LON Femur 7.5cm with halil buldu may 13th, 2021 God-Willing

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Quote from: Activatedxx on May 14, 2021, 06:00:47 PMYes he did IT band release

Is IT band release always necessary in femur lengthening?

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Quote from: Bob on May 14, 2021, 08:08:57 PMIs IT band release always necessary in femur lengthening?

Depending on the amount, however I’ve read there aren’t any negative consequences really, ATL for tibia release has not but not the IT

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Quick update, the pain medicine they give me has been making dizzy/nauseous so this morning I asked them to stop giving me it, I am in some manageable pain since I am off of it now
I woke up with some moderate knee pain in my left knee, hoping it goes away on its own

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Stay strong, youre doing something 99% of people would never dare, no pain no gain

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^ no pain no gain. the suffering inevitable. it's temporarily. you come out on the other side... 3 inches taller... permanently.

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Really appreciate the support
Today was a long day, the nurse gave me a painful shot in my right thigh near the break, not sure for what. I’ve got about two shots before those in my tricep that weren’t that painful.
About an hour ago they took out my catheter, it was a very bad feeling but not necessarily painful, just a super uncomfortable sensation for 1-2 seconds. After they took it out the doctors assistants changed my bandages and cleaned the wounds with antibacterial which stung a decent amount.
The physical therapist then came and did some exercises, they weren’t bad and were moderately easy to do with just minor pain/discomfort. Then I walked again. This time it was a lot more stiff since I am off pain meds. I stood up for a good two minutes without assistance which felt good, it’s a start. The assistants washed my face and upper body with damp towel. Now I am back in bed again

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Hey man, I saw your walking video a few hours after I work from anesthesia. That’s excellent man, really proud of you! I have no idea how I’m going to do it tomorrow but you gave me a ton of hope. You’re super strong, mentally and physically. Now you will have a body to match your strength!

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Quote from: PerfectBody on May 15, 2021, 04:43:12 PMHey man, I saw your walking video a few hours after I work from anesthesia. That’s excellent man, really proud of you! I have no idea how I’m going to do it tomorrow but you gave me a ton of hope. You’re super strong, mentally and physically. Now you will have a body to match your strength!

Thanks my friend, the first day was pretty bad but the morning of the next day you should feel way better. It shouldn’t be difficult for you at all

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Quick update, I had a pretty bad night yesterday, I woke up around two am and could not sleep. I was really uncomfortable. I haven’t showered in days, I feel the need to have a bowel movement but can’t, my legs ache, not painfully but very annoyingly, I haven’t brushed my teeth. I tried flip over slowly and twisted something the wrong way and it was very painful.
Eventually I succumbed and asked for pain medicine even though it makes me nauseous. First I had them let me brush in my bed with a water bottle, cup, and a toothbrush. I went to the bathroom and had the nurse sit me down on the toilet seat but it was pretty painful so I couldn’t. I ended up peeing in a urine bottle and standing up and putting my elbows on my walker and trying to go number two while standing up. This method would work but I am constipated from the anesthesia. Eventually I quit went back to my bed with the nurses help, I ate some leftover rice and bread and took the pain medicine and went to sleep around 4:30am. I had a good sleep but woke up pretty early around 10am. I had some help and used the walker to urinate in the restroom with a pee cup and tried again to go number 2 but it wouldn’t come all the way. My stomach does hurt a little bit but hopefully by today or tomorrow I can relieve my self. After I was done they had just started changing my sheets. I was standing in place for a good 7-8 minutes and started getting very tired and dizzy, I could barely walk back with the walker to my bed. About 30 min after that the doctor and his assistants came and I walked again with them, knee bending was very good they said, past 100 degrees when sitting up in chair position with legs hanging off the bed. They left and I should have PT in about an hour 


On another note, my abs are super sore. I have to use them for a lot of things I do now like sitting up, these past few days have been terrible mentally but I’m keeping my head up with the possibility I will be released tomorrow

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Another update, today I was able to stand up for about 30 minutes while leaning on my walker/sink
I wash able to clean myself with shampoo/soap and clean my face body and armpits/privates, my wife helped with my back and legs only. I also trimmed my sideburns and cheeks. This improved time could be because I took pain medicine about 4 hours prior. It feels great to be cleanish again, I smelled like a farm animal

Here are some pictures of my knee bending
https://imgur.com/gallery/VoWkBiL

The hospital bed is a little high up but I can do a little more than that on a lower surface
Hopefully imgur doesn’t take them down, they have taken a lot of posts showing my fixator for some reason

I was able to get up without assistance and stand up to my walker by using the posts on the bed for support

I took a number two and it was amazing relief. It was literally amazing

I had to have help sit on the toilet, it hurt a little sitting down so I had to put my palm on the front of the toilet and take some of the weight off my thighs