Hi everyone,
I lengthened in my tibias with stride and am currently lengthening my femurs with Precise 2.2.
Ask me anything. I won’t guarantee an answer to every question but I will do my best.
Moving the advice on surgeons to another thread
I don’t know anything about the German doctors. However, Europe doesn’t have as stringent processes as we do in the United States. The Betz nail is great because you can walk after surgery which is super important for recovery. It’s like the stryde nail which was discontinued. I heard the clicking process is a little wack though.
It’s super important that you see your doctor every 3-4 weeks to avoid complications. You
must commit to being in Germany throughout the entire lengthening phase. You could decide to lengthen at home but you do so at a risk. It’s one thing to email your doctor x-rays and another to see them in person. And if complications do happen, you might have to fly back to Germany for treatment.
Do the german doctors treat limb deformity and correction primarily? or are they just specialists for cosmetic limb lengthening? I prefer surgeons who are the former because they usually tend to be better at preventing complications and understanding limitations. I heard the Betz nail can go up to 10cm which is odd because 8cm is the established safe limit in medical literature discussions.
Go to 37:32 to see Dr. Sarin asking for instructions on how to insert the IM nail... stay away from India (and Turkey) people.. they don't know what the hell they're doing over there.
Surgeons who only perform CLL make me a little suspicious because they're probably only in it for the money. The ones who do limb deformity and correction are way better in my opinion because for them cosmetic lengthening is a side thing but it isn't their business so they're not going to lie to you with false promises or crazy expectations.
Recovering at home has its perks and I personally found that my recovery skyrocketed when I was back in the comforts of my bed.
Quote from: musicloverincal on January 03, 2023, 10:11:42 AMThank you for taking time to educate others.
1. When did you get your tibias done and how long did you wait before you went to your femurs?
2. Which doctor/clinic did you surgery?
3. Did you have an initial sit down appointment before the surgery? If so, what was the time difference between the sit down and the surgery?
4. How much pain were you immediately after the surgery? How long did you take anticoagulants, pain medication and antibiotics?
5. How much physical rehab did you attend? Did you do exercise before your surgeries?
6. Did you see other limb lengthening patience during your stay? If so, what were their experiences?
1. I had my tibias done throughout COVID. I has a gastroc recession which helped me reach 8cm (alongside the STRYDE nail). I did my femurs after two years but it would have been right after if my personal life circumstances had been different.
2. Rozbruch
3. Yes. Depends on the clinic
4. Immediately after surgery, pain is minimal due to MASSIVE amounts of painkillers. Pain sets in 2-3 days after. Pain is multifaceted. You have bowel issues due to oxycodone, muscle soreness, surgery incision pain in the first 1-2 weeks. Then you have lengthening pain kick in right after so the pain never stops. You need strongest pain killers in the first 2-4 weeks after which 2x 500mg tylenol can do the trick every 4-6 hours. Stretching helps with pain
5. Stretch, stretch, stretch! It hurts but you have to stretch. The key is to love the pain in a weird way and breath.
6. I did but nobody wanted to talk about the surgery. Limb lengthening is a lonely process. You don't tell most people about it either because they'll judge you for it.
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