New Diary with Dr PILI in Italy looking to get 8-9 cm taller

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Quote from: Cheez on May 01, 2016, 08:46:08 AMMay I ask, how far are you living from Milano (or wherever you could reach Dr. Pili)?

I'd be scared a little bit probably.

It takes me around 1 h by train or 1:20 by car to get to Milan.
HE gave me the option to stay closer but he actually said it is never been an issue to be distant. He has patient from abroad as well as the far south of Italy where it would take up to 5-6 h to drive to Milan.

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Quote from: Benny on May 03, 2016, 08:42:33 AMany news about you? i m thinking to do the operation, but i m so conflicted between catagni and pili

I think they are both great surgeons and use the same technique.
Unless you want to have the option of lengthening your femurs after tibia, just go by your deep felling, you can't get it wrong either way! 

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Quote from: exagerate on May 03, 2016, 09:12:00 AMIt takes me around 1 h by train or 1:20 by car to get to Milan.
HE gave me the option to stay closer but he actually said it is never been an issue to be distant. He has patient from abroad as well as the far south of Italy where it would take up to 5-6 h to drive to Milan.

What about physio?  Do you have a place close to home?  Were you given specific instructions?

I was under the impression that the doctor wanted us to stay nearby for the distraction phase at least (3-4 months)

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The Frames look really massive. Even more massive than the ones they seem to use in Russia.

How is sleeping at night with these things on your legs?

Thanks for your replies, and hoping to read more of your thoughts and experiences.

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How was the pain you had just after the op?
I wish u the best luck

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Quote from: ouroboros on May 03, 2016, 12:30:58 PMWhat about physio?  Do you have a place close to home?  Were you given specific instructions?

I was under the impression that the doctor wanted us to stay nearby for the distraction phase at least (3-4 months)
Dr Pili told me to do some exercises, very simple ones. He also sent me some videos to see how to exercise.
He told me I will do physio with some proper therapist just if needed.

He was perfectly happy for me to go home as far as I am able to come back and see him when requested. He told me there are no major complications needing urgent attention when using HEF technique and therefore as far as I am a few hours away it is perfectly ok by him.

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Quote from: Cheez on May 03, 2016, 01:48:52 PMThe Frames look really massive. Even more massive than the ones they seem to use in Russia.

How is sleeping at night with these things on your legs?

Thanks for your replies, and hoping to read more of your thoughts and experiences.

I asked the same question the first time we met with Dr Pili 
He told me they are lighter as they are made with carbon fibre and in fact they are extremely light!  In fact he sowed me some old fashion classic Ilizarov and they weight far more!!
He also explained me they are more stable as carbon fibre is more rigid and possibly this is the reason why they are more accurate and grow bon faster 

First nights it was weird to feel my legs hanging from the frames but aster I got used.

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Quote from: Benny on May 06, 2016, 10:38:35 AMHow was the pain you had just after the op?
I wish u the best luck

Pain the first day was not too bad. It was mainly the difficulties walking that was uncomfortable.
The second day the pain was worse! As apparently I was walking too much!!!
Now it is fine and I take pills just now and than.

I spoke with some of other patients before my operation and they had different stories thought!
Some took pain killers continuously for almost the all first week.

Dr Pili told me pain was an issue with the old fashion Ilizarov because it moves too much but with HEF it is far bearer.
THANKS GOOD   

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Have you got a better less close up picture?
I really want to see how this HEF is made.
Does it fill rigid as you have been told?

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It does fill quite rigid, but the first couple of days I felt like I was walking on a jellyfish! 



Here is the picture of my HEF