Asking this question because I would like to save on hotel/airbnb, internet, food costs etc., which can add up over time really quickly especially because I'm not familiar with the prices in the new area.
Quote from: LLprime3 on April 27, 2022, 10:17:01 AMTurkish doctors allow you to fly home after a minimum stay time of approximately half a month after the initial surgery.
Don't know if other patients in Germany or America or Greece stay there voluntarily. That's all I know.
Thanks for your response, I don't plan to go to Turkey to do the surgery but I'm glad that it is an option that is offered by the doctors.
Quote from: Medium Drink Of Water on April 27, 2022, 05:36:53 PMYou can go home.
After how long if I may ask? Is there a mandatory time that I must stay — 1 month after surgery etc? (For the surgeon to watch out for any embolism that may be forming?)
Quote from: Medium Drink Of Water on April 29, 2022, 08:21:02 PMIt depends on the doctor. I don't know any specific policies.
Thanks for your reply anyway
Quote from: zaozari on April 30, 2022, 12:05:31 AMYou mustn't be "clinically" unaccompanied. Ideally the surgeon should ask you to stay at least during lenghtening phase. Observation of legs, range of motion, movements, etc, are needed. Pain management, possible drug administration, sleep support, physiotherapy supervision,etc. are also part of the process. Adjustments or corrections may be necessary in frequency of lenghtening increments or in fixators themselves. RXs must be done frequently. You must also rest assured of how to operate the lenghtening device of the fixators and have support to solve any problems with that. If you can't stay, you must then send Rx monthly by mail and should be regularly directly observed by another orthopaedic surgeon. Ideally, both doctors should be in contact.
LL is not a linear, predictable, mechanical, process.
If you still haven't the money for a reasonable planning, put LL off a little.
Everything I needed, thanks for the info!
Quote from: vanguy04 on April 30, 2022, 03:05:59 PMDid 7+ cm with Betz. Stayed in Germany for 3 weeks and did the rest at home. My journey has been relatively smooth so far. Implemented a number tactics that I learned from patient experiences on this forum. I'm almost 6 month since my surgery and my unassisted walking gait is getting close to normal. I'm also from Vancouver, Canada.
Hello fellow Vancouverite, always nice to see someone else living in the same city. How much did all of that cost you including the Betz surgery + general living expenses? You came back to Canada to remove the internal devices? (healthcare here covers the removal, it's free for all Canadians cosmetic or not)
Thanks for the responses all, I guess I will just stay with close proximity to the doctor. Thousands of dollars extra in hotels/airbnb is worth it to me to prevent potential complications that may arise.
Quote from: vanguy04 on May 10, 2022, 11:09:51 PMYeah nice to find someone from the same city. All costs were about 86k CDN dollars (surgery, travel, accommodation, PT/Massages and other expenses). I'm currently just 6 month post op, but yeah around the 2 year mark ill have them removed in Canada. Great how our healthcare system covers removal of cosmetic nails.
Thanks for your response man, appreciate the full picture of the costs on top of the surgery. Hoping the booking for nail removal goes smoothly for you with COVID and all (you know how it is in Canada). I might take a loan on my parent's house, don't want to pull out of my stocks and compound from 0 again, that'll probably be the worst mistake after not exercising/sleeping more during puberty.
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