Quote from: Jim_dabarber on April 26, 2018, 02:02:05 PMYes latn gives more alignment. Yes i would prefer lon because of the pain and also with lon right after locking in the nail you can start pt right away and start weightbearing with crutches ofcourse and speed up your bone consolidation. With latn you will be sore and really swelling up so youll have to rest a couple weeks. Also the price. Latn is more expensive than lon. You dont need to rent a house just a one bedroom apartment. For me i calculated it to be around $600 a month and i would have to be there atleast 3 months so thats $1800. My plane tickets were $1600 so in reality i only saved about $200 and i risked getting a blood clot on the plane and it was probably the most uncomfortable part of my journey. Im actually planning on staying in st petersburg for the lengthening process this time in june.
Cross lengthening in st petersburg russia
Any news bro?hope everything's smooth
Quote from: AchieveYourGoals on May 29, 2018, 08:01:07 AMAny news bro?hope everything's smooth
Everything is going great actually! Im practically back to my normal self as far as walking. I still have the bottom screws irritating me on my tibia if i try to walk fast but besides that no pain as long as im walking at a normal pace. Im actually heading back to Russia in a couple weeks and planning on staying over there for the whole lengthening period and coming back after frame removal. Rented an airbnb for 2 months and it was only $600 usd. Im excited to get this over with already.
Hi, thank you for all the information. Im convinced for Russia now mainly because of budget and experienced doctor.
I just have one concern. How bad are the scars? I will go for cross lengthening?
Are the scars really bad after frame removal? Do the doctor mention that they know a plastic surgeon and can be revised ?
Are scars worse on tibia or femur ?
Can you possibly share a picture?
Greatly appreciate it.
I have been following your comments because I will go to St. Petersburg in September. Any tips or comments about the AirBNB process? Not real comfortable about ponying up a month's (or 3 months) rent in advance.
Do you know what the price is? And how are you guys getting your visas
Quote from: Muller25 on June 17, 2018, 12:31:15 AMDo you know what the price is? And how are you guys getting your visas
You should contact with Dr Kulesh in order to get detailed information about price. ([email protected])
I contacted Solomin who told me to contact Kulesh who told me this exactly
"I don't think, if it's possible
unfortunately, at present time clinics don't provide visa support
best regards, dr kulesh"
after I asked
"So i need an invitation from the doctor to apply for the visa? Thanks"
Quote from: Muller25 on June 17, 2018, 03:40:38 PMI contacted Solomin who told me to contact Kulesh who told me this exactly
"I don't think, if it's possible
unfortunately, at present time clinics don't provide visa support
best regards, dr kulesh"
after I asked
"So i need an invitation from the doctor to apply for the visa? Thanks"
As far as I know, only private clinic offers visa support. You can also checek pope's diary, he has written about how he was able to get visa support
Quote from: Troma on June 05, 2018, 10:22:27 AMHi, thank you for all the information. Im convinced for Russia now mainly because of budget and experienced doctor.
I just have one concern. How bad are the scars? I will go for cross lengthening?
Are the scars really bad after frame removal? Do the doctor mention that they know a plastic surgeon and can be revised ?
Are scars worse on tibia or femur ?
Can you possibly share a picture?
Greatly appreciate it.
I have way more scars on tibia because of the IM nail screws. If you are worried about scars i would do pure external on tibias but ofcourse for me they arent that bad. They have been fading away with time. Immediately after frame removal i hated them but now they arent as noticeable to me. The scars on femur are worse as they are indented but are easily covered by my clothes and even boxers. Im sure you can get the scars removed but that would be really expensive. Probably more expensive than the LL surgery itself lol. I never asked Dr kulesh as scars wasnt what i was worried about.
I took some photos so you could see for yourself.
https://imgur.com/gallery/vmyKDrD
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