Set for external tibia dr Kulesh/Solomin April 2021

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Quote from: California2 on January 27, 2021, 09:00:52 PMGood luck to you.  My experience was wonderful.

I too have a slight bowed leg that I would have corrected if I had more time to be in frames but life forces choices and time won.

Feel free to read my diary if you want additional information: http://www.limblengtheningforum.com/index.php?topic=9660.msg100789#msg100789

Best of luck.


Thanks a lot for your reply, i want to ask where did you get your visa for Russia. I’m trying to figure out how to get an invitation letter

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Quote from: chipsnsalsa on January 27, 2021, 11:41:52 PMHi activatedxx, well done on making the decision and good luck in April.

Could I ask about your bow leg issue? I too have bow legs - not extreme, but noticeable (and I'm always getting nutmegged when playing soccer, lol). I'm quite active, in my 30s, enjoy lifting weights, and I've been noticing some knee pain which I agree could be worsened due to knee misalignment caused by the bowed tibias.

I imagine you have already raised this matter with Drs Kulesh and Solomin? Could you possibly elaborate? Can the straightening be done in the initial surgery? Is it done during the lengthening process? And would it lengthen the overall process of LATN? I would be happy with straightened legs plus 4cm increase. At 0.75mm per day that would work out at approximately 2 months of lengthening before having the LATN nail inserted. Would it be necessary to wait longer, or do anything different, if bowleg correction is involved as well?

Many thanks again for your kind contributions


I think you have to bring it up in person, they reply very shortly and don’t answer all your questions. I’m sure they’re busy or whatever it is. On there website it says they do fix it

But honestly it’s free to fix if you are covered by health insurance, it causes knee problems as you get older

If you are worried about knee pain I would go with full externals, it is the safest according to what I’ve read just more inconvenient but way less invasive

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Quote from: chipsnsalsa on January 27, 2021, 11:41:52 PMHi activatedxx, well done on making the decision and good luck in April.

Could I ask about your bow leg issue? I too have bow legs - not extreme, but noticeable (and I'm always getting nutmegged when playing soccer, lol). I'm quite active, in my 30s, enjoy lifting weights, and I've been noticing some knee pain which I agree could be worsened due to knee misalignment caused by the bowed tibias.

I imagine you have already raised this matter with Drs Kulesh and Solomin? Could you possibly elaborate? Can the straightening be done in the initial surgery? Is it done during the lengthening process? And would it lengthen the overall process of LATN? I would be happy with straightened legs plus 4cm increase. At 0.75mm per day that would work out at approximately 2 months of lengthening before having the LATN nail inserted. Would it be necessary to wait longer, or do anything different, if bowleg correction is involved as well?

Many thanks again for your kind contributions

bowlegs only take a matter of days to fix depending on severity it can even be as short as 1 or 2 days if really minor

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Quote from: ghkid2021 on January 28, 2021, 05:42:11 AMbowlegs only take a matter of days to fix depending on severity it can even be as short as 1 or 2 days if really minor

Not sure how severe, I can fit 3 fingers between knee to knee with my legs closed

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Hi activatedxx, have you already spoken in detail to Drs Kulesh and Solomin about the bow leg correction? I'm interested to know how much extra time and trouble it will take on top of the lengthening. It sounds like you have a fairly similar situation: my bow legs are not extreme but I can fit four fingers in between my knees when standing with my feet together. It would be a double whammy to fix this and gain 4 or 5cm too.

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Quote from: chipsnsalsa on January 28, 2021, 08:25:57 PMHi activatedxx, have you already spoken in detail to Drs Kulesh and Solomin about the bow leg correction? I'm interested to know how much extra time and trouble it will take on top of the lengthening. It sounds like you have a fairly similar situation: my bow legs are not extreme but I can fit four fingers in between my knees when standing with my feet together. It would be a double whammy to fix this and gain 4 or 5cm too.


He replied today a few days late saying

“ long-film is necessary for that — https://www.straightlegs.ru/long-film
“

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Update, I decided to go with the most expensive hospital because they have 30+ performed there so I assume the PT is better and also the doctors are more qualified because it is a higher end hospital. Besides a good surgeon I considered the anesthesiologist is better and also the doctors speak English and it is very close to the center or the center. The other hospitals are 1-2 hrs away from my hotel I am planning

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How long are you planning to stay in hospital before moving to the hotel? Will you travel into the hospital daily for PT and checkups? Can I ask how much the entire things is projected to cost and how long you intend to stay in Russia? You're doing LATN tibia 5cm plus leg straightening, right? Most grateful for your replies.

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I am planning on going to dr. kulesh and Solomin as well. Not sure when yet, since I’m still saving up for it. Might go for it towards the end of 2021. Already emailed dr. Kulesh and got his word document with all the options available from which I can choose. I believe I’ll be going for 7 - 7.5cms tibias fully externals. According to the options and my choices, I would be looking at around €5k for everything that involves the surgery, medicine, stay at the hospital, re-bandages, wheelchair, x-rays, and the crutches. This is excluding rent, food, and transportation for the 4 months I would be staying in Russia. These would probably add up another €2.5k. So an appropriate estimate would be €7.5k give or take €1k. Maybe this estimate can help you chipsnsalsa.

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Quote from: chipsnsalsa on January 29, 2021, 09:58:32 PMHow long are you planning to stay in hospital before moving to the hotel? Will you travel into the hospital daily for PT and checkups? Can I ask how much the entire things is projected to cost and how long you intend to stay in Russia? You're doing LATN tibia 5cm plus leg straightening, right? Most grateful for your replies.

I’m doing fully externals. I plan on doing internals for femurs but kulesh recommends fully external for tibia, it has least complication and I doubt recovery would be as smooth having a mail go through your knee. For femurs it’s through you butt/hip so I wouldn’t recommend nailing tibia. Might be more convenient but in the long run not worth it and then you have to take the nails and screws out.

I think everything is like 7500usd with the higher end hospital. With expenses another 2-3 grand. The other hospitals don’t speak English and don’t look on tip top shape. Will stay in hospital 5 days. Also 5-6 cm I plan on