Cooper Precise 2 with Dr. Paley (June 3rd-2014)

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It is great that you can do more things. Do not worry, 3 weeks will be over before you know. It is better to be safe than sorry.
Is standing straight a problems, any major muscle stiffness? Are you using any pain pills? Sleep ok?
Do you still see a physical therapist? Can someone get away with not having a physical therapist after lengthening, granted he will do all the exercises himself?

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Update 10/19/2014

I am crutches free now. It's been two about weeks and feels great. It was not easy at day 1. I felt uncomfortable, little bit pain on hip area. Plus my brain certainly was not accepting the fact I can walk normal. It took exactly 4 months post op to ditch the crutches. The last two weeks been great....in one word...AWESOME!  I am doing pretty much everything except running and sports. I can walk up and down stairs with one leg no problem. I was very careful for few days but not no issue there.

I think my journey was one of the easiest one. I was preparing for worst but lucky me I guess.  I had no pain whatsoever. Reflecting back, my biggest pain was first bowl movement and the first IT band stretching. Other than that I was sailing very well from the get go. Importantly I worked the whole time and no loss of income in most part.  I think I will return back to full athleticism. I am planning on playing sport in 2 months from now but will definitely check with Dr. Paley before.

I am considering tibia...lengthening is addictive I am not sure where and what method. I prefer not to spend another $100K again plus want to be stress free. I was paranoid all the time about any complication/nail bending/malfunctioning et cetera. Honestly many times I forgot about partial WB. Several times I stand in ONE FEET and I even walked once while lengthening. Ok, I was not testing it was accidental. One time I was tying my shoe lace with one feet on ground and another one on car door lol.  I forgot I had precise nail in my body...no pain whatsoever.  I was so stressed until I saw my x-ray and everything was in control.

I prefer doing LATN/LON on my tibia for several reason. 1) Mobility right after lengthening. Most people walk without crutches in 2-3 weeks 2) Piece of mind. More control over the lengthening mechanism. Planning on 5/5.5cm on tibia to keep the proportion.

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Update 10/19/2014

I am crutches free now. It's been two about weeks and feels great. It was not easy at day 1. I felt uncomfortable, little bit pain on hip area. Plus my brain certainly was not accepting the fact I can walk normal. It took exactly 4 months post op to ditch the crutches. The last two weeks been great....in one word...AWESOME!  I am doing pretty much everything except running and sports. I can walk up and down stairs with one leg no problem. I was very careful for few days but not no issue there.

I think my journey was one of the easiest one. I was preparing for worst but lucky me I guess.  I had no pain whatsoever. Reflecting back, my biggest pain was first bowl movement and the first IT band stretching. Other than that I was sailing very well from the get go. Importantly I worked the whole time and no loss of income in most part.  I think I will return back to full athleticism. I am planning on playing sport in 2 months from now but will definitely check with Dr. Paley before.

I am considering tibia...lengthening is addictive I am not sure where and what method. I prefer not to spend another $100K again plus want to be stress free. I was paranoid all the time about any complication/nail bending/malfunctioning et cetera. Honestly many times I forgot about partial WB. Several times I stand in ONE FEET and I even walked once while lengthening. Ok, I was not testing it was accidental. One time I was tying my shoe lace with one feet on ground and another one on car door lol.  I forgot I had precise nail in my body...no pain whatsoever.  I was so stressed until I saw my x-ray and everything was in control.

I prefer doing LATN/LON on my tibia for several reason. 1) Mobility right after lengthening. Most people walk without crutches in 2-3 weeks 2) Piece of mind. More control over the lengthening mechanism. Planning on 5/5.5cm on tibia to keep the proportion.

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Quote from: Cooper on October 20, 2014, 02:02:22 AMI was paranoid all the time about any complication/nail bending/malfunctioning et cetera.
Absolutely true with internal nails! This was in my mind and each distraction session was nerve racking. I would have adrenal burnout after each X-ray session worrying about whether the nails are working
I feel satisfied that I'm done with internal nails and I can now focus on externals and not worry about nail failure.

Quote from: Cooper on October 20, 2014, 02:02:22 AMHonestly many times I forgot about partial WB. Several times I stand in ONE FEET and I even walked once while lengthening. Ok, I was not testing it was accidental. One time I was tying my shoe lace with one feet on ground and another one on car door lol.  I forgot I had precise nail in my body...no pain whatsoever.  I was so stressed until I saw my x-ray and everything was in control.
I laughed at this because today I accidentally stood and put my whole weight on one leg while climbing the stairs. I had a panic attack and immediately checked if my leg was intact.

Anyways, how are you doing now? Are you walking normal without getting too much attention?

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Hope you are fine
Any updates please

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Hi yesterday I just had consultation with paley  now I am in Wpb haha

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Update:
I have been playing tennis lately. I can run and jump fine. Small jump only. Not up to same speed but able to rally around. But if I continue to do so regularly in six months time I will be close to pre LL.

Sometimes I feel discomfort in hip area. I emailed Dr. Paley and he mentioned it will go away after the nail removal.

Rest is looking good. Just had 1 year anniversary. I am very happy with the surgery process and considering tibia at the moment. I might go outside US for cheaper option. Looking into Dr. Monegal, Dr. Inan and Dr. Lee as potential option.

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thanks for the update Cooper

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Good to hear of ur smooth recovery Cooper
My journey with Paley starts shortly on 30 Jun- am  ting bricks

BTW, are u aware of what nail removal actually entails? When will u be considering it?
Best with tibs!!

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Cooper you are great
Which one do you prefer: monegal or paley?