Unless your X-rays show signs of preconsolidation, it is always better to lengthen slower. Pre-op patients have overly optimistic time frames. The only patient I know of who did 1mm per day all the way was an athelete. For those of us whose full-time jobs are not sports and stretching, this is not realistic. Once you start lengthening, and experience wide legs, sleep deprivation, and nerve pains, you will inevitably want to slow down, or experience hell on earth.
I have lengthened 3.23cm as of today. Here's a more realistic roadmap with a final goal of 9cm.
1) Pre-op logistics + Op + Post-op recovery: 11 days
2) Lengthen to 3.178cm at 0.78-1mm per day: 31 days
3) Lengthen to 9cm at 0.5mm a day: 104 days (This contains buffers for break days and also accounts for the additional lengthening required due to height reduction from femur curviture and posture)
4) Post-lengthening Rehab: 30 days (assuming weight-bearing nail)
Unless there were severe complications, 30 days post-lengthening is usually enough to get you back to basic functionality and unnoticible gait. Non-weightbearing methods may require an additional 30 days.
This would mean that you can return to life without anyone noticing anything but your increased height after almost 6 months post-op. Less and faster lengthening can probably shave 2-4 weeks off.
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