Is anyone here asking for visa to SA? My parents will be supporting me with the money. I have less than $2000 in the bank. I dont know if they will provide me the visa seeing that my money has been decreasing only( I am a student without a job).
This whole visa thing is the only reason why I am not being in SA with DR Franz right now....
Hi Dr Franz,
Is there any benefit for bone consolidation if the climate is especially warm/cold or if temperature affects the rate of consolidation at all?
Sorry Dr Franz I should have specified further as to the cost in rand?
Thanks
Quote from: CRonnie7 on July 10, 2014, 04:08:53 PMDid you send them Xray already? If it's PRECISE nail then they need 4 weeks to order the right size for you.
I am going to do LON. Visa is a pain in the ass because there is no ambassador in my city.
Get email inquiry from Dr Franz secretary and they can provide you with date possible for and you can request for letter of consultation that you will show to SA Embassy.
I went there late April and weather that time is perfect (for me). It's sunny but cool.
Quote from: Gichelu on July 07, 2014, 09:25:54 PMWhat time of year do you think it's best to come to Pretoria based on weather? I heard south africa is hot but if I come for consultation I'd like it to be in the cooler months.
Quote from: Franz on July 07, 2014, 08:13:33 PMWe do accept Rands. It has Mandela's face on it afterall! The reason we quote in USD is that it is more universally used...
The second scenario (preferred), is to perform femoral precice on the one side with an exfix tibial lengthening on the other of roughly equal amounts. This means the overall leg lengths stay the same throughout and the exfix leg becomes the weight bearing leg. Again, if we do not proceed with the second phase, the knees will end up on different levels, but at least the legs will be roughly equal in length.
If a patient is very committed I would choose the second option.
Hi Dr B, Im very curious regarding this method. How long would it take to achieve a goal of 11cms(5 tibia and 6 femur) and how long does a patient need to stay in South Africa for before they can go home and into consolidation? I understand every patient is different but could you give a rough estimate of how much time is needed for this kind of procedure?
Thanks
Quote from: Wannabegiant on July 07, 2014, 08:38:33 PMOkey i understand what youre saying 
Im just confused because my own doctor (or his assistant rather) told me that the bone wouldnt exactly be 100% consolidated until about 6 months to a full year after frame removal, but strong enough to walk on the day they remove the frames.
And they adviced me not to do sports or work out the legs like doing legpress until the bone was strong enough, apparantly according to them it isnt strong enough for those activities when they remove the frames.
I didnt get an specific answer from them (its hard because they dont speak english very well) but i assume i would risk a fracture if i didnt follow those instructions, maybe even lose height due to compression? (like subsidence maybe?)
Sorry for making the question so convoluted, but im very paranoid about this stuff, thank you again for your help Dr. Franz
It is always safer to follow your own docs guidelines. It is unlikely that the bone will suddenly break with exertion after removal. Should the bone still be soft, it may bend slowly. Once fully consolidated, it will not go anywhere.
Quote from: Gichelu on July 07, 2014, 09:25:54 PMWhat time of year do you think it's best to come to Pretoria based on weather? I heard south africa is hot but if I come for consultation I'd like it to be in the cooler months.
Any time is good. In winter (currently) temperatures range from 0 degrees celsius at night to around 20 degrees at midday. In summer temps range between 15 and 32 generally. The hospital is airconditioned, though.
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