Yellowspike - Dr. Guichet, Internal Femurs, Late 2014

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Quote from: sadboy on May 27, 2015, 05:53:08 PMI'm glad everything is going well Yellowspike! I haven't been here on this site for quite a while since it depresses me...

Either way, how are your legs and ass going? Are they starting to ''fill in'', getting their shape?

Yeah I think I'm going to be dropping off soon myself. I'm kind of tired of site, but at the same time, it's helped me in some ways. And I guess I want to help others if I can. If I do a sequel next year (for that last inch), I will be on here talking about it lol

Legs and ass still need a lot of work. I haven't been cleared to do weight training on my legs just yet, but I'm sure that will change very soon. Just need to get another set of x-rays. The main issue right now that I need to resolve is the hip swaying. So at the gym the last few days, I've been trying to focus on stretching the hip flexors, strengthen the gluteus medius, and also strengthen the glutes. Once I can do weight training, I plan to attack the glute muscles, need my ass back pronto. It used to be so nice...(tear).

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Any definite reason for your hip issue yellowspike? I didnt read on the Dr description if Dr G. out the G nail through the hip or not.

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Quote from: Herron52 on May 27, 2015, 08:03:56 PMAny definite reason for your hip issue yellowspike? I didnt read on the Dr description if Dr G. out the G nail through the hip or not.

I believe the hip swaying is due to a combination of hip flexor tightness and weak muscles (I believe the gluteus medius). Dr. G said it will resolve with time, and I'm not too worried about it.

As for the hip pain that I still have (and it's still bad with certain exercises I've been doing)...that's due to the huge screws he uses. Sometimes they extend through the bone into your muscle. Dr. G said the body eventually adapts by building an internal "callous (?)" around the screw, thus stopping the pain.

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Quote from: YellowSpike on May 27, 2015, 07:07:16 PMYeah I think I'm going to be dropping off soon myself. I'm kind of tired of site, but at the same time, it's helped me in some ways. And I guess I want to help others if I can. If I do a sequel next year (for that last inch), I will be on here talking about it lol

Legs and ass still need a lot of work. I haven't been cleared to do weight training on my legs just yet, but I'm sure that will change very soon. Just need to get another set of x-rays. The main issue right now that I need to resolve is the hip swaying. So at the gym the last few days, I've been trying to focus on stretching the hip flexors, strengthen the gluteus medius, and also strengthen the glutes. Once I can do weight training, I plan to attack the glute muscles, need my ass back pronto. It used to be so nice...(tear).

Oh no... This is not good news for me lol, I am a VERY impatient person. I get compliments for my body and ass and how ironic, I will lose it... Gain something (height) and lose something else... I hate this...

I am the type of guy who wants to work hard and gain what I want, but the fact that I won't be able to go to the gym will make me nuts haha

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If you are not a patient person, then LL is NOT for you.

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Quote from: YellowSpike on May 28, 2015, 12:55:36 PMIf you are not a patient person, then LL is NOT for you.

I will still do LL... It will change my life so I will sacrifice my "patience".

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Quote from: YellowSpike on May 01, 2015, 01:18:07 PMThe only reason I'm seriously considering this is because I think since the rods are already inside, surgery should be less invasive, and it should be a faster recovery for only 1 inch. And as you said, 5'8" and above is fine...but my evening height is like 5'8" on the dot, maybe a tad over. That's what scares me. Is a girl going to not be interested in me if I were 2mm below 5'8"? No, of course not. I just don't want to ever measure below it. I guess it's a phobia at this point.

I'll likely never be fully satisfied with my height (whatever height I may end up at, unless I were like 5'10"+, probably not going to happen, which is fine)...and I'll probably never do a tibia LL, because I don't want to mess with them or do another full blown LL. But if I can get one more inch fairly easily and quickly from maxing out the Gnail...why not? I think I'd feel some more closure too, from the knowledge that I maxed out the Gnail (even though it would have taken two surgeries to do).

Tibias just aren't for me I don't think.

Keep in mind if you still have duck ass, that's part of the reason you'll measure low by the end of the day. Give it time. Don't stress right now. Just enjoy the gains you made and look forward to getting back to life. You'll have plenty of time to decide once you've tried out your new legs a bit more.

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Quote from: Uppland on May 27, 2015, 12:52:40 PMCaribe could you tell us a little bit about your loss of explosivness?

Also, do you feel like you still have potential to improving or is this as good as you're going to get?

Hello Uppland

It is hard for me to sprint from a standing still position and run fast.. I think it is because muscles in some way loose the ability to coordinate... Remember all soft tissues around the femur are overextended and the muscles below your knees stay the same..I guess its a condition you  might overcome with  time or with lots of  kinesiotherapy..

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Quote from: maximize on May 28, 2015, 05:40:35 PMKeep in mind if you still have duck ass, that's part of the reason you'll measure low by the end of the day. Give it time. Don't stress right now. Just enjoy the gains you made and look forward to getting back to life. You'll have plenty of time to decide once you've tried out your new legs a bit more.

Appreciate it bud. I'm more or less happy with the result. And I feel much closer to average, even though I'm still obviously under average. Maybe the duckass will help a bit, but I'm not counting on it at all. I have more than a year to decide if I want that last inch. This one's tough. This is such a long, hard and frustrating process, where I don't know if I could face it again. However, if it will be significantly easier and faster (including the recovery period) for that last inch, I might have to do it for full closure on this. I've suffered too much because of my height to go on not being completely satisfied with it. Shrinking slightly below 5'8" at night (not on all days, though) is just very annoying to me. Perhaps I'll learn to live with it, perhaps not. We will see. I take my life one day at a time.

Quote from: Caribe on May 28, 2015, 05:42:01 PMHello Uppland

It is hard for me to sprint from a standing still position and run fast.. I think it is because muscles in some way loose the ability to coordinate... Remember all soft tissues around the femur are overextended and the muscles below your knees stay the same..I guess its a condition you  might overcome with  time or with lots of  kinesiotherapy..

I have some knee numbness in my left knee when I kneel. I feel it during doggystyle and doing lunges, for instance. It's annoying...hoping it goes away with time. If not, I think it's something I can live with, relatively minor.

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Hey Yellowspike,
I've seen the pictures you've posted and proportionwise they look completly normal to me. I know you had longer tibias compared to your femurs by around 5% if I remember correctly. Do you know what exact length your segments had before LL in mm.
Keep us updates
Cheers!