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Hi MDOW,

Would you consider yourself fit enough for most sports? How much of your physicals do you think u recovered to?

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Quote from: Jason125 on February 27, 2021, 01:43:28 AMHi MDOW,

Would you consider yourself fit enough for most sports? How much of your physicals do you think u recovered to?

About 80-90%.  A while ago I played basketball against (mostly) middle school kids and did pretty well running up and down the court.

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I looked through some of the older diaries and a lot of those have people complaining of chronic pain. Is it really true that you will probably live with chronic pain if you do it? I almost convinced myself to do it but I read of how you are essentially trading off one quality of life for another, makes me hesitant. For you, if you were to go back to your younger self, would you do it again?

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Quote from: Jason125 on February 27, 2021, 04:01:09 PMI looked through some of the older diaries and a lot of those have people complaining of chronic pain. Is it really true that you will probably live with chronic pain if you do it? I almost convinced myself to do it but I read of how you are essentially trading off one quality of life for another, makes me hesitant. For you, if you were to go back to your younger self, would you do it again?

I think it's a risk rather than a guarantee.  It depends not only on the skill of the surgeon but also on the patient's DNA.  Some people can tolerate invasive surgeries and body modifications better than others.

Just speculating here but I think if you're more prone to endogenous overreactions such as allergies, arthritis, and general inflammation you'll probably have a worse reaction to LL.

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MDOW, Could compartment syndrome lead to amputation?

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I don't know.

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Quote from: Medium Drink Of Water on February 27, 2021, 07:26:24 PMI think it's a risk rather than a guarantee.  It depends not only on the skill of the surgeon but also on the patient's DNA.  Some people can tolerate invasive surgeries and body modifications better than others.

Just speculating here but I think if you're more prone to endogenous overreactions such as allergies, arthritis, and general inflammation you'll probably have a worse reaction to LL.

Just want to give my two cents on this actually. I do think that you could also sort of see it during the lengthening period too. I could be wrong but for example in my case, once the surgical pains went away, taking in fact that I do not overdo the lengthening, I feel no pain at all so Im going to assume that it will stay this way.

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Shin bones or humeruses are too thin to do LL?True?
I've heard that if your bones are too thin,then LL won't be adapted to you.
I dunno why,but I think myself...Maybe nails will hurt bones that are too thin.

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I'm looking to lengthen a modest amount of 3cm on both femur and tibs.
My main concern is avoiding long term effects and permanent damage, reducing risk, recovering as close too 100% as possible, Time is not important, Cheaper is good but not a priority

1. What methods should I use? I know externals on femurs is hell but I won't need to do it that long. Is internals on femurs at 3-4cm very safe? If externals on femurs are safer in the long run I'm willing to do it.

2.Which external is best for long term tibia recovery? I was considering Illizarov

I was considering Illizarov for both limbs since I'm not lengthening too much, cheaper, and it is the last non-invasive. I was considering Kulesh and Malang.
It is my intuition that even though the lengthening of Illizarov is longer (over LATN, LON, Precise, Stryde on femur), I will recover much faster in the long run because I don't have any objects inside of me. Am I wrong?

Thanks

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Quote from: shaddygizmo on March 03, 2021, 11:05:19 AM1. What methods should I use? I know externals on femurs is hell but I won't need to do it that long. Is internals on femurs at 3-4cm very safe? If externals on femurs are safer in the long run I'm willing to do it.

I don't think there are any advantages to external femurs except cost.  But 3 cm isn't going to take very long and won't cause too many issues with the surrounding tissue.  Hard to say if it's worth the savings though.

Quote2.Which external is best for long term tibia recovery? I was considering Illizarov

Ilizarov is good for fixing bends and preventing bends from happening.  You're more likely to get a misalignment from monorails.  But if done right there's no long-term difference.

QuoteIt is my intuition that even though the lengthening of Illizarov is longer (over LATN, LON, Precise, Stryde on femur), I will recover much faster in the long run because I don't have any objects inside of me. Am I wrong?

The internal nail wouldn't affect recovery time much.  Putting something in the intermedullary canals isn't very disruptive to the body.