Hello everyone,
I am new to this forum and thought about sharing my LL journey here in Ukraine.
I have been talking and writing with Dr. Jamal Abu Nemer for a while and we agreed about doing a LL on my femur. So I booked a ticket and flew this week to Kiev according to the plan.
At the airport Dr. Jamal was waiting and picked me up. He took me to a clinic where I did a blood test and a scanning of my bones. After the scanning, Dr. Jamal went inside the room with another doctor, where he examined my X-Rays and measured my bones. When he came out, I was informed that everything looks well. Although my bones have a narrow passage, which could be a challenge during the operation, but it shouldn't be a big deal according to Dr. Jamal.
Later on Dr. Jamal invited me to join him for a breakfast at a restaurant, where we spent few hours chatting and discussing different things including the LL procedure and my expectations, etc.
While we were waiting for the blood test results, he took me for a quick sightseeing in Kiev which was a very nice experience. Dr. Jamal called the clinic and got a confirmation that the blood test is positive.
While we were hanging out, he was talking on the phone with the property broker, whom was planning my apartment with the owner. At the end we drove to the apartment to view it.
The apartment is a one bed with a spaces living room & kitchen and two fully renovated bathrooms.
At the end we signed the contract with the owner and paid him for 3 months in advance. I had a good chat with the owner, and he helped me to find a nearby supermarket where I bought some food to fill the fridge for the coming days.
I have been waiting in the apartment for the operation date to be confirmed, which happened today. Dr. Jamal told me that we will start operating one of the legs tomorrow. I was told to have a breakfast early in the morning around 7:30 am, but should stop eating or drinking around 8 am.
So the actual journey will begin tomorrow morning 
My LL Journey - Dr. Jamal Abu Nemer, Kiev
By the way. Here are some pictures of the apartment.
https://imgur.com/a/WAjKWva
Been a while since we've had a Dr Jamal experience. Hope your journey goes well. Is he lengthening with the bliskunov nail?
Thank you very much. I am waiting patiently and hoping for the best.
Yes. This is the one we will be using in my case.
He mentioned also a new nail called "Jamal Nail". But I will stick to the traditional nail.
What I found interesting during our discussion is that he uses stem cells from the bone that he cuts during the operation. Then he grows the stem cells in a laboratory and inject it back to the bone at the lengthening ending. He has done it for couple of patients and according to him, they recovered much faster (50% faster).
What is the overall cost for surgery with Dr. Jamal?
Hi lucindaris
The package is:
Femur: 47.700 dollars
or
Tibia: 48.800 dollars
It includes 1 month physiotherapy, leg massage, medicals and any complication treatments or surgeries if needed
Extras:
1. Appartment (He helped me to find one for 500 dollars per month)
2. Helper for 20 Euro per day (She will be 24/7 with you to cook, clean, wash, buy grocery etc.)
3. Your daily food
4. Stem cell treatment for faster recovery
Yesterday I made another blood test after fasting before the operation. Everything was fine.
Then they measured my height. I have always thought I was 171.5 cm but they told me that I am 170.5 cm. Anyway, not that big deal.
We went to another hospital to perform the operation. I was led to the operation room and they gave me an injection in my lower back. After that I couldn't feel my legs at all. The Anesthesia doctor gives you the option to stay awake during the operation or totally go to sleep. After a while when they began, I decided to go totally to sleep.
The next thing I saw was my leg with some bandages in my room at he hospital. It is a 2 beds room. on the other bed I had my helper who was servicing me. Today she went out to buy grocery and cooked for me.
After just 24 hours from the operation, I am able to walk alone back and forth on full body weight. Ofcourse with the help of the supporting device which you can see in the picture.
https://imgur.com/a/bMAoYPW
But my leg feels stiff. What used to be trivial for me, takes ages to perform now 
I walk VERY VERY slowly.
Dr. Jamal visited me twice today. Once in the morning and again in the evening. His wife came along and changed the bandages. She is a nurse and actually was presented during my operation.
I am getting pain killer injections every 5 hours by the nurses...
So far so good. Dr. Jamal looked at my condition and told me that we can actually leave the hospital tomorrow and go back to the apartment.
This seems to be a long journey...
I will be seeking advice along the way
Thanks for the answer. GL with your LL journey.
You are most welcome lucindaris
Dr. Jamal sounds like a nice guy. Sounds like everything's going good so far.
20 euro per day for a helper that also cooks, sounds great.
Best of luck!
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