TrailBlazer LON Tibia - Dr. Muharrem Inan

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I take a protein shake. I get 48 grams of protein a day from this. The following is a link to it:

http://www.amazon.com/Optimum-Nutrition-Standard-Chocolate-Packaging/dp/B000GIQT2O/ref=sr_1_12?s=hpc&ie=UTF8&qid=1413962070&sr=1-12&keywords=protein


For vitamins I take B12, Iron, A men's multivitamin, Calcium, and Fishoil.

I also take Melatonin to help with sleep.

I think taking some of this stuff helps, especially the protein. You really need to take in a lot of protein.

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It has been awhile since I last updated my diary.

I am at 3.6 cm according to my turning journal which means I am halfway done. It has been relatively easy so far but I can tell that this next half is going to get much harder. I hope to be able to go up to 7cm but Dr. Inan said we would have to talk about if he will let me pass 5 cm. It is crazy for me to think that 5 cm is only about 2 weeks away now.

 Like most tibia patients said, Ballerina foot is really tough to prevent. My left foot is okay but my right foot is horrible. Dr. Inan said that I must gain more flexibility in my achilles or else I may have to get a release on my tendon. I hate the thought of another surgery so I have been trying really hard to work on my flexibility. 

Days go by really fast here and like most people have said you really don't get anything productive done. I always thought that I would read and learn things but I basically just watch movies and listen to music. I have been treated very good by Dr. Inan and his staff and everything they have said has worked out so far.

I think the thing that i am surprised about the most so far with the monorail is that I don't even feel the pins. They haven't hurt me at all so far. The pain from this procedure up to this point has been almost nonexistent. Honestly there isn't much else to say days just go by and I am looking forward to being taller. My next post I will post a picture of my next X-ray to see what people think and maybe a short video or something.

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hey Trail, nice to get your diary updated. try to strech the achiles tendom and stand up a lot. keep us updated to what dr.Inan tolds you. have you done any pictures with trousers? how does your scars look?

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I will take some pictures tomorrow and post them of my scars and ill take one in trousers. The scars in my opinion are not that bad, hopefully they fade.

I think i might try to walk about 2 hours a day now. And maybe just do some standing. Thanks for the advice!

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Some full body shots would be nice if u can

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Any knee pains/discomforts in or around that area?

Do you have an estimate of how much money you've spent thus far or is it too soon to figure out?

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I think LON at Dr. Inan cost about 44,000 Turkish Lira.

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I have no knee pain at this point. My knees are however getting slightly harder to straighten out.

I spent $20,000 for the surgery.
$200 for the initial consultation.
About $70 for each Xray that you take which is every one or two weeks.

I have probably spent about $32,000 at this point with my accommodation food, and transportation costs.

You could probably find cheaper accommodation though and maybe a place closer to the hospital.
I might be forgetting something but that is roughly how much I have spent.

I, so far, am happy with my decision because I did not want to go to an undeveloped country and have surgery. Here there is a nice hospital and I personally really felt comfortable with Dr. Inan. It is more expensive than some places but for me it was the best decision.

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70$ for each x-ray sounds ridiculous imo.

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Yeah it dose kind of suck. I think that is the price. I haven't paid that yet so I will ask about that and make sure that is the right price.