Femur Journey with Dr. Paley 11/9/2021

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Quote from: motoboarder on January 24, 2022, 10:02:47 PMHi TakingAction.

First of all, great progress on the 2in. I wish you best luck and can do more or whatever your goal is, safely

I also just did tibia & it's 6 days post my OP now. I have a question: few days ago I started to have an annoying symptom: my left leg is fine but the right one has a weird annoying pain. A tiny twist of my foot would radiate a sharp lev-8 pain to my tibia bone (I think) where the breakage is. So it's annoyingly sensitive if someone/something collides with my ankle or foot front even just softly.

Did you experience anything similar?

To answer your question, probably yes. The first 1.5 months is the most painful period that everyone gets 839 kinds of pains.

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Quote from: TakingAction on January 19, 2022, 11:01:53 PMYeah, more than 2 inches. The new height has given me a sense of bone-deep confidence, literally.

Damn, man. Sounds great. Can't wait to do the surgery at Paley myself in 1-2 years. Currently saving up. Going excellent.

What are your current thoughts on your lengthening situation? Are you gonna max out the nails?

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Quote from: Will955 on January 25, 2022, 12:40:12 AMDamn, man. Sounds great. Can't wait to do the surgery at Paley myself in 1-2 years. Currently saving up. Going excellent.

What are your current thoughts on your lengthening situation? Are you gonna max out the nails?

Everyday there can be surprises. Certainly not going to max out. Maybe 70, 75, 77, or 79.75. Haven’t decided which one yet.

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Quote from: TakingAction on January 25, 2022, 01:30:25 AMEveryday there can be surprises. Certainly not going to max out. Maybe 70, 75, 77, or 79.75. Haven’t decided which one yet.

79 mm is the max. They added 1 mm during the surgery to prevent consolidation.

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Day 86: I have gained 71.5mm, which is more than I need. I plan to finish the distraction phase in about a week then leave Florida.

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How's your flexibility?

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Quote from: thankscience on February 06, 2022, 02:23:40 AMHow's your flexibility?

Pretty good

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TakingAction, so, did you experienced nerve pain or took gabapentin at all during your femur journey?

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Hi TakingAction! How was your flexibility pre-lengthening? Were your hamstrings really flexible? Has any muscle been more of a challenge during lengthening?

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Sorry.I’m going to answer your question soon.