Cross lengthening in st petersburg russia

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Quote from: Jim_dabarber on December 02, 2017, 06:50:15 PMhttps://imgur.com/gallery/2Cirl
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https://imgur.com/gallery/TTvwY

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These should work

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Thanks for sharing the photos, how are you doing now? What's next?

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Thanks for sharing ur experience. Are u russian? Do you have any language barrier in the Medem Clinic? I plan on doing my tibias w/ Kulesh/Solomon in the future.
Good luck, hope u reach ur goals and stay strong thru everything.

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Quote from: 0184946 on December 04, 2017, 03:17:48 AMThanks for sharing ur experience. Are u russian? Do you have any language barrier in the Medem Clinic? I plan on doing my tibias w/ Kulesh/Solomon in the future.
Good luck, hope u reach ur goals and stay strong thru everything.
Sorry for my answer And surely OP can answer better, but MEDEM clínic is for intetnational patients, no language barriers, dont know if they still operate un Sta Elizabeth Hospital.

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Quote from: Android on December 03, 2017, 09:33:16 PMThanks for sharing the photos, how are you doing now? What's next?

Im doing better. Still bedrest. Just had my xray taken today and Dr kulesh said everything came out fine. Im still concerned about the pain in my left knee where the rod was inserted as my knee feels very weak and unstable. Does anybody have any knowledge as to why? I asked Dr kulesh but he asssured me it would be ok. Sleeping at night is practically imopssible as its very unfomfortable i just find myself taking naps here and there throughout the day. I had my frame cover measurements taken today and i will be starting pt tomorrow.

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Quote from: 0184946 on December 04, 2017, 03:17:48 AMThanks for sharing ur experience. Are u russian? Do you have any language barrier in the Medem Clinic? I plan on doing my tibias w/ Kulesh/Solomon in the future.
Good luck, hope u reach ur goals and stay strong thru everything.

No i am american. Language barrier here is horrible. The only ones who speak english are my proffessors and the anesteologist. All the nurses and stuff dont have a clue as to what im saying so i find myself using a translotor app on my phone alot. Thanks man! Outside frames on femurs are deffinately no joke. If your really on a budget i would still not recomend it. Im hoping after this surgery and once i go back to America that ill be able to do internals with a doctor near my hometown who is covered by my insurance. Itll no longer be a selective surgery but a preventative so i have my fingers crossed.

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https://imgur.com/gallery/YypeM
First xrays after surgery

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Good luck Jim, cross lengthening is extreme in my opinion, but you took a good decision in choosing moderate amount of 4 cm over both segments.

From what I understand you plan on lengthening at home. Have you organized PT's and a plan for recovery training? Remember although it is going to be a very hard journey, it is vital that you keep up the training of your legs.

Best of luck, keep up us updated. 4 cm lengthening should take less than 2 months if you go for 0.81mm a day, so just stay strong!