Leg Lengthening Podcast Episode 19: Interview with Leg Length Discrepancy Patient Bryan - a podcast by Victor Egonu
from 2021-01-09T16:24:24
In this interview with Bryan, a limb length discrepancy patient who underwent femur lengthening in Sept. 2019, he discusses how he got the discrepancy, his limb lengthening experience and various aspects including a live show and tell with his actual Precice-Stryde nail!
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Living with a limb length discrepancy where one leg is shorter than the other can be painful and annoying.
A solution is for the individual to use a shoe lift and do therapy.
But what about when you're barefoot? And who likes to do therapy forever?
That's where the solution in the form of Limb Lengthening Surgery comes in to permanently fix this problem.
Time-Stamps for Bryan's Interview: 1:20 – Background on Bryan’s discrepancy 5:50 – Physical pain due to discrepancy 7:20 – When he first came across LL procedure 9:30 – Best shoe lift – American Heelers 13:30 – How he found his LL surgeon 17:30 – The emotions leading into surgery 19:20 – No complications 19:40 – Physical Activity & LL 21:20 – Getting tight during LL 22:45 – Pain from surgery 24:40 – Which pain meds he took in first couple of weeks 25:30 – Feeling after using ERC lengthening machine 27:10 – Lengthening Tip – Heat Therapy 29:00 – Duration of his lengthening phase 30:00 – Bryan’s lengthening phases 32:30 – Bone pain 33:00 – STRYDE Nail Show & Tell 35:45 – Rod removal experience 38:10 – Current pain levels and altered biomechanics 42:15 – Benefit of Stryde Nail 48:12 – Sleep 50:45 – Working during LL 51:50 – Physical Therapy 54:45 – Pain 56:40 – Personal rehab 57:40 – Support network system during LL 58:35 – What did you tell people what happened to you 59:45 – Contact w/ NuVasive & Networking 1:02:20 – Bryan’s YouTube Channel 1:04:45 – Sharing his story in the local community 1:07:05 – Final words
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