Roc - External Tibias - Dr. Xia - 2011 - Beijing Baby!

[Roc]

Hey man, a fellow Xia LLer here. I was wondering how are things at the hospital now days... are the maids treating you all well? Back in the day there was this maid in the west wing near that wouldn't serve you well unless you tipped her frequently. Is she still there? Do the maids still watch soap operas where the Chinese go to war with the Japanese? Hope all is well man. I'm sorry I had to introduce myself to all you in China in such a negative manner that now I could seem like this negative character but when I saw the news I knew it wasn't going to be good for a lot of us. I think all of our stories will need to change now. Hope everyone is doing ok... send my greeting to yang yie... tell her "ni she wo de pangyou"... greets man.

Lol yeah.

Message me your name and where your from or something so I can relay the message; I can imagine shed love to hear from you haha


(I hate that war soap, it's so cheesy hahaha)

[Roc]

Update


I'll keep this short and sweet as I still have a raging hangover from last night's drinking session with the patients lol

Okay, to those who frequent this forum enough to notice, I've been absent a lot lately and a lot of that has to do with me being "affected" by apo's little stunt. Obviously I'm not happy with it but that's not this update's point so let's just skip along now


I'm doing good. I've been trying to stand a lot more now to fix my ballerina- one f**king foot won't seem to go down as well as the other- and aside from that, I don't think I have any major problems (though I do feel some weird pain when I stand sometimes). I'll get my second X-ray post second surgery next week so hopefully nothing's bent or out of place lol


Regarding Luffy's journal, I really don't know. I'm assuming he, like all of us, just wants to maintain his privacy and to be honest, I'd probably do what he did sometime in the future

(or at the very least just erase the whole about me section)


Yeah yeah, I'm not that "popular" here anyway so it's not like I get that much views but whatever, being online is still online and it's not hard to connect two and two

(I've had 2 people ask me and guess my nationality correctly now, f**king scared the shi* out of me lol)



Happy 4th of March!

[Dookieman]

I really enjoyed reading your journal Roc. You're one of the few people here who I actually get excited about when I see they have new posts.

[Roc]

I really enjoyed reading your journal Roc. You're one of the few people here who I actually get excited about when I see they have new posts.

Thanks, appreciate the compliment dookieman

[TrueDreams]

In tribute to the removal of the catheter,

Remove the spaces and voila

w w w .  p o r n h u b .  c o m /photo/241675

+1

[TrueDreams]

A long time ago there were a young prince named Roc who said every day, "Ah, if only I were taller," but he never grew. 

Suddenly something amazing happened.  Surfing the internet, sitting all by himself, there was a burst of light and a fairy appeared. 
 
"Don't be alarmed, young prince Roc," said the fairy.  "The wind blew me your sighs.  I know you would love to grow taller.  And so you shall!"
 
"How can I grow taller, when the growth plates in my bones have already fused?" Prince Roc replied.

The fairy explained, "There is a distant land where people can go to grow taller.  But it is not an easy undertaking.  Many kings have gone before you, and tried to grow taller, but had remained sticking fast in it, and died a pitiful death. "

But young Prince Roc was determined.  He said, "I am not afraid, I will go and have my legs lengthened. "

The fairy smiled.  "Your wish shall be fulfilled.  Before a year has gone by, you shall be 7+ cm taller. " And with a flick of her magic wand, the fairy transported the young prince to that faraway land where they eat noodles and make people taller.

Several months passed.  The young prince had to overcome many hardships, including a fearsome encounter with barbaric goblins who broke his legs and forced metal cages onto them.  But Roc heroically gained one centimeter after another, until finally he had gained an impressive 7. 8 cm of height.

At last came the day when the young prince was finally content with his height.  An atmosphere of envy and admiration pervaded the distant realm.  It was time for him to finally return home.

And so kiddies, at 8:00am today the fairy overlords came and abducted the young prince Roc.  They will make him whole again so he can return to his kingdom.

Verily the king will be astonished, and the queen, and the whole court, and they will look at each other in great astonishment.  And the horses in the courtyard will stand up and shake themselves, the hounds will jump up and wag their tails, the pigeons upon the roof will pull out their heads from under their wings, look round, and fly into the open country.

And maybe the young prince will even be married to a lovely princess, and the marriage will be celebrated with much splendor.  And they will probably have dozens of children, and lie contented to the end of their days.

Dude, I f**king love you, lmao. You made me f**king laugh with my catheter in on though :/ But I needed that, its been a while hehe

[Roc]

Update

Okay kids, it's that maajjjiiikhhuuulll time again where dear old uncle Roc bores more intimate (and sexy) details regarding his leg lengtening journey.  Without further ado, herrrreeesss Roooccccc *random, sputtered applause*

Hello! It's good to be back!

I know I know, I haven't been on air lately - a lot of things have happened here. Lots of new patients, lots of complaints, lots of merriment, and lots of pains (I believe I just made a little rhyme.)

Anyhoo, let's cut to the chase and get on with the meat and potatoes of things now shall we?

To recap, I just had my frame removals and rod insertions (in that order, if I do so believe) over a month ago. That said, there has been a positive linear correlation between the variables "recovery" and "time" , which, if you dont understand, basically means you're too young for this forum and come again 2-3 years from now.

(hah!)

Everythings good: ballerina going down; walking going up; and the likes though personally, the only thing that impedes me from walking my way to all the random places my newfound will wishes to take me are my bone growth.

According to my doctor, based on my latest X-rays bone growth is good but, like any young sap with a new set of legs, i want to use and abuse them already and there lies the problem: though callous formation is supposedly good, my left leg still has this noticeable gap which means I should still take it carefully lest I bend my rods or something. Also, in a more foreboding note, I DO feel that area getting... for lack of better term... "tender" after prolonged standings and walkings so... there goes my planned crutch race with my room mate

X-ray photo right here:



That aside, there's really nothing much else I'd want to talk about. There are new patients but I'll leave them to their own as "privacy" is personally a big factor for me and of course, I'd rather not inadvertently divulge infos kept personal.

I suppose I'm nearing the end of my journey which is real good... It's been a long 6-7 months... I'm glad I'm done

Take care "people of the bone"!

[Dookieman]

ENCORE, ENCORE!!!! Ah there is nothing like reading your posts. I love how your posts have a beginning, middle, and end (I'm a big fan of the New Yorker and this is kinda like the NY of LL!). Take it easy on those pretty new legs my friend. You'll need them when you get older (in my old man's voice).

[Arche]

Birds of a feather, people of the bone, I like it haha

[Dookieman]

People of the Bone, that is profound! 

[Gregory]

Congrats man! It must be great having those frames off you . I remember back in the day I even had dreams where I was wearing them... and even in them I was constantly careful not to bounce them against walls and each other (ouch! just the thought)...

From now on life will only get sweeter as you continue to make small improvements towards returning to a normal walk. You will be ecstatic next time you stand up next to people at public places and you realize you are indeed taller...

I am also glad that they put three nails in your upper tibias. Back in the day, they often only put two and I have heard of at least one case where a guy broke screws in both legs post 2nd op. I know that often people race to walk post 2nd op for bragging rights and stuff, but really, take it somewhat easy on yourself. You don't want to have to go back to the hospital in a year because of broken nails/screws or because of bent rods.

One thing I will tell you is that in order for you to walk absolutely normal (without looking like C-3po), you must stretch all your muscles and tendons completely in the next several months. Perhaps the most common misconception from people of my generation is that once you are able to put your heels down on the floor, your ballerina foot was gone, and you didn't have to do anymore stretching. Wrong though! In order for your ballerina feet and knee bending to be completely gone, your tendons and muscles to be properly stretched, and for you to be able to walk without looking like a robot, you must be able to seat on the floor with your legs straight, your upper body perpendicular to them, the back of your knees must be touching the ground, and you must be able to pull back your toes at about a 75 degree angle... Something like this:



Just make sure to wear your leg braces as you continue to do stretching exercises in the next coming months (and take it easy during your first month to month and a half). Again, you don't want to bend or break a nail, rod, or something...

[Deus Ex]

Hey Roc

I'm the new patient in the other building :)

Congratulations on finishing and I hope you have a safe trip back home tomorrow! Couldn't go to your party because my legs aren't just ready yet :(

Really envious of you! And I am still not sure whether I should write my own diary.  Anyway I hope you recover quickly and let us know how you're feeling back at home :)

Peace!

[Tramadol]

Roc,

see you later buddy!! so sorry I couldn't come to your leaving party last night  :-[
my knees is in so much pain and my doctor had to inject morphine.

I couldn't even get on the wheelchair which i have tried.  no peking duck for me  :'(



by the way this is Al 

[Roc]

To Everyone


Thanks tramadol (didn't you have an old username?) and deus ex   yeah, it is too bad you weren't able to come; it's always better to drink with good company wouldn't you say?

Greguille, it's funny how we would have met, shared the same halls, ate the same food, laughed at the same weirdos, etc if only we did this at the same time. Thanks for the advice- ill take it to heart don't worry;)

And

Arche and dookieman, thanks for the constant support guys. It's been an awesome journey and I'm finally leaving this god forsaken torture-of-a-place.


To freshmad, Cdrom and Luffy, Sweatyballsack and the other person (lol), Pion, Body Builder and all the other patients I know here whose usernames I don't really know (including of course the ones mentioned above and users I've met here ):


Good luck on your individual journeys - be it pre, peri, or post lengthening. May the force be with you all "People of the Bone"











P.S.

It's not like I'm gonna stop posting or anything, I'll probably just post less and shi* hahahha. Shutout to SysOp too for his various helps, epically when uploading my photos



(photo source: http://carlosnct.deviantart.com/art/SW-Darth-Vader-160621272    [so people can't say I'm a f**king plagiarist or somthing lol])

[Dookieman]

So your journey lengthening journey is over. Damn, I told myself I wasn't going to cry! LOL

[Chompu Sodsai]

Awesome photo Roc

Good luck with your further recovery, and may the force be with you 

[Dookieman]

Roc - I have a Star Wars Question for you. Have you ever wonder why Lando Calrissian wasn't Armenian?  I mean Calrissian is definitely an Armenian name. Okay, I have way to much time on my hands!

[cdrom]

Have a safe journey home, Roc.  Recover well and hope to see u again one day.

[Transformer]

Hey Roc,

Good diary.  After reading many diaries, I've decided to do my LL in Beijing this fall.  My plan is to do a minimum 8cm or maybe a little over 8cm, which should take from 5'7 to a little over 5'10.  As far as the cuts, between the double and the S cut which you did, which one is a better choice or is that something strictly the doctor chooses for you?

[EuroPrincess]

Hi,Roc! Thank you for your Diary ,it was very interesting and helpful!!! How long total time did you spend in Bijin for LL for 7. 6 cm?
Did you met any girls in the hospital,how they doing are the LL is painful for them? Are there many girls doing surgery? I wan to do the LL, but I see mostly men diaries here and don't know how girls deal with LL .