Lengthening with Dr Bagirov in Moscow (9th December surgery date)

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My questions for Doctor Fahri

1) On post op day four, can I walk outside? Staying in the hospital is boring!

2) If I heal well, can I extend at 0.75 mm every day as with other patients?

3) Do I x-ray tomorrow? (Day 5)

4) Can you teach me the exercises I can do now to prevent equinus? I need to play sports next time.

5) Can I do abdominal crunches in bed?

6)Do I really have to eat 6000 calories a day? Can I eat less? Worried about getting fat!

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Quote from: ItsMyLife on December 12, 2014, 08:41:39 AMMy questions for Doctor Fahri

1) On post op day four, can I walk outside? Staying in the hospital is boring!

2) If I heal well, can I extend at 0.75 mm every day as with other patients?

3) Do I x-ray tomorrow? (Day 5)

4) Can you teach me the exercises I can do now to prevent equinus? I need to play sports next time.

5) Can I do abdominal crunches in bed?

6)Do I really have to eat 6000 calories a day? Can I eat less? Worried about getting fat!
6000? Thats more than the double a normal Man should eat

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apparently that's the caloric demand when a single long bone is broken

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Make sure those calories are fruits/vegetables mostly

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I lengthened 0.25 mm today. I can already feel the strain oh my god. Haha!

It feels like growing pains! Not really pain, just discomfort.

Jesus. I hope it does not get worse later. But my ROM is more limited.

How were your first days, people?

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Did some PT and walked.

Now the pain is creeping in surely.

Trying to get some oral painkillers.

Otherwise, just endure.

Sigh I can smell very strong cigarette smoke...... This is so bad for healing. Who's smoking...!

I don't know why is smoking allowed in hospital. It is VERY VERY BAD!

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Quote from: ItsMyLife on December 12, 2014, 06:26:02 PMDid some PT and walked.

Now the pain is creeping in surely.

Trying to get some oral painkillers.

Otherwise, just endure.

Sigh I can smell very strong cigarette smoke...... This is so bad for healing. Who's smoking...!

PT alone?

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Yes on the bed.

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Sigh, I told the nurses that smoking will  impede wound healing.

And they (or the patients) are smoking again.

This is really bad.

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Quote from: ItsMyLife on December 12, 2014, 08:18:43 PMSigh, I told the nurses that smoking will  impede wound healing.

And they (or the patients) are smoking again.

This is really bad.

Everyone smokes and drinks in Russia don't be shocked if they blow it on your face for asking or your leg lol