yes... im not gonna wait
gotta get it done
i did 7.5
ty kirk
paco... yes, or 6 maybe... but if ur very short... i understand the desire to do more
How do you feel about your proportions now that you've added 7.5CM to your tibiae?
oh... thats fine
i just hate my bent left leg:)
sux i gotta rebreak it
but everything else is ok
That's good to hear. Bent legs can be fixed, but too long legs are very hard to change. Good luck with your correction procedure! Can you get the leg realigned and then plated in the proport position right away, to save you from having to wear the gram for more months?
ty talleer
honestly... i was quite depressed today... but after talking to a few people,such as yourself... while i did make an error by taking frames off too soon
everyone says its not that big of a deal long term... it can be corrected, and mush less time to heal than lengthening
i could probably get it fxed right away... but that means another surgery down the road to remove
id rather live with left leg frame for 2 months than have plates or nails
i just showed someone on skype my leg... they said its not even so bad
but i gotta get t fixed
im tempted to lengthen 2 more cm tbh since i gotta get it broken anyway... but ill resist that urge
dr got back to me quickly... he said he suspected this might occur...and will fix it
ill be in frames maybe 2.5 months... but only 1 leg... which i can deal with
im not so upset by this tbh.. i couldve had more serious things happen, such as non union
so I saw dr rozbruch yesterday, had x rays done
it confirmed what I thought... that my right leg healed perfectly, and remarkably quickly... in 4 months after 7.5 cm, my right leg healed
but my left leg is definitely deformed.... knock kneed... 22 degrees, etc... it's really noticeable in the x rays... its almost definitely causing my slight foot numbness, they said... as it does not appear to have nerve damage at all, and blood flow down there is also fine... rozbruch saw my achilles scar on the right leg, seemed to think dr shah did a good job
i now have 10 degrees dorsiflexion of both ankles also.... i do notice my ankles are tired and stiff today after walking yesterday... he did write me a prescription for pt
He did say I need to get the left leg fixed soon... I can wait maybe 2 months to do this, but not a year....It's easily fixable, will take around 3 weeks if I choose external... but has to be fixed.... I'd be walking perfectly now if It weren't for my left leg.... The bone in both has already healed, so I can put weight on it until the surgery
It's also caused my left to be almost a cm shorter... but in surgery, would be fixed... my knee, ankle, etc are nowhere near where they should because of the knock knee deformity
He showed me the fixtor he would use... It's only 2 rings, very manageable....The other option is to fix it acutely, which would mean a rod in my my knee/leg that would be taken out in say 9 months
I think I will choose the fixator,but comments are welcomed
I contacted dr shah, he said he would 3 rings... which I don't want at all.... I'm just waiting for the price of this surgery from dr rozbruch.. if it's too much, and I have to pay all of it, I might be forced to go elsewhere, which I do not want... Dr Rozbruch is in ny, works at the hss, which is the best hospital in the nation for these kinds of things, and he's actually easy to get along with... He has a personality, unlike most other American doctors... He's a decent person...
If I have to go to india, etc... I'll try to get best price, but I think Parihar, maybe Dhawan(sp?) are my options, as they use the hexapod... and I just saw the hexapod thanks to kilokahn's thread...
The hexapod is pretty much the taylor spatial frame, exactly the same frame Dr Rozbruch would use.... which is very very manageable..... and advanced...A computer spits out the corrections you need....
I do not want something larger at this stage...
My scars are blah, but can be fixed, I'm guessing even my achilles ones, but not a concern for me now... I can be cured and walking normally with perfect alignment 6 walks after surgery, and am looking forward to getting this journey finished
As an aside, I suggest rgkey fixes his leg too... Dr Rozbruch said these issues will cause problems in the future if not corrected... and he meant even a year's wait would be too long
Also...
to be 100% clear...
i have slight numbness on the outside of my left foot... the top of my foot, sole are ok... All my toes move fine, and even on the outside of my left foot, it doesnt start until near the rear.. but im guessing its sural damage from the achilles surgery
Supposedly this is solely a sensory nerve, does not impact function, and it will perhaps go away soon, but it's there
So there's a negative for dr shah
Though its a weird type of numbness... its a very tiny area, and if i simply glide my fingers over it, it feels almost normal, but if I put pressure on it, it feels a bit different
That might mean its gonna get even better, a minor thing that will heal soon... and also once i get left leg realigned, that might fix it as well
I'm guessing it goes away... But you guys want every tiny detail... so there you go
decided on going with rozbruch, even though I have to get a different insurance and pay a higer premium... should have done it earlier tbh
I'm in nyc, rozbruch is the best, and he's actually a decent person... I wanna make sure I have 100% function in the future, and eel more confident going with dr rozbruch
Also, the taylor spatial frame used is actually consoderably more advanced... I only need 2 rings for correction... every other dr said at least 3, possibly 4...
Here is my advice for future llers... Even though I had a decent/good result, and will have 95-100% function, I would not recommend going out of europe/ usa for this procedure
I know that for many of you, this means you would not be able to afford it, but it's my current view...
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