QuoteHe said my bone healing shows good progress but the x-rays point out changes at the knee which indicate that I haven't been doing enough exercises.
what kind of changes?
also forgive me if it has been answered but I am curious. does pariah pin down the top and bottom of the fibula or just the bottom?
thank you. and I wish you a speedy recovery.
I'll ask him what specific changes in the x-ray when I e-mail him with the pictures of my pin sites that he wanted. Though I think he can tell from the x-ray that the muscle atrophied.
Dr Parihar fixates the fibula at both the proximal and distal ends.
How much money did you have saved up before you decided to go. I'll have about 17,000 dollars saved up. Do you think that would be enough for a seven month stay. and for the operation.
Quote from: OregonMade on January 15, 2015, 11:22:32 PMHow much money did you have saved up before you decided to go. I'll have about 17,000 dollars saved up. Do you think that would be enough for a seven month stay. and for the operation.
I had around $25,000 saved up and I spent pretty close to that. With the current exchange rate, the cost of surgery would be $14,530. Then you'd have to spend roughly $1,500 per month for hotel accommodation/food in Mumbai. So that's around $21,500. Add maybe $500 total for the purchase of a walker and a wheelchair. You also have to purchase your own gauze dressings. I was caught off guard by how expensive they were at the pharmacy downstairs near the hospital - 600 INR/$11.30 per box! And each box lasts two days if you change your dressings every day like Dr Parihar wants you to. So that's another $170 per month/$680 for 4 months. I'd recommend bringing a bunch of gauze with you on the way over there. You can buy large boxes of them from Dollar Tree online and it comes out much cheaper, and they can all fit in your suitcase well if you take them out of the box and just bring them in the small packages covering the gauze.
With $17,000 you won't be able to afford Dr Parihar if you include all the extra costs. However, I think you'll have enough money to afford Dr Dhawan in New Delhi, who has worked with Dr Parihar before and is ASAMI certified/secretary of Limb Lengthening Society of India. He's $9,000 - $10,000 for surgery and hospital stay, depending on whether you choose exfix or LON, and hotels in Delhi are much cheaper for extended stay. There's a Hotel Indira nearby that said extended stays could be $22 daily or around $660 per month, breakfast and wifi included. There are a bunch of hotels which give discounts to Sir Ganga Ram Hospital patients, where Dr Dhawan performs his surgeries. So you could probably find a bunch of hotels there that are rather affordable.
Quote from: KiloKAHN on January 16, 2015, 12:18:51 AM
With $17,000 you won't be able to afford Dr Parihar if you include all the extra costs. However, think you'll have enough money to afford Dr Dhawan in New Delhi, who has workIed with Dr Parihar before and is ASAMI certified/secretary of Limb Lengthening Society of India. He's $9,000 - $10,000 for surgery and hospital stay, depending on whether you choose exfix or LON, and hotels in Delhi are much cheaper for extended stay. There's a Hotel Indira nearby that said extended stays could be $22 daily or around $660 per month, breakfast and wifi included. There are a bunch of hotels which give discounts to Sir Ganga Ram Hospital patients, where Dr Dhawan performs his surgeries. So you could probably find a bunch of hotels there that are rather affordable.
This is good info Khan. Thanks for this. I will look into Dr Parihar
Today I tried walking with crutches the first time. As I moved my left crutch I guess I lost balance or something and I fell on my ass. Had a ton of pain below the knees after the fall where the muscles are weak from atrophy. My legs still feel just as weak as they did during the middle of the lengthening process. Times like this I think maybe I should have gone with LON.
Quote from: KiloKAHN on January 19, 2015, 01:45:11 AMToday I tried walking with crutches the first time. As I moved my left crutch I guess I lost balance or something and I fell on my ass. Had a ton of pain below the knees after the fall where the muscles are weak from atrophy. My legs still feel just as weak as they did during the middle of the lengthening process. Times like this I think maybe I should have gone with LON.
That exact same thing happened to me when I first tried to use crutches, about 5 1/2 months after the initial surgery.
I recommend eating lots of protein, I eat a massive amount of chicken and milk and I have not lost any weight during my LL.
fingers crossed that it continues 
Quote from: ForcedPuberty on January 19, 2015, 02:56:07 AMI recommend eating lots of protein, I eat a massive amount of chicken and milk and I have not lost any weight during my LL.
fingers crossed that it continues
if ur fit u might gain weight (fat)
i think i gained 2-3 kilograms
This is probably what is happening.
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