This is a question for the LL vets out there who have gone through this procedure.
I am very nervous about the state of my right hamstring as my surgery will be on my femurs. I injured it in March and for some reason it just wasn't healing. I went to go see the surgeon (Dr. Rozbruch) about 4 weeks ago and he examined me and said he doesn't see any reason why I shouldn't be able to reach 8cm. I started seeing a physio therapist right after and have seen improvement.
However earlier this week, while performing a stretching technique I pushed it very far, I felt no pain during the stretch, but the next morning it was horrendous. Burning and throbbing, I could hardly walk, and I am still limping 5 days later. I've lost a lot of flexibility in my right hamstring. It seems as if I re-injured it.
To all you LL vets out there, is this something that should worry me? I don't know what the actual lengthening procedure feels like. The doctor and physiotherapist said that the elongation happens so slowly that it won't trigger my pulled hamstring but I have my doubts. If I'm already feeling extreme tightness, pain, and limited flexibility, I'm hesitant to go through with this.
Any thoughts and advice would be much appreciated. Thanks.