Involgograd:s diary. External ilizarov in russia, volgograd - Dr Barinov

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Hi,

Thanks for the updates! How long did the visa take? Where are you from bro?

Are you sharing with other people?

thanks,

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day23
15th day of lengthening
legs are less swollen. dont feel swollen stiff.

6.00 woke up. slept badly.

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day24
16th day of lengthening
problem update: left knee very tight on right side. prevents extension fully. not turning left leg today.
questions: is  left leg longer? later realized by x-ray it is not.
nurses did not give any injections yesterday...
probably nobody told me that regular injections only come for 1-2weeks.

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day25
17th day of lengthening!
left knee tightness little better
left knee tightness even little better with stretching
1.30 wakeup
sleep
4.30 wakeup
sleep
8.30 wakeup
9 stretching
9.30stretching
10stretching
10.30 stretching
11stretching
11.30stretching
12stretching
12.30stretching
13stretching
13.30stretching
14stretching
18.30 able to extend left knee 99% straightness. still stiff and sore though
19.30 1st attempt sleep

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day26
left knee still tight
walking is totally ok.
only problem is to slowly stand up and wait until left knee normalizes from tightness


no sleep

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day27
left knee tight like yesterday
19th day of turning
16.00 did 1000 steps. 40 minutes
19.00 did 1000 steps 30 min

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day28
slept 3,5 hours...
more training today

i´m walking even though i dont mention it.
the more the better.
docs want 8 hours.
realistically more like couple of hours.

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day29
slept from 2.30 ish to 5.30. well better than nothing.
i can feel the broken tibia in both legs
left knee arthritisy like yesterday. maybe little better.

21 nurse gives sleepmed/ supracin...or something

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day30
same old
knee less tight now
legs have become less swollen the latest 5 days.
able to extend legs straight

got moved to clinic.

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day31
slept through the whole night! woke up once 1.30 though.
tibia fracture hurts in left leg. not in right