Quote from: tallerforever on July 01, 2020, 02:17:26 PMSo am I
Hi there, I am from China too. And I was in the same situation like you when I was in my 20. I came to US for school and after graduated, I got a job here. Now I am Dr. Paley's patient and my lengthening will be complete at the end of this July (if nothing goes wrong). And guess what, my parents still don't know I had this surgery, and none of my relatives know. When I was at my 20, I talked to them about CLL surgery and they had the same reaction like your parents, so I know I need to rely on myself. This is a lonely journey and I almost finished it!
I found this complication rates info from my medical report, maybe you can try to explain to your parents how safe it is if you go with Dr. Paley. if you need, I am willing to share my x-rays to you and if your parents want to talk to a real patient, I can give you my wechat account.
Hope this can help you. :-)
"To date, we have performed over 900 total lengthening procedures; over 100 have been with the PRECICE nail. Dr. Paley has performed approximately 20,000 lengthening since 1986, and lengthening with an intramedullary nail began in the 1990s, the Albizzia in 1995, ISKD in 2001, PRECICE started at this facility in 2011, and the STRYDE nail began use in May 2018. Current complication rates include: premature consolidation at 1%, malunion and nonunion 0%, discrepancy at 0%, nerve injury 2% (that resolves after six months), delay in healing 10%, and DVT 1%."
