Quote from: Activatedxx on January 02, 2021, 09:23:33 AMI have a genuine curiosity. What made you choose buldu? How come people don’t use leonid in Russia recently? I was considering him parihar or buldu, he’s very experienced and also a lot less, and that area of Russia appears to be very safe after research althoughy cold.
I currently have enough to pay for stryde after years of saving but do not want to spend all my savings on one thing. Just trying to figure out if I should just end up using stryde or doing LON femur with one of these doctors. What attracted you to buldu personally?
Anyone that takes a look at Buldus resume will know why he is an attractive option for something like this, along with the patient care he provides. I emailed Kulesh in Russia and got a reply in like 3 months, did not give off the most professional vibe to me which made me lose my interest. Also the frames in Russia are way too big so it is why I changed my mind completely. If you cannot live without LL and it is something you genuinely need to live a better life then get stryde. LON Femurs practically leaves you more or less with near zero mobility.
Diary - LON Femurs Dr Halil Buldu
Quote from: anser316 on January 02, 2021, 10:55:49 PMHappy New year. Are you staying in Istanbul the whole time or traveling back home.
Also do you think you are at a stage where you could 1. walk around with just crutches. 2. drive 3. if you had a job working from home, be able to work sitting on a desk. 4. be able to support yourself without a carer.
I am deeply considering taking the operation while we are in tier 4, but wondering how it will affect working from home, as I have a career and house.
Yes, I am staying in Istanbul for the whole distraction period plus frame removal, then for the remainder of the consolidation I will be going home.
1. Varies from person to person but for the first 2 weeks you will 100% not be able to use only crutches.
2. There are a good few lads over here in Istanbul who drive during lengthening so I guess you could.
3. I work from home. Sometimes from the bed and every now and if your ROM/ knee bending is good then you can sit at a desk too without any issues.
4. I have a full time carer with me. I need help sitting and getting up from the toilet for example as my apartment does not have the support on the seat.
First two weeks or so after the operation it will be difficult, it was for me anyway. I notice myself becoming a bit more confident with the fixators which will enable you to do a little bit more. Personally I think a carer would be nice or to at least share a place with someone because if anything were to happen, you would need help.
05/01/2021 - Had my very first physiotherapy session and it went great. I bent my knee 90 degrees and although it was painful it was also like a great achievement for me. I will be having physio for the next two days as well. Trying to get in as much physio as I possibly can in the week as this is the MOST important stage of the lengthening. The pain that is more prevalent in the right knee is because my left leg is generally stronger than my right and most of the pain is psychological as the therapist has told me.
I will be taking Contramal 50mg before every session just to make it easier.
Overall I am satisfied with the progress and everything is looking good.
Since you will get significant scarring from externals, are you looking into medical tattoos or other kinds of tattoos to conceal them? I think that Medium Drink of Water said it might look weird to only have tatooos on lower legs but I'm unsure where else makes sense to put them to balance it out
Quote from: SpeedDialer on January 06, 2021, 07:11:50 PMSince you will get significant scarring from externals, are you looking into medical tattoos or other kinds of tattoos to conceal them? I think that Medium Drink of Water said it might look weird to only have tatooos on lower legs but I'm unsure where else makes sense to put them to balance it out
Yes, tattoos. I already have several tattoos on my body so I highly doubt it would look strange to add a bit more on my legs. Although I can just say I fixed a “bow legs” type of deformity when I was younger.
07/01/2021 - I am now on Day 14 officially and while my knee bending is nothing near amazing, I did manage 60 degrees which is a big improvement from last time.
I notice that my legs now feel much stronger than before, due to some time passing from surgery and also from my 3 day in a row physiotherapy sessions lasting 1.5 hrs each day. Pain has been manageable and has not bothered me too much in the past two days, I take some painkillers before physio to get the full workout with minimum pain.
My appetite has gotten much better as I am no longer feeling depressed post op. I have also been in contact with other patients here and they have been amazing help for my mental health, it is easier when you can sympathise your issues during LL with other real life patients around you.
Currently just shy of the 1CM mark and I feel zero pain and my muscle are not acting up or anything, lets hope it stays that way.
My right knee is giving me a lot more issues than the left, in fact my left knee is perfectly fine. My physiotherapist and Dr have said that this is all normal and other patients are experiencing the exact same thing.
My only problem at the moment is the knee bending and I can see it improving little by little each day. I get up three times per day so far and walk with my walker for about 15-20 minutes which I plan to increase as I get stronger and taller.
When I walk my legs are perfectly aligned and my physio therapist was also impressed. Continuing with my good posture and straight walking I should be able to avoid any kind of duckass or other walking related issues that may arise.
ps. When I said my knee bending was better than last time what I meant was that I managed to comfortably stay on the 60 degree bent position for a long time while the 90 degree bend that I did the previous day was momentarily with a lot of pain.
nice to see you getting into the flow of things! Hope you go smoothly all the way!
Quote from: Tokito_Ohma on January 07, 2021, 06:21:39 PMnice to see you getting into the flow of things! Hope you go smoothly all the way!
Cheers mate!
What's your advice for dealing with the depression post op?
Quote from: SpeedDialer on January 08, 2021, 05:28:36 PMWhat's your advice for dealing with the depression post op?
For me it was definitely getting the hell out of the hospital as soon as possible. After that you just need to give it time because no matter what way you look at it, you lose the main function of your legs and that takes time to process.
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