lon tibia with dr parihar-december 2024

i cant believe im actually writing this, but im 4 days away from my surgery!!!
 currently in mumbai preparing for the surgery, buying things i need and settling in..
right now im in hotel maharana inn like some patients of dr parihar in the past,done some checks and measurements the last few days, and i actually dont know where to start from so just ask me any questions and i will be more than happy to answer
my stats:
height measured by the clinic was 168.6cm but i think they had slight mistake, measured a month ago at 170cm evening height
weight: about 67-68 kg
wingspan: 169
method: lon tibia
goal- 5.5-6cm max, in height about 175.5-176cm

Good luck and congrats on taking the step. Some days are going to be harder than others, but follow Dr Parihar's instructions absolutely and you'll eventually come out of this taller and ready to move on in life.

thank u kilokhan, u are one of the people who wrote the diaries who have inspired me to go with dr parihar
u have done a blessed job and incredible diary!

Hey Kilo, if I want to do 4.5cm tibia LON with Dr.Parihar, can I finish the whole process in 70 days and then leave or do I have to stay in India for 90 days? How smooth will the process be if I don't exceed 4.5cm tibia?

Quote from: Tenau dawit on December 01, 2024, 06:17:24 PMthank u kilokhan, u are one of the people who wrote the diaries who have inspired me to go with dr parihar
u have done a blessed job and incredible diary!

Appreciate it. Glad my experience could help you.

Quote from: wes07 on December 02, 2024, 03:01:32 PMHey Kilo, if I want to do 4.5cm tibia LON with Dr.Parihar, can I finish the whole process in 70 days and then leave or do I have to stay in India for 90 days? How smooth will the process be if I don't exceed 4.5cm tibia?

You can leave as soon as the lengthening is finished and Dr Parihar removes the external fixator from you. Walking is going to take longer, but you're not required to stay until that point. Smaller lengthenings are generally smoother, but it's not a guarantee. Some people have had problems after only 1 cm of distraction, particularly if they don't listen to instructions. But it's also genetic. Everyone is going to respond to lengthening differently.

So I got the surgery on my left leg yesterday, I will start from the time I got admitted to the hospital until now..
I got admitted to my room and was pretty nervous about the surgery but I realised I’m going to do this no matter what! After that tried to sleep and one of the staff told me I need to be ready at 8:00 am and do a shower with antiseptic. In the morning I got the fluid, took shower with it before the surgery and after that I got to the operation room where I got my anesthesia first and after that I just fell asleep and woke up a few times ..
They rolled me over to the icu for observation and I didn’t felt any pain because of the anesthesia..
And after a few hours the pain finally came and it was hard enough to not let me fall asleep, feels like a huge pressure combined with big ache on my upper tibias, also every time I tried to move I’ve felt like my knee is being pulled out.. but I asked for pain killers and they helped me to fall asleep, that was the first night, then when I woke up in the morning I felt ok small pain like 3/10 and they took me to my room and did some exercises with the physio, after that I just fell asleep for like 7-8 hours (took my first oral painkillers in before)..
I’m the evening dr parihar came to see me and he was kind of surprised when he heard that I had pain despite the epidural.. but I told him I’m good now
I will keep updating after the surgery on my other leg 🦵

Nice to hear youre doing the same as im looking to do! Tibia 6cm.

I've heard Parihar needs to make sure you have contact with family and things like that. How did you solve this requirement?

Also, so you think you can do physio at home? Im thinking it might cause problems if something happens, so i plan to stay for like 6-8months or until i can walk without problem.

How much did it cost?

So for the first question, if u a foreigner dr parihar doesn’t restrict u, only Indian patients are required to have their family.
Second question- u can have physio at your home/hotel
And about the cost- about 15k usd for surgery and other stuff u do like ct x rays and other things..
Right now I feel ok, got my catheter and dressings off today but something very hard happened to me in the morning, while I was doing my physio I tried to take a few steps and I got my spinal headache very bad and felt like I’m actually passing out, losing control over my senses and they just let me lay on the bed and after a few moments I just laughed at it, felt like drugs!!😂
But pain wise I’m fine, I think I’m one of the lucky ones who have pain only after surgery but days after are like 0/10, just feeling stiff but not actual pain if I don’t move..
But one thing that did hurt me was the pinsite cleaning with the gauzes, when the dr taught me how to clean my self the pain went from like 1/10 to something like 7/8-10, very bad I was breathing heavily while cleaning the pinsites, but u just need to hold the pain for 11 pinsites once a day and u are good

Hi there, it's very nice to hear you're getting your surgery done, and i hope all of it goes well. I'm considering to get the surgery done by doctor parihar as well, and you're doing it rn, I hope you achieve all those centimeters and regain your pre surgery athleticism, I have a few questions for you, since you're the most recent person

1. I'm from India, but a different region and it's very difficult to get family or relatives to stay there during the lengthening period, so if it's possible, can you tell from your experience or just ask the team whether they'd allow indian origin patients from different region to stay without family during the lengthening period?

2. How much is the hotel maharana inn charging you for a day? If it's 50 usd, then they're charging their standard rate and they're not giving any discount for a longer stay.

3. Have you started lengthening? How much are they saying you should lengthen each day 0.75 mm or 1 mm?

4. How long do you intend to stay there? 90-100 days as envisaged? Or till you achieve assisted walking abilities?

5. Since you're a foreigner and without family there, is the team helping you out to get accustomed to things? Will they provide you with help when you're discharged for the hospital and move to your accommodation facilities?