Heya friends, After reading this forum and other patients diaries for a long tym. Finally the time has come to get up n do it. I have finally made up my mind to do this surgery. I have scheduled consultations with few of the Indian doctors by the mid of this month.
I have even met Dr Salameh. He is a great doctor but I don't know if I would ever be able to earn that much money to do this surgery with him. And how long it wud take to save that much n i cant wait for that much tym.
I know this is a big risk I am taking by going to India for this surgery. The drs I m considering are Dr Suhas shah, Parihar{the paley trained}, Sarin{yes I know his reputaion but I just want to meet him}, Sringari{many patients had surgery with him last yr and did fine with some complaints but I am not sure none of his patients have posted full recovery video n no new diary from any of his current patient}.
I am considering LON as I cant wear the frames for full year. I know LON causes some knee problems later. But I think I can prevent it by doing it with some good doctor. Or it would happen no matter what I do. Correct me if I am wrong.
Lets see how it goes, whatever happens I will keep u guys posted . But please guys I need your support and suggestions regarding the doctors and how to prepare myself physically, what all things I need to carry with me or any other suggestions.
Cya
Towards a new life - External Tibia - Dr Sringari (Incomplete)
The best doctor in india for leg lengthening looks like Mangal Parihar.
You can read Kilokhan diary and you will have a lot of information about the indians doctors.
Cheers and good luck with your surgery. I hope to have my surgery in a bit time with doctor salameh in Frankfurt.
Hey Chocolaty!
Thanks for starting a diary. Your experience will be influential to those who are considering LL in India (including me)
It's good that you are aware of what went on with Dr.Sarin and Dr.Sringari and since you will be in Delhi, I reckon it will be worth seeing Dr. Manish Dhawan http://www.limblengtheningforum.com/index.php?topic=765.0.
When are you planning on doing the surgery?
Anyways, all the best and you have our support 
All the best and wish you good luck.
Could you give us some details about you. height? Goal? age etc.
Frihet
If you are going to do it in india i think you must do it with parihar
Quote from: FullmetalShorty on October 03, 2014, 08:22:23 PMHey Chocolaty!
Thanks for starting a diary. Your experience will be influential to those who are considering LL in India (including me)
It's good that you are aware of what went on with Dr.Sarin and Dr.Sringari and since you will be in Delhi, I reckon it will be worth seeing Dr. Manish Dhawan http://www.limblengtheningforum.com/index.php?topic=765.0.
When are you planning on doing the surgery?
Anyways, all the best and you have our support
Thanks fpr all ur wishes. I will try my level best to be as informative as I can. I m planning to have the surgery by the end of october n what abt u ?
One thing I forgot to tell u guys is that I have already paid $2000 as booking amt to Dr Sringari in august as at that tym I was sure abt going to him. But now I want to be sure that I choose the right doctor as I dont want to risk my legs.
And regarding Dr Manish dhawan I havent seen any of his patient's diary over here or on old forum ?
Quote from: Frihet on October 03, 2014, 10:11:43 PMAll the best and wish you good luck.
Could you give us some details about you. height? Goal? age etc.
Frihet
Thanks for ur wishes. I am 168 cm right now and want to gain around 7-8 cm. My age is between 23-26 I cant tell my exact age due to security reasons as many of my frnds are aware of this surgery and I dont want to risk my identity.
I request all the old patients and experts to suggest n help me.
Only go to a qualified, experienced Ilizarov surgeon, and as an added measure go to one who is well known in the field. There are many surgeons who will play off of someone's desires and perform surgery on him knowing full well that they don't have the appropriate medical expertise to be doing so. I suggest going to someone other than Dr Sringari for this. Sringari is trained in joint replacement primarily. Joint replacement surgeons get a basic understanding of Ilizarov but they do not have the years of super-specialty training that Ilizarov surgeons receive. Putting on a frame isn't simply sliding the rings over and drilling holes everywhere. There are many complications that can happen with this surgery. An Ilizarov expert will have experience with these complications and know how to treat them in a way that a joint replacement surgeon could not.
If you are going to be in Delhi, Dr Manish Dhawan is the one to meet. He's actually consulted some former patients of Dr Sarin who got messed up, and when I had my consultation with him I was impressed with how up front he was about the surgery. I think he'd be a good choice to consider as I almost decided on him.
Dr Shah and Dr Parihar both have trained under Paley (Shah even training under Prof Catagni in Italy) and have other credentials to show their experience with Ilizarov, so it's good you're seeing them. Although I haven't any experience with Dr Shah beyond my consultation with him, the user crimsontide went to him to fix the equinus contracture he developed and reported back with a positive opinion about Dr Shah.
Dr Parihar has been great so far. He and his staff have all been more than accommodating and he's always given me as much time as I needed during my checkups, so I can see where his positive reputation comes from.
I think Parihar, Shah, and Dhawan could all be good options for you depending on what you find important. Meet them all in person at least.
Also, patient diaries can be a great resource but it's best not to automatically discredit a doctor who doesn't have a patient diary. Especially considering some diaries leave out important details intentionally or are outright faked (Phantom). Best way to decide on a doctor is through a one-on-one with all the doctors you're considering. Consider how they treated you during the consultation, if they gave you time and answered questions thoroughly, if they warned you of the dangers, how much they talked about money during the consultation, etc.
To be certain that your doctor is specialised in LL is of vital importance and one way to be sure is by checking whether the doctor is a member of ASAMI (Association for the Study and Application of the Method of Ilizarov). The following link provides a list of surgeons in India and around the world who are confirmed LL specialists http://www.asamiindia2014.com/faculty.html. There may be some LL doctors who are not in the list but they may have attended ASAMI seminars in the previous years and their names can be searched. Personally, I wouldn't have LL surgery with a doctor not listed in ASAMI. The doctors experience in LL and credentials is also important. Check whether the names Ilizarov(Kurgan), Paley, Catagni, Cattaneo, or any other respected LL surgeon appear in the doctors credentials. Also search whether the doctor has any publications on LL and made any contribution to the LL field.
As Kilokahn mentioned above, many patients ended up with doctors who are not specialised in LL surgery and/or unknown in the LL community. Unfortuantely, this is the reason why India has a very bad reputation for LL surgery..
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