I have to say I admire your dedication and work ethics and betz and becker are some of the best in the world.
But I am still so shocked you haven't gotten an ITB release:
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I think RB and dreamingcloud were both recently clinically diagnosed to not being able to recover their normal functions unless an ITB release was performed. This is definitely not them feeling bad about wide legs and looking for an easy way out.
Betz would first prescribe several months more of PT, and then proceed to ignore the patient. He has not replied to my first 6-week x-ray email for 6 days.
I believe Betz has good intentions in not wanting to release ITB, since too much release can lead to permanent problems. However, since the band is just a fibrious tissue, it cannot stretch. For some people, their tensor fasciae latae muscle simply cannot stretch for the full length of their lengthened femurs."
dremaingcloud (Feb 2021): http://www.limblengtheningforum.com/index.php?topic=66226.msg188865#msg188865
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Quote from: Stand taller on February 19, 2023, 11:51:23 PMWhat's the IT-band stretch you recommend? I've started doing one now, 3min per side, and been really sore the past few days. So seems like I am working the right area, so I'll increase the reps as the days go. As I do more IT-band stretches I am also reaching new parts of my hip flexors while stretching and they seem to be responding well. So we'll see how the next few weeks go, and I'll make a decision then.
And for those wondering, I am in northern Europe. I would love to do it locally, but traveling to Germany or other places in Europe is just an hour or two on a plane, so that's no stress.
You lengthened a huge ammount , wow !
I would honestly say you should speak to a specialist about getting an ITB release.
Quote from: Stand taller on February 19, 2023, 11:51:23 PMWhat's the IT-band stretch you recommend? I've started doing one now, 3min per side, and been really sore the past few days. So seems like I am working the right area, so I'll increase the reps as the days go. As I do more IT-band stretches I am also reaching new parts of my hip flexors while stretching and they seem to be responding well. So we'll see how the next few weeks go, and I'll make a decision then.
And for those wondering, I am in northern Europe. I would love to do it locally, but traveling to Germany or other places in Europe is just an hour or two on a plane, so that's no stress.
https://imgur.com/a/aI9ZsvF
Do this. Only effective stretch.
If it’s not getting better in a few weeks do the release.
Quote from: hippo60 on February 20, 2023, 12:01:55 AMMaybe, personally I'm not interested in just having "someone do it for me" but each to his own.
Honestly I'm not 100% sure it was the hip flexors, I can try to ask him 
there are thousands of qualified surgeons on the world, especially for something as easy as it band release (this exists outside of the LL world too btw).
Quote from: sixfootandhalf on February 20, 2023, 05:42:53 AMI have to say I admire your dedication and work ethics and betz and becker are some of the best in the world.
But I am still so shocked you haven't gotten an ITB release:
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I think RB and dreamingcloud were both recently clinically diagnosed to not being able to recover their normal functions unless an ITB release was performed. This is definitely not them feeling bad about wide legs and looking for an easy way out.
Betz would first prescribe several months more of PT, and then proceed to ignore the patient. He has not replied to my first 6-week x-ray email for 6 days.
I believe Betz has good intentions in not wanting to release ITB, since too much release can lead to permanent problems. However, since the band is just a fibrious tissue, it cannot stretch. For some people, their tensor fasciae latae muscle simply cannot stretch for the full length of their lengthened femurs."
dremaingcloud (Feb 2021): http://www.limblengtheningforum.com/index.php?topic=66226.msg188865#msg188865
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I am living proof that ITband can be stretched. It may be harder and maybe it was due to the release “helping” but I did fix my related issues and recovered from them with stretching. . The studies that quoted were done on corpses. Nothing comparable to a living organism.
Why I am so sure about it is this:
I had wide legs at 3-4cm couldn‘t close my legs. Then viciously stretched and I could close again. Now my itband have grown to their new length. Pt confirmed that. Your muscles and tendons don‘t magically end too far up after LL. They grow. My walk is pretty good except from slight swaying leftover and some hip flexor related minor duckass. I think in a month or two I will be back to normal except from sports. Becker said 2-3 months post op until normal walking etc and I think that’s accurate.
Day 430 (Day 272 Post clicking)
Thankfully the forum is back, it must have been gone for almost a month! (anybody knows what happened?)
As for me, I have had great improvements the past month. First of, because the continuation of the work I do with stretching and focusing more on IT-Band - my duckass is almost completely gone now! The pic below is me after stretching here a few days ago, it is kind of hard to spot it.
https://freeimage.host/i/Hhnumk7
As for walking, things have improved day by day. Around 3-4 weeks ago I started walking without a shopping cart at a local mall. Prior to this I was walking 1-1,5km every day with a shopping cart. This allowed me to stretch my stride as much as possbile. The weather is still cold, snowy and icy, so walking outside is still very hard. But for the past 3-4 weeks I have been walking the "route" at this local mall unassisted - just free walking.
At first I got very tired quickly and also sweaty because of the stillness in my hips. Over the past month I can walk further and also more without getting as sweaty. This week I had goal of walking 2km every day (I don't even use a shopping cart while shopping anymore), and here is what I managed.
Monday 2,5km
Tuesday 2,3km
Wednesday 2,7km
Thursday 2,3km
Friday 2,4km
Saturday 2,0km
Sunday 1,3km
In total I have walked 15,5km the past week, averaging 2,214km every day. My gait and stamina are getting better and better every day. Since I am standing a little straighter every day, I am also stretching new sections of my muscles when walking and training a new area every day. So I have been pretty sore around my hip and back the past week. As I now get closer and closer to zero duckass and standing straight I'm guessing that will get better and better every day.
I am almost 100% straight now, and my "only" struggles now is that I walk a little stiff and my left IT-Band is considerably tighter than my right one. So I walk with a slight limp, but that is getting better and better every day. There is also a big difference in stiffness in the morning and evening, where I am a lot stiffer in the morning. A month ago, I was equally stiff regardless of time of day after sitting down for a few minutes.
For this week, my goad is to walk 2,5km every day for a total distance of 17,5km!
Quote from: boots2asses on March 23, 2023, 06:12:01 AMDon't want to be rude or something but the balance between the Tibia and Femur just looks so off. 
I wonder how you look in jeans as for jeans you can clearly see where the patella is.
he already showed a jeans photo and he looks fine
he is 4 inches taller and his life is infinitely improved and you come here and nitpick his long legs for "looking off"
Quote from: bukibuki on March 23, 2023, 08:41:59 AMhe already showed a jeans photo and he looks fine
he is 4 inches taller and his life is infinitely improved and you come here and nitpick his long legs for "looking off"
You didn't troll this diary hmm interesting. You could be on Becker's team. I think you're Kanye Western. Whatever happens i will deal with you 
Glad to have you back. I forgot whether you have had an ITB release, given the ammount you lengthened, i am assuming you definitely had one?
Quote from: boots2asses on March 23, 2023, 06:12:01 AMDon't want to be rude or something but the balance between the Tibia and Femur just looks so off.
I wonder how you look in jeans as for jeans you can clearly see where the patella is.
Dude, you can't even see half of my tibias in this photo... furthermore the photo was taken at an angle with a wide angle lens on my iPhone . so the photo is already distorted. Scroll up you''ll see photos of me where you can actually see my whole legs and as people have pointed out, I look completely normal.
How are you doing buddy? I think a lot of us would really appreciate an update 
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