Wannabegiants tibial lengthening in Moscow, Dr. Bagirov

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Quote from: Hallijah on November 09, 2014, 11:00:10 PMdid u pay any extra other than the surgery?
did frame removal cost u anything?
the video u posted it says it's been deleted

I paid for the Visa of course and for the flights. Also i payed for some medicine to bring home during lengthening phase, pretty cheap. Thats it.

Yeah i removed the video because i want to be as anonymous as possible. The comments after my video post confirm i was walking good however, i think thats enough.

i will probably post a video some time after my last frame removal which is tomorrow! I should probably post a real update but i will do that after the surgery 

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Quote from: Wannabegiant on November 09, 2014, 11:12:41 PMI paid for the Visa of course and for the flights. Also i payed for some medicine to bring home during lengthening phase, pretty cheap. Thats it.

Yeah i removed the video because i want to be as anonymous as possible. The comments after my video post confirm i was walking good however, i think thats enough.

i will probably post a video some time after my last frame removal which is tomorrow! I should probably post a real update but i will do that after the surgery 

Nice, I also have my frame removal tomorrow

Good luck!!

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Quote from: 123 on November 09, 2014, 11:17:03 PMNice, I also have my frame removal tomorrow

Good luck!!

Haha are you kidding?? thats really cool that we do it the same day, pretty strange actually. I actually thought you where already had both frames removed :p

Good luck to you too!

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Quote from: Wannabegiant on November 09, 2014, 11:25:56 PMHaha are you kidding?? thats really cool that we do it the same day, pretty strange actually. I actually thought you where already had both frames removed :p

Good luck to you too!

It's kinda hard to get an operation date with this doc, he's kinda busy 

And I had a lot of infections, so I stopped walking so much, so I had a slower consolidation than planned...

But has your doc told you about the risk of the new bone breaking? My doc told me that that could happen, but it's unlikely. I'm still paranoid because of that

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Quote from: 123 on November 09, 2014, 11:38:15 PMIt's kinda hard to get an operation date with this doc, he's kinda busy 

And I had a lot of infections, so I stopped walking so much, so I had a slower consolidation than planned...

But has your doc told you about the risk of the new bone breaking? My doc told me that that could happen, but it's unlikely. I'm still paranoid because of that

Okey, well you got a good timeframe anyway for doing 6 cm man!

they told me there is no risk of the bone breaking, but i assume if i tried to something crazy like sprinting or jumping to early there would probably be a risk, not going to test it though 

my left leg with my last frame had slow consolidation on the front, but its almost filled out there too now, one of my docs told me there is no risk of it bending, but the other doc told me its best to walk with a crutch for at least 5 days after surgery because there is a minimal risk it could bend a little otherwise.

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Quote from: Wannabegiant on November 09, 2014, 11:44:57 PMOkey, well you got a good timeframe anyway for doing 6 cm man!

they told me there is no risk of the bone breaking, but i assume if i tried to something crazy like sprinting or jumping there would probably be a risk, not going to test it though 

my left leg with my last frame had slow consolidation on the front, but its almost filled out there too now, one of my docs told me there is no risk of it bending, but the other doc told me its best to walk with a crutch for at least 5 days after surgery because there is a minimal risk it could bend a little otherwise.

Yeah, I guess sports is  a no go for a few months 

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Quote from: 123 on November 10, 2014, 12:11:24 AMYeah, I guess sports is  a no go for a few months 

Yeah for sure 

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@Wannabegiant & 123

Do you think that frames are psychologically and physically easier to cope with during consolidation or is it the same as distraction?

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Quote from: TheRisingShorty on November 10, 2014, 12:35:57 AM@Wannabegiant & 123

Do you think that frames are psychologically and physically easier to cope with during consolidation or is it the same as distraction?

It's sucks 24/7, as long as you have to have them, to be honest. The only thing that's positive is when you're allowed to walk freely but even that sucks because pin sites can hurt if you walk a lot (especially the half-wires) and will probably get infected.

So basically it will suck a lot, they will be a real struggle for you psychologically. I don't think I would have done this if I knew how hard it would be. But on the bright side, you will be taller 

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Quote from: 123 on November 10, 2014, 12:52:55 AMIt's sucks 24/7, as long as you have to have them, to be honest. The only thing that's positive is when you're allowed to walk freely but even that sucks because pin sites can hurt if you walk a lot (especially the half-wires) and will probably get infected.

So basically it will suck a lot, they will be a real struggle for you psychologically. I don't think I would have done this if I knew how hard it would be. But on the bright side, you will be taller 
Man, I'm still contemplating whether to do full externals or just take my chances with LON. So confused I may also consider LATP since I'd rather live with larger scars than permanent knee pain. Probably plastic surgery may help after LATP.
The problem is that even for 4.5cm it may take about 6-8 months and social interaction for me is inevitable, despite my desire to be alone. I'm also expected to attend several events next year and having external frames will not help lol.
I can imagine how hard it would be with long frame time since it's quite hard coping with internals! I'm trying my best to hide my LL and till now, no one has suspected my LL. It's the social interaction that I consider to be the main restricting factor and not the pain associated with externals. ATM I think it would be best for me to correct my bow legs first and then do LON or LATP.