I had problems in the beginning too and decided not to do much standing or exercise. I caught up just fine towards the end. I say just do what you can when you're able to do it.
Thank you, Medium! You are right, I am going to just do whatever my body limits me to do. Hopefully I will be able to to catch up like you did 
I can't wait till the day I take off these stupid fixators!
Dr. Lee's assistant just emailed me my first set of X-ray. They are three weeks post-op. In about three days, I will be getting my 2nd X-ray, and I will post those also for people to compare. According to Dr. Lee, I only lengthened about 7mm at that point due to severe pin loss (I turned 1.4cm). However to my surprise, the gaps seem quite clear.
Left leg
Right leg
Those cuts are tempting me to reconsider doing tibias with Dr Lee again, its what hooked me in the first time around lol. He has quite a few videos of patients and their recovery periods and they seem to recover quite quickly, based on his Youtube videos. I actually might reconsider and do LON with Dr Lee, just one problem and that is assistance. Unlike you I'll most likely be doing it solo, could you ask him roughly how much it would cost to hire a caretaker? Or how much would it cost per day to stay at the hospital, Im guessing its quite a bit now
Also regarding your search for the studio, could you maybe link us the site? Did you find it once you got to Korea or whilst you were still in your home country? Is there a specific place you go to for someone to help you find a place? And regarding the Stem Cell Therapy being free now, is that confirmed by Dr Lee considering like you said it was about $5,000 before
Hi ShortyMcShort,
I saw Dr.Lee today, and asked him about assistant. He said to hire a caretaker in Korea costs about $80 per day. I think the hospital is very expensive, single room is $700/day, double is $560/day, and five people room is $340/day. The good thing is Dr. Lee is in the process of getting a guest house for his international patients. Once that is founded, you wouldn't have to worry about finding your own accommodation, and there will be people taking care of you. The link for apartment: http://seoul.craigslist.co.kr/apa/ I called a couple agents listed there, and found this place. Hope the information is helpful In terms of the Stem Cell Therapy , since Dr. Lee is new at the Severance Hospital, something about the procedure needs to get approved by the hospital. While it is not approved, they will give it out for free. And yes, the stem cell therapy is $5000.
If you have any questions, you can also email Dr. Lee's assistant, her email address:[email protected] I address her as Ms. Han.
Thank you for taking the time to answer all my questions Classical given your condition, much appreciated
A guest house will do wonders for future international patients considering majority of people do this solo with no assistance bar you of course, lucky you
The price as mentioned by you doesnt seem too bad for LON at all if one can find a decently priced accommodation, its when you stay longer at the hospital that really adds up and makes it ridiculously priced. Did he mention when he thinks the guest house will be completed by any chance?
The hospital prices are ridiculous 
Hi ShortyMcShort,
From what Dr Lee was saying, it seems that the guest house is only in the beginning phase as he is still having his friend to look for a suitable location.
My right leg is now 1.7cm, and the left leg 1.4cm. Ever since I took TheRisingShorty's advice and started lengthen 0.75mm instead of 1mm per day, my pain has gone down significantly. So thank you!
When I saw Dr. Lee on Monday, he looked at my pin site dressing, and said its way too loose. Next thing, he demonstrated how to dress my pin site by pressing into an already teared hole and tightly wrapped the site with gauze. Man, it hurts!!! Apparently by wrapping it tight, it prevents the pin from moving back and forth, therefore stops the skin from tearing. Next thing, I dressed all my pin sites as tightly as possible. As soon as I did that, these pin sites started hurting like crazy, and my entire lower leg was swollen like a ballon.
The one thing I REALLY look forward to is eating at the hospital cafeteria after I see Dr Lee. On Monday, I ordered the Korean seafood noodle (Jjiangppong). A huge bowl of noodles with mussle and crab only cost me $6. I then ordered sweet and sour pork to go. They gave me so much that I ate for three meals. The food there is SO delicious, in my opinion, way better than my mom's cooking!!
Just want to write down my thoughts about lengthening these days. Definitely days are a lot easier than nights. For me, the pain level is about the same. However, not able to sleep at night, staring into the dark sky and very slowly turning clock makes depression. I long for those days of my legs free of the metal fixtures. It's amazing how easily we take life for granted of all these simple things, and how simple things could make lives so wonderful. I am laying in bed, constantly thinking how my life would be only without the fixture! Then I count and count how many days I have left to reach my goal and stop turning. The sad part is at this point, this day seems so unrealistically far away. This gives me more respect for people that have gone through this hard process. It definitely takes a strong personality to stick it through!
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