Quote from: Great321 on November 08, 2019, 01:22:02 AMhttp://imgur.com/a/vao44ct
These are other exercises I do. The last exercise is a bit difficult to explain.
1. Did you need to fly to his office to do an in person consultation months before the surgery? (ex: had to make two trips to Greece to make this happen?) Do you recommend a hotel near his office for the first consultation? I guess a one night air bnb might be better for the first in person consultation before finalizing the surgery?
2. Was the below their address? From what I can tell on the website https://www.google.com/maps/place/Leof.+Vasileos+Konstantinou+44,+Athina+116+35,+Greece/@37.9721479,23.7435028,18z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x14a1bd419ef089c3:0xb47e7ca4b25ad8fd!8m2!3d37.9725518!4d23.7441814
3. I am thinking of going with MESKA (the mediterrnean rehabilitation center in Loutraki that is associated with Giotikas, as their inpatient) during lengthening. Do you know of anyone who went this route? How did their experiences go? Who might be good to ask on this forum?
Thanks!!!!
Dr. Giotikas - external tibia/Stryde - Diary 2018/2019
On Monday I went to a local orthopedist who seemed to be curious about my X-rays when I contacted him because of my feet problem a few weeks earlier.
He did notice that my callus is better in the back than in the front but he said that we should wait a couple of months and see if it gets better. He said that I should come again in February and if it doesn't grow much more until then he would recommend a shock wave therapy / extracorporeal shockwave therapy. He wants me to ask my doctor (Dr. Giotikas) what he thinks about it. I haven't done it yet but I'll e-mail him. He also advised me to walk completely unaided as I don't weigh much and the nail is supposed to be strong enough. It's better for the bone growth.
Besides my daily PT, I walked for 53 minutes straight and later for 30 minutes again today. I am capable of much more but I have to do a lot of research about my future studies lately which keeps me behind my laptop. I need to change that and be more active.
My left foot was fine again but now that I use the shoe insole my orthopedist had prescribed me for my flat feet it hurts again when I take off my shoes. Maybe it'll adjust itself sometime.
The shin pain is gone, too.
Quote from: SpeedDialer on November 09, 2019, 10:47:17 PM1. Did you need to fly to his office to do an in person consultation months before the surgery? (ex: had to make two trips to Greece to make this happen?) Do you recommend a hotel near his office for the first consultation? I guess a one night air bnb might be better for the first in person consultation before finalizing the surgery?
2. Was the below their address? From what I can tell on the website https://www.google.com/maps/place/Leof.+Vasileos+Konstantinou+44,+Athina+116+35,+Greece/@37.9721479,23.7435028,18z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x14a1bd419ef089c3:0xb47e7ca4b25ad8fd!8m2!3d37.9725518!4d23.7441814
3. I am thinking of going with MESKA (the mediterrnean rehabilitation center in Loutraki that is associated with Giotikas, as their inpatient) during lengthening. Do you know of anyone who went this route? How did their experiences go? Who might be good to ask on this forum?
Thanks!!!!
1. I did fly to Athens for the consultation and flew there again for a second time for the surgery. In my case it wasn't a big deal since I live in europe. Maybe you can ask Dr. Giotikas if you can arrange the consultation a few days before the surgery. I heard that there are doctors that make that possible. I stayed in a very cheap hostel in the city center and paid 12€ for a taxi to the hospital (The taxi app BEAT is very good). But there is a good public transit which you can also use to get there. Of course airbnb nearby the hospital is also possible.
2. I had my consultation in the hospital in which the surgery will be made.
--> Mediterraneo Hospital, Ilias 8-12, Glifada 166 75, Greece (E-mail athensbjr to be sure!)
3. I'm sorry I don't know much about MESKA maybe Jolien knows more about it.
I hope I didn't reply too late! Good luck!
just walked for 62 minutes straight. sidewards or backwards walking is no problem either.
the only challenges left are:
- to squat down
- to kneel
- to go downstairs without holding on to sth
- to stand completely straight without effort
I currently have 3 times PT per week with one physiotherapist who is good at his job. The PT is even paid by my insurance because it is prescribed by my doctor. Next week I will start to go to the gym once a week. It's not a normal gym as it is run by physiotherapists. I will be counseled by my PT and I will pay the gym myself.
Good update Great321. Hope to see you get past these challenges soon!
Quote from: cena on November 17, 2019, 01:19:26 PMGood update Great321. Hope to see you get past these challenges soon!
Thank you! Working on it 
just followed on ur diary. ur journey has been nice with its ups and down just like me. anyways keep me updated and hope for the best now in future for you.
Yes it was quite difficult some times. I will, good luck to you as well!
The last few days I had a little pain on a certain area of both my shins. It was weirdly the same spot. For a few days I used the crutches again which let the "pain"/discomfort disappear as it had only occured when I was walking. Today the shins feel normal again but I will be cautious.
@Leviathan: Da ich in dieser Stunde schon zwei private Nachrichten verschickt hab, kann ich dir erst in frühestens ca. 40 Minuten antworten...geht hier irgendwie nicht anders
I noticed an improvement today. When I was done with working out I wanted to leave the gym, there were a couple of steps for which I had used the railing for support in the past. But today I tried to climb them down without holding onto something and it worked I don't dare to try it on every stair yet but I'll get there.
it might not look huge but i think its a big. It reveals the legs newer found capabilities without trying it much. gudluck further
Update - New video - 81 days after LATN surgery
This is me climbing stairs. I'm still a bit slow at it but I'm getting there soon.
(I hold my hands like that, so that you can see that I'm doing it unaided)
You can see two railings, a darker one on the right (from the viewer's perspective) and a brighter one to the left. We had to install the brighter railing after the first surgery because I couldn't use the force of my legs to climb stairs, I mostly used my arms to get up and down. It was very difficult sometimes, especially when I had a problem with one of my legs. It's only a few days ago when I still had to use at least one railing to feel safe. Conclusion: Don't expect to use stairs with TSF frames without a railing on each side. It might be possible for some people, but I wasn't able to. With LATN on the other hand, it will be possible to use one railing from the beginning on.
--> https://imgur.com/4DKRZBN
Quote from: Sanity on December 01, 2019, 01:13:25 PMit might not look huge but i think its a big. It reveals the legs newer found capabilities without trying it much. gudluck further
Yes it's a milestone! I hadn't been able to climb stairs unaided for over a year now. I don't know if I could have done it without all the PT and (since recently the workout in the gym). I guess even without PT your body will adapt and grow muscles but that might take much longer.
Challenges left
- to squat down
- to kneel
- to go downstairs without holding on to sth
- to stand completely straight without effort
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