I did 7.1cm on my tibia AMA

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Did my surgery in Turkey in February 2019. Left the country 5 days later

Ask me anything

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Quote from: a on September 18, 2020, 01:10:45 PMwhich doc

Dr. Serkan

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Quote from: ggwellplay on September 18, 2020, 11:53:18 PMHow long you able to walk normally? What’s about your Dorisflexion?

I was able to walk without support 5 months after surgery.  I was also able to walk without support 2 weeks post OP however I lost that ability when I got into lengthening beyond 2-3cm range

My dorisflexion isn't that good, even right now. Although I can walk, and stand straight . I can't do either for very long periods of time
Do keep in mind I didn't do any physio

Had my frames removed right at the start of Covid. March 2020
And then the gyms were closed

However when the gyms reopened I started working on my legs again and they were getting better and better. Nowadays I can do everything but sometimes unconsciously I still tip my left leg a little bit

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Quote from: ggwellplay on September 18, 2020, 11:53:18 PMHow long you able to walk normally? What’s about your Dorisflexion?

Dr.Serkan Gurcan

I may have mispelled the last name tho.

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Quote from: ghkid2019 on September 19, 2020, 06:59:48 PMWhat method

LON?

Fully external fixators

No internals

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Quote from: m7liam on September 20, 2020, 01:33:34 AMYou were in frames for one year???

1 year and 1 month

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Quote from: m7liam on September 20, 2020, 12:39:50 PMWhy were you in frames for a year? That’s crazy. I thought it’d be 6 months even if you were doing pure external?

I’m surprised you are 1.5 years post surgery and still not fully recovered. Do you think that’s because you did 7cm instead of 5cm on the tibias?

I don't expect full recovery any time soon. I mean I def don't even try to squat or deadlift lol

But everything else is pretty normal

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Quote from: a on September 20, 2020, 04:55:52 PMI'm considering Mr. Buldu too. Thanks for the reviews, I'm a Turkish guy, and I feel lucky to have him in my country. I hope everything goes well, for you and for me.

Best Regards

I had a consult with Mr. Buldu before Dr. Serkan. I didn't really like him tbh but he might be a good surgeon

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Quote from: Skyisthelimit on September 20, 2020, 05:50:25 PMThat’s interesting. What didn’t you like about Dr. Buldu? How did you end up deciding on Dr. Serkan?

I felt he had a huge ego. The plus point is that he knew English . He also didn't recommend I do leg lengthening because I was good height (171cm)