And it might be speculation- a speculation that warranted Italy, Denmark, Iceland, Norway, Bulgaria, Austria, Estonia, Lithuania, Luxemborg, Latvia to temporarily suspend it enough to investigate. Seems important enough to add to my signature- no?
I am not trying to be a liar. I literally have no gain from this. I truly want to just give people the info, and they can decide what to do with it. My personal recommendation is wait and let them investigate it. Of course you can proceed with it- free will.
When they investigate and find it clear of any blood clot risk or remove certain batches that are bad- I'll happily be willing to take the AZ before LL (not that it's going to happen, I'm not doing LL anytime soon). And like I've said in my signature- it's PROBABLY safe.
Please I am not anti-vaxx or fear mongering. I love vaccines actually. I always get the flu shot every year like a good boy. This is a real issue guys! Please do your own research! My opinion is just my opinion!
You also have free will guys! You can take it if you want! I am not stopping you- just warning of potential issues.
Clarifications about the Stryde recall
Thanks for the informative post. When do you estimate Stryde returning to the market?
Can you comment on the partial weight bearing of Precise 2? Am I required to be on wheelchair during the consolidation phase? I'm around 150 lbs and I'm hoping to use the largest size Precise 2.
Thank you for the clarification!
Quote from: Serilium on March 14, 2021, 02:56:07 AMIt's a speculation that can potentially kill you. No harm no foul. I'm just trying to help people. Feel free to take AZ vaccine. I respect your choice. Even if it's 1% chance or 0.01% chance, I want to help people. All we know that it has more blood clots than OTHER vaccines. So if you had the choice- then pick a non AZ is my suggestion. Free world of course, so pick AZ if one decides it's fine, free will. I don't know about you but, if I was offered AZ, I would take it of course, if I wasn't doing a procedure where I break my legs and blood clotting is going to happen and is one of the major causes of death... potentially kill me. Then I would not take it. I am not anti-vaxx. I hate anti-vaxx people.
Vaccine is not decided by field or age in America in my state. It's just what's availible or offered. Moderna and Pfizer is most popular here. No choice either, but they preemptively tell you what they have.
Imagine I did not say this despite seeing the news and someone actually dies to DVT after taking this vaccine and getting LL. That would be a big regret by myself.
Okay I understand you are concerned but please offer some evidence-based proof because from what I have read is that the WHO investigates it and as for now it just seems like it is a bias in terms of causality (confounding). I respect you wanting to maximize safety though, in my opinion not getting vaccinated is a way bigger risk, catching covid during LL would be terrible too, especially if your one of the unlucky ones that got a severe course. Also, you are given anti-coagulation medicine during lengthening so I don't know, even if you would have had a bigger risk of blood clots the medication would possibly prevent it.
It is not your fault if some unfortunate complications happen to a person that does LL because if they choose to do it, it is their decision to endure all possible risks.
Quote from: Serilium on March 14, 2021, 03:11:09 AMAnd it might be speculation- a speculation that warranted Italy, Denmark, Iceland, Norway, Bulgaria, Austria, Estonia, Lithuania, Luxemborg, Latvia to temporarily suspend it enough to investigate. Seems important enough to add to my signature- no?
I am not trying to be a liar. I literally have no gain from this. I truly want to just give people the info, and they can decide what to do with it. My personal recommendation is wait and let them investigate it. Of course you can proceed with it- free will.
When they investigate and find it clear of any blood clot risk or remove certain batches that are bad- I'll happily be willing to take the AZ before LL (not that it's going to happen, I'm not doing LL anytime soon). And like I've said in my signature- it's PROBABLY safe.
Please I am not anti-vaxx or fear mongering. I love vaccines actually. I always get the flu shot every year like a good boy. This is a real issue guys! Please do your own research! My opinion is just my opinion!
You also have free will guys! You can take it if you want! I am not stopping you- just warning of potential issues.
I am from one of these listed countries and we (med students) are scheduled to get AZ in a couple of weeks or so, so it's not suspended, idk about other countries though.
if it really is a risk, then I think I can agree on not taking it beforehand, or at least take it a couple of weeks or months before LL and not right before.
Quote from: RealDamagedLostSoul on March 14, 2021, 02:21:10 PMOkay I understand you are concerned but please offer some evidence-based proof because from what I have read is that the WHO investigates it and as for now it just seems like it is a bias in terms of causality (confounding). I respect you wanting to maximize safety though, in my opinion not getting vaccinated is a way bigger risk, catching covid during LL would be terrible too, especially if your one of the unlucky ones that got a severe course. Also, you are given anti-coagulation medicine during lengthening so I don't know, even if you would have had a bigger risk of blood clots the medication would possibly prevent it.
It is not your fault if some unfortunate complications happen to a person that does LL because if they choose to do it, it is their decision to endure all possible risks.
I am from one of these listed countries and we (med students) are scheduled to get AZ in a couple of weeks or so, so it's not suspended, idk about other countries though.
if it really is a risk, then I think I can agree on not taking it beforehand, or at least take it a couple of weeks or months before LL and not right before.
I understand, I agree that it's most likely nothing and sure there are probably confounding variables not accounted for. I just am going to warn about this for the slim chance that AZ is actually no bueno.
I agree getting covid during LL is very bad.
My recommendation:
For privileged people: If two vaccine sites are availible, one offers a Moderna, other offers a AZ, I would go to Moderna (assuming you can go to both). Like for example a local university offers AZ but all the government health facilities offer Moderna (Not a real situation for me, USA has not approved AZ yet). Both have open appointments available. Thus, I would go to the Moderna IF I had the choice. Of course most areas are limited appointments and stock, and health officials recommend to get what ever is available. Covid is riskier than the low chance of getting this side effect. I understand that idea also, so I am saving my recommendation for privileged people who can "choose".
I agree, it may be a smart idea to take it a few weeks before hand and then do LL.
You are "more" right in a sense though, that COVID is more dangerous than any of the potential side effects of a AZ vaccine, so I agree and think we are on the same page
Quote from: Serilium on March 14, 2021, 02:44:24 PMI understand, I agree that it's most likely nothing and sure there are probably confounding variables not accounted for. I just am going to warn about this for the slim chance that AZ is actually no bueno.
I agree getting covid during LL is very bad.
My recommendation:
For privileged people: If two vaccine sites are availible, one offers a Moderna, other offers a AZ, I would go to Moderna (assuming you can go to both). Like for example a local university offers AZ but all the government health facilities offer Moderna (Not a real situation for me, USA has not approved AZ yet). Both have open appointments available. Thus, I would go to the Moderna IF I had the choice. Of course most areas are limited appointments and stock, and health officials recommend to get what ever is available. Covid is riskier than the low chance of getting this side effect. I understand that idea also, so I am saving my recommendation for privileged people who can "choose".
I agree, it may be a smart idea to take it a few weeks before hand and then do LL.
You are "more" right in a sense though, that COVID is more dangerous than any of the potential side effects of a AZ vaccine, so I agree and think we are on the same page
Yes, I agree with this. If you can choose -> take moderna. If not but you can get AZ weeks or months before your surgery, take it.
Quote from: silverlining on March 14, 2021, 08:23:33 AMCan you comment on the partial weight bearing of Precise 2? Am I required to be on wheelchair during the consolidation phase? I'm around 150 lbs and I'm hoping to use the largest size Precise 2.
The 12.5mm precice allows for up to 70lbs of weight bearing, which would really only allow standing with arm assistance.
Walking unassisted should really only be allowed when 2 solid full cortices are seen on xray. meaning that 1 bone side are viewed on each xray (front and side view)
weight bearing more than that puts you at risk of implant breakage. try at your own risk.
Quote from: BreaktoGrow on March 14, 2021, 05:29:01 AMThanks for the informative post. When do you estimate Stryde returning to the market?
Hard to tell for sure.
July to September
Quote from: Michael J. Assayag, MD on March 14, 2021, 04:22:12 PMThe 12.5mm precice allows for up to 70lbs of weight bearing, which would really only allow standing with arm assistance.
Walking unassisted should really only be allowed when 2 solid full cortices are seen on xray. meaning that 1 bone side are viewed on each xray (front and side view)
weight bearing more than that puts you at risk of implant breakage. try at your own risk.
Dr. what about screws ? can they bear too that much weight?
we all are concerns about nail but in this forum I didn't see any patient who bend or break his nail? just saw screws are bent or break
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