Quote from: helloworld on September 10, 2017, 09:47:11 PMRunning videos from anybody would be nice, so that we can as a community compare, and see where to improve.
I've been "running" for 2 weeks and every time I keep saying to myself "starting now I will train running consciously" but I never start. That being said I may take a video some time, I might need to buy a mask first haha.
Quote from: LLSouthAmerica on September 11, 2017, 12:34:46 AMActually what I meant is that I've seen dozens of patients walking and going back to normal life faster than helloworld, as soon as 3 months post op. About running I have only seen a few videos and none of them is mine. I actually have seen guys climbing mountains and water skiing 6 months post op and I personally believe that's pushing your luck a bit too far.
You're right. Weightbearing nails are advantageous and many Guichet patients have awesome recoveries. Helloworld had extra surgeries (nail malfunction) and his running is weird but good he isn't a new Musicmaker or Unicorn who can't walk. Good and bad results for both doctors.
Quote from: helloworld on September 10, 2017, 11:33:58 AMRunning speed seems the be the the best measurement of LL success, because so many LL patients are soon able to do any kind of exercise, but running remains the biggest challenge.
Could you please share your running experience?
Here some videos:
Me after 6 months:
Me after 9.5 months:
after 1 year:
after 1.5 years:
3 years post LL:
The people that I personally met are with very few exceptions doing extremely well and after 6 months able to do pretty much anything. However, they are not running or if they try they see they are not fast and it is no fun. In fact, nobody from the patients I talked to that had LL within the last year say that they are running as fast as before.
I also have seen videos from patients, and though the patient's say they can run, I am able to see that they are running in a bit unnatural way and are not fast.
Why is running hard?
Biometrics? Less muscle strength because muscle not fully recovered? Or is the muscle still stretched? Or is it because flexibility is less? Or is it because there is an implant in the legs?
Your running looks great. Honestly I could not even tell that you had leg lengthening done. You ended up with an excellent cosmetic result good luck to you.
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