I am alive, very groggy still! That went so fast. I am staying 6 months to stay away from family and just recover. I hope to be frame free by Christmas and just consolidate after that. The prices are just on the doctor information that Is what I paid. I will cook meals by myself as I loaded up on food to cook mostly pasta and oatmeal, my two favotites.
are you okay now? do you have some pains or something?
I am doing okay, I really don't have pain but I am concerned because my knees have swelled up a lot. I just want my knee swelling to go down. Like I said the pain has been nothing so far and I can move my feet really easily. However, I am getting off of the pain killers so I am sure it will suck soon enough. They also tried to move me to a different room in the hospital. I don't mind going to a different room but I am in no condition to move right now as I feel very nauseas when I get up. I am kind of being paranoid right now about everything for some reason haha. This is definitely a challenging procedure, don't ever go into it thinking it will be easy. But I am up for the task.
Hmm, how about giving my cell phone to the nurses? They can call me if they need to change anything / or if something needs an explanation, they can explain it to me and I can translate it to you on here (or on the phone).
all the best , can I ask you this ? how can anyone know you by the photo of your legs ?
Quote from: ChrisIsaak on September 27, 2014, 08:47:27 PMHmm, how about giving my cell phone to the nurses? They can call me if they need to change anything / or if something needs an explanation, they can explain it to me and I can translate it to you on here (or on the phone).
LOL, I thought I'd sent this through PM. It seems as if I'm trying to find a way to get the nurses' phone number, right? 
I wouldn't blame you. I think all the nurses are pretty good looking haha. There is one I think is especially good looking (the blonde haired one). I can be your wingman ChrisIsaak haha 
Hi Trailblazer,
Did Dr Inan decide monorails would be better for you than the classic frames or did you decide that you'd rather have monorails? How do the pin sites feel?
Dr. Inan actually I think only does monorails for cosmetic purposes. I am definitely okay with that as long as I get the desired result obviously. The monorails aren't nearly as bothersome as I think the classic frames would be. When you sleep on your back your calf is touching the bed which I think would be more comfortable as the pins would have no pressure on them unlike most illizarov frames. I really can't feel a whole lot still in my legs so I don't know about the pin sites. I will let everyone know how they feel once I get to walking. I am going to take a guess and say they aren't going to feel great but hopefully not to bad lol.
I guess I was just thinking about LON versus external only while lying here in bed and wanted to start a discussion about it. I know a lot of people are adamantly opposed to LON but I was reading today about Paul George. I am a huge NBA fan so I follow this stuff pretty closely. Paul George did get the nail put inside his tibia bone with pins to hold it into place. If nails are so damaging to the knees wouldn't they do everything to ensure that an elite athlete who relies so much on his knees would not have this procedure done. Why didn't they plate his leg instead, or use a purely external fixator to keep it in line until it was healed? It is just interesting and I thought it would be a good thing to discuss because his knees are much more important than ours lol.
Just to be clear I am not saying people's opinions on here are wrong it is just a good thing to discuss and think about.
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