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Asian - Femurs Stryde with Giotikas September 2020

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Posted on Oct 6, 2020, 4:17 pm
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Quote from: anaverageperson on October 05, 2020, 10:44:30 PMHey Asian! Best of luck. Planning on doing this within the next few months. What are your stats if you don't mind me asking?

Hi bro, I'm 160cm 58kg, age 20s.
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Posted on Oct 6, 2020, 4:25 pm
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Day 15: Had my first post-op appointment with Doctor. Everything is going well. The nail is moving.

Asian - Femurs Stryde with Giotikas September 2020
Asian - Femurs Stryde with Giotikas September 2020
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Posted on Oct 6, 2020, 4:28 pm
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Hi asian,

Thanks for the update. Are you from Greece or somewhere close by? How is it coming from out of town if you are from a different country than Greece? Is it easy to navigate if you speak English?
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Posted on Oct 6, 2020, 4:47 pm
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Hi Asian
 You are a brave man who has the guts to go and get your legs broken voluntary ...

A couple of questions:

1) what were your thoughts before the surgery ( about the complications, pain n all ), what happened that you made your mind like ” I am doing this no matter what”
2) could you describe the first feeling after the surgery when the anesthesia wore off? some people say they felt immense pain... Some say legs just feel stiff and heavy...
3) in PT, that pain is due to the incisions getting stretched or it's like some deep bone pain?
4) Does anesthesia causes unbelievable pain? ( as mentioned in kilokhan and sunshine dairy ) Also, how painful was ur catheter experience?
5) You do your PT with other CLL patients in a batch or alone?
Sorry of bombarding so may question, my choice is Dr G also that's why I am so curious...

Hope you get through this without any pain or complication.

Best Regards

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Posted on Oct 6, 2020, 4:52 pm
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Quote from: brondo on October 06, 2020, 04:28:49 PMHi asian,

Thanks for the update. Are you from Greece or somewhere close by? How is it coming from out of town if you are from a different country than Greece? Is it easy to navigate if you speak English?


Hi Brondo,

Most of the Greeks speak English since there are a lot of foreigners living here. I don't speak Greek at all.
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Posted on Oct 6, 2020, 5:06 pm
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Quote from: AnotherShorty on October 06, 2020, 04:47:44 PMHi Asian
 You are a brave man who has the guts to go and get your legs broken voluntary ...

A couple of questions:

1) what were your thoughts before the surgery ( about the complications, pain n all ), what happened that you made your mind like ” I am doing this no matter what”
2) could you describe the first feeling after the surgery when the anesthesia wore off? some people say they felt immense pain... Some say legs just feel stiff and heavy...
3) in PT, that pain is due to the incisions getting stretched or it's like some deep bone pain?
4) Does anesthesia causes unbelievable pain? ( as mentioned in kilokhan and sunshine dairy ) Also, how painful was ur catheter experience?
5) You do your PT with other CLL patients in a batch or alone?
Sorry of bombarding so may question, my choice is Dr G also that's why I am so curious...

Hope you get through this without any pain or complication.

Best Regards


1. Too hard to answer, this is the question you're asking yourself every day haha. I made the decision very quickly because I know it's good for me.
2. I felt my legs are super heavy, couldn't turn my body nor move my legs. I didn't feel too much pain.
3. It's soft tissue pain. Just like you're pushing your limits.
4. I didn't feel too much pain. When I went to the toilet, I felt pain because I was using damaged muscles. You have to push it, your body can tolerate it. catheter? urinary catheter? is uncomfortable, only for a few seconds, but it's better than you couldn't pee... Another patient didn't need a catheter, it depends on the person.
5. PT is 1 on 1 session
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Posted on Oct 6, 2020, 5:26 pm
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Yeah mate... I am pretty scared... What if sh*t goes sideways... It's a life changing decision so I need to think this through... For me cons are more as compared to pros so I will see...
Anyways... Thanks for answering champ! Congratulations on distraction going smooth ...

Many thanks
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Posted on Oct 6, 2020, 5:58 pm
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Hi Asian,

Do you have someone to take care of you? Have you hired a caretaker？
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Posted on Oct 6, 2020, 6:31 pm
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Thanks for replying asian. Can you tell me approximately how much I would need to save up if I wanted to go with Giotikas for Stryde coming from America? I guess I would be staying there until the end of distraction which would be 5cm for myself so two months or so.
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Posted on Oct 6, 2020, 7:04 pm
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Quote from: init1alove on October 06, 2020, 05:58:12 PMHi Asian,

Do you have someone to take care of you? Have you hired a caretaker？

Hi init1alove, I hired a caretaker for the first night after discharged from the hospital. I was able to stand and walk with a walker but some people even couldn't stand up. It depends on how fit and flexible you were before the surgery. The caretaker rate is 10 euro/ hour, or you can stay longer in the hospital.
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