Penguinn- Precice II internal femurs with Dr. Parihar

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Posted on Sep 7, 2016, 10:57 pm

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About me:
I'm an 18 year old male. I'm looking to go from 5'2 to 5'5 in India which is kinda equivalent to going 5'4/5'5 to 5'7/5'8 in the US, a pretty great gain if I can manage all 7.5cms. I'm also going to get to be home throughout the procedure with my family since I'm from Mumbai, around half an hour away from where I'll be operated.

Surgery/doctor:
Doing Precice 2 nails in my femurs with Dr. Mangal Parihar. My surgery's on 20th September, about 12 days to go. I will be the Dr's first Precice 2 patient(slightly unnerving); however he says it won't matter. The total cost for those wondering is around $42,000 or 28 Lakhs(nails + surgery, not counting hotel stay or travel).
I've had 2 consultations with him thus far and will have another to get the exact surgery protocol.
He's not too big on pre-op PT but I've nonetheless been stretching and working out.
(Special thanks to Kilo for bringing the Dr's name to light with his experience and helping me out tons.)

These are the tests I've to do: http://imgur.com/a/tId5F

So far I'm really not scared, just excited. I guess the last week before their surgery is where people start sh*tting bricks. Fasting before my blood test and woke up at 3am out of hunger, couldn't sleep so decided to start this.
Feel free to ask me anything.

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Posted on Sep 7, 2016, 11:35 pm

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Quote from: Penguinn on September 07, 2016, 10:57:36 PM Fasting before my blood test and woke up at 3am out of hunger, couldn't sleep so decided to start this.

That eager huh?

Anyway, good luck with your journey. Don't worry about Parihar, he is recommended by Paley so it means something.

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Posted on Sep 8, 2016, 12:15 am

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Very excited for this diary, Penguinn. Hope all goes well for you. One thing that might help you later on during your distraction is to practice having your legs extended for prolonged periods. If you're sitting for a while, have a chair in front of you and sit with your legs straight out and knees locked rather than with them bent touching the floor. You'll want to be able to tolerate not having your knees bent while sitting or sleeping since knee bending complications are common with femur lengthening.

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Posted on Sep 8, 2016, 12:37 am

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You are in excellent hands, so you will be fine. Dr Mangal is demanding , especially in the post- protocol, but with dedication it will be ok.

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Posted on Sep 8, 2016, 12:38 am

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Good luck Penguinn! I've been waiting for this for quite awhile as well! Hope it all works out man

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Posted on Sep 8, 2016, 1:03 am

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Quote from: YourSpaceBoyfriend on September 07, 2016, 11:35:29 PMAnyway, good luck with your journey. Don't worry about Parihar, he is recommended by Paley so it means something.

Thank you! And I agree. It's just the slight worry of being his first pure internal patient, but it's not something that bothers me much.

Quote from: KiloKAHN on September 08, 2016, 12:15:48 AMVery excited for this diary, Penguinn. Hope all goes well for you. One thing that might help you later on during your distraction is to practice having your legs extended for prolonged periods. If you're sitting for a while, have a chair in front of you and sit with your legs straight out and knees locked rather than with them bent touching the floor. You'll want to be able to tolerate not having your knees bent while sitting or sleeping since knee bending complications are common with femur lengthening.

Thank you, and I'll get on that. That doesn't sound too bad unless the legs have to be absolutely stick-straight.

Quote from: onemorefoot on September 08, 2016, 12:37:33 AMYou are in excellent hands, so you will be fine. Dr Mangal is demanding , especially in the post- protocol, but with dedication it will be ok.

Thank you, he's said even despite lengthening struggles his patients usually come through without regrets. I've read the last cm or so getting to 7.5 can be hell but really don't want to settle.

Quote from: Alu on September 08, 2016, 12:38:15 AMGood luck Penguinn! I've been waiting for this for quite awhile as well! Hope it all works out man

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Posted on Sep 8, 2016, 2:15 am

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From one fellow Precice II patient to another: Good luck and congrats! Going from 5'2" to 5'5" will be exciting.

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Posted on Sep 8, 2016, 3:20 am

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Hard luck bro

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Posted on Sep 8, 2016, 3:37 am

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good luck Penguinn! you seem to have the perfect mindset!

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Posted on Sep 8, 2016, 4:10 am

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Quote from: DoingItForMe on September 08, 2016, 02:15:34 AMFrom one fellow Precice II patient to another: Good luck and congrats! Going from 5'2" to 5'5" will be exciting.

Thank you, your diary and insights were very helpful.

Quote from: Conan on September 08, 2016, 03:20:13 AMHard luck bro

Quote from: SAD on September 08, 2016, 03:37:12 AMgood luck Penguinn! you seem to have the perfect mindset!

Thanks guys.

I think I do too but my needle phobia CRIPPLES me sometimes. Even getting blood work done was so hard for me.

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