LATN Femurs - Dr Singh

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Quote from: bluebarbie on March 15, 2015, 02:43:29 AMYes..I mean 65000$. =)
Singapore dollars?

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Quote from: ForcedPuberty on March 15, 2015, 04:16:27 AMhttps://bluebarbiedoll.wordpress.com/


my spider sense is tingling............ something seems very wrong about that website.

Yeh I m only 145 cms so I have to get at least 7cm. =(.
My Rom of left knee is around 45' and right is 60'. Before they were around 90' until one bad inflammation came about a week ago. Since then I couldn't get my Rom back.
What is wrong by my blog.?can u tell me in details pls.?

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Quote from: ItsMyLife on March 15, 2015, 04:26:58 AMSingapore dollars?
No USD..  Including all cost I think i might be spending about 70000$. I regret about not being able to get internals. I thought the cost for internals are about 80000+

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can I ask you what do you do in real life? just curious. you don't have to answer if you don't want to.

I wish you the best of luck with your journey.

I assume you can straighten your legs?

http://www.limblengtheningforum.com/index.php?topic=1099.msg19192#msg19192

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It's OK. Well I run a tour company. But my mom paid for my surgery. My parents are both doctors. And I am the only child so, they are always there to fulfill my dreams.
Yeh straightening my legs is ok for me.
What is wrong with my website, u mentioned b4?

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I suspected it(you doing a job like that) . you running a tour company shows in your website.

don't worry its all good.

its layout is done in such a professional manner that it makes you look like a marketer, however your demeanor makes me believe you were a real patient and had no such marketing engender, this led me to a confused state where there were 2 conflicting puzzle pieces, I strongly suspected that the layout was due to your job.

in other words you should take it as a compliment that your web site looks very professional and it shows. running a tour company means you are good at marketing and I can see it in your website.

so good luck on your journey. this website has to always be cautious about people who try to promote doctors. but this doesn't apply to you.

good luck. you sound like a sweet girl my recommendation is that you really really email other doctors and get second opinions for how much is a safe limit for external femurs. my doctor believes 5cm. I think if you really must have so much length at least stop at 6.5cm.


its sad because for external femurs you can get it done for like 20k or even less in Russia. however I am sure you have amazing quality of care. and I think for girls it is better to pay for all the luxuries instead of trying to just tough it through. because this is a very emotional journey. don't worry about the money, both your parents are doctors. I think just focus on the height, and how awesome life will be in the future.

 I think that you should only go for 6cm......... 6.5cm tops. I personally am doing 5cm  femur. but that's just me.
after you are done femurs, see if you like the new height or want more.

 and if you want more then get tibia done for like 15k.

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You wrote in your blog that Dr. Singh told you your femur bones were too small for the internal method. Did he suggest any particular internal device before discovering from your x-rays that your bones wouldn't fit them?

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Don't worry Singapore has one of the best medical systems in the world.
Its good that you came here to do your legs. I would have done in SG if I could bear to afford this amount of money (yes I can afford but I wanna save)
The price is ridiculous but then again Singapore is now the most expensive city to live in.
For external femurs, it is best to stop about 4-5 cm. Maybe you can speak to Dr Singh about it.
SG has a dearth of LL doctors who are experienced and I think Dr Singh is the most experienced surgeon in SG.
He used to practise in TTSH and use the Fitbone technology. Price was about 100,000 SGD (about 80,000 USD)
I am abit worried about frame removal so I will remove in Singapore. Russia doesn't believe in anesthesia, pain killers and antibiotics, so I think Singapore is much much better.

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Quote from: bluebarbie on March 15, 2015, 04:39:26 AMNo USD..  Including all cost I think i might be spending about 70000$. I regret about not being able to get internals. I thought the cost for internals are about 80000+

I paid roughly $80K all in for internals with Dr. G., but that also included cost of living abroad and the pre-training costs. Without pre-training, it would've been less, but that's unfortunately part of Dr. G's red tape unless your initial Cybex test results are very high. I did not want to postpone the surgery for months in order to do it on my own, so I chose to suck it up and pay so I could get the surgery in before the new year.

How are you doing bluebarbie? When do you expect to finish lengthening?

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ForcedPuberty,
Thz, I appreciate your compliment and concern. My doctor asked me how much I'd like to gain on our pre op consultation? I told him 7 to 8cms. But he advised me to get 6 first then see it goes and add more if my body accepts. But I must have 7+. I m doing stretching exercises as much as I can and maintaining my Rom. I swear Iwould never go for another LL journey to gain more. Have had enough. I'll juz try to finish this one up with the most I can get and recover fast. Wish me luck.

Sean Connery,
I think he was mentioning about fit bone or iskd. But when I asked him about precise last time,  his feedback wasn't clear.

ItsMyLife,
I regret on how much money I had spent and pain and discomfort I had gone through without knowing I could have internals with other doctors. But then I could again relieve on not having had any complications or other hard situations coz I had done in that expansive but a reliable country.

YellowSpike,
80k including living expenses and pre training costs is not bad. I read through your experiences. Envy u that u didn't have to go through very hard times, well compared to me
me.
I m now 4+, reaching 5cms soon, worrying everyday of not reaching 7cms. I m going at 1mm a day so about next 30 days I would reach my goal and thinking of going a lil bit further if I could. IF I COULD. But now I m having a hard time keeping my Roms. =( Left knee can bend only 35 to 45 degrees and right around 60'. Pain every now and then from tissues and skin being cut through by pins or when I try to push my knee bending further. =(.
U are very lucky to be recovering quite well now. Juz keep it up and don't be lazy to try harder. =). Wishing u fastest recovery.