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[59Male]

In millimeters

Post Lengthening:
Tibia - 382.31
Femur - 541.4
Tibia/Femur - 0.71
Upper Body - 892.39
Lower Body - 923.71
Upper/Final Height - 0.49
Wingspan - 1879.6
Final Height - 1816.1

The measurement is via x-ray from bottom of shin to top of shin for tibia and base of femur to greater trochanter for femur.

[59Male]

I highly recommend Dr. Assayag. He is extremely experienced, knowledgeable, and prioritizes safety. I am currently doing physical therapy with Dr. Moshe. I stayed at the Hackerman-Patz House for two weeks before returning home (still in the U.S.) for lengthening.

We used the Precice method with a 75-pound-per-leg nail in the femur, aiming for 76.2 mm of lengthening.

The most important decision we made regarding the surgery was to operate on one leg first and the other a week later. This approach was less expensive, significantly less painful, and—most importantly—much safer. Doing one leg at a time greatly reduces the risk of a fatty embolism.

I stayed at the HP House alone for most of the time and had no issues. The pain really isn’t that bad. My only real challenge was nausea from the anesthesia after the first surgery—I had no appetite and vomited a couple of times, but that lasted only a few days. The second time, I had a prescription for nausea, and the anesthesiologist gave me additional medication that helped. As a result, I had no nausea after the second surgery.

I swim a lot, stretch frequently, train my lower body often, and play a lot of basketball. I believe my workout routine has helped me throughout this journey. The pain is much less intense than a migraine or a bad toothache.

I’ve managed just fine with only a wheelchair and a walker at the HP House. However, after the second surgery, be prepared to move very slowly and carefully. A shower chair is 100% essential.

[59Male]

At first, It was exhausting moving in and out of bed. My quads were incredibly tight after the second surgery. On top of that I just started lengthening the first leg even though my quads were so tight. It made it really hard to bend my leg. Dr Moshe helped me stretch them out. The stretching was painful but as soon as we finished I felt so much better. It took me like three days to not be so exhausted after the second surgery. After the three days and being stretched out, moving out of bed was much easier. After each surgery it took me 2 to 3 days to really get my mobility, strength,  and appetite back.

[59Male]

I stretch mainly my quads everyday. I stretch them out for at least two hours a day. My quads are tight from the surgery and have been tight before I started lengthening. My left leg has been weaker and more painful than the right. However, it is getting stronger.

[59Male]

I am 5 days out from my left leg surgery. Compared to my right leg five days out, my left leg is pretty weak. It’s a little weird. My left leg is more flexible than my right leg. However, my left leg is weaker than my right leg. I still focus quads for stretching, but the flexibility in my legs is getting a lot better. Both of my legs are getting stronger as well. Today I will start exercising again. Lately I’ve been focusing on exclusively stretching. Now I will bike, stand with the walker, and do leg lifts. I can’t wait for my stitches to heal so I can get into the pool again. The pain has been minimal.

[59Male]

Btw, I am a black male in mid 20s. I have always been exceptionally athletic and flexible.

1 week out from my last surgery and I've started lengthening both legs today. I lengthen at a rate of 0.75mm a day split into 3 sessions. The main pain I feel now is from the soreness from my exercises. Other than that the pain is pretty low. It's getting more comfortable to lay on my side and stomach. My tightness is continuing to improve. I can lift and use both legs pretty well now. Although my left leg is still weaker. Stretching around 2 hours a day.

 I use a TENS unit for the soreness pain and an NMES unit for the swelling, to get stronger, and ROM improvement. I also use an air compression leg massager for recovery (it hurts like a mfer even on the lowest intensity). I don't use all of the devices every day. I just use them as needed. I've begun transitioning to using the walker a little more frequently to keep my legs strong and cuz my legs get tight if I sit in that wheelchair all the time.

[La8693]

Hey, was it easy to get a room at the HP house? Did you have any issues staying there alone? I read on the website another person must remain with you. I’m considering surgery with Dr. Assayag and plan on going solo.

Good luck with your recovery

[Ted68]

Hey, man...
I have few questions, beause your story is not clear...
1. Why you chose the nickname 59Male if you are actually 20 years old ?
2. Are you able to sustain all these huge expenses at your age... and how ?
3. What was your height before surgery, in cm ?
4. Are you doing only Precice femur, or you intend to do Precice on tibia too ?

[bid133]

Hey, man...
I have few questions, beause your story is not clear...
1. Why you chose the nickname 59Male if you are actually 20 years old ?
2. Are you able to sustain all these huge expenses at your age... and how ?
3. What was your height before surgery, in cm ?
4. Are you doing only Precice femur, or you intend to do Precice on tibia too ?

I asked myself that same first question, but then I figured it was 5'9".

[59Male]

Hey, was it easy to get a room at the HP house? Did you have any issues staying there alone? I read on the website another person must remain with you. I’m considering surgery with Dr. Assayag and plan on going solo.

Good luck with your recovery

Yes. It was especially easy for me because I was not staying there long. But it’s nice, clean, and super affordable. It isn’t required that a person stays with you but the staff at the hospital will not let you leave after the surgery unless a caretaker is picking you up. Like a family member, friend, spouse, or paid caretaker (not an uber or Lyft driver). Caretakers charge by the hour and the HP house will put you in contact with the caretaker that helps most the patients there. I had no issues being there alone. I also met another person there who was done lengthening and walking who spent the entire time there alone. It’s very doable. Thank you!

[59Male]

Hey, man...
I have few questions, beause your story is not clear...
1. Why you chose the nickname 59Male if you are actually 20 years old ?
2. Are you able to sustain all these huge expenses at your age... and how ?
3. What was your height before surgery, in cm ?
4. Are you doing only Precice femur, or you intend to do Precice on tibia too ?

1. As you already figured out, I was 174cm (rounded up to 5’9).
2. I work in finance and I live in an area where cost of living is low. Basically I make a really good amount of money.
3. 174cm
4. This surgery will be my one and only surgery. 181.6cm is my goal height.

[59Male]

UPDATE:
I am now over a month in. 26mm of lengthening in my right leg and 22mm in my left. At the beginning of the month, my left leg felt like I had a long knot on my quad whenever I moved my leg a certain way. Like when I opened my hips in a clamshell workout kind of motion. It was also super weak. I could barely lift it when attempting clamshells. I used the TENS machine, a massage gun, and a roller daily. I would massage this way for like 15 minutes using each device daily. Every once in a while I would switch the TENS device with the NMES device. This helped tremendously and I don’t get those knots in my quad anymore.

I still do lower body workouts for 20 to 50 minutes a day. Obviously non weight bearing workouts. I just feel better after moving around. It’s like my legs are lighter afterwards. Some examples of my workouts include hip thrusts, clamshells, calves using a resistance band, squats while using an assistance bar to help myself get up and sit down, simply walking with the walker, and cycling on my bike.

Lately I have been using this full leg compression heat massager. At first, it was much too painful even on the lowest intensity. Now it makes my legs feel amazing afterwards. I highly recommend this device. It’s like $100 on amazon. It has to be the one that goes up to your thigh. All it does is apply heat and squeeze.

I still consistently stretch for 2 hours daily. This is essential.

I don’t feel any tightness in my legs hopefully my proactiveness keeps the tightness away.