Hi,
I am 35 years old and am considering LON surgery (because I can afford it now). I would like to ask people who are similar age how much they were able to recover, I mean physically. I guess that at this age it may take some time, but is it possible to come back to weight training and running after 1,5 - 2 years?
Another thing that puzzles me is what the first few weeks after surgery are actually like. How long will I have to use a wheelchair to move around the apartment? After how long will I be able to walk with a crutch? How long does it take to get back to work (a sedentary job)? I'm currently 172cm and would like to be at least 5cm taller. Is there any difference between 5cm and 6cm in terms of speed of recovery and possible complications? How often do I need to have a physical therapy session (not counting the daily one I will have to do myself)?
Questions for people who have undergone surgery after 30
Recovery is 1.5 to 2 months per centimeter. For most people it's 2 months.
Quote from: indian on April 06, 2021, 11:44:03 AMRecovery is 1.5 to 2 months per centimeter. For most people it's 2 months.
2 months per cm to fully recover (able to play sports), or 2 months per cm to be able to walk?
I think 2 month per cm is to recover pre surgery bone density.Because walking takes around 2 month after distraction phase.
Quote from: Dionysus on April 06, 2021, 12:40:29 PMI think 2 month per cm is to recover pre surgery bone density.Because walking takes around 2 month after distraction phase.
So you can't walk for the entire time of distraction, which is, for example, 50 days?
Quote from: Nomad34 on April 06, 2021, 12:50:57 PMSo you can't walk for the entire time of distraction, which is, for example, 50 days?
depends on the nail. with precice it will take that + 2 months or so until you can start walking again.
Only Stryde, Betzbone, Guichetnail and externals are weightbearing.
Quote from: indian on April 06, 2021, 11:44:03 AMRecovery is 1.5 to 2 months per centimeter. For most people it's 2 months.
2 months per cm after initial surgery or after end of distraction phase?
Yes.I am currently distracting with precise 2.2 and using walker.But I am not over 30 of course.I dont think it will make that much of difference though
I think you must be very clear about what you are asking when you ask about "recovery".
If "recovery" means that point in time when I don't really feel ANY effects of surgery (other than being taller); then, you are talking years; not months.
If "recovery" means doing most of the things you did before surgery; then, that point comes far earlier.
My first surgery was in September 2018; my LATN surgery was in January 2019. I was cleared for full weight-bearing in about July 2019.
Once I was cleared for full weight bearing, I soon could do most of the things I did before surgery.
Yet, I am still healing and continue to improve. I only recently regained my entire pre-surgery muscle mass and strength (as measured by tape and by leg press).
I continue to stretch and work-out everyday. My work-outs are little different than before surgery but I do much more stretching now.
I also continue to work on improving my balance and range of motion.
Because I am much older than you, I suspect my point of "complete recovery" will be eclipsed by normal degenerative changes of aging so it will be difficult to specifically determine where one ends and the other begins. Time will tell.
The surgery is a big deal--it's not a boob job that you can easily monkey with later if you do not like the way things are after surgery. True full recovery takes time. Proportionally more time the more you lengthen; that is, the recovery curve is not linear.
You might want to read some of the diaries posted here to better understand potential abilities and limitations during the process. Different processes (i.e., internal vs. external) lead to different abilities and limitations during the process.
I did external with LATN and worked remotely the entire time--but you are not me. Read the dairies to get an idea of the range of activities that others were able to perform; then, decide what is realistic for you. Your surgeon will dictate your course of physical therapy. (I did PT everyday on my own and 3X per week with a therapist.)
CM or inches is not the proper measure to assess distraction. Instead, measure the length of the segments you want to lengthen. 10% is generally considered safe. If your tibia is 40 cm; then, 4 cm lengthening is usually considered safe and affords a reasonably quick recovery.
If 4 cm is safe, this does not mean you could not do 8 cm if your body cooperates. But you should expect your recovery to take 4X as long; not 2X as long.
Quote from: California2 on April 06, 2021, 07:09:01 PMI think you must be very clear about what you are asking when you ask about "recovery".
If "recovery" means that point in time when I don't really feel ANY effects of surgery (other than being taller); then, you are talking years; not months.
If "recovery" means doing most of the things you did before surgery; then, that point comes far earlier.
My first surgery was in September 2018; my LATN surgery was in January 2019. I was cleared for full weight-bearing in about July 2019.
Once I was cleared for full weight bearing, I soon could do most of the things I did before surgery.
Yet, I am still healing and continue to improve. I only recently regained my entire pre-surgery muscle mass and strength (as measured by tape and by leg press).
I continue to stretch and work-out everyday. My work-outs are little different than before surgery but I do much more stretching now.
I also continue to work on improving my balance and range of motion.
Because I am much older than you, I suspect my point of "complete recovery" will be eclipsed by normal degenerative changes of aging so it will be difficult to specifically determine where one ends and the other begins. Time will tell.
The surgery is a big deal--it's not a boob job that you can easily monkey with later if you do not like the way things are after surgery. True full recovery takes time. Proportionally more time the more you lengthen; that is, the recovery curve is not linear.
You might want to read some of the diaries posted here to better understand potential abilities and limitations during the process. Different processes (i.e., internal vs. external) lead to different abilities and limitations during the process.
I did external with LATN and worked remotely the entire time--but you are not me. Read the dairies to get an idea of the range of activities that others were able to perform; then, decide what is realistic for you. Your surgeon will dictate your course of physical therapy. (I did PT everyday on my own and 3X per week with a therapist.)
CM or inches is not the proper measure to assess distraction. Instead, measure the length of the segments you want to lengthen. 10% is generally considered safe. If your tibia is 40 cm; then, 4 cm lengthening is usually considered safe and affords a reasonably quick recovery.
If 4 cm is safe, this does not mean you could not do 8 cm if your body cooperates. But you should expect your recovery to take 4X as long; not 2X as long.
How much did you lengthen? Took you long to be able to walk seems like you lengthen like 7.5 cm or something.
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