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Hi,, I am new to the group as well. I'm not sure how to cope with the LLD! My unoperated leg is shorter and it is making it difficult to walk. I am in PT and I just want to know if shoe lifts are always going to be necessary or are there ways to minimize the discrepancy. It's been six months now and I don't feel I will ever get back to my heels again and it's causing me to stir so much mentally. I've tried the lifts but they just slip off my feet. Can this get easier??
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This is an interesting question - has the orthopedic surgeon explained why you have such a discrepancy? I surely would ask.
The other person who may be able to give you some insight is a rehabilitation Physical Therapist. After multiple replacement and revision surgeries, I still had a significant discrepancy - but careful evaluation determined that much of the issue was my own tilting/leaning/limping - most was corrected by posture and gait training and now at 1/2" my body had adapted. Have you been carefully evaluated by a PT?