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Quote from: Sunshine on August 14, 2020, 05:44:39 PMWell you guessed it right 😂 but not 55 though 🤣 I'm not that old yet lol. I'm 47!

Sunshine,
I am so happy for you; that you went after your dream and finally did it. I can't wait to see you tall and perfect in a few months. Be strong brother! 

SNC, your older Bro

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Quote from: StrydeNailChallenge on August 14, 2020, 05:59:29 PMSunshine,
I am so happy for you; that you went after your dream and finally did it. I can't wait to see you tall and perfect in a few months. Be strong brother! 

SNC, your older Bro

Thanks Bro!
Good luck to you too! I'm amazed to meet someone even older than me doing this surgery. It will be interesting to compare our recoveries, you on Stryde with Mahboubian in the US, me on Precice with Buldu in Turkey. How's your walking 3 weeks post-operation? Are your legs swollen? Do you feel pain when walking ?

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Sunshine, I really don't think you should stand at all. Precice has and will break just by trying to stand. It is not weight bearing. Please avoid standing, for your own sake. Have a good one

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ghkid2019,
you mean not standing at all even with the support of the walker or you mean not standing hands off the walker ? Cuz walking with the walker is part of my PT and recommended by my Doctor!

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Quote from: Sunshine on August 14, 2020, 06:49:59 PMThanks Bro!
Good luck to you too! I'm amazed to meet someone even older than me doing this surgery. It will be interesting to compare our recoveries, you on Stryde with Mahboubian in the US, me on Precice with Buldu in Turkey. How's your walking 3 weeks post-operation? Are your legs swollen? Do you feel pain when walking ?

Sunshine Bro,
Overall walking is not an issue for me. I walk with crutches. I feel pain at times, but I would say the pain is manageable all the time. I would rate the pain during walking as ranging between 0 to 3 on right and 1 to 5 on left. The cases of pain level 4 or 5 on left mostly happen when I lift the leg to turn or move forward. I believe my left leg has some swelling due to healing delay since the surgery, whereas my right feels pretty normal.   

I however feel pain mostly while sitting or lying on the bed, especially if my legs are straight. At night time, I HAVE to take pain killers, otherwise, I would suffer exponentially more, which makes it almost unbearable. With the pain killers the pain even on left is limited to 3 for about 8 hours (I take two 650 mg Tylenol tablets). 

One last thing is that my knowledge on other types of surgeries (than what I have done with Dr. M.) is very limited. Looks like some folks here believe you should not walk much. Please be extra careful on everything about your surgery, exercises, moves, food, etc.. The last thing we want is to head back to the surgery room!

Take care Bro, Please keep in touch and let me know if I can answer any other questions.
 

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Quote from: Sunshine on June 17, 2020, 05:20:16 PMThanks Skyisthelimit for your input!
I totally ruled out externals because of all the advantages offered by internals! I read the diary of the patient who did LON with Buldu, I wish there were more precice diaries as well with that doctor..

Hey Sunshine

Thanks for making this diary!

What are your thoughts on  Giotikas vs Javier Downey in Spain for Stryde?

I'm planning to do LL in two years, I'm an American considering Giotikas in  Greece  and Downey in Spain

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Quote from: TwinMusicom on August 15, 2020, 02:07:33 AMHey Sunshine

Thanks for making this diary!

What are your thoughts on  Giotikas vs Javier Downey in Spain for Stryde?

I'm planning to do LL in two years, I'm an American considering Giotikas in  Greece  and Downey in Spain
Hey TwinMusicom,
As far as I know Giotikas looks good with solid records. I think he's amongst the best in Europe for Stryde and Precice. Regarding Downey I haven't heard much about him on this forum, maybe you can check his profile in the Limb Lengthening Doctors section.

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Quote from: StrydeNailChallenge on August 14, 2020, 10:30:27 PM
One last thing is that my knowledge on other types of surgeries (than what I have done with Dr. M.) is very limited. Looks like some folks here believe you should not walk much. Please be extra careful on everything about your surgery, exercises, moves, food, etc.. The last thing we want is to head back to the surgery room!

Take care Bro, Please keep in touch and let me know if I can answer any other questions.

Thanks Bro!

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Interesting.. has they been any positive diary from Turkey?
The surgeon you chosed seems to have good reputation hope it goes well keep us posted
Lon method is quiet cheap 16000 euros..is this method riskier?

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Quote from: Stealth on August 15, 2020, 03:05:36 AMInteresting.. has they been any positive diary from Turkey?
The surgeon you chosed seems to have good reputation hope it goes well keep us posted
Lon method is quiet cheap 16000 euros..is this method riskier?
Thanks Stealth!
I think there are couple people who posted on here about their current diary in Turkey on LON and it looks like they're happy with their choice. I'm not too familiar on LON but €16000 is way cheaper than internal methods. I never considered LON because internal nails are supposed to be safer with less infection risk. And I didn't want to have more scars than necessary too. I'm happy with my Doctor choice, he's very approachable and chill, you can almost joke with him about anything lol. Always answers to my questions promptly.