LON Tibia with Dr Halil Buldu 2022

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Quote from: Jokerhastowait2022 on April 27, 2022, 07:22:32 PMLet's gooo glad your fixators are finally off! What a ride! Looking forward to mine removal! You'll pretty much be up and walking 2-3 days after removal don't worry mate! Also regarding the pain, I think the reason it hurst more compared to the intial surgery is becuase they don't give as strong pain killers. Anyways, get some rest ma man. You've been on a hella ride!

Lets goooooo!! yeah, I feel like everyone's wish here is to remove those fixators  Every day is improving, I can walk a little bit with the walker, but I am on my toes though, I didn't have a ballerina's foot before removal but you get it after since there is a lot of swelling happening and muscles are a little tired as well, so be prepared for that.

Maybe the painkillers were weaker, have no idea at all. But I apparently used too many painkillers in the beginning so had 6-7 hours without painkillers when the pain came back, so easy 8-9/10 pain during that time, not fun at all.

Anyways, I am looking forward to be able to walk again.

Cheers

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Haha I'm planning the same, I won't tell anyone about the procedure and hope it will fly under the radar. Let me know if you find a good excuse!

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Good morning folks,

Exactly 2 weeks after fixator removal and I feel things are going in the right direction. The first week and a half was a struggle to get the ballerina's foot down to normal. Now I don't have a ballerina's foot and can walk with crutches normally, actually went to market twice without struggle. Also, I can now walk without crutches for a short distance but my walking still looks a little bit off.

I do have just about 2 weeks left here in Istanbul, hopefully, my walking will improve immensely during that time. I can say the progression of walking is fast as soon as your Ballerina's foot is gone and when you are starting to regain your leg muscles.

Cheers 

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How abt the biopsy there?

I saw a diary that reads that Halil's biopsy seems so messed up or else that it couldn't expose the actual situations of bone healths.

Like, that OP was actually infected but Halil told him his bones got unions.

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Quote from: TranslatingWithWriting on May 15, 2022, 08:13:02 PMHow abt the biopsy there?

I saw a diary that reads that Halil's biopsy seems so messed up or else that it couldn't expose the actual situations of bone healths.

Like, that OP was actually infected but Halil told him his bones got unions.

I have no idea, he hasn't done a biopsy on me and no need to as well. Can only tell from my own experience, haven't heard anything about it from other patients as well.

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1-month post-removal surgery:

Hey guys, a little update from me. I have no pain throughout the day and can only feel a little pain from the osteotomy site on my left leg when I've been walking too much. A long day walking with shoes and socks does make my legs swell a little bit, so I can't push it too much. Walking is not too far from normal, one leg is weaker than the other so sometimes It looks like I'm limping (when I walk without aid). With crutches, it looks normal. Everything so far is going in the right direction and I will try not to jinx it, still a long way to go. Been to the shopping mall twice and that is no problem with a moderate amount of walking time. I am heading back home in 5 days and we will see how it is to meet my clueless family. I need to tell them that I had some sort of correction surgery on my legs, to not raise any suspicions.

Take care for now guys!

Cheers. 

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Quote from: One piece on May 26, 2022, 04:16:01 PM1-month post-removal surgery:

Hey guys, a little update from me. I have no pain throughout the day and can only feel a little pain from the osteotomy site on my left leg when I've been walking too much. A long day walking with shoes and socks does make my legs swell a little bit, so I can't push it too much. Walking is not too far from normal, one leg is weaker than the other so sometimes It looks like I'm limping (when I walk without aid). With crutches, it looks normal. Everything so far is going in the right direction and I will try not to jinx it, still a long way to go. Been to the shopping mall twice and that is no problem with a moderate amount of walking time. I am heading back home in 5 days and we will see how it is to meet my clueless family. I need to tell them that I had some sort of correction surgery on my legs, to not raise any suspicions.

Take care for now guys!

Cheers.

Did you sweat when walking?

Regarding one leg being weaker, have you planned to wear a special shoes to deal with it until both legs balanced?

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Quote from: ilovescience on May 26, 2022, 04:39:11 PMDid you sweat when walking?

Regarding one leg being weaker, have you planned to wear a special shoes to deal with it until both legs balanced?


Hi ilovescience,

I am a person who doesn't sweat easily so, the answer is no. Regards to my weak leg I am Tinking of doing some exercises, it is actually the hip that is a little bit weaker on one side. Some hip exercises and other general leg exercises are what I am going to do, this is fundamental in your recovery process.

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Thank you for sharing your experience and all the best with recovery. I'm also considering to go with Buldu for LON tibia.

Some questions:
1. Did you encounter any pinsite problems throughout the journey?
2. Have you seen any patients doing LON tibia but with the Taylor Spatial Frame? I'm asking this because I may require TSF to correct my bowleg issue at the same time of lengthening.

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you walk almost normal after 1 month of therapy?

Can you share what kind of exercises have you been doing so that you cured your ballerina in 10 days? Is it really cured or its still there but just if you stretch 30 minutes before you start walking exercises it stretches out?

I did 5 cm as well and got my frames off 5 weeks ago and after the 2 weeks of rest prescribed by my doctor I am now 3 weeks into my therapy and still have 1.5 cm ballerina before I stretch it out by standing up straight against the wall for 15-20 minutes.

Are you able to upload a video of you walking, as you said "normally", with crutches as well as without crutches?

If worried about anonimity just crop your upper body and leave just the legs.

Thanks in advance!