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.
Penguinn- Precice II internal femurs with Dr. Parihar
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 manThanks 
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 broQuote 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. 
Quote from: mtall on September 08, 2016, 09:29:22 AMHey Penguinn! I've been waiting for this diary to open! All the best bro, stay strong! Will this be your diary or will it be the "Road to LL 2016" diary wherein you introduced the subject?
Thank you, and this one. That wasn't a real diary. I had that one locked a while ago so it wouldn't be bumped over actual diaries.
My blood work came back and I'm fine, so the surgery is locked in.
Quote from: ajay99 on September 08, 2016, 06:42:39 PMBest of luck buddy ............ .
Quote from: Kraken on September 08, 2016, 05:01:54 PMI wish you the best of luck man; I'm very curious to know your journey through this and hope everything turn's out well.
By the way, how in the world did you manage to secure 42k at age 18?
Thanks guys
And parents. My dad knew how down I was about my height and nothing else worked so he suggested LL. That's right.. he suggested it to me.
Thanks, and I'd read some negative things about Dr. Shah on this forum, and later even more stuff through PMs. However I've promised the person who told me that I'd keep it to myself. Also after the first time I spoke to Parihar and through reading Kilo's diary I didn't think I needed to look further.
Quote from: fivetenneeded2016 on September 09, 2016, 11:32:06 AMall the best brother .. fodd dio ...hope it goes well for u..Thank you!
Quote from: SAD on September 10, 2016, 08:51:54 AMare you doing retrograde or antegrade insertion? are you going to allowed to partially weight bear (depends on the nail size to be used of course)?
from what I've heard from two doctors first hand is that retrograde insertion for femurs is safer than for femurs. Knee pain is supposedly less likely for femur lengthening insertions regardless of insertion point. Retrograde has some advantages too: lesser hip issues, can insert a thicker nail through the knee.
I'm sure your doctor has all this figured out. I was just curious to know.
Internal femurs is a blessing really for leg lengtheners I haven't asked, it's upto the doctor. I'll have a final meeting before my surgery wherein I'll ask this.
I'd ideally prefer the knee because..let's be honest, who wants anything put through their ass...
Looking at my X-Ray he said he'll put the 11mm nail in but supposedly more than one pair of nails is shipped together and the biggest possible fit is inserted. From what I remember from our first meeting long ago, partial weight bearing should be allowed since I'm not overweight.
Oh and a random tip for anyone like me who does NOT want a catheter inserted.. go for general anesthesia. Spinal will mostly get you the catheter because you won't be able to pee for at least a day after.
Quote from: mtall on September 10, 2016, 11:57:46 AMHey Penguinn, what is your weight? Because as far as I know, the Precice 2.2 can take upto 60 kgs. Are you above that?
I'm exactly that. My weight fluctuates between 60 and 61 but I have a decent amount of muscle weight on me 
Quote from: mtall on September 10, 2016, 12:04:05 PMIf you would happen to know: Who has an easier time during the whole LL process: Thin people or Fat people?
I don't, but I can't see why fat people would have any advantage besides some extra cushioning in the thighs.
Thank you Unicorn, I'll consider myself lucky if I keep my sense of humour through LL like you did.
Met with Parihar one last time before LL. The nail's going through my hip/ass, he doesn't like putting it through the knee cause it's a joint. He also thinks flexibility is built over years, so a few stretching exercises pre-OP wouldn't do that much. He's probably very demanding of physio during the process though. Chose general anesthesia because I want the catheter in me as less as possible. He says during lengthening, he doesn't encourage sleeping pills or pain killers unless absolutely necessary. Physiotherapy starts the day after surgery. Gotta stay at the hospital for 5 days or so, but he said they let the patient go home post-OP when he feels they're ready instead of an exact date.
My surgery's on the 20th and I'll go there 19th evening unless something on their end changes last minute. A representative from Ellipse(the Precice company) is flying over to be there during the surgery(on my money 
).
I have all I need to know...just to wait now, I guess. Anytime I feel a little anxious I remind myself my surgery day's the last day I'll be this height, that helps.
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