Quote from: Claude on February 14, 2014, 07:34:44 PMYeah Sarin looks experienced, his big problem is that he doesnt give a F... like many others. We are in underground mod 
, Russian roulette mod. Parihar looks more skilled than Sarin i have seen his video, its quite impressive.
Dr Parihar has trained with Dr. Paley. That's comforting to know purely based on qualifications.
Indeed thats good to know, but just hearing him answering about techincal subjects tells you that he knows his thing. Only problem with him is that he doesn't do a lot of cosmetic LL and doesnt recommend standing which i find a little weird.
Keep up the good work Kilokahn... are you Indian by the way ?
Quote from: Claude on February 14, 2014, 07:59:18 PMIndeed thats good to know, but just hearing him answering about techincal subjects tells you that he knows his thing. Only problem with him is that he doesn't do a lot of cosmetic LL and doesnt recommend standing which i find a little weird.
Keep up the good work Kilokahn... are you Indian by the way ?
There seems to be quite a split between docs on how beneficial weight bearing is. I think there is benefit to being cautious with weight bearing during the lengthening phase. If you bend a rod or something or fall that can lead to other surgeries.
I'm not Indian, but I do have a good group of friends from India and Kashmir.
(Sorry to hijack your LL experience, Polycrates. I can ask Dameon move this stuff to a different topic like Dr Parihar's thread if you want).
Beside your toe everything else is "ok".
I'm happy you have visited an neurologist and that he described you a drug; he did told your toe would "heal" in time even without the drug.
Little update on my condition:
Got another x-ray today. My last x-ray was taken on Fri Feb. 14. My measurements were 4.6cm in the left leg and 4.7cm in the right on that x-ray. Today's x-rays were 4.9cm and 5.2cm in those respective legs. I have identified a loose pin on my left knee. I suspected it broke inside, it was so loose, but the doctor insists if it were broken it would have done so on the outside of the leg. He said there's no point in replacing it this late, it'll be fine/it'll calm down...Regardless, I've been turning 1mm/day on both legs this past week. Therefore, I've gotten 71% of what I've turned this past week on the right, and only 43% of it on the left.....
I've created this tentative turn scheme (attachment, turns1.jpeg) for the last week. It's what I'll most likely follow. If the loss percentages remain constant, I should end up with equal distraction on both legs. I guess I'll need to spend a couple days to even out at the end. I am aiming for 5.5cm-6cm, so I will book a frame removal for the week of March 3rd.
71% of 5.5mm on right leg---> 4mm
43% of 9.25mm on left leg ---> 4mm
I'll post the x-ray ASAP.
This is just a plan, of course. These x-rays have been so shoddy, I honestly am at a loss with what to do.... I have no idea what my actual distraction/discrepancy is, and the doctor doesn't seemed too concerned about it.
In Beijing they didn't trust the devices' turn rate at all. Measurements were all done on x-rays. My advice would be to trust the doctors' x-rays over how much you've turned, however unreliable you think the x-rays might be.
Bilateral X-ray:
Right Leg:
Left Leg:
The actual length of the object is 5.3cm. This rod was used at the discretion of the doctor. The rod was situated in the anterior position and approximated to the sagittal plane of the bone. So if I use that formula, I get 4.8cm for the right leg and 4.5cm for the left. But the physio told me that it's not accurate in the x-ray...
The doctor has never made a measurement on an x-ray himself. He just quickly peruses. I'll ask him of my plan and what he recommends on Monday. If I continue to turn equally I fear it'll exacerbate the growing discrepancy.
Hey man,
I'm rooting for you!
Your doctor is correct. If you can reach your goal and your loose pin can be maintained without having to go through another traumatic surgery, then just maintain it.
Yes, the x-ray is not accurate. But give or take, it shouldn't be too far away from your actual length. Did you measure your tibia externally? It doesn't matter if your gaps are equal but your legs are disproportion. I would care more about the external length of my legs than my x-ray.
How is your toe coming along? Have you tried slowing down or taking a break to recover the sensory of your toe? Machine's roommate's toe recovered after he came back to Canada and is now walking around freely.
Pop a few pain-killer and man-out this last few weeks of your lengthening. Good-luck!
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