Quote from: Tiger9898 on January 24, 2018, 08:35:14 AMGood luck in your correcttion process, how long does it take?
How long correction will take
I will be coming alone if i find a roomate and can hire a caregiver to atleast cook for me or bring me food daily. I plan on having my wheelchair and walker so itll be easier for me to move around by myself in the apartment. Yes doing each femur separate is better!
Correction takes 5 days so 3 more days and ill be done and ready for surgery hopefully.
The only reason i plan on staying in saint petersburg for next time is because of the plane ride. 14+ hours of being on a plane is horrible and after im done with this one i will no longer have a job so i will lose my healthcare benefits and my xrays will be really expensive so i figured i would just stay here and save money.
Cross lengthening in st petersburg russia
Quote from: The Dreamer on January 24, 2018, 08:38:14 AMWhy do I see only GTA pictures when I'm clicking on links ?
Is this a sort of joke or did you intentionally upload them ?
There should be photos of my frames with hexapods. Try opening the link in new tab.
Quote from: Tiger9898 on January 24, 2018, 05:33:13 AMI have aready talked to him and analyzed file that he sent. I am also thinking in summer, therefore trying to save some money. Only problem for me is not to afford to stay in hospital for 3-4 month. So, I need to rent house and neesd to have someone (any relatives) to stay with me there in order to take care of me. But unfortunately, my father and mother are working and brother is studying so they can't come with me
How about Airbnb where you live with a host (a private room)? Just ask the host to cook food for you or pay them to do that. Airbnb accommodations are pretty affordable based on my research so far. My current reservation is C$650 for 30 days. Although I will have someone with me during this time. For the next month(s), I will try to live alone and rely on online grocery/food shopping. Also, if you don't speak Russian, your stay at St. Elizabeth would suck anyway. And you gonna eat hospital food for 4 months? 
That's even worse than LL. Lol.
Quote from: Tiny on January 24, 2018, 11:13:38 AMHow about Airbnb where you live with a host (a private room)? Just ask the host to cook food for you or pay them to do that. Airbnb accommodations are pretty affordable based on my research so far. My current reservation is C$650 for 30 days. Although I will have someone with me during this time. For the next month(s), I will try to live alone and rely on online grocery/food shopping. Also, if you don't speak Russian, your stay at St. Elizabeth would suck anyway. And you gonna eat hospital food for 4 months? That's even worse than LL. Lol.
I haven't heard about airbnb accommodation. I am just surprised that It costs 600$, does meal include? if not, are there any packages they offer for monthly meal? I can't speak Russian, just english( not very well), but my fathet can speak Russian, probably he will be with me there for 15 days
Quote from: Jim_dabarber on January 24, 2018, 11:02:27 AMI will be coming alone if i find a roomate and can hire a caregiver to atleast cook for me or bring me food daily. I plan on having my wheelchair and walker so itll be easier for me to move around by myself in the apartment. Yes doing each femur separate is better!
Correction takes 5 days so 3 more days and ill be done and ready for surgery hopefully.
The only reason i plan on staying in saint petersburg for next time is because of the plane ride. 14+ hours of being on a plane is horrible and after im done with this one i will no longer have a job so i will lose my healthcare benefits and my xrays will be really expensive so i figured i would just stay here and save money.
It should be really terrible to be on plane with frames for 14 hours. Do you know how much should you pay for caregiver monthly?
Quote from: Tiger9898 on January 24, 2018, 11:36:23 AMI haven't heard about airbnb accommodation. I am just surprised that It costs 600$, does meal include? if not, are there any packages they offer for monthly meal? I can't speak Russian, just english( not very well), but my fathet can speak Russian, probably he will be with me there for 15 days
It doesn't include meals. You can just hire a cook/maid to bring you food every day. Or a few days before your surgery, stockpile grocery that will last you months. Delivery is pretty cheap anyway like C$5 for grocery. KFC does delivery for the same price. I am still looking for fast foods that offer delivery service. There's this one company (ginza project) that offers food delivery but mostly caters higher end restaurants.
Quote from: Tiny on January 24, 2018, 11:46:58 AMIt doesn't include meals. You can just hire a cook/maid to bring you food every day. Or a few days before your surgery, stockpile grocery that will last you months. Delivery is pretty cheap anyway like C$5 for grocery. KFC does delivery for the same price. I am still looking for fast foods that offer delivery service. There's this one company (ginza project) that offers food delivery but mostly caters higher end restaurants.
Also there should be link for ordering meals in the file that Dr Kules sent. However, It was in russian language. I think finding caregiver would be cheaper
Quote from: Jim_dabarber on January 24, 2018, 11:04:03 AMThere should be photos of my frames with hexapods. Try opening the link in new tab.
I've solved the issue,it was the fault of my crappy browser
Sorry man
Quote from: Jim_dabarber on January 24, 2018, 07:34:49 AMhttps://imgur.com/gallery/wLrlm
Yesterday i had the hexapods installed and i started the correction process. I was only able to lengthen to 4cm as the week before leaving to Russia i got really sick and had to stop lengthening for 4 days. My body was so weak and the pain was too much. Dr kulesh says i will lose about 3mm during nailing on my tibia so he suggested lengthening at the same time as correction so i will end up with my goal of 4cm. So far correction is painless. I feel a little tugging but nothing too major. 4 more days of correction than i will have surgery to lock in the nail on my femur and instal nail on tibia and finally remove the fixators. Im really looking forward to it.
Hey man
Can you ask Dr kulesh why the reaming of you tibia is being done after lengthening instead of doing it at the first surgery?
Quote from: Tiger9898 on January 24, 2018, 11:44:20 AMIt should be really terrible to be on plane with frames for 14 hours. Do you know how much should you pay for caregiver monthly?
I read somewhere on dr solomans thread that its around $600 a month. I will ask dr kulesh tomorrow to verify.
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