Yes Unicorn, back on track with your diary (LOL), your latest x-ray looks much better than the others! Maybe your body is finally trying to come through and heal for you! 
Quote from: goldenegg on April 20, 2018, 03:35:26 PMActually I think this x-ray is the most promising one of your non-union leg so far Unicorn. your xrays before showed no callus at all which was rightfully very concerning. have you done something different because whatever it is it seems to be working! it's still not ideal of course because the bridge is only on one side but the fact that your bone is growing a bridge at all I think is still a million times better than when there was nothing.
Please stay strong Unicorn! I do think there is a light at the end of the tunnel for you and am hoping for the best for you after all you've been through.
That's what I thought too Goldenegg. I had done this 3D cone beam at my own expense myself because I wanted to be very sure that I had zero calluses and yet I see some small growth.
That said, I've just returned from NHS and the surgeon said after 2 years, this is not enough especially in light of the recent gnail break of my classmate. So she wants me to undergo bone grafting in June, and while I'm under, she's going to release the IT band on my left leg because it's the apparent cause of my chronic knee pain. IT bands can stretch but cannot be lengthened. So becareful, those of you who lengthen more than 6cm, you've your soft tissues to reckon with and they're way more stubborn than your bones.
Now I'm on level 2 painkillers because codeine nor paracetamol don't work on me anymore. In addition, I'm on Zopiclone at night to help me STOP thinking about my situation.
So there we are, at 2 years, 4th surgery (not the last one) and hopefully, no complications. Since it's bone related, I'll be hospitalized 5 days under observation and antibiotics. The NHS doc is still pessimistic as she's discussed my case at a conference at RNOH (Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital) with a panel of bone experts, and the consensus is a simple graft would not bridge a 9-10cm runaway gap. If this first attempt fails :
They'll remove my gnail, shorten me by 2cm, implant a trauma nail, extract hip bone and graft again with my own living cells.
This procedure would be very invasive, and I understand quite painful and could haunt me forever in terms of hip pain.
So these are my cards right now. Unfortunately, no miracle in sight as I had prematurely hoped.
Quote from: YellowSpike on April 20, 2018, 02:52:59 PM...and trust me, as a short man, you are also going to experience discrimination and bullying from other men too. And even if you try to hide your height insecurity (like I did), as a man, it is still perfectly acceptable for women and men to outright insult a man due to his height (something he has no control over).
Understood... and even Napoleon himself (not to mention Sarkozy) couldn't escape the bullying to this very day...
Quote from: goldenegg on April 20, 2018, 03:35:26 PM... have you done something different because whatever it is it seems to be working!
I prescribed myself Forteo shots everyday. It promotes osteoblasts which grow bones, unlike Actonel that prevents Osteoclasts, which destroy bones.
Quote from: myloginacct on April 20, 2018, 03:31:25 PMBoth lead to better peace of mind. Too bad it requires this surgery. (Edit: to get physically taller, at least.)
Exactly, to appease our mental anguish. Same point, lost in translation.
Napoleon wasn't short, at least not in terms of his height. 169cm for France and 1769-1821 was normal.
Quote from: lucindaris on April 21, 2018, 12:28:16 AMNapoleon wasn't short, at least not in terms of his height. 169cm for France and 1769-1821 was normal.
Yeah it was British propaganda, he was actually above average for that time.
Even today there are many politicians and billionaires that are 169cm and they aren't made fun of like Napoleon.
Quote from: W on April 21, 2018, 12:11:05 PMYeah it was British propaganda, he was actually above average for that time.
Even today there are many politicians and billionaires that are 169cm and they aren't made fun of like Napoleon.
Even in today's France... Hollande is 170cm and no one makes fun of him (due to his height, at least). They just made fun of Sarkozy (claims 166cm). He was an easy target with his "charming" personality and all the pictures with his model wife, Carla Bruni.
170cm centuries ago was the average height in the tallest countries in the world.
Very short women have their womanhood taken away too. When you're treated like a little girl, rather than a woman, just because of some stupid inches, you have your womanhood mortified. There are other very important aspect in a person societal interactions, other than getting laid. So, yes, it's worth the risk.
Unicorn, I'm sorry. 2 years of this hell, it's absurd. But we all know, that this wouldn't have happened, if you have had a reversible small nail and a slower lengthening rate. It's true that being an older asian woman, you had more risks, but it's the incompetency of the doctor, the ultimate cause of your problems. I will never thank you enough, for sharing your experience. You are sparing unknown people a lot of pain and time, due to ignorance. Learning from one own experience is smart, but learning from others, it's much better.
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