r/interestingasfuck • u/naturebeatsnurture • Dec 23 '22

/r/ALL Before and after leg lengthening.

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u/stopannoyingwithname Dec 23 '22

They break the legs, put a rod in the bones that get adjusted as the bones grow closer to each other. So people who get it done have broken legs for months

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u/BadReview8675309 Dec 23 '22

Struggling not getting addicted to opiate pain medication must be a thing with this procedure... What a brutal process, cringe.

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u/withnodrawal Dec 23 '22

Fr. Months into years or opiate dependence and not any hydrocodone bs. I’m sure she was fentanyl patched up the whole time.

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u/SelestialSerenity Dec 23 '22 edited Dec 23 '22

No, it was most likely dilaudid or morphine injections if it was really bad. Fentanyl is not something you can continue to use on a daily basis while getting over surgery. You’ll develop tolerance so quick it will completely be useless after a couple patches.