Femurs & Tibias with Dr Paley

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MyEvolution, how much (if any) extra PT are you going to have to buy?  I'm wondering what the rate is these days.

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Quote from: FormerKidd on January 30, 2020, 02:59:53 AMMyEvolution, how much (if any) extra PT are you going to have to buy?  I'm wondering what the rate is these days.
Because of the whole situation i got Paley to give me 7 weeks of FREE PT!!!
So looks like i had to buy none
Weird enough these complications worked out in my favour cause my right leg which needs 2.8cm of lengthening is SUPER loose all the PT’s say theres no way its gonna get tight
And my left which is done lengthening but is tight will get 7 weeks of free PT LOL

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Quote from: MyEvolution on January 27, 2020, 12:24:23 AMFemurs was WAY WAY EASIER DO NOT DO TIBIAS

I don't know if it's the tibias or the fact that I can walk with Stryde (involves a lot more muscles than what we had to do with the older rods), but walking properly is getting tougher the more I lengthen -- and it's a drag, man.  Assuming they don't stop me, I'm not sure I'm gonna want to go all the rest of the way to 5cm.

Femurs with the Precice 2.2 were easier than this; no joke.

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Quote from: FormerKidd on January 31, 2020, 03:39:28 AMI don't know if it's the tibias or the fact that I can walk with Stryde (involves a lot more muscles than what we had to do with the older rods), but walking properly is getting tougher the more I lengthen -- and it's a drag, man.  Assuming they don't stop me, I'm not sure I'm gonna want to go all the rest of the way to 5cm.

Femurs with the Precice 2.2 were easier than this; no joke.

How many cm are you at now? Dude no ik exactly what u mean but its not the lengthening
Its weird with femurs i was on a cane in 3-4 wks but tibias took me5-6wks
BUT once you get on the cane your walk strength goes up at a much faster rate than femurs
Like for me 3months out i stopped using my cane but my walk way WAY better than all the other femur patients

The good thing is once u get your walk you wont have a weird duck ass typa walk like femurs cause your glutes werent affected

Hey man its all in the mind its all what u want. I’m at 7cm dude if u want it u can have it but whatever u can tolerate

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Quote from: MyEvolution on February 01, 2020, 01:39:59 AMHow many cm are you at now? Dude no ik exactly what u mean but its not the lengthening
Its weird with femurs i was on a cane in 3-4 wks but tibias took me5-6wks
BUT once you get on the cane your walk strength goes up at a much faster rate than femurs
Like for me 3months out i stopped using my cane but my walk way WAY better than all the other femur patients

The good thing is once u get your walk you wont have a weird duck ass typa walk like femurs cause your glutes werent affected

Hey man its all in the mind its all what u want. I’m at 7cm dude if u want it u can have it but whatever u can tolerate

Bit over 3cm.

I was able to move to cain earlier, maybe after 3-4 weeks?  But recently my walk cycle has been getting worse.

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Quote from: MyEvolution on August 15, 2018, 11:45:42 PMI actually am thinking of making a documentary style Youtube video to document the jounrney.

Is this still in consideration?

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Quote from: soitchi on February 02, 2020, 06:30:23 AMIs this still in consideration?
No
Update: Pain is still really high considering re break and rod exchange, ALOT worse than expected
My knee is in absolute agony
6 weeks of lengthening to go

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Hi MyEvolution, can I ask why they have to change your nail when re break your bone? thanks

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Quote from: snowcloud on February 04, 2020, 03:17:56 AMHi MyEvolution, can I ask why they have to change your nail when re break your bone? thanks

They remove the nail to re-break the tibia. The nail is replaced as the old one is no longer useful after removal.

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Hi pickingasurgeon, thanks for the information