Quote from: jaymorgan712 on July 20, 2015, 12:56:25 PMGreat things are going really well for you! What do you mean by misalignments? Meaning the bone being bent or something? Mitkovic told me I would not be in any pain at all by looking at my X-RAYS. 5.1 centimetres is my aim as well!
when ur muscles start resisting lengthening it causes ur bones to mis align..if u do 5cm ur bone wont mis align enough to cause any permanent loss in function..it may just cause a bump on ur shin which the doctor can get rid of easy after distraction phase.. normally starts happening at about 2.5cm.. mitkovic says the same thing to everyone.. ''you have very good bone'' ''u wont have any pain''.. everyone will experience pain.. some more than others.. but the pains bearable so dont worry about that..
microman monorail tibias dr. mitkovic
malalignments should not be common or acceptable
the mono fixator is simply not strong enough for most people
it's a very big disadvantage
something to do with the pins sliding, i belive its an issue with monorail devices in general, even if ilazarov devices can have it it can be more easily corrected than with monorail.
3 weeks is such a long time on your back man, it would drive me nuts. Are you even able to get from your bed to a wheelchair on your own right now? Do you just ask for assistance when you need to get to the bathroom?
hmm probably could and that is what i will be doing in 4 days time when i am in the hotel, but for now they just bring pee bottle and a poo bowl when requested.
I don't think I could bring myself to do that in a bowl lol but two broken legs may change my mind 
Quote from: ewf on July 20, 2015, 05:03:28 PMI don't think I could bring myself to do that in a bowl lol but two broken legs may change my mind
hes the first ive heard of thats done that here lol.. better option prob just to get them to help u into ur wheelchair then go to the bathroom..
Quote from: Descreteuser on July 20, 2015, 06:39:52 PMhes the first ive heard of thats done that here lol.. better option prob just to get them to help u into ur wheelchair then go to the bathroom..
Yeah I definitely prefer that option lol. I've never actually spent any time in a hospital before, so this is all kind of new to me.
Thanks.
i just said i needed a poo and he brought out the bowl, he never offered an alternative.
have asked nurse to give me a much smaller painkiler tonight at 2 am along with a sleeping pill.
although the pain level is low i really need to garuntee myself at least some sleep each night.
but i have great fear ahead, the fear of the unknown, will i get alot of complications? will i have a harder time than most, or an easier time.
the whole process is a lottery, some patients have an easier time than others and i don't like the uncertainty.
but i would be 100% happy at 5cm, so if things get tough ill pull the plug there and then and be so happy i got through it and made it there.
and external monorial femurs are totally not ever happening later on for me, not even if someone paid me to do it,id just be happy at 171 via a little lift of some kind like nike air and then that's my height problem solved and i can live life at my fullest with nothing getting in my way.
Quote from: microman on July 20, 2015, 07:49:19 PMand external monorial femurs are totally not ever happening later on for me....
I thought Dr Mitkovic offers his SIF (selfdynamisable internal fixator) device which is somehow internal.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21119939
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