Precise 2.2 with Dr Debiparshad — June 2021

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Quote from: HobbitMan on June 29, 2021, 01:38:17 AMThanks!  If you have stairs and own a house (or staying with family) you can rent a chair lift like I did.  3 months was only $1500 total including installation and eventually the removal.  I might extend it to 5-6 months eventually as needed.

Pain levels are never super high.  After lengthening I am tight, the more I walk the better I feel.  I’m still utilizing the painkillers but in a week or two I would hope to be off them mostly.

Well done bro, you’re doing well. Hang in there!

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Hi HobbitMan, I hope you're doing well. Since you're still on painkillers I wanted to ask if you think they would be a problem for a person who has GERD or similar stomach problems.

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Quote from: TouchTheSkies on June 29, 2021, 02:08:20 PMWell done bro, you’re doing well. Hang in there!

Thanks!

Quote from: 5foot5justCheckingAround on June 29, 2021, 03:15:53 PMHi HobbitMan, I hope you're doing well. Since you're still on painkillers I wanted to ask if you think they would be a problem for a person who has GERD or similar stomach problems.

That’s actually an interesting question I wish I could answer better than I’m about to.  It depends — have you ever been on opioids before?  Some patients get really nauseous on the Percocet so it could be at odds with your condition.  You’re also going to be on Valium likely as well as morphine (though this becomes more optional over time).

How do you fare with tylenol?  Percocet is half Tylenol and half Oxy, essentially.  I was given IV Tylenol at the hospital and it seemed to work.  Whenever I don’t feel like a full Percocet, I take a rapid release Tylenol instead, since I’m allowed to take a certain amount in addition to Oxy a day.  If you can handle Tylenol, it’s not as good as morphine+Oxy but it can make things manageable.

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Quote from: HobbitMan on June 29, 2021, 03:37:11 PMThanks!

That’s actually an interesting question I wish I could answer better than I’m about to.  It depends — have you ever been on opioids before?  Some patients get really nauseous on the Percocet so it could be at odds with your condition.  You’re also going to be on Valium likely as well as morphine (though this becomes more optional over time).

How do you fare with tylenol?  Percocet is half Tylenol and half Oxy, essentially.  I was given IV Tylenol at the hospital and it seemed to work.  Whenever I don’t feel like a full Percocet, I take a rapid release Tylenol instead, since I’m allowed to take a certain amount in addition to Oxy a day.  If you can handle Tylenol, it’s not as good as morphine+Oxy but it can make things manageable.

I haven't been on opioids before and do fairly badly with any kind of painkillers. The last time I had a tooth extracted, the doctor gave me some painkillers which ended up in me having dysentery lmao. I also consulted with my doctor and he told me if my stomach condition doesn't improve before a CLL surgery I could end up with ulcers or a hole in the stomach. Pretty stressed about it. I have very high pain tolerance but not really sure if I would be able to survive CLL with painkillers.

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Quote from: 5foot5justCheckingAround on June 29, 2021, 03:52:06 PMI haven't been on opioids before and do fairly badly with any kind of painkillers. The last time I had a tooth extracted, the doctor gave me some painkillers which ended up in me having dysentery lmao. I also consulted with my doctor and he told me if my stomach condition doesn't improve before a CLL surgery I could end up with ulcers or a hole in the stomach. Pretty stressed about it. I have very high pain tolerance but not really sure if I would be able to survive CLL with painkillers.

Idk if there's a correlation, but I used to have GERD issues years ago and this surgery was the first time I took any opioids. I had nausea for a while - first from the anesthesia, later on (about 2-3 weeks after going home) possibly from the Oxy. Dr. D's team was gonna prescribe nausea medications, but I tried ginger tea cuz I don't want to add to the already many medications I'm taking. Idk if it was placebo effect or what, but the nausea eventually went away on its own.

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Quote from: 156 on June 29, 2021, 05:48:37 PMIdk if there's a correlation, but I used to have GERD issues years ago and this surgery was the first time I took any opioids. I had nausea for a while - first from the anesthesia, later on (about 2-3 weeks after going home) possibly from the Oxy. Dr. D's team was gonna prescribe nausea medications, but I tried ginger tea cuz I don't want to add to the already many medications I'm taking. Idk if it was placebo effect or what, but the nausea eventually went away on its own.

Were your GERD issues resolved before the operation? GERD can be treated mostly and people make 80-90% recovery from what I've heard.

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Quote from: 5ft5 on June 30, 2021, 01:01:25 PMWere your GERD issues resolved before the operation? GERD can be treated mostly and people make 80-90% recovery from what I've heard.

Yes, haven't had any reflux issues or gastric problems for about 2 years now. Occasionally if I feel like a heartburn might be coming, I would quickly take the gel (idk if it's gel? it's like a thicker consistency) form of an antacid. Where I'm from, I take Gaviscon. I haven't had any reflux since I moved to the US 2 years ago so I never checked if they have something similar here.

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Hey HobbitMan!  Don’t have anything to add about the GERD convo 🥴, but thought I’d ask:  How goes the lengthening?? You crushing it even more now that you’re back home?  Any words of wisdom for wannabes like me and others about the first few weeks?  Starting to get tighter?  Bored with the process?  Other?  Hope you’re well.  Stay strong 💪

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Quote from: L8GrowthSpurt on July 01, 2021, 01:09:29 AMHey HobbitMan!  Don’t have anything to add about the GERD convo 🥴, but thought I’d ask:  How goes the lengthening?? You crushing it even more now that you’re back home?  Any words of wisdom for wannabes like me and others about the first few weeks?  Starting to get tighter?  Bored with the process?  Other?  Hope you’re well.  Stay strong 💪

Sure!  Yeah I tried to stay clear of the GERD conversation since I know little about it, thanks 156 for giving more information on that!  After all the main reason I’m doing the diary is to help people decide if they want to wait or do precise now

Definitely already getting a bit tired of it all, and I’m less than a quarter through it.  But feeling taller day by day is motivating enough to keep at it.  To emphasize, it’s not pain or tightness that’s making me fatigued, I guess I wasn’t mentally ready for sitting in bed or in a chair all day.  Now that reality has set in, I do feel a bit uneasy.  But I definitely do not regret the surgery so far.

Tightness has not been an issue at all, but it usually isn’t for most people until 2inches (5cm).  Dr D predicted I might experience tightness around 1.5inch or so because of my hamstrings, but I’m only at 17mm as of tonight.  I might start getting tight around 3.5 to 4cm if I’m not on top of stretching.  Dr D usually has patients put on knee immoblizers around the 1.5 to 2 inch mark to sleep — he wants me to start them this week.

Worst case if my hamstrings prevent me from 8cm, I can always heal and rebreak in 6 months.  I’d hate to do that, but the fact I can definitely get to 8cm no matter what is reassuring.  He doesn’t think I’ll likely have to go that route though.

Big thing I can recommend to you is to build some upper body strength and stretch your hamstrings an hour a day NOW.

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25% done with lengthening tonight!  I hit 19mm out of 79mm, reminder that I got 1mm for free from the surgery itself. So I’m officially 177cm at night and over 5’10 in the morning and throughout the day.  I’ll be 5’10 at night in another week.  It’s a big milestone for me.

My bandages from the operation are coming off and my scars are much smaller than I thought they would be.  Even the IT band ones are almost invisible.  I heal from scarring almost famously well, I told my surgeon that but he still warned me that legs don’t heal the same as elsewhere.  Regardless my Wolverine healing factor is clearly in play since the only cuts that are noticeable are the IT band ones.  I showed them to a friend and he said they looked like a minor scrape.  I’m very happy with Dr Debiparshad’s work so far.

I started wearing knee immobilizers at night to keep my legs straight which will help with hamstrings down the line.  It is not super comfortable but it’s manageable.