Koehne Diary 21/22 | Unilateral Tibia + Femur

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1. Sorry if this sounds like a silly question. Did you travel the 400m from the station to Kohne's office with crutches?
2. Germany has great sick leave policies. But they require the doctor to write a note to your employer. Did Kohne agree to do this for you? I am thinking of finding a job in Germany to keep myself preoccupied but if things get too hard I would like to use the country's leave policies.
3. If there are complications from LL does insurance cover it?
4. Do you mind sharing your xrays?
5. Now that you are almost ready for your next surgery, is your lengthened leg completely weight bearing? Can you stand it? How is your mobility at this stage?
6. Do you know approximately how many Precice surgeries Kohne has conducted?
7. Did you also consider going to Baumgart also in Munich who I think taught Kohne?

Sorry for so many questions Siegfried, hope you do not mind.

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1) yes
2) im Self-employed, so I can’t answer this
3) yes, you are required to pay for an insurance for this surgery. Costs around 600€
4) maybe at a later time
5) yes it’s nearly fully healed and I can weight bear
6) I don’t know, however he has been operating with precise since 2013/14
7) no I have not

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Thank you Siegfried.

Which hospital does he operate in? Do you have to check-in early morning of the surgery?

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The surgery is in Penzberg. U can come the evening before surgery i think  or early Morning same day like me

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Quote from: germanlim on April 05, 2022, 06:52:49 PMThe surgery is in Penzberg. U can come the evening before surgery i think  or early Morning same day like me

Oh it is not in Munich then. Can you tell me the name of the hospital in Penzberg as well if you do not mind?
Since it is in a different city, train is the best mode of getting there?

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There is only one hospital in Penzberg. Yes, you can get there by train. You can get anywhere by train in Germany.

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It is Klinikum Penzberg then

Siegfried, how are the scars on your knee? Did the doctor do retrograde insertion for the femurs? So he went through the knee twice? I am curious how the knee scars look like because they cannot be hidden.

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There is a 2-3cm horizontal line on the knee, but its barely noticeably at this point. Scars are not a big deal with internals. They heal very well in general.
he went through the knee once for the tibia. For the femur he went via the hip.

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Can you give some details about the 600 Euros insurance Siegfried? Which company/plan? I want to check if the company will cover this with any surgeon in Germany for LL. Thanku

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Hi, At what point of your tibia lengthening did you develop the mild ballerina foot? Also, did you notice after how many cm did you start feeling tight?