My Experience So Far- External Monolateral - Dr Mitkovic

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do you know if the hospital has wifi, my parents would like to know so I can communicate with them if re surgery is required as I may need the extra money to transfer.

also if re-surgery is required, does it happen after a few days of operation, or can it happen about 20 days after operation.

do you have any pictures of the hospital, I tried typing in the address into google maps and didn't get much out of it.

do you know if I check into hotel after surgery or before, because if it is before I guess I could e mail parents before the operation which would be useful.

thanks

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Quote from: microman on July 04, 2015, 02:05:42 PMdo you know if the hospital has wifi, my parents would like to know so I can communicate with them if re surgery is required as I may need the extra money to transfer.

also if re-surgery is required, does it happen after a few days of operation, or can it happen about 20 days after operation.

do you have any pictures of the hospital, I tried typing in the address into google maps and didn't get much out of it.

do you know if I check into hotel after surgery or before, because if it is before I guess I could e mail parents before the operation which would be useful.

thanks

yes wifi in hospital.. additional surgery is only required if fibulas consolidate which if it happens wont happen until a month or so in.. but chances of you consolidating that quick is very rare..

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okay I just went to my tomas cook for money exchange, they said they don't do Serbia dinars, they also said that you don't want to use your bank card there as you will get charged a lot for using it.

they said to bring English notes with me, and I can exchange them for dinars at any hotel, does this sound right to you?

also if using your card is so bad there how did you get new money out for paying the rent, or did you bring a lot of English or american money with you in cash while there.

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Quote from: microman on July 06, 2015, 02:21:23 PMokay I just went to my tomas cook for money exchange, they said they don't do Serbia dinars, they also said that you don't want to use your bank card there as you will get charged a lot for using it.

they said to bring English notes with me, and I can exchange them for dinars at any hotel, does this sound right to you?

also if using your card is so bad there how did you get new money out for paying the rent, or did you bring a lot of English or american money with you in cash while there.

theres an exchange place near the hotel

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okay and i can exchange english pounds for dinars?

but what happens when I need more money, do i go to the bank in serbia and ask for english pounds, then exchange those pounds for dinars at the exchange place.

the lady said if i pay for anythign direct with pounds i will be charged heavily.

are the mitkovic drivers okay with the fact that i wont be able to pay them instantly as i wont have any dinars, or am i meant to exchange pounds in cash for dinars as the airport.

thanks.

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Quote from: microman on July 06, 2015, 07:34:56 PMokay and i can exchange english pounds for dinars?

but what happens when I need more money, do i go to the bank in serbia and ask for english pounds, then exchange those pounds for dinars at the exchange place.

the lady said if i pay for anythign direct with pounds i will be charged heavily.

are the mitkovic drivers okay with the fact that i wont be able to pay them instantly as i wont have any dinars, or am i meant to exchange pounds in cash for dinars as the airport.

thanks.

i get the hotel manager to get money out from atms...as for the driversim not sure.. they r pretty friendly so u wont have any problems..

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im glad they are frindly as i wont have any dinars to give to them at the end of the trip, maybe they will take it from mitkovic if i give it to them? is there english not too bad, as they friends with mitkovic or are they a special drivers service.

hmm okay, does mitkovic allow you to bank wire transer the surgery bill, as i hear you get charged badly for using your card directly.

also are you aloud beer while lengthening? that may help the process go a bit quicker.

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* Wednesday 1st July - Had to get an X-ray today to check how my callus was getting along. Had to get it done at the military hospital as the normal place i go to was closed for small renovations. No one really spoke english there so took me a while before they figured out what i wanted. I got the X rays and automatically turned into worry mode. My left leg was still just as mis-aligned as before he corrected it over a month ago. I Started worrying as the callus on my left leg had formed quite alot and thought if the alignment was a problem, it might not be able to be fixed. The doctor came visited me and guaranteed me it was completely fine. He explained very clearly this time and i finally understood why it wasnt a problem. He sent me information on acceptable alignments on anterior/posterior angulation as well as a picture of my x ray which showed what my degree of mis alignment was. Turns out mine was 1.7 degrees and there is acceptable alignment of up to 10 degrees. The Information along with a clear understanding made me sure everything was going to be ok with how my legs are. If only i understood all of this earlier it would have saved me a huge amount of stress.

* Saturday 4th July - Went for a long walk without my crutches. I had heavy hip swaying but it was good to be walking quite a long distance un-aided. It was extremely tiring but in a good way. Its strange looking back on it all not being able to walk all that time and all of a sudden feeling kinda close to being back to normal life.

* Tuesday 7th July - I felt i was able to get around well enough now to join a gym. I went down the road and signed up for a month package. I did a shoulder and tricep session and spent a bit of time on a cross trainer. I also did a very light leg workout trying to get some strength back in my legs. Ive decided ill do one leg workout after every workout from now on.

* Wednesday 8th July - I decided to get a physio to my hotel room for a session and ask him about my knee extension and what i can do to get this back as soon as possible. I told him the stretches ive been doing and he told me that stretching is only half the job, and only works the muscles at the back of your legs. He ran through a whole lot of other exercises that will not only target the muscles at the back, but also target the ones on the front. He said the exercises will build strength in all my leg muscles which in turn will correct my knee extension and eliminate my equines completely which i still had in both legs. He told me if i follow this routine strictly 3 times per day, i should be able to stand completely straight within 1 months time. He also mentioned i shouldnt do long walks without my crutches as it will harm my body from being hunched over. He suggested to only walk with crutches for the time being as they force you to have your back straight when walking, as well as waiting until i can stand completely straight before walking long distances without crutches. I also had him look at my x rays and he said side my alignments were completely fine and have nothing to do with my poor leg extension.

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who is this physio person, is this person associated with dr. mitkovic.

how much does he charge per session and would you recomend you use him instead of doing self physio?

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Quote from: microman on July 08, 2015, 11:19:18 PMwho is this physio person, is this person associated with dr. mitkovic.

how much does he charge per session and would you recomend you use him instead of doing self physio?

u only need to see him a couple of times.. i could pretty much just tell u what he told me.. save u money.. he just gives u a routine.. and u just have to stick to it..