Dr Barinov external tibias 2019 Volgograd, Russia

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today while standing up from a chair my crutch slipped and i fell straight down on the chair with a jolt. Although the shock wasn't very strong but it was enough to give quite a jolt thru my legs, but i dont know what damage it could've caused to the regenerate bone or the alignment. There was only a slight pain for a few minutes and then back to normal. I don't know if i should be worried or not.

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I am have high pain in left leg. 1st it was on the upper shin area and now it has has moved to the calf and ankles. I was scared it could be compartment syndrome but there is no swelling watsoever. So possibily its a nerve pain.

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The intense tightness! Feels like everything will rip apart

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At 4cm mark the fight against contractures begins

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Quote from: Sanity on July 18, 2019, 07:00:32 AMAt 4cm mark the fight against contractures begins

No gain without pain. Focus on your stretches it’s just a piece of cake for a big dream.

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Things should actually be getting easier for you now. It's just the first month that is beyond brutal. I was relieved after I did 1+cm, because then my bones weren't rubbing against each other when I got up to take a walk. You timed lengthening just right. I started in July and wish I had started in the spring. I was fortunate enough to get the nail before the snow really hit. I got the nail a year and a half ago with Barinov. It sounds like you got the infamous headache. I lucked out on that, but I've heard stories... My friend told me she was stuck in bed for almost a month due to the pain from that. Unfortunately, I felt a lot about this surgery involves luck and mainly good genetics. Anyone that downplays the pain either sat in bed at all times or didn't wear the foot-holders. I would get 2-3 hours of sleep if that per night because of those damn foot-holders, but I'm glad I stuck with them. (Be sure to have the tailor make the straps for you.) I felt like those were key to me going for the extra length. Over-all, the entire experience was like Pai Mei's training from Kill Bill 2--definitely not for the weak, lol.

But Parahot takeout and Alexy the delivery man are your friend if you haven't already discovered about them. Be sure to tell the clinic Mike from the U.S. says hi! The real fun will begin after the 5.5-6 cm mark. That's when you'll have to really watch out for ballerina and pre-ballerina. Mainly just make sure you walk with your feet straight and don't let them fan out to the side.

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thanks alot man. yes ur right this thing is a real test of ones patience and strength. at the moment im at the 5cm mark and im experiencing pin cutting on 1 of my pins. its been a week and the pain on movement is hell (worse than any pain ive ever had leave nerve pain). i dont know if u had pin cutting or not and how long it lasted. I havent discovered about alexy but som1 else. There wernt many ppl when i came here and a guy named alex who was almost done and going back home after a very long stay here, which i dont know if you know about or not. We developed a very good friendship but unfortunately he was all done and left for home a couple of weeks ago. The other guyz are more like mind their business and ive learned to survive on my own like a lone wolf.

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Yep, I met him before I left and still have his contact. We all shared our collective knowledge from one generation of patients to the next. Glad to finally hear he left, he probably had Volgograd down to a science by then, so you had a great teacher! If you have a delivery guy already, that's good. Alexy was perfect for us--especially when my roommate and I lived in an apartment. He even helped take me back to the airport in the dead of morning. Alexy was the same guy Stripes and many others used. That online grocery store wasn't too bad either, i don't remember the name of it.

I had a little bit of pin cutting, but mostly pin "angling." But I do remember it getting to a point where "paryvaska" became a torture session because our bandage nurse loved getting right into the cut . I was kind of a weird patient where I didn't get too many common issues like everyone else. I didn't even get a single pin break, which was kind of odd (Stripes didn't either I don't think). But we were LATN patients, and most of the pin breaks I witnessed happened with patients in the consolidation phase of the classic method.

But I did get some really bad burning skin pain that was one of the worst things I had when I was there. It happened at around the 5cm mark. I think I was the only patient in our batch that got it, but Barinov said it happens when the soft tissue membrane or whatever hasn't caught up yet. It felt like constant fire ants on my skin. I think I took a break from lengthening for a week or so.

But yes, I guess every batch of patients is different in terms of culture. Most people think it's nothing but hot correction girls, but that wasn't the case for me until I left the clinic. Most of the Russian patients left as soon as possible for cheaper apartments after only a week or so. It was mostly older women with money that stuck around in the guest houses. We all kind of formed our own cliques as well. (Mostly due to language barriers or one's walking abilities. Ex: It's hard to hang out with someone that walks like a snail in the hallway when you can walk at a normal pace outside.)

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sanity - i was there in 2014/15 - u have to stay positive and embrace it all over there - i loved volgograd and even went back last year for the world cup!!

viva mamyev kurgan!!!

ps barinov is an excellent doctor...

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Some depressing news. My regeneration is not so good so ive been told to stop lengthening. I really wanted to make it to 7cm or atleast 6.5 but if i do that now i may end up in the frames for a very long time. Im just at 5cm right now and really wanted 7cm but atleast push it to 6.5cm. This seems a bit depressing and overwhelming.