in the beginning, i died to do 1 mm, after doing 75 mm a while.. i didn't think there would much of a difference, as i did not experience any pain while doing .75 a day....
the night i did 1 mm, i was very uncomfortable, and had to take a lot of pain meds.... there was a huge difference in how i felt
I totally missed your LL Kilo, I need to read this entire thread.
Meanwhile, all the best and hopefully less (or no) pain for the coming future.
hi KILOKAHN here me again....glad you had a good sleep for awhile, i read WANNABEGIANTS diary he is doing with dr bagirov, i noticed that he get blood thinner prescribed by the dr for cheap (as he wrote)...from information on internet blood cloth is one of most dangerous complication that can occur with this kind of surgery as it can caused deep vein trombosys. have you discuss this with dr mangal? want to know why he doesnt prescribed this to you..may be he has another reason though....secondly, i have a bow leg (not too much) which may limited my option to external only since the bowing would cause difficulty to insert the nail and also i have rotational deformity on my leg (my foot face outward when my knee sees the front). so my option is only india due to weather and cost. i only 160cm height so doing surgery with hexapod is the best option i think...it could fix the bow and rotation in the same time i could lengthen....i tank you very much for your contribution in this forum. my question is about dr suhas shah with hexapod...you write that he doesn't use hexapod to fix problem at the end of distraction like dr mangal and dr dhawan, is this mean that he doesn't perform any surgery using hexapod?
Quote from: mediocre on August 01, 2014, 02:29:08 PMI totally missed your LL Kilo, I need to read this entire thread.
Meanwhile, all the best and hopefully less (or no) pain for the coming future.
Thanks, Mediocre. Better late than never, right? 
Quote from: yudha on August 01, 2014, 03:06:28 PMhi KILOKAHN here me again....glad you had a good sleep for awhile, i read WANNABEGIANTS diary he is doing with dr bagirov, i noticed that he get blood thinner prescribed by the dr for cheap (as he wrote)...from information on internet blood cloth is one of most dangerous complication that can occur with this kind of surgery as it can caused deep vein trombosys. have you discuss this with dr mangal? want to know why he doesnt prescribed this to you..may be he has another reason though....secondly, i have a bow leg (not too much) which may limited my option to external only since the bowing would cause difficulty to insert the nail and also i have rotational deformity on my leg (my foot face outward when my knee sees the front). so my option is only india due to weather and cost. i only 160cm height so doing surgery with hexapod is the best option i think...it could fix the bow and rotation in the same time i could lengthen....i tank you very much for your contribution in this forum. my question is about dr suhas shah with hexapod...you write that he doesn't use hexapod to fix problem at the end of distraction like dr mangal and dr dhawan, is this mean that he doesn't perform any surgery using hexapod?
That's a good question. I never asked Dr Parihar about blood thinners or the deep vein thrombosis risk. I had so many questions that I often forget to ask certain things. I have my next check up with him in a few days so I'll be sure to ask him about that and report it back here.
I don't believe Dr Shah uses the hexapod at all. Not only did he say he would only use the regular frame and not the hexapod, but during my consultation with Dr Dhawan he told me that Dr Shah doesn't use the hexapod device so if I did exfix then either himself or Dr Parihar would be the ones to consider. On the other hand, Dr Shah will do Precice lengthening and Dr Dhawan won't so he's a possible internal option for those considering it. Dr Shah does deformity corrections also though so I'm sure he's got ways of doing it without using the hexapod.
What a very comprehensive account! Lots of info here for those eyeing India.
Who do you think is the most viable alternative for Precice in India which would be significantly cheaper than Dr Franz (eg 10K less)?
Thanks.
Quote from: mediocre on August 02, 2014, 05:16:22 PMWhat a very comprehensive account! Lots of info here for those eyeing India.
Who do you think is the most viable alternative for Precice in India which would be significantly cheaper than Dr Franz (eg 10K less)?
Thanks.
I don't think anyone would be significantly cheaper than Dr Birkholtz when you factor in accommodation cost. Dr Shah is $40,000 USD for Precice 2 femur lengthening which includes stay in hospital for two weeks. If you stay at a hotel It's probably around $1,500 a month. Dr Parihar is $45,000 not including complications or accommodation.
how are you KILO....for the last two days you seem no more talking about pain...no more sleep and pain problem? i hope so...so dr mangal give you stronger painkiller? how do you think (i'm 40 years old) about i take this surgery can i stand the pain?
Quote from: yudha on August 02, 2014, 11:56:46 PMhow are you KILO....for the last two days you seem no more talking about pain...no more sleep and pain problem? i hope so...so dr mangal give you stronger painkiller? how do you think (i'm 40 years old) about i take this surgery can i stand the pain?
Very much older people than you have done it. Some with good result, others with bad.
It's all individual and nobody can say if you're suitable or not.
If you want to be taller then you know what you need to do.
Quote from: yudha on August 02, 2014, 11:56:46 PMhow are you KILO....for the last two days you seem no more talking about pain...no more sleep and pain problem? i hope so...so dr mangal give you stronger painkiller? how do you think (i'm 40 years old) about i take this surgery can i stand the pain?
He gave me an NSAID called Voveran SR and I also went back to turning .75 mm per day each day instead of alternating between .75 mm and 1 mm. These combined helped a great deal in reducing pain. Sometimes it is still hard to sleep but that's mainly because the frames are awkward and make it hard to get comfortable.
Pain is different for everyone. Some end up with a lot and some hardly any while lengthening. It's something you won't really know until you do it.
Quote from: KiloKAHN on August 03, 2014, 08:05:33 AMHe gave me an NSAID called Voveran SR and I also went back to turning .75 mm per day each day instead of alternating between .75 mm and 1 mm. These combined helped a great deal in reducing pain. Sometimes it is still hard to sleep but that's mainly because the frames are awkward and make it hard to get comfortable.
Pain is different for everyone. Some end up with a lot and some hardly any while lengthening. It's something you won't really know until you do it.
Glad you're feeling a bit better due to the decreased turning. Taking breaks and/or turning less can work wonders with LL problems.
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