Iamprepared - Precise 2.3 Internal Femurs with Dr.Donghoon Lee 2017 (Seoul)

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Quote from: iamprepared on March 20, 2017, 10:17:37 AM[Update] 4cm

Massage
I've been going to sports massage lately to soften muscle around my thighs. This actually helped reduce the muscle pain in my sleep and finally I sleep rather restfully. I strongly recommend you to put massage into your LL regimen. I think 3 times a week seems great.


I completely agree. I've been reading some studies on the importance of flexibility and how stiff, tight muscle are detrimental to lengthening and can cause damage. Massage seems an excellent way of increasing blood flow, stretching the deeper muscular structures and relaxing stiff muscles - it's a great addition and I think it will make the world of difference.

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I'm sorry, but this patient experience is making Dr. Donghoon look bad when the patient doesn't even know the nail that's being used. I posted about this earlier when you first said you were lengthening with the Precice 2.1, then you changed it and said you are lengthening with the Precice 2.3.

For one last time.... THE PRECICE 2.3 DOES NOT EXIST. YOU ARE LENGTHENING WITH THE PRECICE 2.2 THAT WAS LAST UPDATED AND RELEASED IN MAY 2015.

Iamprepared, I hope you realize how bad this looks. Especially when you disregard what Dr. Paley is saying. Do you know that Dr. Paley is the co-creator of the Precice nail, do you know Dr. Paley has implanted more Precice nails than any other surgeon in the world, do you know that Dr. Paley is always the first surgeon in the world to implant a new Precice nail when it is updated and released?

So Dr. Paley is literally the best person in the world to contact and ask questions about any new Precice nails. He is always the first surgeon to know and the first surgeon to use the new technology. This is the reason why we all know about the upcoming Precice 3.0 that will be made with Cobalt Chromium and allow full weight bearing during lengthening. We know this information before the nail has even been released because of Dr. Paley.

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I'm sorry, but this patient experience is making Dr. Donghoon look bad when the patient doesn't even know the nail that's being used. I posted about this earlier when you first said you were lengthening with the Precice 2.1, then you changed it and said you are lengthening with the Precice 2.3.

For one last time.... THE PRECICE 2.3 DOES NOT EXIST. YOU ARE LENGTHENING WITH THE PRECICE 2.2 THAT WAS LAST UPDATED AND RELEASED IN MAY 2015.

Iamprepared, I hope you realize how bad this looks. Especially when you disregard what Dr. Paley is saying. Do you know that Dr. Paley is the co-creator of the Precice nail, do you know Dr. Paley has implanted more Precice nails than any other surgeon in the world, do you know that Dr. Paley is always the first surgeon in the world to implant a new Precice nail when it is updated and released?

So Dr. Paley is literally the best person in the world to contact and ask questions about any new Precice nails. He is always the first surgeon to know and the first surgeon to use the new technology. This is the reason why we all know about the upcoming Precice 3.0 that will be made with Cobalt Chromium and allow full weight bearing during lengthening. We know this information before the nail has even been released because of Dr. Paley.

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Quote from: doomsday on March 20, 2017, 11:28:26 AMare you wheelchair bound?

Yes I am. I find it much safer than taking risk with walker.

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Quote from: 682 on March 20, 2017, 12:26:01 PMI completely agree. I've been reading some studies on the importance of flexibility and how stiff, tight muscle are detrimental to lengthening and can cause damage. Massage seems an excellent way of increasing blood flow, stretching the deeper muscular structures and relaxing stiff muscles - it's a great addition and I think it will make the world of difference.

Yes 682, massage has been really helpful. I strongly recommend it to everyone during the distraction phase.

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Quote from: Rod Thick on March 21, 2017, 12:20:38 PMFor one last time.... THE PRECICE 2.3 DOES NOT EXIST. YOU ARE LENGTHENING WITH THE PRECICE 2.2 THAT WAS LAST UPDATED AND RELEASED IN MAY 2015.

Iamprepared, I hope you realize how bad this looks. Especially when you disregard what Dr. Paley is saying. Do you know that Dr. Paley is the co-creator of the Precice nail, do you know Dr. Paley has implanted more Precice nails than any other surgeon in the world, do you know that Dr. Paley is always the first surgeon in the world to implant a new Precice nail when it is updated and released?

Hey man, why are you always being so sarcastic in my journal? Do you realize I'm here to contribute to the community spending my own time?

Dr.Lee confirmed from NuVasive that the nail in my legs is Precise 2.3. During the consultation, I was initially told the nail was 2.1 but it was corrected to 2.3. Period.

I'm curious if you're capable of understanding basic English. I did not disregard Dr.Paley, but stated that he doesn't produce Precise devices himself. Before you making a baseless statement, why don't you just contact NuVasive that creates and distributes Precise devices?

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[Update] 5cm

I've just passed 5cm. My proportion looks great, honestly my thighs look beautiful as I sit down on a chair (in comparison to what it was before). I think another cm would complete my satisfaction while being safe and proportional. I'm excited as the distraction is getting to the end and I'm now counting the final days. It feels like a bear about to finish its long sleep during the hibernation. It feels that long! It's possible I finish it in 10 days at 6cm or push another 5 days to reach 6.5cm. Either way is fine, I'll decide this once I reach 6cm.

5cm is the critical level where most of LLers seem to report a significant loss in flexibility and muscle mass. Fortunately, I haven't lost any muscle mass, they actually became harder and stronger. My flexibility has gone down slightly but it's not significant. The culprit is less frequent stretching sessions. Currently, doing stretching properly hurts and it takes a good amount of mental preparation. I've been doing it 1-2 times a day recently and I can see a clear difference from doing it 3 times a day. I'm going to have to try harder and add more sessions as things are getting to the end soon.

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Congratulations! Which were the worst moments in your opinion? Is there a relief after the surgery itself despite the pain? And what are you going to tell your friends?

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Congrats on a smooth journey so far. I have a few questions if you don't mind answering.

How close were you able to schedule an actual surgery date after the consultation? Do you feel renting your own place is a good arrangement based on your cab experience and difficulties getting around?

Did Dr. Lee require a ITB release for you(pass 5 cm ) or was it not necessary?

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I’m an assistant of Dr. Lee. I agree with all you said. As far as we know, the company’s policy is to use every new device in USA first and distribute abroad after they confirm it is safe. As you said Dr. Paley is the first surgeon in the world who uses every most updated PRECICE nail. So it is not possible to use it in Korea beforehand. The information about version we know is double checked by the company and we think it is the most updated version of PRECICE nail which is same as used in USA. But it seems that whether the nail is 2.1 or 2.3 is not that important matter at the moment, so we don’t think it is not necessary to confirm it again to the company. For your reference, we attach the email from the company about the version. Personal information is blotted out.