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My diary of quadrilateral Precice2 LL with Dr. Gokhan

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Ted68
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Posted on May 12, 2024, 6:15 am
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Quote from: musicloverincal on May 12, 2024, 03:49:03 AMHi Ted,

How is your healing going now?  Have you been able to walk around a bit more?

Hello and thank you for asking !

I moved to a neuro-motor rehabilitation clinic, where I have 2 special pools with very salted water (like at Dead Sea) and perfect temperature of 34C.

I do 2 session per day, 90 minutes every session.
I do all exercises I need, especially to reduce my tip-toe walking and for my knee semi-flexion.
I also do all kind of walking on water floor, but I still have big pain on right leg... which makes me almost cry...
This warm and salted water is priceless for me, because I have not anymore  contraction, spasm and nerve pain like I had in Antwell pool !
I do all my best for 90 minutes in the water, hoping God eventually will remove my pain so I can start using the rolling walker...

2 days ago I did a new set of x-rays and I sent the pictures to doctor Gokhan. He said the tibial callus is better, even though I don't see any difference.
But femur callus is so good !
I also noticed a slightly curve to my left femur implant too, the one actually they replaced it.
I don't know what is going on that all my femur implants got curved, more or less. Its scaring for me !

I will stay here as much I need, because is the best place for my recovery...
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Posted on May 15, 2024, 11:42 am
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Hang in there.  Looks like you are doing everything possible to get back to normal.  While the pain on the right foot might be unbearable at times, just remember to look at the pictures of before and after for some extra motivation.  Did the Dr say anything about the curve on the left femur?  Do you think the nail got bent a bit?
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Posted on May 15, 2024, 12:13 pm
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Quote from: musicloverincal on May 15, 2024, 11:42:00 AMHang in there.  Looks like you are doing everything possible to get back to normal.  While the pain on the right foot might be unbearable at times, just remember to look at the pictures of before and after for some extra motivation.  Did the Dr say anything about the curve on the left femur?  Do you think the nail got bent a bit?

Hello.
Yes, I have no choice. If I don't do it now, later will be much harder...

Doctor said "everything is ok", like usually, but my both femur nails are bent. The right implant is bent in frontal plan and the left one just started to bend... but in sagital plan you can see the wrong curvature of femur.
I put here the last x-ray that I took, so you can see, looking to the pink line, the level of curvature on both implants...

https://photos.app.goo.gl/yRMfio8FYzCpMR6T9

And here I put the x-ray of left femur implant, in sagital plan, so you can see the wrong position of the proximal femur part, which is not inline with the distal part...

https://photos.app.goo.gl/2TqhffwY97HbBNV68

I pray to God so I will not get any problems with all these curvatures and bad angles after healing process.
Shall I walk, jump, run like before... or I will be in permanent risk of braking the bones if I do some normal activities ?!?
Before surgery my bones was perfect straight... now are not anymore and it will remain like this forever. But doctor says "are all good".
Ok, sir...

I am not compare myself with i-diots who went to cheap butchers and they got crippled for life. They should know that risk and think about that from the beginning !
I am just compare myself with lucky guys who did Quad Precice 2 to a good doctor like mine... and they have no problems after finish !

These are some of the MANY risks of LL, guys, so you have to get it !
This is not mathematics or car design. Here anything can happen...
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Posted on May 16, 2024, 3:32 am
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Agreed, there are a ton of risks associated with limb lengthening surgery.  That is why so few people are able to follow through with the surgery.  Yes, I saw both of your femurs are slightly bent.  Would you consider getting a second opinion from other professionals in the field?  I feel like now might be the time to be extra proactive to ensure things do not get worse.
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Posted on May 16, 2024, 11:48 am
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Quote from: musicloverincal on May 16, 2024, 03:32:42 AMAgreed, there are a ton of risks associated with limb lengthening surgery.  That is why so few people are able to follow through with the surgery.  Yes, I saw both of your femurs are slightly bent.  Would you consider getting a second opinion from other professionals in the field?  I feel like now might be the time to be extra proactive to ensure things do not get worse.

I did trust my doctor from the beginning and I still trust him. My problem is that if everything will be esthetic and functional like before, or better... NOT WORSE !
Because is worse and I will suffer, what is the point for all these ?!?
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Posted on May 19, 2024, 10:09 am
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Yes, I understand your pointof view.  The goal is to obviously come out ahead.  If you feel comfortable with your situation, and trust your doctor, that is a good thing.  You are still healing, and you know your body, but at some point if you feel like things are not getting better, it might be time to get a second opinion. 

We are rooting for you and we look forward to your progress updates.
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Posted on May 19, 2024, 10:20 am
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Quote from: musicloverincal on May 19, 2024, 10:09:04 AMYes, I understand your pointof view.  The goal is to obviously come out ahead.  If you feel comfortable with your situation, and trust your doctor, that is a good thing.  You are still healing, and you know your body, but at some point if you feel like things are not getting better, it might be time to get a second opinion. 

We are rooting for you and we look forward to your progress updates.

I hope I will never need a second opinion from a different LL specialist... because that means I am in bad shape.
However, in 2 days I have a consultation scheduled to the clinic orthopedist, here in the recovery place. His opinion is very important for me. He is doing many surgeries, every day, but not LL specific.
I want to trigger a faster callus formation in tibia... because is almost zero and that scares me...
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Posted on May 20, 2024, 5:54 pm
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Do you take penicillin and blood thinner?
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Posted on May 20, 2024, 6:42 pm
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Quote from: Bob on May 20, 2024, 05:54:46 PMDo you take penicillin and blood thinner?

I stopped them 2 months ago.
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Posted on May 21, 2024, 4:46 am
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It is good to hear you will speak to an orthopedic soon. Feel free to let us know what he says.  Lots of people read the forum and can provide input that might be helpful. 
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