Penguinn- Precice II internal femurs with Dr. Parihar

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This might seem like a crazy idea, but if your butt pains with so much of sitting down, would using a hammock instead of a bed help? 

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Quote from: bander72 on October 10, 2016, 07:19:27 PMSounds like it Is going very well for you.My hamstrings and abductors are still annoying and contract sometimes but as of 1.5cms, doing pretty well. I went into this expecting severe pain for the first 2 weeks and haven't come close to that.

Quote from: Mtall on October 11, 2016, 11:58:32 AMThis might seem like a crazy idea, but if your butt pains with so much of sitting down, would using a hammock instead of a bed help?  That is crazy. For one, where am I gonna get a hammock and two, that'd kill my legs. My butt doesn't hurt that bad. If I just lie down flat on my back, it all goes away. I just choose to browse the internet and play games on my laptop so I have to deal with it.

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Quote from: Penguinn on October 10, 2016, 03:31:55 PMThe only pills I take is my calcium and vitamin pills post-lunch and the calcium pill again post-dinner. I don't remember the last time I took a pain pill. I sleep for 6+ hours and that too because my lengthening hours are 12am - 8am(and then 4pm) making it impossible to sleep more than 8 hours.

The pain is very tolerable and I would describe it as annoying more than anything else. If I get absorbed in a TV show, movie or video game, I barely care. My ass is more sore from sitting than my legs are from LL. I'm in pain during physiotherapy and while sitting and getting up from the camode but that's self-inflicted, still tolerable and temporary. There's the previously mentioned pill called 'Nice' handy but it's mild, if I start having serious pains I'm going to have to contact them and get heavier pills.

Look like a very good outcome so far. Sleeping for 6+ hours without painkillers is the sweetest dream for any LLer. Congrats!

Quote from: Mtall on October 11, 2016, 11:58:32 AMThis might seem like a crazy idea, but if your butt pains with so much of sitting down, would using a hammock instead of a bed help? 

Sorry but I have to post this. I absolutely HAVE to:

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Quote from: Ozymandias on October 11, 2016, 01:25:23 PMLook like a very good outcome so far. Sleeping for 6+ hours without painkillers is the sweetest dream for any LLer. Congrats!

Probably because he is very young, most of LL patients who wrote a diary here were between 27-50yo.
I already said somewhere about the 8 year old kid that had ilizarov frame on his femur and he didn't care at all.

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I've had way more annoyance from overworked ass cheeks and randomly aching calf muscles than my thighs. The pain in my quads, hamstrings or abductors while sitting still or laying down is almost nonexistent. I'm sure the latter part of my LL will be painful especially because my bones were shorter to begin with.

Correction: The pain pill I'm allowed to take is called Nise, not Nice. Stands for Nimesulide apparently.

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Quote from: Penguinn on October 11, 2016, 01:15:22 PMMy hamstrings and abductors are still annoying and contract sometimes but as of 1.5cms, doing pretty well. I went into this expecting severe pain for the first 2 weeks and haven't come close to that.

What do you mean by they 'contract'?

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Does 1.5 are already visible proportionally? I mean, can it already be noticed by you that your femurs are longer than before?

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Quote from: Mtall on October 11, 2016, 06:04:07 PMWhat do you mean by they 'contract'?
Spasm if I quickly try sitting up from a sleeping position.

Quote from: TIBIKE200 on October 11, 2016, 06:08:27 PMDoes 1.5 are already visible proportionally? I mean, can it already be noticed by you that your femurs are longer than before?Nope.

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Quote from: Penguinn on October 10, 2016, 03:31:55 PMThey're kind of dented in the skin, I'm hoping that fills out.
They'll fill in with time. My fibula scars were indented for a while but they filled in and I can't even see them anymore.

Glad the pain is still minimal.

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Hey Penguinn, congrats on your surgery, i'll be following your experience closely. Ignore my nickname for now as this is a serious question.

You said you are only 18 years old. I'm curious, if and how, Dr. Parihar confirmed that your growth plates were closed prior to surgery?

Some videos of you doing physical therapy would be great, if possible. Glad you are sleeping well, that is so helpful during this process. 

Keep up the good work!