1) Staff was great about the food. I'd just ring the front desk and say what I wanted from the menu and minutes later they would bring it to me in my room, along with the silverware. They don't come back to take your tray and everything unless you call them. What I'd do is just leave it there until I was hungry again, then when they brought the new food item they'd take out the old tray.
2) The cleaning staff would replace toilet paper if it ran out (you could always ask the front desk for a replacement if they don't). They would restock the soap and shampoo/conditioner as well.
3) I brought all my stuff with me to the hospital and they locked it in a cabinet to keep it protected. I was brought back to Maharana by ambulance and the staff at the hotel brought up all my stuff.
4) The phones at the hotel don't dial outside, so it's best to buy a local phone. I recommend getting a last generation Galaxy or iphone for cheaper at a nearby cell phone provider when the hospital staff takes you to get your sim card installed. That way you can call local numbers as well as use the 4G internet in case the hotel wifi goes down.
5) They have wifi that's accessible with a password that lasts 24 hours. Once the time expires you need to call the front desk and ask for a new passcode. The wifi is complementary with the hotel stay though, so you don't need to pay anything extra for it.
6) I was in contact with Dr Parihar primarily through e-mail, but I used Whatsapp to communicate with Dr Ahuja whenever I had a question or needed anything. He was pretty fast with responding and would even send someone from the hospital to come see me if I needed a refill on pain killers or something.
No More Mal-Kahn-Tent - External Tibias - Dr Parihar
Thank KiloKHAN. I have a follow up question to 3.
When you were at the hospital for your operation - Did you also paid for your room at the hotel eventhough you were not staying at the hotel - Or did you make an arrangement with the hotel about when you will be back from your operation and then they will book you from that day?
Thank you!
The first time I was at the hospital, I just checked out of Maharana the night before and told them when I'd be back. When I had to stay for my second surgery to add the middle pins, I didn't check out and was still charged the daily hotel rate for the time I was in the hospital.
Quote from: KiloKAHN on February 02, 2015, 09:21:17 PMI don't think there's any limit to lengthening as far as taking the nails into account. People who have lengthened 10 cm get nails put in as well.
You can e-mail Dr Parihar with your query at the following e-mail addresses:
[email protected]
[email protected]
You can also e-mail Dr Ahuja with your questions:
[email protected]
thanks kilo for ur kind reply!
Hello KiloKAHN! I have three questions about bowls used for pinsite care:
1. Where did you bought these bowls (Please click on the links under here and look at time 1:06) to your pinsite care?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QAF_S4aiQ8&list=PLH8Iv30ACLxWICA_RJxUFu8H14Xzoq3fi&index=5
2. What are these bowls called?
3. What are these bowls made of?
Thank you!
I'm not sure what they're made of or if they have any special name, but those are the cups and bowls used at the hospital for just about everything from eating, drinking, and storing sterilized gauze. You might be able to buy a few at the hospital to take with you to the hotel, but I just used the hotel room's water boiler to sterilize the water and poured it into a regular coffee cup.
How's the recovery?
KIloKAHN ! Did Doctor Parihar made a computerbased "Traumacad" of your legs from long x-rays both before your surgery and after you were finished with your lengthening and deformity corrections?
Please click this link to see an example of a "TraumaCad: http://www.voyanthealth.com/products.jsp - And when you come to the webpage click on the picture below the text "TraumaCad".
Thank you!
Quote from: just_me on February 07, 2015, 07:26:58 PMKIloKAHN ! Did Doctor Parihar made a computerbased "Traumacad" of your legs from long x-rays both before your surgery and after you were finished with your lengthening and deformity corrections?
Please click this link to see an example of a "TraumaCad: http://www.voyanthealth.com/products.jsp - And when you come to the webpage click on the picture below the text "TraumaCad".
Thank you!
He used some kind of software when making the measurements but I'm not sure what it was.
Update: 2/12/2015
Saw my local orthopedist again today after getting my x-rays done. The bone is healing very well and he made an appointment for me to come back in 4 weeks time to start dynamization - loosening of some of the pins on the frame to transfer more weight to the bone. He said from the x-rays it looks like I'll only have to wear these for another two months, and after frame removal he'll want me to wear some walking braces for an extra month or so for added protection. He also referred me for a consultation to a phsyiotherapy department. I have to call tomorrow and arrange my sessions. I'll be charged a co-pay at the beginning of each physiotherapy session, but the price is yet to be determined. It'll surely be less than the $80 co-pay I make when I get my x-rays and ortho appointment, however.
Last time I sent my x-rays to Dr Parihar he e-mailed me back saying that there were changes at the knee indicating that I haven't been doing enough exercises/weight bearing. I assumed that meant my knees looked like they've atrophied, but when I told my local ortho what Dr Parihar said, he showed me the x-rays and explained what Dr Parihar was talking about. Apparently if you don't do enough weight bearing for a while, your x-ray then starts to show small pockets in the bone where the color isn't as solid white, indicating that not enough pressure is being put on them. It's something to look out for when you get your x-rays.
My local ortho is fine with following Dr Parihar's recommendation as he's the one who performed the surgery on me, so before I allow any frame manipulation from the local ortho I'll wait for approval from Dr Parihar.
I've been doing a lot more standing since the last x-rays and now my feet can go completely neutral, although there is still a good amount of tightness in my left calf muscles which makes walking a bit painful and leaves me with swelling in the calves for a couple hours after doing so. I have to force myself to walk more and push through it though, especially since my ortho wants to start loosening the frames. I can lift both legs during leg raises and my right leg can go completely straight during leg extensions. The left leg is still lagging behind at halfway up, but I think it's due to the pain I still get below the knee on the left leg.
I'll post my x-rays after I receive them. I suspect it will be on Tuesday.
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