Quote from: Sunshine on October 30, 2020, 11:49:49 PMThanks Bro!
I was counting the days this past week lol. My legs were dying for this day to finally come so they can breathe lol. Now another 4 to 6 months to full consolidation so I can put weight on my legs and start proper stretching and loading on them. TBH I won't be 100% comfortable and confident pushing my body until the rods are out. I can feel them protrude from the top femurs condyles and at the distal knee end too! Now I can see proper recovery doesn't start before at least a year post-op!
How about on your side? Are you 100% painkiller-free now ?
You explained the feeling of rod in femur, very well! I also feel them too! when I push it while bending knees, I sometime feel like they are about to pop out of my upper knee caps!! It's a creepy feeling!
Quote from: Sunshine on October 30, 2020, 11:49:49 PMThanks Bro!
I was counting the days this past week lol. My legs were dying for this day to finally come so they can breathe lol. Now another 4 to 6 months to full consolidation so I can put weight on my legs and start proper stretching and loading on them. TBH I won't be 100% comfortable and confident pushing my body until the rods are out. I can feel them protrude from the top femurs condyles and at the distal knee end too! Now I can see proper recovery doesn't start before at least a year post-op!
How about on your side? Are you 100% painkiller-free now ?
Yes, I have been 100% painkiller free since Tue., Oct 20th, which was day 90 post-op and also Consolidation Day 9! That's great.
Pain level on a scale of 10, ranges from 0 to 3, on each leg; almost equally! By the way, finally left and right are more or less at the same level of pain! This is a big change, cause before last day of distraction, almost all post-op days were like terrible on left and normal on right!!
I have been surprised by the stiffness of my legs, even now, on Consolidation Day 19!! I stretch three times per day and walk at least one mile in a park closeby in addition to walking around the house to take care of errands. I do multiple short indoor cycling sessions and also try to take stairs each day.
Quote from: StrydeNailChallenge on October 30, 2020, 11:04:02 PMCongratulations bro!! I was also waiting for your day too bro 
Glad this phase is over for you!! Now here comes the consolidation/recovery phase, and I believe you'll nail it, considering your atheism and carefulness.
I just noticed this bad typo. I meant to write, athleticism Sorry for the mistake.
No problem at all Bro! We all knew what you meant 😂
Another look back,
August 5 - surgery day, hours before I say farewell to my previous me...
Quote from: Sunshine on October 31, 2020, 03:52:01 PMNo problem at all Bro! We all knew what you meant 😂
Another look back,
August 5 - surgery day, hours before I say farewell to my previous me...
Congrats Sunshine!! I'm happy for you bro, so good that you pushed through it and reached your goal. I wish you the best in the consolidation phase
Thanks Bro!
You will be at an incredible height when you reach your 9cm goal! Another thought when I look back 20 years ago when I wish I did this surgery in my 20's. Had I had the funds back then I would have done it with the then available Ilizarov method. Years passed and I ended up doing this surgery very late and probably missed out all the benefits from my 20's to 40's. How much benefit did I miss? I will never know. But I finally did it. Sure very late but I still feel like 21 in my mind lol. Age is just a number...
Congrats on hitting 8cm, Sunshine! Age is indeed just a number.
Thanks BelowTheMean!
Good luck for your journey! I wish you will reach 8cm too! Your background will serve you well in this long journey..
What a great diary Sunshine! I first overlooked it because the doctor wasn't of choice to me but regardless I think you had a good outcome and are happy. It seems like Dr. Buldu is professional and good.
I have been postponing this surgery since ages and I totally get how you feel about doing it later than sooner. I am still a little on the younger side but feel a bit depressed that I've been thinking all this while but never took the plunge. Your journey is inspiring me to go through with it. I will however likely do one side at a time because my anxiety levels are through the roof.
Thanks GenralizedAnxietyDisorder!
I'm very thankful to Dr. Buldu. I had no doubt about him when I put my legs into his hands. From my personal interaction with him I can say he's a great Human Being! Consolidation is still couple months away but so far my surgery and distraction have been smooth except for my struggle with stiffness.
If you can do your surgery now, don't waste any time! It's sad to say but don't make the same mistake as me! I will never know what I lost all these years, how being taller would have impacted my life! This I will never know. One thing for sure is better late than never 😂
Think carefully about your plans of doing 1 leg at a time. You may salvage a healthy leg if things turn sour but you will go through this surgery twice and there's no such thing as a risk-free surgery...
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