Hi, what is your meaning, is it too risky to do femur and tibia at the same time? or you think tibia lengthening is enough? thanks
both at the same time is the worst someone could do to themselves, in my opinion
Hey Great congrats on your successful outcome!
can you please upload pics of your scars? I want to do LON or LATN on tibias with Dr. Lee or Giotikas as well
Scars with externals are very bad. Jolien's scars look better, they have used a different frame on her with less pins. Maybe that's also possible for you. I won't share pictures since you can be identified by scars like that
Quick updateI regret not having done Stryde or LON. it's worth to save more money for this kind of surgery
- my scars are visible (not the end of the world but another lie I have to tell people about me)
- regarding skin numbness: my left leg is fine, my right leg (right below the knee part) is very numb and feels gross when it is touched by another object
- the areas below the knees are still very sensitive, if hit by an object or if I bump into something, it hurts like hell
- kneeling on a soft surface is okay but hurts, especially because of the nails that are very close to the skin, haven't tried to kneel on a hard surface, it's basically not possible because of the nails
- walking a lot on even roads is not a problem but I live in a place with many stairs and hills which makes my knees/feet hurt all the time. I feel a bit disabled because of that, like an old man, can't imagine going on a big hike again, or climbing (anytime soon) I mean I'm still fast but walking down stairs is not as smooth anymore but I blame it on the nails
next step: getting the nails removed, probably around february 2021!! I hope a lot that things will change then! (at least my german doctor told me that the pain comes from the nails ...)
it's frustrating to know that you are so young but not as fit as someone that age. Like I used to be. I might have gotten a better result with Stryde or LON but I was too focused on the price. You shouldn't be.
It's also frustrating that I only reached 1,64m instead of 1,65m (as my plan was), at least that's what I got when I measured myself on my own a couple of months ago. I try not to think about it. I'll use 1cm-2cm lifts once my nails are out (don't want to mess around with my sensitive legs before that)
I don't regret LL but my results could have been better If I spent more money. My body wasn't right for externals because of the slow bone growth back then. I'm not an expert, I can't say how much Dr. Giotikas' skills were responsible for my bone growth. Anyways as someone who isn't 1,60m anymore, it's convenient not to be smaller than every single person I encounter. On pictures, I'm not smaller than my sister anymore. I feel more confident, knowing that with my shoes and (later) with lifts I'm a bit closer to the men's world average than to 1,60...
It was a big sacrifice but in my case I can deal with it so far and I don't hope that I will get any chronic illnesses during my 30s because of this surgery.
I'll give you an update next year
edit: I can run for only a little bit and not fast because of the discomfort and pain of the nails. That can be a problem if you have to run to catch a bus or train.
hiking in the forest for about 6kms was possible last time and during my vacation I walked for about 10.000steps each day. But I am exhausted afterwards and do need to rest. Most of the time, the pain disappears by itself and I'm fit the next day again. Maybe two times during the last months, there was a pain that had worried me more but those had also disappeared the next day
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Topic: Dr. Giotikas - external tibia/Stryde - Diary 2018/2019 (Read 54166 times)