At 14mm you only have approx 30 more days till you reach your goal and the fixator is off 
the swelling should go down soon no biggie. I'm concerned about the pain ur experiencing while standing for a prolonged amount of time because standing is vital for good recovery but ur only doing 4.5cm so you should be fine. Nice warrior scars too.
Quote from: egocentrical on February 19, 2017, 08:01:29 PMWell my femurs are quite stubby compared to my tibias, i think it was from when i was young i would spend countless hours on the computer kneeling so my femurs were stunted.
I don't think that's possible mate.
I'm just taking a guess - I have no idea if it actually would do anything.
Quote from: Body Builder on February 19, 2017, 11:14:36 PMI've done LL with orthofix monorails too my friend.
I can assure you that after 2-3 cm lengthening they are not weight bearable so be careful with standing, even with a walker.
I started to walk with monorails and a walker only after about 1.5 month I stop lengthening.
Of course you could start walking almost after finishing lengthening because you did LON while I did external only, but for now be very careful.
Also, I see that your fibulas have a huge cut and I am almost sure that there will be a non alignment between their sides. What did your doctor told you about that and why he didn't to a small cut like in tibias and hold tibia and fibula with a screw to let them lengthen the same?
I am very curious about your doctors decision for your fibulas and I would like to know the reason for doing that.
Hmm... Dr. Deepak is convinced that my monorails are fully weight-bearing. They even wrote it in the medical report for my doctors at home.
Maybe Pitkar devices are more weight-bearing than orthofix devices?
Or they took into account that my weight is ~60kg and that the nail prevents misalignment in case of some minor bending. I don't know.
But I appreciate your advise and will make sure to put less weight on my devices from now on. Better safe than sorry.
Regarding the fibulas, Dr. Deepak told me beforehand that he would have to remove some part of the bone since they would heal "much, much faster".
My doctors at home were surprised about the amount taken out too, but they didn't say anything bad about it.
So maybe it was the right thing to do or maybe it was overkill. Again, I don't know.
I have accepted my faith, that I will have to have another surgery for fixing my left leg's angle, so it doesn't matter anymore if I had to have my fibulas corrected as well I guess...
The longer my diary, the more frustrated and insecure I become 
Quote from: 0184946 on February 20, 2017, 04:45:26 PMAt 14mm you only have approx 30 more days till you reach your goal and the fixator is off the swelling should go down soon no biggie. I'm concerned about the pain ur experiencing while standing for a prolonged amount of time because standing is vital for good recovery but ur only doing 4.5cm so you should be fine. Nice warrior scars too.
Yup, without scars, you haven't really lived 
But it will be more than 30 days, because I'm planning to slow down to 3x 0.25 at some point.
February 21st, 2017
Today, I'm exactly three weeks post-surgery 
Amount lengthened: 15mm
Rate of lengthening: 2x 0.5mm per day
Pain from lengthening: none
Pain from surgery: 2-3/10 in right leg
Painkillers: 3x Tilidin
Supplements: 2x 600mg calcium per week
Exercises: 2x 15min per day
Standing: 5min every hour
Strength in legs: 7/10
Knee ROM: 0° to >90°
Ballerina: none
Right now, I'm working on a solution to my problem regarding the max. amount I can lengthen.
My goal is 45mm. The "CD Units" on each of my Pitkar monorail devices have 40mm written on it. But my replacement unit could only be turned to precisely 35mm. Seriously, WTF 
There are 40mm and 80mm units available from Pitkar. There is no way that I could fit the 80mm unit on my rail because of the way it was assembled.
Now I've found standard 55mm units from Orthofix and I hope that maybe, just maybe they could fit on my Pitkar devices.
Pitkar
Orthofix
The pins of the Pitkar unit are 5mm in diameter, does anyone happen to know the measurements of the Orthofix units?
I will just contact Orthofix and hope for the best.
How's progress been? You had any solutions in regards to your nail?
Quote from: egocentrical on February 22, 2017, 02:06:23 PMHow's progress been? You had any solutions in regards to your nail?
Not yet, I'm still waiting for a reply from the Orthofix customer service.
In the meantime, I can go to my uncle's workshop this weekend. Then I will use his power tools to turn the compression-distraction unit with high pressure until it breaks.
I want to find out whether it really can only be distracted to 35mm instead of 40mm, plus the pipe is 50mm actually.
I hope that just the replacement unit is broken and that I won't have to by other ones. One CD unit from Pitkar costs ~100 EUR and I'm sure the Orthofix units will be even more expensive.
So it's worth giving it a shot in the workshop first, before I spend money.
Regarding my progress, I've switched from 2x0.5mm per day to 3x 0.25mm per day.
Didn't have a choice, because my right leg still hurts even without lengthening and it's too sensitive.
When I turned for the last time yesterday, I almost screamed and had sudden twitching in my right leg.
I don't want to take even more painkillers per day, so I just slowed down a bit and it has worked wonders so far.
No I can lengthen without making the pain worse.
I wish this would go away soon, but I rather think that I will have to live with the pain until the fixators come off.
39 days left...
You're on the home stretch now Chris. Each day you are closer to finishing lengthening and then it's on to recovery, consolidation and the rest of your life. Fingers crossed for easy sailing here on out.
If I was you I would reconsider doing femurs with that hospital.
Quote from: Chris on February 22, 2017, 08:38:24 PM
Regarding my progress, I've switched from 2x0.5mm per day to 3x 0.25mm per day.
Didn't have a choice, because my right leg still hurts even without lengthening and it's too sensitive.
When I turned for the last time yesterday, I almost screamed and had sudden twitching in my right leg.
39 days left...
Hey Chris,
Maybe you should take a one day break from lengthening and give time for the soft tissues to catch up. I have read many people doing this in many diaries. One day will not make a big difference in your final goal.
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