Penguinn- Precice II internal femurs with Dr. Parihar

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Quote from: Mtall on October 14, 2016, 09:11:02 AMWhat do you think is the reason for your so-far almost painless experience? Did Dr. Parihar say anything about this?

He said I should do a lot of physio and get back my muscles while things are relatively painless because if/when they get worse, I'll be better off. "Study while vacations are on because when there's one exam after another, you won't get time."

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Quote from: Penguinn on October 14, 2016, 10:27:09 AMHe said I should do a lot of physio and get back my muscles while things are relatively painless because if/when they get worse, I'll be better off. "Study while vacations are on because when there's one exam after another, you won't get time."

No, no. I didn't mean it like that.
I meant, what is it about you that makes it so painless?
Was your flexibility above average when you started out? (Don't count it after you started stretching)
Is it that your age is on your side?
Or is it just that Precice is making life easier for the whole world?

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Quote from: Mtall on October 14, 2016, 11:33:20 AMNo, no. I didn't mean it like that.
I meant, what is it about you that makes it so painless?
Was your flexibility above average when you started out? (Don't count it after you started stretching)
Is it that your age is on your side?
Or is it just that Precice is making life easier for the whole world?

Really anyone's guess.. age, surgery gone really well, luck.
Precice 2 is definitely awesome but previous patients have suffered excruciating, 10/10 pain when the epidural was out. My surgical pain was a 4/10 the first two days and then reduced to small aches. My pain tolerance is average.

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Update: 26 days post-op
My flexibility and strength have improved over these past few weeks. My left leg that was weak and shivering during SLRs has surpassed my right somehow. Flexion is an easy 90° in both legs and extensions reach 180° although my left surpasses those(the flexion is probably 110° or so) and the right's a bit tougher. The left leg just feels a bit more free and I'm feeling a little more normal with free-er legs. The IT bands have a long ways to go still, mostly the dented areas with scars, those were cut during surgery. 
I'll finish lengthening 2cms today. Update on the pain, it has actually..reduced, probably because the small muscle spasms don't happen anymore. Mostly only my calf muscles ache which is random and can easily be managed with a hot water bag/heating pad.

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Quote from: Penguinn on October 16, 2016, 05:47:07 AMUpdate: 26 days post-op
My flexibility and strength have improved over these past few weeks. My left leg that was weak and shivering during SLRs has surpassed my right somehow. Flexion is an easy 90° in both legs and extensions reach 180° although my left surpasses those(the flexion is probably 110° or so) and the right's a bit tougher. The left leg just feels a bit more free and I'm feeling a little more normal with free-er legs. The IT bands have a long ways to go still, mostly the dented areas with scars, those were cut during surgery. 
I'll finish lengthening 2cms today. Update on the pain, it has actually..reduced, probably because the small muscle spasms don't happen anymore. Mostly only my calf muscles ache which is random and can easily be managed with a hot water bag/heating pad.

the real test after passing 5 cm, stay strong and expect the unexpected. you're doing well

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Quote from: The Kaiser on October 16, 2016, 09:52:01 AMthe real test after passing 5 cm, stay strong and expect the unexpected. you're doing well
Yeah. Glad I haven't had any of the supposed "2 weeks of post-op hell" pains. The boy who did his surgery in Vietnam, Asian123's also 18 and says he didn't have much pain. It might be an age thing.

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Quote from: Penguinn on October 16, 2016, 10:45:07 AMYeah. Glad I haven't had any of the supposed "2 weeks of post-op hell" pains. The boy who did his surgery in Vietnam, Asian123's also 18 and says he didn't have much pain. It might be an age thing.

i dont think age related to pain, maybe healing. were you flexible or prepared for the surgery?

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Did Dr. Parihar and yourself ever discuss what he would charge to fix any complications that may arise or what it would cost for additional surgery? By this point what do you think about your doctor himself as well as his team? Sometimes good doctors have assistant doctors or staff that aren't all that great. I've seen Dr. Divya mentioned before. Is your opinion of him favorable?

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Quote from: Sean Connery on October 16, 2016, 02:34:22 PMDid Dr. Parihar and yourself ever discuss what he would charge to fix any complications that may arise or what it would cost for additional surgery? By this point what do you think about your doctor himself as well as his team? Sometimes good doctors have assistant doctors or staff that aren't all that great. I've seen Dr. Divya mentioned before. Is your opinion of him favorable?

In case the nail malfunctions and a new one has to be put in, Dr. Parihar won't charge for the surgery aside from some OT charges. In the rare, rare case of fat embolism, there's a device called IRA which is pretty expensive($2000 or so, I think) that you'd have to pay for. That's all I've discussed.

I think highly of the him and his team. Dr. Divya's the seniormost assistant but none of them do surgeries on their own. Aside from the hospital not being state of the art, I have no complaints.

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Quote from: Penguinn on October 16, 2016, 05:11:32 PMIn case the nail malfunctions and a new one has to be put in, Dr. Parihar won't charge for the surgery aside from some OT charges. In the rare, rare case of fat embolism, there's a device called IRA which is pretty expensive($2000 or so, I think) that you'd have to pay for. That's all I've discussed.

I think highly of the him and his team. Dr. Divya's the seniormost assistant but none of them do surgeries on their own. Aside from the hospital not being state of the art, I have no complaints.

Thanks for that. Speaking of the surgery, do you know if Dr. Parihar performs the surgery on both legs or on just one leg while the assistant doctor does the other one? I have read of some doctors doing that, probably to save time or whatever. Did he do both your legs or did he do one while Dr. Divya did the other?