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Hey johnsmith bro..whr u frm and what are ur current body stats and measurements.

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Quote from: JohnSmith on April 15, 2020, 11:40:33 PMDo you feel any pain in your knees from high impact like from running, jump rope, hiking, and/or climbing stairs? Are they sensitive enough where it hurts to sit Indian style or stretch?

No to all of the above.

QuoteI'm hoping to do 10cm, 5 in femur, 5 in tibia.

Sounds reasonable.  I probably would've gone to Betz and done exactly that if I'd been rich in 2007.

QuoteI'm also considering to do humerus lengthening in my arm as well to match my new proportions. What's your opinion on that? Would you do that or am I overthinking my future proportions?

You might not need to.  An armspan a few cm shorter than your new height would probably be acceptable.  Maybe do the 5 cm on femurs first and then see what your armspan/height ratio looks like once you get to 3cm on tibias, and decide from there?

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hello mdow. 1 illazarov frame just came off from 1 of my tibias after almost a year. i have come to realize i just cannot flex my knees fully. I can extend them completely but there is good 40-50 degree i just cannot go beyond during flexion. this has really worried me. did u have this??

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I did not have that issue.

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Medium drink of water
You knew the old forum can you please tell me about doctors  i should avoid like yours about dr yaser and sarin the butcher
Can you give me a suggestion of cheaper doctor than paley in china india or greece as the cost is a major concern
Thank in advance

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I remember reading some horror stories there from Armenia and Iran.  I don't remember the doctors' names though.  It was too long ago.

I don't know what's going on in China right now.  It's probably not a good idea to go there anymore.  When the Beijing Institute of External Fixation existed, it was headed by Dr. Hetao Xia with Dr. Gang Li as his partner, and Dr. Aiming Peng as the younger surgeon who was doing most of the work and gradually taking over the practice.  It had the government's permission to operate and had lots of foreign patients who had contacts outside the place.  Now those doctors aren't even practicing in the same cities anymore.  If they're still doing LL it's with less openness and accountability, and without the support system of multiple qualified doctors in a large, dedicated facility like they used to have.

Drs. Parihar and Shah in India seem good from what I've heard.  Dr. Giotikas in Greece also seems to be getting good outcomes from patients on here.  Dr. Catagni in Italy has been practicing for a long time without any bad results I know of.  So look into them, keeping in mind that just because I haven't heard about bad outcomes from them doesn't mean there aren't any.

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Hey. What kind of advice would you give a 16 year old who's planning on saving up for this surgery and doing it? Anything exercise related, savings related or health related?

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Nothing other than the obvious: be as flexible as possible, get plenty of money somehow, and be in good health.

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Well, you did the LL surgery in 2007 and its 2020 now, so after those long 13 years do you feel like your legs are in good health for your current age or do you have the feeling that your legs are like 10+ years older then the rest of your body?

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No, I don't feel like they're as healthy as the rest of my body:

They're stiff and I feel like I've reached maximum flexibility with them.
They get tired easier than I think they should/would without LL.
The skin looks a little bit splotchy and veiny, especially over the tibialis anterior muscles, and is injured more easily and takes longer to heal.  I bumped my shin two years ago (spring 2018) and broke the skin, and I can still see the mark.  If that had been on my arm, no way would it show right now.