Hi guys.
This isn't a diary because I definitely haven't made up my mind of whether or not I should actually go through with this crazy endeavour. I have my Pre-Consultation Testing within the week. I mainly want to see the x-ray in order to get the most accurate view of my body proportions. I have measured them, but I've heard before that self-measurement may not be the most accurate. Ideally, I would have short legs and short femurs in order to gain 3 inches on my femurs without distorting my proportions.
I don't feel that nervous because actually having the surgery isn't really on the agenda any time soon. I am excited to see the facilities and hopefully meet some of the patients face to face.
I'm currently 22 years old and want to have this surgery at 25 in the best-case scenario. Waiting beyond 30 is outside of the question for me. If you have any pressing questions that you guys want me to get answered at the actual consultation later on this week, let me know.
If you've got time to inquire about tibias, I've been wondering about something. A patient in Beijing asked the doctors there to purposely put a slight bow in his tibias. He cited a medical journal article (I don't think it was about LL; more like anatomy/biomechanics) and convinced several other patients to ask for the bend as well.
I declined to participate in what I thought at the time was an experiment by a layperson based on a possible misunderstanding of an article that may not have even been well-researched in the first place.
But lately I've been having a few lingering doubts. I'm not complication-free. I have flat feet and got exertional compartment syndrome in the tibialis anterior muscles, which required fasciotomy surgery to correct. Bowed legs would angle the feet/ankles outward and put a little more weight on the outer edges of my feet instead of my arches.
Long story short: would Dr. Paley ever put a slight bow in someone's tibias? Why or why not?
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