Quote from: Penguinn on May 13, 2017, 09:57:50 AMDVT? And nope, I took only multivitamins and calcium pills throughout distraction.
Deep vein thrombosis. I think that's a risk all through the process and most doctors prescribe blood thinners at least at first. Maybe you didn't realize? 
Quote from: alps on May 13, 2017, 12:06:22 PMDeep vein thrombosis. I think that's a risk all through the process and most doctors prescribe blood thinners at least at first. Maybe you didn't realize?
If it was given it was through the IV and I don't know about it. After my third day post-op, I didn't take a single injection.
Quote from: doomsday on May 13, 2017, 11:59:03 AMI'm asking cos mine is naturally quite low and i also got delay consolidation . My Right tibia is consolidating since 15th September and yesterday in got my frame change. My doc told me that if my more rigid frame won't work he will put a plate to remove the frame.
Anyway i feel that lower blood pressure my correlate with delayed consolidation but i will speak to my doc about it.
Huh, that's interesting. I'll have mine taken sometime to check, but every time it's been checked it's come off as totally normal so if it's low, it's normal-range-low. About consolidation, my right is either ready or 95% ready to walk unaided. It's my left leg that's lagging behind.
Edit: Oh, some good news (for me) is that I had to dress in formals for an interview; a shirt tucked in at belt-buckle level, pants and regular formal shoes that gave a 1" lift and absolutely no one, including me could tell that I was disproportionate. Looked like a normal, slightly long legged maybe person. Even my femurs:tibias didn't look off (my current ratio is 0.673) and with shoes on, they were even better proportionally. I wasn't too concerned but I'm glad.
I've started to walk unaided in small steps every now and then. For "partial" weight bearing (aka walking at home) instead of crutches, I use the walker, but I don't hold the walker. Instead I only keep my thumbs or index fingers on the walker for balance (you put almost zero weight on a walker with just your thumbs) and take steps. Sometimes I walk without a walker or crutches around, but it's in a very controlled environment with someone around and it's just a few steps. There's no real pain, but muscles get tired if I overdo it.
What I've learned so far:
-Precice 2 is sturdy
-You have to push yourself. I was very apprehensive for a lot of time and my left leg was (still is) lagging behind. Little improvement in taking full weight for walking in the left leg in the past few weeks while the right leg is soaring ahead. Taking DoingItForMe's bold decision to walk on his own during his journey as inspiration, I've been doing the thumb-on-walker method for 99% weight bearing and my left leg has improved tremendously in the past 4 days. 4 goddamn days, I kid you not. I'm going to say though that this is just my experience. I am not fully walking unaided without my doctor's permission, and I definitely don't recommend anyone else to either.
-You will have a hip sway to maintain balance. I suppose that goes with time.
I'm hoping that I'm allowed to walk unaided more soon. We'll see after my next x-rays. The worst part about my LL has been the time it's taken. The lifestyle change is so bizarre and I think my mind dissociates from it somewhat. For someone who's very extroverted and doesn't like video games, this would be hell lol. On the bright side, improvement is certain and constant.
Edit: to be more precise, when I tried walking unaided a week or so ago, my left leg's step would be fine (since the strong right leg is the supporting pillar) but the right leg's step would be smaller and hit with a jerk, since the weaker left leg wasn't providing proper support. With the right leg standing, I could take the left step in sort of slow motion, taking a lot of weight and landing a consistent, soft step- but with the left leg standing, the right step would be quick. Now, both steps can be done in slow motion meaning both legs are providing enough support at the time. This improvement has occurred over 3-4 days of pushing my left leg's limits. I'm not pushing it any further, because there is no further (the next step would be to simply walk unaided non stop) and I can't afford to break the nail at this stage.
glad you're doing well.
Quote from: Penguinn on May 17, 2017, 06:54:28 PM
I've been doing the thumb-on-walker method for 99% weight bearing and my left leg has improved tremendously in the past 4 days. 4 goddamn days, I kid you not.
how do you know without x-rays?
why don't people lie on the bed and press the wall with their legs for weight bearing? you could attach a weight scale vertically on the wall, measure and be safe, right? (I might be stupid asking this 
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Quote from: alps on May 17, 2017, 07:19:35 PMglad you're doing well.
how do you know without x-rays?
why don't people lie on the bed and press the wall with their legs for weight bearing? you could attach a weight scale vertically on the wall, measure and be safe, right? (I might be stupid asking this )
I explained in the Edit how I know the left improved without x rays. It takes weight better. It somehow adjusted, or maybe the muscles improved.
Walking is essential so your legs re learn the walking movements and blood flow increases.
I don't deny walking is useful, but if there are weight bearing restrictions, just for the goal of fast consolidation, I was thinking of doing that.
Update: My right leg is full weightbearing. I stood on my right leg only (raised left leg up like a flamingo) for like 8 seconds and not a hint of pain. If only my left wasnt lagging behind...sigh....
Update: I can actually walk pretty fast unaided (for short distances) but with a prominent hip tilt on the left. On crutches till the end of this month, told to use them for balance while loading callus(aka walking) and while going out. When I go out, I only use 1 crutch- in the right hand to balance out the bad(left) leg. My hip sway to the right is minimal.
Before doing LL I used to think walking unaided and walking normal were the same thing or only a few days apart. Boy was I wrong.
Update: Gait's improving and improvements can be seen every 15 days or so. I can climb stairs unaided (using only my right leg and leaning heavily toward the right as I climb... are people supposed to be able to do this before having a normal gait?) but not too many stairs unless there's a bar I can hold while climbing.
Gait's still wobbly but not as terribly wobbly as it was say, 3 weeks to a month ago.
Me and Dr. Parihar both attribute my left leg's slower recovery to the fact that it was initially operated twice, and has a tiny bone fragment shattered at the base of the femur that's also joining and needing callus along with the lengthened gap's callus. I wish that fragment had just been removed because it unnecessarily caused the callus to fill from a bigger base, resulting in a slower recovery. I'm no doctor but that's what it seems like.
This is what I'm talking about: http://imgur.com/a/kx7wM
I like the improvement it had from April end to May end too, and from how I feel I'm guessing the improvement from May end to June end is more.
My right leg feels great. No stiffness even as soon as I wake up and start walking to the bathroom, unlike the left. Only thing I can't do on my right leg as of now is hop/jump but there's no hurry for that. I just want to resume normal function. It's annoying that I could've been normal (walking wise, stairs wise, basically regular non athletic function wise) by now if my left hadn't been operated twice thanks to a faulty nail. Could be a lot worse though, so I guess I can't complain.
Other X Rays
Right: http://imgur.com/eh9vl68 & http://imgur.com/BRMQeMe
Left (good side): http://imgur.com/a/3VrSI
As you can see, right is miles ahead.
That left one looks bad buddy. Im not a doctor but there were people with partial non union and it seems like it. Hopefully im wrong and you just need some extra time. I know that Dooghoon is using BMAC (Bone Marrow Aspirate Concentrate) to speed up recovery.
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