TIBIA LENGTHENING IN MOSCOW WITH DR BAGIROV

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Quote from: crimsontide on July 25, 2014, 10:05:35 PMyou think so??? I'm not going to die or anything in the next few days...


i feel i wouldn't be taken seriously... my issue is definitely large, but i can survive until monday... id be surprised if they sent anyone to me... and again, I'm going to cringe  when i explain that I'm here because of a girl, and she left me.....  i was stupid

just tell them the truth and they will help u I am sure about that

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Sup crimsomtide. 

Sucks that you are going through all that with your ex and health issues. If my input means anything to you i say just go to the embassy and tell them whats the deal. You dont have to state it is because of a girl. Theres many scenarios of why you could be stranded(poor planing, maybe a relative was helping you aout and they got their own issues).  But your definetly gonna have to tell them everything else.  It will probably be very embarrasing. But think of all the   youve had to endure. You dont want to prolong that or put all your progress at risk just because it might be embarrasing to tell some people you will never see again and who probably has dealt with other cases that can be considered out of the ordinary.

That being said i will be doing LL soon so i am trying to learn from your experience and not repeat what i percieve to be mistakes on your part.   Even then i know theres going to be issues that i didnt account for and i hope i can apply the advice everyone else and I have given you.

Take care man. Just know youll be looking back to these days as a memory soon.

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T'y guys...

If you're sure they'll help, I'm gonna call

Yes, I'll be okay eventually in a few months I guess, but I don't want the months to be torture. . I'll have to call

My only issue is the ballerina. ..  my knees can bend,etc and I was walking fine before when I didn't have ballerina..

I might wait until Monday to call though

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Hey there, just wanted to say that ballerina can be easily solved with a lot of physio, just try to do this exercise (http://www.m.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/calf-stretch) as good as you can.
It will hurt like hell, but it's better than having ballerina.

When you will see blood coming out of your pins, you will know that you've been doing enough physio
It will take you maybe 2-3 weeks to resolve it, if you stretch for 1 hour a day.

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13, mine is pretty bad

i can put my heels on the floor, but when my legs are bent 90 degrees, maybe 4 cm of ballerina... i don't think  physic by itself is gonna cure this in  a few weeks, maybe combo of release and some physio... I'm gonna try the exercise.. I'm been nervous of pin pain,bleeding but i guess its normal if i get it

i notice my feet look atrocious though.... extremely dry, not swollen, but darker...  partly due to not cleaning, but very  scaly... dr franz said though its pretty normal


my   pinky toes look clubbed almost now that i look, but i think i just never really paid attention to my toes before, so i think its ok

i can easily stand now, except not having walked for 2 weeks, my calves got very tight, so walking straight is ok, but turning, no way.... I'm 4 cm on my toes and achilles is very tight..... if i can get a discount with dr franz, I'm heading to pretoria, 100%%%%%

if not, I'm stuck here for a bit, unless the my embassy can somehow fast track my visa to india....

the  guy  who was supposed to help still hasn't come, so this qualifies as an emergency

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If you feet are dry, just wash them more often and use some lotion, it's nothing to worry about

And don't give up because you have ballerina, even if it's really bad. I had horrible ballerina and got rid of it with brutal physio, you don't need a surgery for that, you need will and some time.

Don't do just "some physio", try 1+ hour of streching a day for 2 weeks and you will se A LOT of  progression. I don't think you want or even can handle another operation, because you seem really tired and depressed.

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i didn't realize you were speaking from experience

so you had it in both feet too??? did you feel the ams when you walked??? turning being very difficult??? and how are you walking now?

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I only had problems with my right leg, because I didnt exercised as much as with my left one, because it hurt. But when I realized i had terrible ballerina, I streched even though I had horrible pain.

Now I'm 5 months post OP and can walk unaided (I lengthented 6cm external tibia). But only because i streched like a maniac! Don't be lazy

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do you still have frames on??? 5 months post op   unaided sounds good

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I still have the frames on, it sucks a bit, but time will pass

Also internal nails and plates suck d***, you can get permanent knee pain from them. Just keep your head up, I've been through similiar things as you and I can tell you this is only temporary