My Experience So Far- External Monolateral - Dr Mitkovic

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Quote from: Roseym on August 23, 2015, 01:14:22 AMThanks so much!  How long did you have to spend in Kiev -total- before you could go home?  How long since the date of surgeries could you walk ok on your own?  Do you have to fly back to have device removed?  If so, when and for how long?  Thanks in advance!
RM

ive stayed here the whole time.. just over 6 months so far.. it took me just over 2 months to lengthen.. and then i think just shy of 3 months post op i took my first steps without the walker. after about 4.5 months i was walking full time unaided.. at 5 months my limp was gone..

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Quote from: Emef on August 23, 2015, 08:00:18 AMWhat is the maximum length that can be safely lengthened using this device

safely, i would say 5cm.. after that every cm is very hard.. 6cm is very achievable tho, but it will be difficult.. 7.5cm is possible but would be extremely challenging,and very likely to run into problems.. i personally would never do more than 6 with this device..

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Hello,

can you update your recovery now? How much precentage of function you got back? Can you run?

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Sunday 4th October - took the bars off myself today.. and did a small bit of walking in my hotel room.. i'll spend the next few days with just the pins in, then have them removed on the 8th, and have the wounds cleaned 1 more time on the 9th just before i leave..

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Hey,
How do you feel now with the pins out? How is your walking now? Is the duckasss gone?
Hope you’re good!
Cheers,

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Can you give an update? Thanks.

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Update please!

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He died of Cirrosis because the screws somehow held his liver tissue in a good state.. One of the dangers of LL

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No way dude. I saw him logged in a few weeks ago.

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Quote from: Tiny on February 28, 2016, 10:05:15 PMNo way dude. I saw him logged in a few weeks ago.

 Must be his family trying to understand how he decided to go through LL