How can I make my calves smaller?
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Hi. My recovery has been slow and difficult. Jury is still out on whether i did the right thing. But i dont want to discourage anyone cuz most people do really well it seems.
Hi Scaredsilly
What's your pre and post op measurements like?
Im past 4 months post op n coming to 5 months soon n still not recovered yet. My calf sizes fluctuate widely once i dont bandage.
Hi everyone,
Just wanted to update on the aspiration that i have been doing at home by myself. Dr Park taught me while in Seoul and asked me to do it once a week at home. The sight of it seems impressing (inserting a 3cm needle straight into the calf) but it is not painful at all (feel like a sting).
So, first one was yesterday and I only extracted less than 1ml for both calves. Wondering if I am inserting the needle in the right place.
Anyone else has been doing that at home too and can share the experience?
Otherwise, I am regaining more and more flexibility by the day and can walk ok now. Not back to 100% normal though. I am planning on going back to tennis early september, i'll take it easy of course.
Overall happy.
Just wanted to update on the aspiration that i have been doing at home by myself. Dr Park taught me while in Seoul and asked me to do it once a week at home. The sight of it seems impressing (inserting a 3cm needle straight into the calf) but it is not painful at all (feel like a sting).
So, first one was yesterday and I only extracted less than 1ml for both calves. Wondering if I am inserting the needle in the right place.
Anyone else has been doing that at home too and can share the experience?
Otherwise, I am regaining more and more flexibility by the day and can walk ok now. Not back to 100% normal though. I am planning on going back to tennis early september, i'll take it easy of course.
Overall happy.
Hi Leela
I did it myself too and I took out 49ml first time, 6ml second time and 9ml yesterday. What's your last aspiration at the clinic? 1ml sounds like nothing at all and u might have done it wrong. Did u try to pull the needle in and out slowly?
I did it myself too and I took out 49ml first time, 6ml second time and 9ml yesterday. What's your last aspiration at the clinic? 1ml sounds like nothing at all and u might have done it wrong. Did u try to pull the needle in and out slowly?
Hi babyangel11
To b honest i havent measured at all since surgery. My preop was abiut 34.5. Goal was 32. I have this severe hump on one of my lower calf... Not swelling. Its hard as a rock. My legs look really deformed so i try not to look at them... Just concentrating on compressing and stretching. Its all i can do to keep myself mentally sane. If the hump doesnt resolve not sure what i would do. Currently my legs look way worse than before surgery. I think it takes abiut a year to stabilize the size from what i hear... Which i knew going into this. But the significant disruption from daily living... I did not anticipate. All the positive encouragements from people from this site has been life saving. Ladies u know who u r... Who else can we talk sbout this with right? So keep compressing and stretching... And hope for stabilization by one year. At least u dont have to aspirate any more right? Lol.
Hi Scaredsilly
Oh your pre-op size is almost like my post-op size. Lol
Did you tell Park about the hump on your calf and what did he say when he saw it? What did he say it was?
I emailed Dr Park and described him exactly how and where I inserted the needle. He thinks that I did it right. Even at the clinic one week after the operation, they didn't extract much (about 1ml). He advised to do it again next week and see. I will take a video of me doing it and send to him.
Yes, when no fluid or so little came out, I tried to pull the needle in and out and nothing much happened. My calves are not swelling at all, just a bit hard. I guess it is a good thing...
We'll see next week.
My walking is better and better, I have now minimal discomfort when I try to walk first thing in the morning. I still have difficulty walking down stairs.
Ice coffee, can you walk down stairs ok?
For the bandages, I plan on doing it for 1 year minimum. But on a 24h/ day basis, I plan on doing it for 6 months.
Hi Scaredsilly,
Can you upload some pictures of your calves?
I will do so today whilst changing my bandages and share with you guys.
Keep positive honey, with time everything will be ok.
Yes I can walk down stairs since 7 days post op without pain but little discomfort. I guess that's because I forced myself to walked down stairs at subway since one day post op. I was in so much pain and sweat like crazy. I did that every couple days. To be honest, I don't know how I did it.
Hi Scaredsilly
Did Park explain why you have a hump that's different from most cases?
just thinking aloud, how about considering to write to Dr Jong n just ask him for a 2nd opinion on what that may be n any solution etc? Cos i have heard of patients who have gone to Park n then went to Jong for a revision n i believe there should be vice versa too.
If Park just ask you to continue compressing, maybe it is better to ask for a 2nd opinion n see what's that hump about while you are still doing compression?
Just a thought. Bcos since these 2 surgeons are kind of the calf specialists n most patients seem to go to either of them.
What do you think?
Hi, just thinking that it may be worth asking for scan of your leg to see what is causing the lump...or are you too far away to travel back to the clinic?
Dr jong treats both sol and gastrocnemius muscle to give leg better overall shape. I know some people on the forum feel strongly against touching sol although some knee surgery is performed in this way
Dr jong treats both sol and gastrocnemius muscle to give leg better overall shape. I know some people on the forum feel strongly against touching sol although some knee surgery is performed in this way
Ok ladies,
As promised, here are some pictures of my 'before' calves.
Huge bulge Inside calves, specially wearing heels.
I didn't use to have such big calves as a kid but they seem to grow over the years into adulthood, maybe because I wear high heels everyday.
They were so ugly, I did not wear shorts of skirts for the past 10 years...
As promised, here are some pictures of my 'before' calves.
Huge bulge Inside calves, specially wearing heels.
I didn't use to have such big calves as a kid but they seem to grow over the years into adulthood, maybe because I wear high heels everyday.
They were so ugly, I did not wear shorts of skirts for the past 10 years...
