Quote from: KiloKAHN on September 20, 2016, 06:37:07 PMFor those telling others that my x-rays are proof that people should avoid Dr Parihar for CLL, what do you see is the issue with them?
Someone actually did that?
Looks fine for me aswell.
Quote from: YourSpaceBoyfriend on September 20, 2016, 06:38:39 PMSomeone actually did that?
Looks fine for me aswell.
Yeah, someone's scaring people through PM over this latest batch it seems. Would prefer any concerns to be laid out in the open.
Must be the user calling him a novice cause he won't let patients do 25cm in one bone.
It is envy, you are fine and you feel good, that is the prove.
Thanks for sharing the x-ray pics. How is it walking, running, and moving around now? Would you say you are back to pre-LL levels in mobility? Are there any chronic aches?
Quote from: applesandoranges on September 22, 2016, 05:51:17 AMThanks for sharing the x-ray pics. How is it walking, running, and moving around now? Would you say you are back to pre-LL levels in mobility? Are there any chronic aches?
Walking and moving around are completely normal.
Running would feel normal now if it wasn't for the pressure that builds up. My ortho believes I need to do conditioning until January before he sends me to a foot and ankle specialist to test for CECS. But he said being in frames for so long would make it so my muscles aren't used to the impact that comes with running, so I need to try that out first before looking to correct it with surgery.
Other differences are:
1) Not as much ankle dorsiflexion as I had prior.
2) Whenever my legs fall asleep and I move them around to get the blood flowing again, my legs feel a lot heavier than they did before surgery, almost as if a weight were attached to them. I think it's because my shins are actually a little heavier due to being elongated and because my quad muscles are weaker.
Awesome. The best diary I've read for tibias yet. Have you considered femurs in the beginning? If cost wasn't an issue, would you have done that instead?
Did Parihar evaluate you psychologically before limb lengthening? I understand that he will somehow interview you. But I mean, did he check for self-harm scars or any of that sort? I'm quite stable but back in my teenage years I've had some self-harm scars that aren't that visible unless inspected thoroughly.
Quote from: applesandoranges on September 23, 2016, 04:27:36 AMAwesome. The best diary I've read for tibias yet. Have you considered femurs in the beginning? If cost wasn't an issue, would you have done that instead?
My tibiae were pretty short even for my height so I wanted to lengthen them first anyway.
Quote from: sexmachine on September 25, 2016, 06:26:53 AMDid Parihar evaluate you psychologically before limb lengthening? I understand that he will somehow interview you. But I mean, did he check for self-harm scars or any of that sort? I'm quite stable but back in my teenage years I've had some self-harm scars that aren't that visible unless inspected thoroughly.
No, none of that. But he does try and get a read of whether or not you know what you will be getting yourself into, as well as if youre the kind of person who has realistic expectations and can listen to instructions.
Update: 10/27/2016
Not much else new to report except that I've continued to work on conditioning my legs to see if the issue of pressure and pain building up while running goes away eventually. I really think it's CECS and not an issue of my calves being weak, but I'm sticking to the exercises my local ortho gave me so he'll clear me to test for CECS if the problem hasn't gone away by January.
Lately I've been wearing short shorts at the gym so I can force myself to work on building my quads again. I got this idea from Arnold Schwarzenegger, who would cut off the bottoms of all his training pants so that everyone could see his weakness and he'd be forced to work on strengthening his legs to match his upper body. You can see a big dark spot right above both my knees - and those aren't scars! They're indentations in the skin from my quads shrinking, and they look dark because of the hair covering them. Once your quads atrophy, they're a real b**** to grow back again. Took a couple pics to show you what I mean, and the shorts with the shirt tucked in gives a clearer picture of what my leg to torso ratio is like.
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