanksgiving! Congrats on the success so far. Sometimes hacks do indeed pay off lol.
Definitely interested in the video and also curious about the scars on the tibias. I’m planning on 3/3 here in 2020 and I wear shorts almost everyday so a bit worried about the scars...

MyEvolution · « **Reply #412 on:** December 02, 2019, 02:32:30 PM »

ITS DECEMBER!! This is the month of truth

Either stey stop me in 2 weeks at 5cm
They stop me at the end of this month at 6cm
OR THEY LET ME KEEP GOING PAST 6
EXCITING TIMES AHEAD FELLAS

HERE
WE
GO

TemakiSushi · « **Reply #413 on:** December 02, 2019, 04:40:39 PM »

MyEvo you are doing terrific now
You’ll make it

MyEvolution · « **Reply #414 on:** December 08, 2019, 05:32:13 AM »

Holy F guys i can see why ppl quit at this point. I dont think it’s to do with physical limits, this is mentally draining. Everyday is a battle to keep going. Im at 4.6cm rn & I keep watching my friend’s social medias like i jus wanna go out get drunk nd be normal again instead I look down at my feet and im wearing splints. This is sorta like a prison & this is why ppl quit. I will keep pushing as long as I possibly can. We came here for 8cm guys i still got roughly a month & 3 weeks till i achieve that. It is possible i think, but only 1% will make it that far because of how mentally draining this is

Ughhhhhhhhhh

superusercj1 · « **Reply #415 on:** December 11, 2019, 01:39:58 AM »

Let’s go dude, you got this 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼

MyEvolution · « **Reply #416 on:** December 11, 2019, 08:41:16 PM »

Quote from: superusercj1 on December 11, 2019, 01:39:58 AM

Let’s go dude, you got this 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼

Haha thank yous sir! After taking an oxy my depression went away 🤣🤣
4.8cm rn 5cm in 3 days LETS GOOOO

BoneStretching · « **Reply #417 on:** December 13, 2019, 04:36:46 AM »

Beast mode man lol

Cant wait to see you cross the finish like.

MyEvolution · « **Reply #418 on:** December 14, 2019, 01:51:26 AM »

alright lads it's time for an update
https://imgur.com/4GJVk7j
https://imgur.com/PzIRgJx

WE ARE AT THE 5CM MARK AND.. THEY CLEARED ME TO KEEP GOING
my next dr visit is on the 23rd, i'll be roughly around 5.6cm

5cm CLEARED, next up 6cm dec30th!!

Pain
since 3.4cm i had this really weird shin pain on my right leg that was hurting a lot. this pain is now finally gone but i would not be suprised if it came back for round two at some point

cant believe i was able to turn things around when the dr litterally looked at me dead in the face when i was at 3cm and told me
"you have a 0% chance of hitting 6cm if you're this tight rn"

This truly is in your hands. Stretching every hour has me ahead of the game. MY pt said if I stay like this with my routine, I will probably hit 8cm, ballerina free and no loss of function

LETS
GOOOOOOOOOOO

see you guys in two weeks

TemakiSushi · « **Reply #419 on:** December 14, 2019, 02:21:37 AM »

Today’s tally is for both legs right? 1.5mm = 0.75mm each leg?

MyEvolution · « **Reply #420 on:** December 14, 2019, 05:58:02 AM »

Yes!! On odd days I do 0.75, even days i do 0.5 (1mm/2)

TheAlchemist · « **Reply #421 on:** December 14, 2019, 05:16:49 PM »

5 CM baby lets gooooooo!

farfan21 · « **Reply #422 on:** December 16, 2019, 09:37:47 PM »

congrats bro!! btw, what was your living situation like this year. Did your friend stay with you again, did you end up getting another LL patient to room with you

MyEvolution · « **Reply #423 on:** December 17, 2019, 08:51:02 PM »

Alright guys so i just bought the exact same slant board they have at PT & every hour I stretch on the highest level (35 degrees)
At this point i can pretty gauruntee i will be hitting 8cm tibias ballerina free. Something everyone on this board previously thought to be impossible or dangerous. We are raising the bar ladies and gents.
Here
We
Go
https://imgur.com/Jx0EswJ

“I love it, when people say that no one has ever done it before because when I do it, that means i’m the first that’s ever done it. So pay no attention to the people that say it can’t be done. I always tell myself, yes you can!”
- Arnold schwazeneggar

hello321 · « **Reply #424 on:** December 18, 2019, 12:13:37 AM »

do you still wear the splints by the way?

hello321 · « **Reply #425 on:** December 18, 2019, 12:13:54 AM »

at night i mean.

MyEvolution · « **Reply #426 on:** December 18, 2019, 01:45:16 PM »

Update: I can now say I am officially off the cane training
From the moment i wake up until i am just too weak, i walk with no cane. I hold the cane in my hand in case i need it. I think in 2 weeks max i’ll be completely off the cane. Yesterday I walked all day without using my cane

Surgery was 09/24
So just under 3 months

MyEvolution · « **Reply #427 on:** December 18, 2019, 01:47:26 PM »

Quote from: hello321 on December 18, 2019, 12:13:37 AM

do you still wear the splints by the way?

I wear them during the day in between every hour stretch. This is easy cause im not trying to sleep
At night honestly.. i put them on, wakeup feet numb take them off, fall asleep, wakeup with them not on, put them on, fall asleep, repeat cycle
Ive been able to make it this far without never having once wore them for an entire night. I dont think its as important with stryde

hello321 · « **Reply #428 on:** December 18, 2019, 01:58:03 PM »

you are the man! can't even image how you deal with the pain with splints

MyEvolution · « **Reply #429 on:** December 18, 2019, 02:49:35 PM »

Quote from: hello321 on December 18, 2019, 01:58:03 PM

you are the man! can't even image how you deal with the pain with splints

Trust me there isnt much pain anymore, almost none. LL is a mental game. Now its just willpower
Adversity introduces a man to himself
When the doctor looked at me dead in the eyes and told me “you have a 0% chance of hitting 6cm” what would most people do? They’d justify not stretching as much by saying “well.. the doctor said its not possible so why try”
Instead, i doubled down on stretching and said
“I will NOT accept anything anything less than 6cm”
We dont get in life what we want, we get what we HAVE to have
now the doctor is letting me go past 6cm
These are the ways of the universe; let the universe bend to your will
Your will
Will power
That’s all it is. Will power

This is the game, it’s all a mental game

BetzLandLiberator · « **Reply #430 on:** December 18, 2019, 04:33:01 PM »

Hi MyEvolution,

Congrats in your two LL. It's great to read someone doing tibias with Stryde.
I have some questions if you'd mind to answer:

1) Which diameter of Stryde you have on your tibias (10mm, 11mm, 13mm?)
2) Can you walk without crutches during lengthening? or just with crutches?

MyEvolution · « **Reply #431 on:** December 20, 2019, 02:43:39 PM »

Quote from: BetzLandLiberator on December 18, 2019, 04:33:01 PM

Hi MyEvolution,

Congrats in your two LL. It's great to read someone doing tibias with Stryde.
I have some questions if you'd mind to answer:

1) Which diameter of Stryde you have on your tibias (10mm, 11mm, 13mm?)
2) Can you walk without crutches during lengthening? or just with crutches?

Post surgery progress:
1st week: wheelchair / walker
2nd/3rd week: crutches
4th/5th week - 3 months out - Cane

+3months - no cane

Rn im walking with no cane everyday. I hold it in my hand in case but im slowly getting back to normal and im still lengthening. Hitting 5.4cm today and no plans on stopping anytime soon

hello321 · « **Reply #432 on:** December 20, 2019, 10:55:40 PM »

congrats bro. can believe you get rid of walker in the second week? was it lots of pain using crutches?

BetzLandLiberator · « **Reply #433 on:** December 20, 2019, 11:30:07 PM »

Quote from: MyEvolution on December 20, 2019, 02:43:39 PM

Post surgery progress:
1st week: wheelchair / walker
2nd/3rd week: crutches
4th/5th week - 3 months out - Cane

+3months - no cane

That's pretty impressive. Awesome!

I had consultation with both Mahboubian and Betz last month about tibia (I did femurs years ago with Betz) but your case seems to confirm that we can walk without crutches faster with Stryde than with Betzbone.

Do you know which Stryde nail size you have?

I'd have to use the 10mm in my tibias according to Dr. Mahboubian, so I'm worried I won't be able to walk without crutches as soons as the other patients.

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