Penguinn- Precice II internal femurs with Dr. Parihar

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7.5cms.

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you're great, thanks for the replies -- keep the updates comin! lots of people supporting you!

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Update
Through physio my right leg's gotten back a lot of strength and flexibility but my left is trailing way behind. Lifting it gives me shock-like spasms sometimes cause the small muscles near my quads are weak. The physio says it happens with the dominant leg getting ahead but soon the left should be back on track. No lengthening pains and 0.6cm taller after my lengthening tonight.

My sleep is ok so far, I get around 5-7 hours of sleep sometimes broken by the urge to pee. My right leg's muscles were really sore after waking up but that went away in half an hour. Things are almost painless when I'm relaxing like playing on the laptop.

Getting staples removed on Tuesday, 2 weeks post-op and man that's gonna feel good. I can feel them making the skin tight while doing exercises like side lying leg-raises.

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Quote from: Penguinn on October 02, 2016, 03:40:18 PMUpdate
Through physio my right leg's gotten back a lot of strength and flexibility but my left is trailing way behind. Lifting it gives me shock-like spasms sometimes cause the small muscles near my quads are weak.

Hey Penguinn. GLAD you're doing well.

1. Can you describe these shock spasms are they painful?
2. What's your daily rate of lengthening?
3. How's your appetite?

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Keep going you're doing very well

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Quote from: The Kaiser on October 02, 2016, 04:54:41 PMKeep going you're doing very well
Quote from: Mtall on October 02, 2016, 03:55:55 PMHey Penguinn. GLAD you're doing well.

1. Can you describe these shock spasms are they painful?
2. What's your daily rate of lengthening?
3. How's your appetite?

Thanks, and

1. Yup. Like 3 cramps/spasms at once in my thigh area and some little pain travels throughout the leg, leg is hard to control so if there isn't enough support by the physio it gets worse as it comes down. Edit- They mostly happen when I do straight leg raises. I can do leg raises with a pillow under my leg and side leg raises(assisted) but when I try raising the entire leg, thigh part included on my own, oh boy. Funny thing is I did that a lot at Mangal Anand and I've been religiously doing physio so I don't know why it would deteriorate. Thankfully it's temporary, will be fixed over time(his words) and goes as soon as my leg relaxes.

2. 1mm, 0.33mm at 8am, 4pm and 12am give or take 20 minutes.

3. Unchanged.

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Hey Penguinn.. !!

I am an Indian myself like you and am considering LL from Dr. parihar.

Can you tell me why you or Dr. P chose femoral lengthening as opposed to tibia lengthening? Also is cheap accommodation available nearby the hospital where you can stay for the lengthening phase? Would it be difficult to get helpers/maids to stay with you full time?

Also you mentioned that the entire procedure cost you around 28 lakh INR. Would it have been cheaper had you not had to pay for flying in the representatives of Precice?

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Actually it's in the 30s lakhs but I should get the Precice machine deposit back.
I chose it cause it's safer, cleaner, takes shorter and tibias/externals can't go over 6cm. I wanna do 7.5.

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30 lakhs!!!!!!  , I am really scared about pin site care, so is very logical why you did femurs, it is simply much more comfortable.

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Quote from: Penguinn on October 02, 2016, 07:42:18 PMActually it's in the 30s lakhs but I should get the Precice machine deposit back.
I chose it cause it's safer, cleaner, takes shorter and tibias/externals can't go over 6cm. I wanna do 7.5.

How much is the deposit?