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I thought I was checking out today. I had slept super well last night, a good 8 hours thanks to the sleeping pill they gave me. I woke up to legs of concrete. But I was expecting it. Inspired by Guichet's visit yesterday, I tried doing my leg lifts and knee bends and whoa, I could do it without breaking anything else. I really felt a surge of confidence, perhaps there is light at the end of this bleak LL tunnel.
When Filippo came, I showed off my leg raises and knee bends and he was surprised (at least his acting was convincing). He said we had to learn how to walk and got me to lock in my knee, stand and used the frames to the toilet seat and back. Potty training, yay!
Had another 2 bites for lunch, kept check on my painkillers, pain still existed but I was doing his 200 reps of exercises and stretches and 2 hours of cycling. An active leg is a painless leg 
That's my motto from now on.
My pain army has evolved, they got married, multiplied and got smarter! It was all bone pain before, now it's moving to pulsating nerve pain, throbbing joint pain and even stabbing wound pain. I just had to hunker down and bear it all. Kept vigilant of icing my femurs and keeping them drained at a 50 degree incline (leaving me with 2 purple ass cheeks - eat that Kim!).
I was then scheduled to do a full body xray and an ultrasound on my bones. It was soooo painful being rolled from one bed to another. I wanted my pee stained mattress back. I was getting attached to the familiar BO! It cradled me while I was broken.
Once I got back, I quickly finished up my exercise homework before Guichet had another chance to drop in. I propped a chair against the door handle for good measure. At 7pm, he came by looking all innocent and presented me with a box of Laduree maccarons! WTF!
I was ready to pounce on him and gorge out his eyeballs with my melon scoop had he tried to playdoh me again. He hung out for 30 minutes talking about psychological profiles of his patients and how this was a very important aspect as the road to recovery is a mental one and he cannot afford to make a mistake.
He made a fresh point, that a good candidate simply wanted a few cm taller, while a troubled candidate thought height would solve their love, career, image issues or make those dreams come true. I'm so glad my psychological report stated that I wanted to be taller because I felt cheated that I never got peanut root soup at puberty, unlike my brother, who grew up to be tall, handsome, smart and rich!
UNICORN - Dr. Guichet Internal Femurs 8cm - Summer 2016
Unicorn, first, I am so very sorry that you are going through this amount of pain. Your diary is incredibly inspiring, and quite frankly eye opening. Many of us, perhaps me included, think about this procedure at a surface level and may not be prepared for the reality of what such an invasive surgery will mean for us.
I am visiting Dr. Guichet in London shortly. I would love to meet you in person, assuming you are amenable, to get a first-hand account of your experience. Hopefully by then, you will be taller, pain-free and on your way to recovery. Please feel free to PM me and let me know if there is anything you need while I'm in London. I'm staying for approximately 10 days.
My regards,
--jbc
Quote from: Unicorn888 on July 29, 2016, 03:14:55 PMHad another 2 bites for lunch, kept check on my painkillers, pain still existed but I was doing his 200 reps of exercises and stretches and 2 hours of cycling. An active leg is a painless leg That's my motto from now on.
great motto dr. G would approve! It will only get better from here on out!
also, eat as much as you can once your appetite comes back. if eating doesn't make you throw up, then forcing yourself to eat now is even better. you're doing the exercises which is great but your body also really needs those calories now. hang in there!
Agreed with eating especially protein for soft tissue regenaration.
Keep tight and remember that worst pain is probably behind you.
Quote from: jbc on July 29, 2016, 09:04:57 PMUnicorn, first, I am so very sorry that you are going through this amount of pain. Your diary is incredibly inspiring, and quite frankly eye opening. Many of us, perhaps me included, think about this procedure at a surface level and may not be prepared for the reality of what such an invasive surgery will mean for us.
I am visiting Dr. Guichet in London shortly. I would love to meet you in person, assuming you are amenable, to get a first-hand account of your experience. Hopefully by then, you will be taller, pain-free and on your way to recovery. Please feel free to PM me and let me know if there is anything you need while I'm in London. I'm staying for approximately 10 days.
My regards,
--jbc
Hi JBC,
Would be great to meet you. Let Filippo know and I'm sure Doc will introduce us at Isokinetic or at the gym
Quote from: YourSpaceBoyfriend on July 30, 2016, 01:24:13 AMAgreed with eating especially protein for soft tissue regenaration.
Keep tight and remember that worst pain is probably behind you.
Thanks for the encouragement GoldenEgg and YourSpaceBoyfriend
Have been lucky with no nausea, and am sometimes ravenous too. Subscribed to this overly healthy meal plan with menus that read like sesame detox chicken and fennel salad, harissa waffles and chorizo omelette, nked chocolate pot (it was mashed cadbury stripped of aluminium foil 
) Fed up fancy pants!
Finally, got my helper to make me scrambled eggs with lots of grilled asparagus, drenched with Nando's hot sauce... hmmmm.... I wolfed down the entire plate whole 
Will keep brainstorming what else makes me wanna chow. These days Deliveroo makes everything accessible 
and I'm one grateful shortie!
Brainstorm 1 - Buy favourite foods, will whet appetite...
Went on Ocado.com and got a bunch of groceries, including my all time favourite, Movenpick Espresso Croquant. Had 1 scoop and was hit by lactose intolerance. That's not happened a lot but the drugs must have exacerbated my condition. Diarrhea and immobility don't mix well together. I'd not pooped yet since last Sunday, so I can feel the undercurrents of a tsunami coming.
Panicked, I hopped on my frame and fled towards my toilet 10 metres away. I was in serious pain, legs on fire, tummy on fire, butt on fire. It must have been the slowest toilet dash in the history of mankind. It took a good 10 minutes before I reached my raised toilet seat and another 2 minutes' struggle to get on it. I know I didn't believe it when I read it in old forums, but you almost faint from your first poop. I was completely drained afterwards.
Another 12 minute limp back to my bed, bare assed, I couldn't be bothered anymore in this hot weather. Ran into my helper, my doorman, the postman, the word is out, I got a hip replacement.
The strange thing is, the moment I landed back in bed, my temperature plummeted and I completely blacked out. Fainted from all this exertion and adrenaline. 10 million years ago, I'd probably have to be chased by a dinosaur to feel this way. Go Guichet!
I actually imagined the whole thing... dafuk is wrong with me.
Quote from: NoRegrets on July 30, 2016, 08:13:38 PMI actually imagined the whole thing... dafuk is wrong with me.
Lol, so did I!
She's a good writer, it's easy to do that I guess. I even imagined her getting chased by a dinosaur. (T-rex, for the record)
Anyway, good updates Unicorn! Hope you're feeling better now.
Hi Unicorn,
3 weeks ago i was exactly in the same situation. The Hospital is a moment you can't never forget, it is nightmare. Dr G came to visit me and also clicked my legs 3 times in 10 sec but no maccaron for me...
Be prepared to be on different pain for all the month, people said that usually the 2 first weeks are the hardest but in fact all the month is very painfull and the lack of sleep is mainly the biggest trouble of the process.
Hope that you will be fine with your clicks cause it's a problem for many patients, some of them can't do it alone and must have someone to hold the leg high to do it.
Keep strong, YES WE CAN
Taka
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