3/10 pain? thats great your bed frame looks like a nightmare for a LLer lol. Like if you accidentally banged your leg against it you'd die.
Did you get your x-rays and stuff?
cant edit previous post - sorry.
Did you need a medical visa still and if so, how did you get one?
Did anyone of you LLers have early consolidation?
Was it a "real" surgery or was it just an ambulant and rather quick treatment?
Could it be re-cut easily, because it was still "soft" callus?
How painful was it compared to the first surgery?
Where you able to leave the hospital the same or the next day (and go home)?
If you did it in India, Russia, Poland or Czech Republic, how much did you have to pay approx. for re-cutting?
Do you know a good (and affordable) hospital in Russia, Poland or Czech Republic where I could have my callus re-cut? (I'm trying to avoid India)
Sorry for all the questions, but I'm somewhat panicking right now.
Thanks in advance!
PS: if you didn't have early/per-consolidation, but still have VERY good knowledge about it, please feel free share your information too.
X-ray from yesterday.
I started distracting 10 days after surgery @ 1mm per day.
But the osteotomy in my left leg was done poorly, leading to early consolidation no matter how fast I lengthened.
I was doomed from day one without knowing.
I turned to 1,7cm, but I'm still at 7mm, the rest became pin bending.
Poor osteotomy... Rotated tibia... These docs sure don't seem to know what they are doing...
Sorry to hear about your difficulties Chris
Quote from: TIBIKE200 on February 25, 2017, 08:38:50 PMPoor osteotomy... Rotated tibia... These docs sure don't seem to know what they are doing...
Sorry to hear about your difficulties Chris
Ugh.. this is heartbreaking. A lot of these "doctors" see a desperate client base and an opportunity for easy money... makes you wonder if there shouldn't be some sort of universal accreditation process to be allowed to perform this sort of surgery.
Quote from: 6FeetSoon on February 25, 2017, 09:01:53 PMUgh.. this is heartbreaking. A lot of these "doctors" see a desperate client base and an opportunity for easy money... makes you wonder if there shouldn't be some sort of universal accreditation process to be allowed to perform this sort of surgery.
Actually there is.. It's called ASAMI. I bet the docs in that hospital are not members of this association. I believe Rozbruch is as the rest of the top tiers ones (for those who use or used ilizarov)
Quote from: TIBIKE200 on February 25, 2017, 09:03:31 PMActually there is.. It's called ASAMI. I bet the docs in that hospital are not members of this association. I believe Rozbruch is as the rest of the top tiers ones (for those who use or used ilizarov)
But thats what i mean... its a paper tiger registration if you don't have to be a member and can still perform it.
Quote from: 6FeetSoon on February 25, 2017, 09:08:46 PMBut thats what i mean... its a paper tiger registration if you don't have to be a member and can still perform it.
That's the problem with third world countries and some western ones as well. Even in the USA there are certain "wacky docs".
Did anyone of you LLers have early consolidation?
Yes. I had an early consolidation in my right leg, both Tibia and fibula. This happened at around 3 cm, when my doctor spent weeks trying to correct bow legs with improperly placed TSF frames. So I had to undergo another surgery to re-break my tibia and fibula, re-position a rod and wires that hold the lower TSF ring onto the bone.
Was it a "real" surgery or was it just an ambulant and rather quick treatment?
It was a real surgery. The duration of the surgery was about 2 hours and I was under general anesthesia. However, unlike my first surgery, I didn't have to get admitted for 5 days. It was an outpatient surgery, so got admitted at 8:00 am in the morning and left the hospital at 10 pm in the night.
Could it be re-cut easily, because it was still "soft" callus?
Yes. It wont be solidified so the process is less easy and not noisy. The scars however remain the same size, in fact are more pronounced because the cut is made in the same area.
How painful was it compared to the first surgery?
It was not as painful as the first surgery. I was on painkillers for only couple of days. I had this surgery 3-4 months post my first surgery, so I guess my body is used to dealing with this pain.
Where you able to leave the hospital the same or the next day (and go home)?
Same day
If you did it in India, Russia, Poland or Czech Republic, how much did you have to pay approx. for re-cutting?
I paid 33k INR , which is 500 USD.
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